1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1986–87 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1987 Metro Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Metro Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Metro Conference
1986–87 record	18-14 (9-3 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum (16th season);
Assistant coach	Wade Houston
Home arena	Freedom Hall
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–14.^[2] The team declined an invitation to the 1987 National Invitation Tournament.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
SF	21	Kenny Payne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Laurel, Mississippi
F	41	Herbert Crook	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Eastern	Louisville, Kentucky
PF	43	Pervis Ellison	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Savannah, Georgia
C	50	Felton Spencer	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Louisville, Kentucky

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1986–87 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisville	9	–	3	.750	18	–	14	.563
Memphis State †	8	–	4	.667	26	–	8	.765
Southern Miss	6	–	6	.500	23	–	11	.676
Florida State	6	–	6	.500	19	–	11	.633
South Carolina	5	–	7	.417	15	–	14	.517
Virginia Tech	5	–	7	.417	10	–	18	.357
Cincinnati	3	–	9	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 1987 Metro Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

v t Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Venues	Belknap Gymnasium (1933–1944) Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Kentucky Memphis
Culture & lore	Billy Minardi Classic Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1916–17 1922–23 1942–43 1958–59 1971–72 1974–75 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics