1986–87 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team

1986–87 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
1986–87 Fairfield Stags men's basketball
MAAC tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
Record	15–16 (5–9 MAAC)
Head coach	Mitch Buonaguro (2nd season);
Home arena	Alumni Hall
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represented Fairfield University in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Stags, led by second year head coach Mitch Buonaguro, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Fairfield, Connecticut as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 5–9 in MAAC play to 7th during the conference regular season. The Stags elevated their play to win the MAAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 16 seed in the Midwest region. Making their second straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament, the Stags were beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion Indiana, 92–58, in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C		Jeff Gromos	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
G		A. J. Wynder	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	RS Sr	UMass	The Bronx, New York

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 10, 1986*		at Marist	W 60–54	2–2	McCann Recreation Center Poughkeepsie, New York
Dec 20, 1986*		at No. 9 Syracuse	L 74–93	2–3	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 23, 1986*		at Connecticut	L 51–54	2–4	Hartford Civic Center Storrs, Connecticut
Jan 6, 1987*		vs. Richmond	L 87–91	3–6
Jan 8, 1987*		Lehigh	W 64–63	4–6	Alumni Hall Fairfield, Connecticut
MAAC Tournament
Feb 28, 1987*		vs. La Salle Quarterfinals	W 75–62	12–15	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 1, 1987*		vs. Army Semifinals	W 65–60	13–15	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 2, 1987*		vs. Iona Championship game	W 73–70 ^OT	15–15	Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Indiana	L 58–92	15–16	Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern .

Source^[2]

^ "Indiana Trounces Fairfield". The New York Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "1986-87 Basketball Schedule". Fairfield University Athletics. Retrieved May 2, 2022.

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Venues	Alumni Hall (1959–2001) Total Mortgage Arena (2001–2022) Leo D. Mahoney Arena (2022–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24