1986–87 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

1986–87
ECAC Metro
1986–87 ECAC Metro
Record	11–16 (5–11 NEC)
Head coach	Bob Valvano (3rd season);
Home arena	Generoso Pope Athletic Complex
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marist †	15	–	1	.938	20	–	10	.667
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	5	.688	19	–	10	.655
Loyola (MD)	10	–	6	.625	15	–	14	.517
Wagner	8	–	8	.500	16	–	13	.552
Robert Morris	7	–	9	.438	13	–	14	.481
St. Francis (PA)	7	–	9	.438	11	–	16	.407
Long Island	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
St. Francis (NY)	5	–	11	.313	11	–	16	.407
Monmouth	4	–	12	.250	8	–	19	.296

† AP Poll

The 1986–87 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.

The Terriers finished their season at 11–16 overall and 5–11 in conference play.^[1]^[2] They did not qualify for the NEC Tournament.

Roster

1986–87 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	Barry Leskun	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr
F	Donlad Pugh	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F	Dickens Benoit	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
C	Magdi Ahamed	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
F	Darwin Purdie	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Wilmington, Delaware
G	Rodney Henry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	So
G	Juan Jorge	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
G	Chris Palermo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So
G	John Flannigan	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	—	Fr
C	Stefan Jensen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr
F	Vishnue Naraine	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr
G	Bob Dentel	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Bob Valvano (Virginia Wesleyan '79)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
November , 1986*	Morgan State	L 58–61	0–1	Brooklyn, NY
December 1, 1986*	Manhattan	L 59–73	0–2	Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 1986*	at Rider	W 68–59	1–2	Lawrenceville, NJ
December 5, 1986*	at Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina Tournament	L 49–61	1–3	Conway, SC
December 6, 1986	vs. Long Island Coastal Carolina Tournament	L 53–73	1–4 (0–1)	Conway, SC
December 10, 1986	Fairleigh Dickinson	L 55–68	1–5 (0–2)	Brooklyn, NY
December , 1986*	Baruch	W 59–42	2–5	Brooklyn, NY
January 3, 1987	Long Island Battle of Brooklyn	W 94–91 ^OT	3–5 (1–2)	Brooklyn, NY
January 7, 1987	Marist	W 54–53	4–5 (2–2)	Brooklyn, NY
January , 1987*	Hunter	W 95–62	5–5	Brooklyn, NY
January 13, 1987*	at Bucknell	L 59–78	5–6	Lewisburg, PA
January 15, 1987	at Saint Francis (PA)	L 60–72	5–7 (2–3)	Loretto, PA
January 17, 1987	at Robert Morris	L 34–48	5–8 (2–4)	Moon Township, PA
January 21, 1987	at Fairleigh Dickinson	L 66–86	5–9 (2–5)	(300) Rutherford, NJ
January 24, 1987	Wagner	L 64–66	5–10 (2–6)	Brooklyn, NY
January 26, 1987	at Loyola (MD)	L 80–95	5–11 (2–7)	Baltimore, MD
January 29, 1987	Monmouth	W 61–55	6–11 (3–7)	Brooklyn, NY
January 31, 1987	at Long Island	L 67–73	6–12 (3–8)	Brooklyn, NY
February , 1987*	Pace	W 66–59	7–12	Brooklyn, NY
February , 1987*	York	W 77–59	8–12	Brooklyn, NY
February 11, 1987	at Marist	L 53–64	8–13 (3–9)	Poughkeepsie, NY
February 16, 1987	at Loyola (MD)	L 80–95	8–14 (3–10)	Baltimore, MD
February 19, 1987	Saint Francis (PA)	W 76–67	9–14 (4–10)	Brooklyn, NY
February 21, 1987	Robert Morris	L 55–57	9–15 (4–11)	Brooklyn, NY
February 23, 1987	at Monmouth	W 67–66	10–15 (5–11)	West Long Branch, NJ
February 26, 1987*	Central Connecticut	W 87–82	11–15	Brooklyn, NY
February 28, 1987	at Wagner	L 66–74	11–16	Staten Island, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time .

References

^ "FINAL 1987 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
^ "1986-87 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

[1] "FINAL 1987 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

[2] "1986-87 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved April 25, 2019.

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