1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 17–12 (10–4 MVC) |
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Home arena | Carver Arena |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Carver Arena. Following the departure of former head coach Dick Versace, Bradley was banned from postseason play.[2] The Braves were led by first year head coach Stan Albeck and AP Honorable mention All-American Hersey Hawkins, who averaged 27.2 points per game.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Nov 21, 1986* | at Michigan Coca-Cola NIT Classic | L 107–115 | 0–1 | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
Dec 1, 1986* | at UC Irvine | L 111–121 | 0–2 | Crawford Hall (1,229) Irvine, CA | |||||||
Dec 3, 1986* | at Long Beach State | L 74–80 | 0–3 | The Gold Mine Long Beach, CA | |||||||
Dec 6, 1986* | SIU Edwardsville | W 88–82 | 1–3 | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Dec 13, 1986* | Northern Illinois | W 86–63 | 2–3 | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Dec 20, 1986* | Marquette | W 73–70 | 3–3 | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Dec 22, 1986* | at Evansville | L 68–77 | 3–4 | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
Dec 26, 1986* | vs. Northeastern Jostens Tournament | W 110–105 | 4–4 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Dec 27, 1986* | vs. Saint Joseph's Jostens Tournament | L 77–86 | 4–5 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan 3, 1987* | Detroit | W 75–59 | 5–5 | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 5, 1987* | Loyola (IL) | W 82–79 | 6–5 | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 7, 1987* | at Saint Louis | L 65–67 | 6–6 | Kiel Auditorium Saint Louis, MO | |||||||
Jan 10, 1987 | Southern Illinois | W 96–79 | 7–6 (1–0) | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 15, 1987 | at Indiana State | L 65–72 | 7–7 (1–1) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Jan 17, 1987* | at UAB | L 69–80 | 7–8 | BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Jan 19, 1987 7:30 pm | at Illinois State | W 73–65 | 8–8 (2–1) | Horton Fieldhouse (7,745) Normal, IL | |||||||
Jan 22, 1987 | Creighton | W 95–67 | 9–8 (3–1) | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 26, 1987 | Tulsa | W 92–83 | 10–8 (4–1) | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 29, 1987 | at Wichita State | L 64–66 | 10–9 (4–2) | Levitt Arena Wichita, KS | |||||||
Jan 31, 1987 | at Drake | W 92–66 | 11–9 (5–2) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA | |||||||
Feb 4, 1987 | at Southern Illinois | W 97–86 | 12–9 (6–2) | SIU Arena Carbondale, IL | |||||||
Feb 7, 1987* | Memphis | L 74–82 | 12–10 | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 9, 1987* | Dayton | W 90–79 | 13–10 | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 12, 1987 | Indiana State | W 113–84 | 14–10 (7–2) | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 14, 1987 | Wichita State | W 79–78 | 15–10 (8–2) | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 16, 1987 | at Creighton | W 66–64 | 16–10 (9–2) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Feb 18, 1987 9:00 pm | Illinois State | W 93–81 | 17–10 (10–2) | Carver Arena (10,401) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 21, 1987 | at Tulsa | L 70–74 | 17–11 (10–3) | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 26, 1987 | Drake | L 77–79 | 17–12 (10–4) | Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
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Awards and honors
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "IT`S BRADLEY PLAYERS` MOVE". Chicago Tribune. July 16, 1986. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Roster". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University. Bradley Braves Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2023.