1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 9th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 21–11, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–68.

1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Monson (1st season)
  • Tom Massimino
  • Jimmy Armstrong
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Kentucky12–2 .85729–9  .763
Jacksonville11–3 .78619–11  .633
UAB †10–4 .71421–11  .656
Virginia Commonwealth7–7 .50017–14  .548
UNC Charlotte6–8 .42918–14  .563
South Alabama6–8 .42914–14  .500
South Florida3–11 .2148–20  .286
Old Dominion1–13 .0716–22  .214
† 1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 00 Derrick Cooley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Birmingham, Alabama
G 3 Barry Bearden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
G 4 Tracy Foster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 21 Larry Wiksell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Ventura, California
G 24 Michael Charles 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Jr Birmingham, Alabama
G 25 Chris Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 Alabaster, Alabama
F 30 Jason Carson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Fr Pinckneyville, Illinois
C 31 Eddie Collins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Jr Marion Junction, Alabama
G 32 James Ponder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
F 33 Reggie Turner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So Birmingham, Alabama
F 34 Dylan Howard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 So Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 40 Larry Rembert 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) Fr Orrville, Alabama
F 52 William DeVaughn 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Birmingham, Alabama
C 53 Alan Ogg 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)230 lb (104 kg) Fr Mount Olive, Alabama
F 55 Bruce Baker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr Benton, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

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    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 28, 1986*
    		 No. 12 Auburn L 58–68  0–1
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Nov 29, 1986*
    		 Longwood W 83–49  1–1
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 5, 1986*
    		 vs. Hawaii Pacific
    Apple Invitational    		 W 93–75  2–1
    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Dec 6, 1986*
    		 at Stanford
    Apple Invitational    		 L 80–99  2–2
    		 Maples Pavilion 
    Stanford, California
    Dec 5, 1986*
    		 at Hawaii Pacific W 66–52  3–2
    		  
    Kaneohe, Hawaii
    Dec 12, 1986*
    		 vs. Monmouth
    TCBY Tip-Off    		 W 86–73  4–2
    		 Statehouse Convention Center 
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    Dec 13, 1986*
    		 at Arkansas–Little Rock
    TCBY Tip-Off    		 L 73–74  4–3
    		 Statehouse Convention Center 
    Little Rock, Arkansas
    Dec 20, 1986*
    		 South Carolina State W 81–67  5–3
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 29, 1986*
    		 Alaska Anchorage
    UAB Classic    		 W 94–72  6–3
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Dec 30, 1986*
    		 Middle Tennessee
    UAB Classic    		 W 93–91  7–3
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 3, 1987
    		 at South Alabama W 85–80  8–3
    (1–0)    		 Jaguar Gym 
    Mobile, Alabama
    Jan 5, 1987
    		 Old Dominion W 64–60  9–3
    (2–0)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 8, 1987
    		 Jacksonville L 69–77  9–4
    (2–1)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 10, 1987
    		 at Western Kentucky L 67–85  9–5
    (2–2)    		 E.A. Diddle Arena 
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Jan 12, 1987
    		 UNC Charlotte W 69–46  10–5
    (3–2)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 17, 1987*
    		 Bradley W 80–69  11–5
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 20, 1987
    		 at VCU W 79–70  12–5
    (4–2)    		 Richmond Coliseum 
    Richmond, Virginia
    Jan 24, 1987*
    		 No. 8 Temple L 60–67  12–6
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Jan 26, 1987
    		 at Jacksonville W 81–80  13–6
    (5–2)    		 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
    Jacksonville, Florida
    Jan 31, 1987
    		 at Old Dominion W 72–70  14–6
    (6–2)    		 Norfolk Scope 
    Norfolk, Virginia
    Feb 3, 1987*
    		 at West Virginia L 64–79  14–7
    		 WVU Coliseum 
    Morgantown, West Virginia
    Feb 5, 1987
    		 VCU W 79–71  15–7
    (7–2)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 7, 1987
    		 South Alabama W 87–76  16–7
    (8–2)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 9, 1987
    		 South Florida L 67–81  16–8
    (8–3)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 12, 1987
    		 at UNC Charlotte L 67–76  16–9
    (8–4)    		 Charlotte Coliseum 
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Feb 14, 1987*
    		 No. 5 DePaul L 71–83  16–10
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Feb 18, 1987
    		 at South Florida W 67–58  17–10
    (9–4)    		 Sun Dome 
    Tampa, Florida
    Feb 21, 1987
    		 Western Kentucky W 86–73  18–10
    (10–4)    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    Sun Belt tournament
    Feb 26, 1987*
    		 vs. South Alabama
    Quarterfinals    		 W 77–64  19–10
    		 E. A. Diddle Arena 
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Feb 27, 1987*
    		 vs. Jacksonville
    Semifinals    		 W 93–86  20–10
    		 E. A. Diddle Arena 
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    Feb 28, 1987*
    		 at Western Kentucky
    Championship game    		 W 72–70  21–10
    		 E. A. Diddle Arena 
    Bowling Green, Kentucky
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 12, 1987*
    		 (11 SE) vs. (6 SE) Providence
    First round    		 L 68–90  21–11
    		 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
    Birmingham, Alabama
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    SE=Southeast.

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    References
    1. "1986–87 Alabama–Birmingham Blazers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
    2. "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
    3. "2019-20 UAB Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). UAB Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
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