1986–87 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1986–87 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1986–87 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	21–10 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Jones (5th season); Dave Odom (5th season);
Home arena	University Hall
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 North Carolina	14	–	0	1.000	32	–	4	.889
No. 13 Clemson	10	–	4	.714	25	–	6	.806
No. 17 Duke	9	–	5	.643	24	–	9	.727
Virginia	8	–	6	.571	21	–	10	.677
Georgia Tech	7	–	7	.500	16	–	13	.552
NC State †	6	–	8	.429	20	–	14	.588
Wake Forest	2	–	12	.143	14	–	15	.483
Maryland	0	–	14	.000	9	–	17	.346

† 1987 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by 13th-year head coach Terry Holland, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	John Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Brooklyn, New York
G	11	Richard Morgan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Salem, Virginia
F	21	Mel Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Long Island, New York
C	22	Tom Sheehey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Rochester, New York
G	32	Lance Blanks	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	The Woodlands, Texas
F	34	Bill Batts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
F	42	Andrew Kennedy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Kingston, Jamaica

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 21, 1986*		Temple Preseason NIT	L 75–79	0–1	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 3, 1986*		VMI	W 81–69	1–1	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 6, 1986*		Southern Illinois	W 94–82	2–1	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 7, 1986*		George Mason	W 73–58	3–1	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 10, 1986*		East Tennessee State	W 83–56	4–1	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 20, 1986*		vs. Arkansas	W 78–66	5–1
Dec 27, 1986*		at No. 15 St. John's ECAC Holiday Festival	L 58–64^[1]	5–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Dec 28, 1986*		vs. Rutgers ECAC Holiday Festival	W 74–56	6–2	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
ACC Regular season
Jan 3, 1987		No. 20 Duke	L 63–70^[2]	6–3 (0–1)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 5, 1987*		Brown	W 92–70	7–3	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 7, 1987*		Missouri	W 66–50	8–3	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 10, 1987		at Maryland	W 71–64	9–3 (1–1)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 14, 1987*		No. 3 North Carolina	L 80–95	9–4 (1–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 17, 1987*		Villanova	W 88–59	10–4	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 19, 1987*		at Jacksonville	W 82–81	11–4	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 22, 1987*		at Georgia Tech	W 61–58	12–4 (2–2)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 24, 1987*		Wake Forest	W 78–63	13–4 (3–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 28, 1987		NC State	W 61–60	14–4 (4–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 31, 1987		at No. 14 Clemson	L 83–89^[3]	14–5 (4–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 4, 1987		at No. 16 Duke	L 61–75	14–6 (4–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 8, 1987		at No. 3 North Carolina	L 73–74	14–7 (4–5)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 11, 1987*		vs. Virginia Tech	W 91–73	15–7
Feb 14, 1987		No. 12 Clemson	L 90–94	15–8 (4–6)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 16, 1987*		at Dayton	W 74–67	16–8	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 18, 1987		Georgia Tech	W 60–58	17–8 (5–6)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 22, 1987		at NC State	W 72–65	18–8 (6–6)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1987		at Wake Forest	W 59–45	19–8 (7–6)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 1, 1987		Maryland	W 82–77	20–8 (8–6)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*		vs. Georgia Tech Quarterfinals	W 55–54	21–8	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
Mar 7, 1987*		vs. No. 2 North Carolina Semifinals	L 82–84 ^{2OT^[4]}	21–9	Capital Centre Landover, Maryland
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(5 W)	vs. (12 W) Wyoming First round	L 60–64^[5]	21–10	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern time.