1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Metro Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	18–14 (9–3 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum (16th season)
Assistant coach	Wade Houston
Home arena	Freedom Hall
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisville	9	–	3	.750	18	–	14	.563
Memphis State †	8	–	4	.667	26	–	8	.765
Southern Miss	6	–	6	.500	23	–	11	.676
Florida State	6	–	6	.500	19	–	11	.633
South Carolina	5	–	7	.417	15	–	14	.517
Virginia Tech	5	–	7	.417	10	–	18	.357
Cincinnati	3	–	9	.250	12	–	16	.429

† 1987 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–14.^[2] The team declined an invitation to the 1987 National Invitation Tournament.

Roster

1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
SF	21	Kenny Payne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Laurel, Mississippi
F	41	Herbert Crook	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Eastern	Louisville, Kentucky
PF	43	Pervis Ellison	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Savannah, Georgia
C	50	Felton Spencer	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Louisville, Kentucky

Head coach

Denny Crum (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1986*	No. 2	vs. Northeastern Great Alaska Shootout	L 84–88 ^OT	0–1	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1986*	No. 2	vs. Washington Great Alaska Shootout	L 54–69	0–2	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1986*	No. 2	vs. Texas Great Alaska Shootout	L 70–74	0–3	Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 13, 1986*		DePaul	L 68–75	3–4	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 25, 1987		at Cincinnati	W 81–69	17–12 (9–3)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 28, 1987*		at UCLA	L 86–99	17–13	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Metro Conference Tournament
Mar 7, 1987*	(1)	(4) Southern Miss Semifinals	W 78–71	18–13	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 8, 1987*	(1)	(2) Memphis State Championship game	L 52–75	18–14	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "1986-1987 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ "1986-1987 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
^ "1986-87 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

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