1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

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1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Conference Sun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Monson (1st season)
  • Tom Massimino
  • Jimmy Armstrong
Home arena BJCC Coliseum
Seasons
  1985–86
1987–88  
1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Kentucky 122 .857299  .763
Jacksonville 113 .7861911  .633
UAB104 .7142111  .656
Virginia Commonwealth 77 .5001714  .548
UNC Charlotte 68 .4291814  .563
South Alabama 68 .4291414  .500
South Florida 311 .214820  .286
Old Dominion 113 .071622  .214
1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 9th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 21–11, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–68.

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Roster

1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 00Derrick Cooley6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)
Birmingham, Alabama
G 3Barry Bearden5 ft 11 in(1.8 m)175 lb(79 kg)Fr Birmingham, Alabama
G 4Tracy Foster6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)
Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 21Larry Wiksell6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)
Ventura, California
G 24Michael Charles6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)
Jr Birmingham, Alabama
G 25Chris Thomas6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)
Alabaster, Alabama
F 30Jason Carson6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)
Fr Pinckneyville, Illinois
C 31Eddie Collins6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)
Jr Marion Junction, Alabama
G 32James Ponder6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)175 lb(79 kg)Sr Atlanta, Georgia
F 33 Reggie Turner 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)
So Birmingham, Alabama
F 34Dylan Howard6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)
So Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 40Larry Rembert6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)240 lb(109 kg)Fr Orrville, Alabama
F 52William DeVaughn6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)225 lb(102 kg)Fr Birmingham, Alabama
C 53 Alan Ogg 7 ft 2 in(2.18 m)230 lb(104 kg)Fr Mount Olive, Alabama
F 55Bruce Baker6 ft 7 in(2.01 m)
Jr Benton, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*
No. 12  Auburn L 58–68 0–1
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 29, 1986*
Longwood W 83–49 1–1
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 5, 1986*
vs.  Hawaii Pacific
Apple Invitational
W 93–75 2–1
Maples Pavilion  
Stanford, California
Dec 6, 1986*
at  Stanford
Apple Invitational
L 80–99 2–2
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Dec 5, 1986*
at Hawaii PacificW 66–52 3–2
 
Kaneohe, Hawaii
Dec 12, 1986*
vs.  Monmouth
TCBY Tip-Off
W 86–73 4–2
Statehouse Convention Center  
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 13, 1986*
at  Arkansas–Little Rock
TCBY Tip-Off
L 73–74 4–3
Statehouse Convention Center 
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 20, 1986*
South Carolina State W 81–67 5–3
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 29, 1986*
Alaska Anchorage
UAB Classic
W 94–72 6–3
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 30, 1986*
Middle Tennessee
UAB Classic
W 93–91 7–3
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 3, 1987
at  South Alabama W 85–80 8–3
(1–0)
Jaguar Gym  
Mobile, Alabama
Jan 5, 1987
Old Dominion W 64–60 9–3
(2–0)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 8, 1987
Jacksonville L 69–77 9–4
(2–1)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 10, 1987
at  Western Kentucky L 67–85 9–5
(2–2)
E.A. Diddle Arena  
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 12, 1987
UNC Charlotte W 69–46 10–5
(3–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 17, 1987*
Bradley W 80–69 11–5
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 20, 1987
at  VCU W 79–70 12–5
(4–2)
Richmond Coliseum  
Richmond, Virginia
Jan 24, 1987*
No. 8  Temple L 60–67 12–6
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 26, 1987
at JacksonvilleW 81–80 13–6
(5–2)
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 31, 1987
at Old DominionW 72–70 14–6
(6–2)
Norfolk Scope  
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 3, 1987*
at  West Virginia L 64–79 14–7
WVU Coliseum  
Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 5, 1987
VCUW 79–71 15–7
(7–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 7, 1987
South AlabamaW 87–76 16–7
(8–2)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 9, 1987
South Florida L 67–81 16–8
(8–3)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 12, 1987
at UNC CharlotteL 67–76 16–9
(8–4)
Charlotte Coliseum  
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 14, 1987*
No. 5  DePaul L 71–83 16–10
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 18, 1987
at South FloridaW 67–58 17–10
(9–4)
Sun Dome  
Tampa, Florida
Feb 21, 1987
Western KentuckyW 86–73 18–10
(10–4)
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Sun Belt tournament
Feb 26, 1987*
vs. South Alabama
Quarterfinals
W 77–64 19–10
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 27, 1987*
vs. Jacksonville
Semifinals
W 93–86 20–10
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 28, 1987*
at Western Kentucky
Championship game
W 72–70 21–10
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
(11 SE) vs. (6 SE)  Providence
First round
L 68–90 21–11
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

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References

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  2. "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics . Retrieved February 6, 2022.
  3. "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics . Retrieved February 5, 2022.