1986–87 Southern Jaguars basketball team

1986–87 Southern Jaguars basketball
1986–87 Southern Jaguars basketball
SWAC Regular season champions; SWAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	19–12 (9–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Ben Jobe (1st season);
Home arena	F. G. Clark Center
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 SWAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Grambling	11	–	3	.786	16	–	14	.533
Southern †	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
Mississippi Valley State	9	–	5	.643	13	–	15	.464
Jackson State	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Alabama State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	14	.500
Texas Southern	7	–	7	.500	11	–	11	.500
Alcorn State	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517
Prairie View A&M	8	–	6	.571	15	–	14	.517

† 1987 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by head coach Ben Jobe, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 9–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Temple.

Roster

1986–87 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	15	Avery Johnson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	New Orleans, Louisiana

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*		at St. John's Lapchick Tournament	L 81–126^[1]	0–1	Alumni Hall Queens, New York
Nov 29, 1986*		vs. Marist Lapchick Tournament	W 89–82^[2]	1–1	Alumni Hall Queens, New York
Dec 1, 1986*		at No. 6 Kansas	L 69–87	1–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 16, 1986*		at Drake	L 58–81	1–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 20, 1986*		North Carolina A&T	L 69–72	1–4	F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1987 SWAC tournament
Mar 4, 1987*		vs. Alcorn State Quarterfinals	W 103–89	17–11	Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Mar 5, 1987*		vs. Texas Southern Semifinals	W 100–87	18–11	Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
Mar 6, 1987*		vs. Grambling Championship game	W 105–55	19–11	Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi
1987 NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(15 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Temple First Round	L 56–75^[3]	19–12	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

Avery Johnson – SWAC Player of the Year, NCAA assists leader, NCAA record single-season assists average (10.74)

v t e Southern Jaguars basketball
Venues	F. G. Clark Center (1975–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25