1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	20–13 (9–9 Big Ten)
Head coach	Gary Williams (1st season);
Assistant coach	Randy Ayers (3rd season)
Home arena	St. John Arena
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Jay Burson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So	New Concord, Ohio
G/F	32	Dennis Hopson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Toledo, Ohio

Head coach

Gary Williams (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Randy Ayers

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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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
Nov 29, 1986*		Bucknell	W 90–62	1–0	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 2, 1986*		Western Michigan	W 98–92	2–0	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 4, 1986*		Siena	W 101–57	3–0	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 6, 1986*		Ohio	W 96–75	4–0	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 8, 1986*		Bowling Green	W 89–52	5–0	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 13, 1986*		Howard	W 82–63	6–0	–	–	–	St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 16, 1986*		at Dayton	L 86–89	6–1	–	–	–	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 19, 1986*		at Jacksonville Gator Bowl Tournament	W 89–74	7–1	–	–	–	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 20, 1986*		vs. No. Jacksonville, Florida Florida Gator Bowl Tournament	L 72–82	7–2	–	–	–	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum
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 SE)	vs. (8 SE) Kentucky First Round	W 91-77	20-12	–	–	–	Omni Coliseum (15,128) Atlanta, GA
Mar 15, 1987* CBS	(9 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Georgetown Second Round	L 79-82	20-13	–	–	–	Omni Coliseum (15,236) Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

Awards and honors

Dennis Hopson – Big Ten Player of the Year

References

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

[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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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics