1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 17–12 (10–4 MVC) |
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Home arena | Carver Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† AP Poll[1]
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The 1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented
Carver Arena. Following the departure of former head coach Dick Versace, Bradley was banned from postseason play.[2] The Braves were led by first year head coach Stan Albeck and AP Honorable mention All-American Hersey Hawkins
, who averaged 27.2 points per game.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 21, 1986* |
at Michigan Coca-Cola NIT Classic |
L 107–115 | 0–1 |
Crisler Arena
Ann Arbor, MI | |||||||
Dec 1, 1986* |
at UC Irvine | L 111–121 | 0–2 |
Crawford Hall (1,229) Irvine, CA | |||||||
Dec 3, 1986* |
at Long Beach State
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L 74–80 | 0–3 |
The Gold Mine Long Beach, CA | |||||||
Dec 6, 1986* |
SIU Edwardsville | W 88–82 | 1–3 |
Carver Arena
Peoria, IL | |||||||
Dec 13, 1986* |
Northern Illinois | W 86–63 | 2–3 |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Dec 20, 1986* |
Marquette
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W 73–70 | 3–3 |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Dec 22, 1986* |
at Evansville | L 68–77 | 3–4 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
Dec 26, 1986* |
vs. Northeastern Jostens Tournament |
W 110–105 | 4–4 |
Philadelphia, PA
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Dec 27, 1986* |
vs. Saint Joseph's Jostens Tournament |
L 77–86 | 4–5 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan 3, 1987* |
Detroit
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W 75–59 | 5–5 |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 5, 1987* |
Loyola (IL) | W 82–79 | 6–5 |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 7, 1987* |
at Saint Louis | L 65–67 | 6–6 |
Saint Louis, MO
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Jan 10, 1987 |
Southern Illinois | W 96–79 | 7–6 (1–0) |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 15, 1987 |
at Indiana State | L 65–72 | 7–7 (1–1) |
Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
Jan 17, 1987* |
at UAB | L 69–80 | 7–8 |
BJCC Coliseum
Birmingham, AL | |||||||
Jan 19, 1987 7:30 pm |
at Illinois State | W 73–65 | 8–8 (2–1) |
Horton Fieldhouse (7,745)
Normal, IL | |||||||
Jan 22, 1987 |
Creighton | W 95–67 | 9–8 (3–1) |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 26, 1987 |
Tulsa | W 92–83 | 10–8 (4–1) |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Jan 29, 1987 |
at Wichita State | L 64–66 | 10–9 (4–2) |
Levitt Arena
Wichita, KS | |||||||
Jan 31, 1987 |
at Drake | W 92–66 | 11–9 (5–2) |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA | |||||||
Feb 4, 1987 |
at Southern Illinois | W 97–86 | 12–9 (6–2) |
SIU Arena
Carbondale, IL | |||||||
Feb 7, 1987* |
Memphis | L 74–82 | 12–10 |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 9, 1987* |
Dayton | W 90–79 | 13–10 |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 12, 1987 |
Indiana State | W 113–84 | 14–10 (7–2) |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 14, 1987 |
Wichita State | W 79–78 | 15–10 (8–2) |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 16, 1987 |
at Creighton | W 66–64 | 16–10 (9–2) |
Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE | |||||||
Feb 18, 1987 9:00 pm |
Illinois State | W 93–81 | 17–10 (10–2) |
Carver Arena (10,401) Peoria, IL | |||||||
Feb 21, 1987 |
at Tulsa | L 70–74 | 17–11 (10–3) |
Tulsa Convention Center
Tulsa, OK | |||||||
Feb 26, 1987 |
Drake | L 77–79 | 17–12 (10–4) |
Carver Arena Peoria, IL | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Central Time |
Awards and honors
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "IT`S BRADLEY PLAYERS` MOVE". Chicago Tribune. July 16, 1986. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Roster". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University. Bradley Braves Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2023.