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1986–87 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

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1986–87 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceIvy League
Record13–14 (10–4 Ivy)
Head coach
  • Tom Schneider (2nd season)
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
1986–87 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 10 4   .714 13 14   .481
Princeton 9 5   .643 16 9   .640
Cornell 9 5   .643 15 11   .577
Dartmouth 7 7   .500 15 11   .577
Yale 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Columbia 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Harvard 4 10   .286 9 17   .346
Brown 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 2nd-year head coach Tom Schneider, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 13–14, 10–4 in Ivy League play to win the conference championship.[1] They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to No. 1 seed North Carolina.[2]

Roster

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1986–87 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 4 Perry Bromwell (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr Manhattan  
F/C 24 Bruce Lefkowitz (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr   Scarsdale, New York
Head coach
  • Tom Schneider
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Dec 1, 1986*
at No. 15 Georgia Tech L 57–84  0–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 6, 1986*
Niagara L 74–79  0–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 8, 1986*
at Temple L 67–103  0–3
McGonigle Hall 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 13, 1986*
Vanderbilt L 70–71  0–4
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 1986*
vs. Alabama
BMA Holiday Classic
L 68–110  0–5
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1986*
vs. Oral Roberts
BMA Holiday Classic
W 71–63  1–5
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 3, 1987*
Notre Dame L 67–71  1–6
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ivy League regular season
Jan 9, 1987
at Harvard L 91–93  1–7
(0–1)
Lavietes Pavilion 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Jan 10, 1987
at Dartmouth W 94–74  2–7
(1–1)
Leede Arena 
Hanover, New Hampshire
Jan 13, 1987*
Saint Francis (PA) W 94–85  3–7
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 20, 1987*
Lafayette W 80–64  4–7
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 27, 1987*
vs. Saint Joseph's L 81–83  4–8
 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 30, 1987
Yale L 80–81  4–9
(1–2)
The Palestra (3,152)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1987
Brown W 98–74  5–9
(2–2)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 3, 1987
at Princeton W 69–68  6–9
(3–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 6, 1987
at Cornell L 74–86  6–10
(3–3)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Feb 7, 1987
at Columbia W 79–73  7–10
(4–3)
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, New York
Feb 10, 1987*
Villanova L 60–71  7–11
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1987
Dartmouth W 88–75  8–11
(5–3)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1987
Harvard W 95–79  9–11
(6–3)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 16, 1987*
La Salle L 72–80  9–12
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 20, 1987*
Columbia W 94–73  10–12
(7–3)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21, 1987
Cornell W 93–59  11–12
(8–3)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 24, 1987
Princeton L 59–63  11–13
(8–4)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 1987
at Brown W 95–92  12–13
(9–4)
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 28, 1987
at Yale W 78–74  13–13
(10–4)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,178)
New Haven, Connecticut
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
(16 E) vs. (1 E) No. 2 North Carolina
First Round
L 82–113  13–14
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Penn men's basketball Ivy League title look back: 1987". The Daily Pennsylvanian. November 24, 2020. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "North Carolina 113, Pennsylvania 82". UPI Archives. March 13, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "1984-85 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "1986–87 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.