1986–87 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1986–87 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball | |
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MEAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 24–6 (12–2 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Corbett Sports Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 24 | – | 4 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 4 | – | 24 | .143 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 0 | – | 13 | .000 | 2 | – | 24 | .077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | – | – | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986–87 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 8th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–6, 12–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Howard, to earn an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament where they were defeated by No. 2 seed Alabama, 88–71, in the opening round.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 20, 1986* | at Southern | W 72–69 | 2–1 | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Jan 14, 1987* | at Georgia Tech | L 67–83 | 4–3 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
1987 MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1987* | Florida A&M Quarterfinals | W 80–65 | 22–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Mar 6, 1987* | South Carolina State Semifinals | W 73–65 | 23–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Mar 7, 1987* | Howard Championship game | W 79–58 | 24–5 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
1987 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1987* | (15 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 9 Alabama First Round | L 71–88 | 24–6 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Awards and honors
- George Cale – MEAC Player of the Year
References
- ^ "Alabama 88, North Carolina A&T 71". UPI Archives. March 13, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.