1986–87 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team

American college basketball season

1986–87 Georgia Bulldogs basketball

NCAA tournament, Round of 64

Conference| Southeastern Conference
Record| 18–12 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach|

* Hugh Durham (9th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Don Beasley
* Larry Gay
* Joe Cunningham

Home arena| Stegeman Coliseum

Seasons

<- 1985–86

1987–88 ->

1986–87 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
No. 9 Alabama † | 16 | - | 2 |  | .889 |  |  | 28 | - | 5  |  | .848
Florida | 12 | - | 6 |  | .667 |  |  | 23 | - | 11  |  | .676
Georgia | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 18 | - | 12  |  | .600
Kentucky | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 18 | - | 11  |  | .621
Auburn | 9 | - | 9 |  | .500 |  |  | 18 | - | 13  |  | .581
Ole Miss | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 15 | - | 14  |  | .517
LSU | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 24 | - | 15  |  | .615
Tennessee | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 14 | - | 15  |  | .483
Vanderbilt | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 18 | - | 16  |  | .529
Mississippi State | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 7 | - | 21  |  | .250
† 1987 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Georgia Bulldogs basketball team represented the University of Georgia as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Hugh Durham, and played their home games at Stegeman Coliseum in Athens, Georgia. The Bulldogs finished third in the SEC regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 8 seed in the West region. They were defeated by No. 9 seed Kansas State, 82–79 in OT,[1] in the opening round to finish the season at 18–12 (10–8 SEC).

## Roster

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1986–87 Georgia Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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C | 33  | Alec Kessler | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Fr | Roswell, Georgia

Head coach

* Hugh Durham (Florida State)

Assistant coach(es)

* Don Beasley (Northwestern State)
* Larry Gay (Florida State)
* Joe Cunningham

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Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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## Schedule and results

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

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Non-conference Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*
|  | Seattle | W 103–58 | 1–0
| Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Nov 30, 1986*
|  | Armstrong State | W 79–62 | 2–0
| Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Dec 3, 1986*
|  | at No. 15 Georgia Tech
Cotton States Classic | L 66–72 | 2–1
| Alexander Memorial Coliseum
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 6, 1986*
|  | Central Florida | W 91–68 | 3–1
| Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Dec 13, 1986*
|  | vs. Loyola–Chicago | W 81–69 | 4–1

Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 14, 1986*
|  | vs. Memphis State | L 71–82 | 4–2

Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 19, 1986*
|  | vs. La Salle
Hawaiian Tropic Classic | W 82–65 | 5–2

Daytona Beach, Florida
Dec 20, 1986*
|  | vs. Stetson
Hawaiian Tropic Classic | W 94–83 | 6–2

Daytona Beach, Florida
SEC Regular season
Dec 22, 1986
|  | Alabama | L 70–71 | 6–3
(0–1)  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Dec 27, 1986*
|  | Columbus | W 108–75 | 7–3
| Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Dec 30, 1986
|  | vs. No. 11 Kentucky | W 69–65 | 8–3
(1–1)  | Freedom Hall
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 3, 1987
3:00 p.m., JPT |  | Florida | L 80–87 | 8–4
(1–2)  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Jan 7, 1987
|  | at No. 13 Auburn | L 58–62 | 8–5
(1–3)  | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 10, 1987
|  | at LSU | W 64–63 | 9–5
(2–3)  | LSU Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 14, 1987
8:00 p.m., JPT |  | Vanderbilt | W 76–53 | 10–5
(3–3)  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Jan 17, 1987
|  | Mississippi State | W 48–41 | 11–5
(4–3)  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Jan 21, 1987
|  | at Ole Miss | L 68–80 | 11–6
(4–4)  | Tad Smith Coliseum
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 28, 1987*
|  | Tennessee | W 60–55 | 12–6
(5–4)  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Jan 31, 1987
|  | at No. 9 Alabama | L 74–83 | 12–7
(5–5)  | Coleman Coliseum
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 4, 1987
|  | at Florida | L 52–66 | 12–8
(5–6)  | Stephen C. O'Connell Center
Gainesville, Florida
Feb 7, 1987
|  | No. 20 Auburn | W 75–71 | 13–8
(6–6)  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Feb 11, 1987*
8:00 p.m., JPT |  | LSU | W 63–57 | 14–8
(7–6)  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Feb 14, 1987
|  | at Vanderbilt | W 75–59 | 15–8
(8–6)  | Memorial Gymnasium
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 18, 1987
|  | at Mississippi State | L 63–64 | 15–9
(8–7)  | Humphrey Coliseum
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 21, 1987
|  | Ole Miss | W 69–65 | 16–9
(9–7)  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Feb 25, 1987
8:00 p.m., JPT |  | Kentucky | W 79–71 | 17–9
(10–7)  | Stegeman Coliseum
Athens, Georgia
Feb 28, 1987
3:00 p.m., JPT |  | at Tennessee | L 68–89 | 17–10
(10–8)  | Stokely Athletic Center
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*
JPT |  | vs. Ole Miss
Quarterfinals | W 65–63 | 18–10
| The Omni
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 7, 1987*
JPT |  | vs. LSU
Semifinals | L 88–89 2OT | 18–11
| The Omni
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
| (8 W)  | vs. (9 W) Kansas State
First round | L 79–82 OT[1] | 18–12
| 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.

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## References

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1. ^ a b "Kansas State Wins Overtime Shootout with Georgia in West Regional, 82-79". The Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
2. ^ "1986–87 Georgia Bulldogs Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
3. ^ "1986–87 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Georgia Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
4. ^ "1989–90 Georgia Bulldogs Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

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