1986–87 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

American college basketball season

1986–87 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball

Ohio Valley Tournament champions

NCAA Tournament, Second round

Conference| Ohio Valley
Record| 20–12 (8–6 OVC)
Head coach|

* Lake Kelly (8th season)

Home arena| Winfield Dunn Center

Seasons

<- 1985–86

1987–88 ->

1986–87 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

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| Conf |  |  | Overall
Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Middle Tennessee | 11 | - | 3 |  | .786 |  |  | 22 | - | 7  |  | .759
Akron | 9 | - | 5 |  | .643 |  |  | 21 | - | 9  |  | .700
Eastern Kentucky | 9 | - | 5 |  | .643 |  |  | 19 | - | 11  |  | .633
Austin Peay † | 8 | - | 6 |  | .571 |  |  | 14 | - | 14  |  | .500
Morehead State | 8 | - | 6 |  | .571 |  |  | 14 | - | 14  |  | .500
Murray State | 6 | - | 8 |  | .429 |  |  | 13 | - | 15  |  | .464
Youngstown State | 4 | - | 10 |  | .286 |  |  | 11 | - | 17  |  | .393
Tennessee Tech | 1 | - | 13 |  | .071 |  |  | 7 | - | 20  |  | .259
Tennessee State | - | - | - |  | – |  |  | 15 | - | 12  |  | .556
† 1987 OVC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1986–87 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 1986–87 season. The Governors, led by 8th-year head coach Lake Kelly, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

After finishing fourth in the OVC regular season standings, Austin Peay won the OVC Tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. In the opening round, the Governors upset No. 3 seed Illinois, 68–67.[2] It was the third upset of a No. 3 seed in the opening round by a No. 14 seed since the NCAA Tournament expanded to a 64-team field in 1985. Austin Peay followed the win with another strong showing, but they fell to No. 6 seed and eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–87 in OT.[3] The team finished with a 20–12 record (8–6 OVC).

## Roster[edit]

1986–87 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown

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G |  | Lawrence Mitchell | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |

| Sr |

Head coach

* Lake Kelly (Georgia Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

* * *

Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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## Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site
city, state

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Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*
|  | Centre | L 83–85 | 0–1
| Winfield Dunn Center
Clarksville, Tennessee
Nov 29, 1986*
|  | at No. 11 Kentucky | L 69–71 | 0–2
| Rupp Arena
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 5, 1986*
|  | vs. Alcorn State
Marshall Memorial Invitational | W 86–70 | 1–2
| Henderson Center
Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 6, 1986*
|  | at Marshall
Marshall Memorial Invitational | W 73–68 | 2–2
| Henderson Center
Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 9, 1986*
|  | at Rice | W 73–70 | 3–2
| Tudor Fieldhouse
Houston, Texas
Dec 11, 1986*
|  | at No. 7 Auburn | L 93–115 | 3–3
| Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum
Auburn, Alabama
Dec 13, 1986*
|  | at Evansville | W 69–66 | 4–3
| Roberts Municipal Stadium
Evansville, Indiana
Dec 16, 1986*
|  | at Missouri | L 73–79 | 4–4
| Hearnes Center
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 18, 1986*
|  | at Minnesota | W 73–64[5] | 5–4
| Williams Arena
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 5, 1987*
|  | Memphis State | L 67–82 | 8–5
| Winfield Dunn Center
Clarksville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1987
|  | at Murray State | L 68–69 | 16–11
(8–6)  | Racer Arena
Murray, Kentucky
Ohio Valley Tournament
Mar 5, 1987*
| (4)  | (5) Morehead State
Quarterfinals | W 78–76 | 17–11
| Murphy Athletic Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 6, 1987*
| (4)  | at (1) Middle Tennessee
Semifinals | W 87–83 | 18–11
| Murphy Athletic Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 7, 1987*
| (4)  | vs. (3) Eastern Kentucky
Championship game | W 71–68 | 19–11
| Murphy Athletic Center
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
| (14 SE)  | vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Illinois
First round | W 68–67[2][6] | 20–11
| Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 14, 1987*
| (14 SE)  | vs. (6 SE) Providence
Second round | L 87–90 OT[3] | 20–12
| Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
Birmingham, Alabama

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Sources[7][8]

## References[edit]

1. ^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
2. ^ a b "Austin Peay Upsets No. 11 Illinois, 68-67". The Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
3. ^ a b "Providence Rallies, 90-87". The Washington Post. March 15, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
4. ^ "1986-87 Austin Peay Governors Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
5. ^ "Minnesota Surprised by Austin Peay, 73-64". The Los Angeles Times. December 19, 1986. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
6. ^ "Top 10 NCAA Tournament First Round Upsets: (14) Austin Peay 68, (3) Illinois 67, 1987". TIME. March 18, 2008. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
7. ^ "Austin Peay Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Austin Peay Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
8. ^ "1986–87 Austin Peay Governors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

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