1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 9th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 21–11, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–68.

1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	22–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Gene Bartow (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Monson (1st season) Tom Massimino Jimmy Armstrong
Home arena	BJCC Coliseum

1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Western Kentucky	12	–	2		.857			29	–	9		.763
Jacksonville	11	–	3		.786			19	–	11		.633
UAB †	10	–	4		.714			21	–	11		.656
Virginia Commonwealth	7	–	7		.500			17	–	14		.548
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8		.429			18	–	14		.563
South Alabama	6	–	8		.429			14	–	14		.500
South Florida	3	–	11		.214			8	–	20		.286
Old Dominion	1	–	13		.071			6	–	22		.214
† 1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 00 Derrick Cooley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Birmingham, Alabama G 3 Barry Bearden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama G 4 Tracy Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana G 21 Larry Wiksell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Ventura, California G 24 Michael Charles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr Birmingham, Alabama G 25 Chris Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Alabaster, Alabama F 30 Jason Carson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr Pinckneyville, Illinois C 31 Eddie Collins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr Marion Junction, Alabama G 32 James Ponder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia F 33 Reggie Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So Birmingham, Alabama F 34 Dylan Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So Fort Wayne, Indiana F 40 Larry Rembert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Orrville, Alabama F 52 William DeVaughn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama C 53 Alan Ogg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mount Olive, Alabama F 55 Bruce Baker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr Benton, Illinois	Head coach Gene Bartow Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*		No. 12 Auburn	L 58–68	0–1	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 29, 1986*		Longwood	W 83–49	1–1	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 5, 1986*		vs. Hawaii Pacific Apple Invitational	W 93–75	2–1	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
Dec 6, 1986*		at Stanford Apple Invitational	L 80–99	2–2	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, California
Dec 5, 1986*		at Hawaii Pacific	W 66–52	3–2	Kaneohe, Hawaii
Dec 12, 1986*		vs. Monmouth TCBY Tip-Off	W 86–73	4–2	Statehouse Convention Center  Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 13, 1986*		at Arkansas–Little Rock TCBY Tip-Off	L 73–74	4–3	Statehouse Convention Center  Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 20, 1986*		South Carolina State	W 81–67	5–3	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 29, 1986*		Alaska Anchorage UAB Classic	W 94–72	6–3	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 30, 1986*		Middle Tennessee UAB Classic	W 93–91	7–3	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 3, 1987		at South Alabama	W 85–80	8–3 (1–0)	Jaguar Gym  Mobile, Alabama
Jan 5, 1987		Old Dominion	W 64–60	9–3 (2–0)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 8, 1987		Jacksonville	L 69–77	9–4 (2–1)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 10, 1987		at Western Kentucky	L 67–85	9–5 (2–2)	E.A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 12, 1987		UNC Charlotte	W 69–46	10–5 (3–2)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 17, 1987*		Bradley	W 80–69	11–5	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 20, 1987		at VCU	W 79–70	12–5 (4–2)	Richmond Coliseum  Richmond, Virginia
Jan 24, 1987*		No. 8 Temple	L 60–67	12–6	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Jan 26, 1987		at Jacksonville	W 81–80	13–6 (5–2)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 31, 1987		at Old Dominion	W 72–70	14–6 (6–2)	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 3, 1987*		at West Virginia	L 64–79	14–7	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 5, 1987		VCU	W 79–71	15–7 (7–2)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 7, 1987		South Alabama	W 87–76	16–7 (8–2)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 9, 1987		South Florida	L 67–81	16–8 (8–3)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 12, 1987		at UNC Charlotte	L 67–76	16–9 (8–4)	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 14, 1987*		No. 5 DePaul	L 71–83	16–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 18, 1987		at South Florida	W 67–58	17–10 (9–4)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Feb 21, 1987		Western Kentucky	W 86–73	18–10 (10–4)	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
Sun Belt tournament
Feb 26, 1987*		vs. South Alabama Quarterfinals	W 77–64	19–10	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 27, 1987*		vs. Jacksonville Semifinals	W 93–86	20–10	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 28, 1987*		at Western Kentucky Championship game	W 72–70	21–10	E. A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(11 SE)	vs. (6 SE) Providence First round	L 68–90	21–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center  Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.