1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
1986–87 record20–13 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachRandy Ayers (3rd season)
Home arenaSt. John Arena
Seasons
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1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Indiana 15 3   .833 30 4   .882
No. 7 Purdue 15 3   .833 25 5   .833
No. 6 Iowa 14 4   .778 30 5   .857
No. 11 Illinois 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Michigan 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Ohio State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Michigan State 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Minnesota 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Northwestern 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
As of March 30, 1987[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Gary Williams, the Buckeyes finished 20–13 (9–9 Big Ten) and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Roster[]

1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 32 Dennis Hopson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule/results[]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 27, 1986
vs. Arkansas
Rainbow Classic
L 94-97  7-3
                     Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 28, 1986
vs. No. 13 Kansas
Rainbow Classic
W 79-78 OT 8-3
                     Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 1986
vs. No. 20 Florida
Rainbow Classic
W 88-84  9-3
                     Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
Jan 4, 1987
No. 6 Indiana L 80-92  9-4
(0-1)
                     St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Jan 8, 1987
at Michigan L 92-107  9-5
(0-2)
                     Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Jan 10, 1987
at Michigan State L 80-90  9-6
(0-3)
                     Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 21, 1987
at Minnesota W 93-78  12-6
(3-3)
                     Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 24, 1987
4:05 pm
at No. 1 Iowa W 80-76  13-6
(4-3)
 36  Hopson                Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
Jan 29, 1987
No. 4 Purdue L 73-75  13-7
(4-4)
                     St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 2, 1987
No. 12 Illinois L 65-82  13-8
(4-5)
                     St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 18, 1987
No. 7 Iowa L 80-82  17-9
(8-6)
                     St. John Arena (13,541)
Columbus, OH
Feb 21, 1987
Minnesota W 88-73  19-9
(9-6)
                     St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Feb 25, 1987
No. 14 Illinois L 70-93  19-10
(9-7)
                     Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Feb 28, 1987
No. 6 Purdue L 73-87  19-11
(9-8)
                     Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Mar 7, 1987
at No. 4 Indiana L 81-90  19-12
(9-9)
                     Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*
(9) vs. (8) Kentucky
First Round
W 91-77  20-12
                     Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Mar 15, 1987*
 CBS
(9) vs. (1) No. 4 Georgetown
Second Round
L 79-82  20-13
                     Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings[]

Awards and honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. ^ "1986-87 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
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