1986-1987 UAB Blazers Men's basketball team
The 1986-1987 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented UAB as member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986-1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Blazers were coached by Gene Bartow in his, and the program's, ninth year. UAB played their home games at BJCC Coliseum in the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center.
The Blazers finished the regular season 22-11 overall and 10-4 in conference play to finish in third place in the Sun Belt. As a team, the Blazers scored an average of 75.8 points per game while holding opponents to 72.6 points per game. The team shot .381 (152 of 399) from beyond the three-point line.
The Blazers swept through the Sun Belt Tournament as the 3rd overall seed, defeating 6th seed South Alabama, 2nd seed Jacksonville and top seed Western Kentucky on their home court in Bowling Green, Kentucky. UAB earned an NCAA tournament bid as the 11th seed in the Southeast Region, which was played at the BJCC. They were blown out, 90-68, by the 6th-seeded Providence Friars in the first round.
Schedule/Results
| Date | Rank | Opponent | Score | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 28 | Auburn | 58-68 | BJCC | ||
| November 29 | Longwood | 83-49 | BJCC | ||
| December 5 | vs. Hawai'i Pacific | 93-75 | Palo Alto, CA | Apple Invitational | |
| December 6 | at Stanford | 80-99 | Palo Alto, CA | Apple Invitational | |
| December 8 | at Hawai'i Loa | 66-52 | Kaneohe, HI | ||
| December 12 | vs. Monmouth | 86-73 | Little Rock, AR | TCBY Tip-Off Tournament | |
| December 13 | at Arkansas-Little Rock | 73-74 | Little Rock, AR | TCBY Tip-Off Tournament | |
| December 20 | South Carolina State | 81-67 | BJCC | ||
| December 29 | Alaska-Anchorage | 94-72 | BJCC | UAB Classic | |
| December 30 | Middle Tennessee State | 93-91 (OT) | BJCC | UAB Classic | |
| January 3 | at South Alabama | 85-80 | Mobile, AL | ||
| January 5 | Old Dominion | 64-60 | BJCC | ||
| January 8 | Jacksonville | 69-77 | BJCC | ||
| January 10 | at Western Kentucky | 67-85 | Bowling Green, KY | ||
| January 12 | UNC-Charlotte | 69-46 | BJCC | ||
| January 17 | Bradley | 80-69 | BJCC | ||
| January 20 | at Virginia Commonwealth | 79-70 | Richmond, VA | ||
| January 24 | #8 Temple | 60-67 | BJCC | ||
| January 26 | Jacksonville | 81-80 (OT) | BJCC | ||
| January 31 | at Old Dominion | 72-70 | Norfolk, VA | ||
| February 3 | at West Virginia | 64-79 | Morgantown, WV | ||
| February 5 | Virginia Commonwealth | 79-71 | BJCC | ||
| February 7 | South Alabama | 87-76 | BJCC | ||
| February 9 | South Florida | 67-81 | BJCC | ||
| February 12 | at UNC-Charlotte | 63-76 | Charlotte, NC | ||
| February 14 | #5 DePaul | 71-83 | BJCC | ||
| February 18 | at South Florida | 67-58 | Tampa, FL | ||
| February 21 | Western Kentucky | 86-73 | BJCC | ||
| February 26 | South Alabama | 77-64 | Bowling Green, KY | Sun Belt Quarter-Finals | |
| February 27 | Jacksonville | 93-86 | Bowling Green, KY | Sun Belt Semi-Finals | |
| February 28 | at Western Kentucky | 72-60 | Bowling Green, KY | Sun Belt Finals | |
| March 12 | Providence | 68-90 | BJCC | NCAA Southeast Region 1st Round | |
| *Rankings - Associated Press | |||||
Coaching Staff
| Name | Position | Seasons at UAB |
|---|---|---|
| Gene Bartow | Head coach | 9th |
| Robert Corn | Assistant coach | 8th |
| Donnie Speer | Part-time Assistant coach | 2nd |
| Jimmy Armstrong | Graduate Assistant coach | 1st |
| Dan Monson | Graduate Assistant coach | 1st |
| Tom Massimino | Volunteer Assistant coach | 1st |
Players/Stats
| # | Player | Games | Field Goals | FG% | 3 Pt FGs | 3FG% | Free Throws | FT% | Rebounds | Assists | Turnovers | Blocks | Steals | Points | Pts/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Tracy Foster | 32 | 184-412 | .447 | 74-189 | .392 | 111-130 | .854 | 105 | 125 | 86 | 2 | 48 | 553 | 17.3 |
| 32 | James Ponder | 31 | 163-380 | .429 | 60-148 | .405 | 93-123 | .756 | 114 | 75 | 54 | 2 | 45 | 482 | 15.5 |
| 31 | Eddie Collins | 32 | 137-284 | .482 | 1-4 | .250 | 109-140 | .779 | 248 | 16 | 50 | 50 | 10 | 390 | 12.2 |
| 24 | Michael Charles | 29 | 92-210 | .438 | 5-16 | .313 | 81-110 | .736 | 97 | 106 | 81 | 2 | 29 | 270 | 7.6 |
| 40 | Larry Rembert | 32 | 74-149 | .497 | 0-0 | .000 | 40-56 | .714 | 110 | 5 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 188 | 7.2 |
| 34 | Dylan Howard | 31 | 45-116 | .388 | 0-1 | .000 | 80-103 | .777 | 135 | 43 | 32 | 6 | 21 | 170 | 6.8 |
| 33 | Reginald Turner | 31 | 56-104 | .538 | 2-4 | .500 | 37-52 | .712 | 109 | 17 | 24 | 12 | 13 | 131 | 6.7 |
| 53 | Alan Ogg | 31 | 31-68 | .456 | 0-0 | .000 | 10-16 | .625 | 75 | 1 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 72 | 6.4 |
| 3 | Barry Bearden | 28 | 17-44 | .386 | 2-8 | .250 | 19-30 | .633 | 28 | 31 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 35 | 4.4 |
| 52 | Cedric Evans | 20 | 15-28 | .536 | 0-0 | .000 | 2-7 | .286 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 32 | 1.9 |
| 55 | Bruce Baker | 5 | 8-22 | .364 | 5-17 | .294 | 4-6 | .667 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 5.0 |
| 21 | Larry Wiksell | 16 | 10-24 | .536 | 0-0 | .000 | 2-7 | .286 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0.5 |
| 25 | Chris Thomas | 11 | 6-15 | .400 | 0-0 | .000 | 2-2 | 1.000 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1.4 |
| Team | Totals | 32 | 839-1856 | .452 | 152-399 | .381 | 597-789 | .757 | 1185 | 444 | 425 | 117 | 204 | 2427 | 75.8 |
External links
- 1986-1987 statistics at sports-reference.com
| Preceded by: 1985-1986 |
UAB Men’s Basketball Teams 1986–1987 |
Succeeded by: 1987-1988 |