1986β87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Runner-up Big East regular season co-champions | |
Conference | Big East Conference (1979β2013) |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 10 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 31β7 [1] (12β4 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Georgetownβ | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Pittsburgh | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Syracuse | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1987 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 1987 [2] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986β87 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented
Syracuse University in the
1986β87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was
Jim Boeheim, serving for his 11th year.
[3] The team played home games at the
Carrier Dome in
Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 31-7 (12-4) record while making it to the Championship game of the
NCAA tournament.
The team was led by junior Rony Seikaly and sophomore Sherman Douglas. Seniors Greg Monroe and Howard Triche, and freshman Derrick Coleman also played key roles.
After the graduation of Rafael Addison and Wendell Alexis and the early departure of Dwayne Washington, expectations for the season were low. [4]
But behind the surprising Sherman Douglas and Derrick Coleman, and despite an early injury to Rony Seikaly, Syracuse won its first 15 games en route to winning the Big East regular season title. [5] The season included thrilling victories over St. Johns (64-63) [6] and Seton Hall (84-80). [7]
Syracuse would defeat Villanova and Pittsburgh to advance to the Big East Championship game before falling to Georgetown, 69-59. [8]
After finishing the regular season at 28-6, the Orangemen earned a 2 seed in the East region of the NCAA tournament. [9]
Syracuse played its first two tournament games at home in the Carrier Dome. The Orangemen defeated 15 seed Georgia Southern 79-73 and 10 seed Western Kentucky 104-86 to advance to the Sweet 16.
After winning its first two tournament games at the Carrier Dome, the Orangemen moved on to the Sweet 16 held at The Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [9] The Orangemen defeated 6 seed Florida 87-81. [1]
Syracuse faced 1 seed North Carolina in the regional finals. The Orangemen had to fight off the Tar Heels down the stretch as they fought to overcome a 15 point Syracuse lead. [10] However, Syracuse was able to hold off the Tar Heels, winning 79-75 to advance to the Final Four. [1]
In the semi-final game, the Orangemen defeated fellow Big East team and 6 seed Providence 77-63. [1] The Orangemen had an easy time with the Friars, out rebounding them 53-35 with Coleman, Douglas, and Triche each having at least 10 rebounds. [4] The Orangemen held the Friars to 36.4% shooting leading Coach Boeheim to credit the team's defense for the win. [11] The Orangemen also held Providence's leading scorer and future Florida Gators head coach Billy Donovan to 8 points, 18 under his season average. [11]
In the championship game at the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, the Orangemen matched up against the Indiana Hoosiers coached by Bobby Knight. [1] [4] The game was a back and forth battle down until the final whistle. The Orangemen had a one point lead with 28 seconds left in the second half when Coleman missed the front end of a one and one. Indiana grabbed the rebound and tournament MOP Keith Smart made a jumper from the corner with just seconds left on the clock to give the Hoosiers a one point lead and the National Championship. [12]
The team's 104 point outburst against Western Kentucky in the second round is tied for the most points in a tournament game. [13]
Rony Seikaly's 138 points is a school record and was tied with Indiana's Steve Alford for most in that year's tournament. [13] He also set records for field goals and free throws made with 53 and 51, respectively. [13]
Derrick Coleman's 19 rebounds against Indiana is a school record that still stands as of 2008. He also set tournament records for rebounds and blocked shots with 73 and 16, respectively. [13]
Sherman Douglas set a record for assists with 49. [13]
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Roster |
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 29, 1986* |
No. 15 | LoyolaβChicago | W 87β66 | 1β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 1, 1986* |
No. 17 | George Washington | W 82β69 | 2β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 5, 1986* |
No. 17 |
Oklahoma State Carrier Classic |
W 73β62 | 3β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 6, 1986* |
No. 17 | No. 19
Northeastern Carrier Classic |
W 94β74 | 4β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 8, 1986* |
No. 12 | Cornell | W 83β76 | 5β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 11, 1986* |
No. 12 | vs. St. Bonaventure | W 66β52 | 6β0 |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, New York | ||||||
Dec 13, 1986* |
No. 12 | Canisius | W 99β67 | 7β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 20, 1986* |
No. 9 | Fairfield | W 93β74 | 8β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Dec 26, 1986* |
No. 7 | vs.
Wichita State Hawaii Loa Holiday Classic |
W 83β69 | 9β0 |
Kaneohe Armory Kaneohe, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 27, 1986 |
No. 7 | at vs.
Hawaii Loa Hawaii Loa Holiday Classic |
W 107β89 | 10β0 |
Kaneohe Armory Kaneohe, Hawaii | ||||||
Dec 30, 1986* |
No. 7 | Boston University | W 96β67 | 11β0 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Big East Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 1987 |
No. 7 | at Connecticut | W 88β71 | 12β0 (1β0) |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
Jan 5, 1987 |
No. 7 | at Providence | W 89β85 | 13β0 (2β0) |
Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
Jan 10, 1987 |
No. 5 | Seton Hall | W 92β84 | 14β0 (3β0) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 13, 1987 |
No. 5 | at Boston College | W 76β64 | 15β0 (4β0) |
Roberts Center Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||
Jan 18, 1987* |
No. 5 | at Michigan | L 88β91 | 15β1 |
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||||||
Jan 21, 1987 |
No. 5 | Villanova | W 70β58 | 16β1 (5β0) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 24, 1987 |
No. 7 | No. 14 St. John's | W 64β63 | 17β1 (6β0) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 26, 1987 |
No. 7 | No. 17 Pittsburgh | L 70β84 | 17β2 (6β1) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Jan 31, 1987 |
No. 6 | at No. 11 Georgetown | L 81β83 OT | 17β3 (6β2) |
Capital Centre Landover, Maryland | ||||||
Feb 3, 1987 |
No. 11 | at Seton Hall | W 84β80 | 18β3 (7β2) |
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Feb 7, 1987 |
No. 11 | Connecticut | W 59β53 | 19β3 (8β2) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 9, 1987 |
No. 9 | at No. 10 Pittsburgh | L 61β63 | 19β4 (8β3) |
Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 14, 1987* |
No. 9 | Louisville | W 99β72 | 20β4 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 16, 1987* |
No. 9 | vs. Villanova | W 96β82 | 21β4 (9β3) |
The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Feb 19, 1987 |
No. 9 | No. 19 Providence | W 90β81 | 22β4 (10β3) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 22, 1987 |
No. 9 | No. 11 Georgetown | L 71β72 | 22β5 (10β4) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Feb 25, 1987 |
No. 11 | at St. John's | W 88β80 | 23β5 (11β4) |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Feb 28, 1987 |
No. 11 | Boston College | W 87β63 | 24β5 (12β4) |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1987 |
No. 10 | vs. Villanova Quarterfinals |
W 72β66 | 25β5 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 7, 1987 |
No. 10 | vs. No. 11 Pittsburgh Semifinals |
W 99β85 | 26β5 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
Mar 8, 1987 |
No. 10 | vs. No. 7 Georgetown Championship game |
L 59β69 | 26β6 |
Madison Square Garden New York, New York | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1987* |
(2 E) No. 10 | vs. (15 E)
Georgia Southern First round |
W 79β73 [15] | 27β6 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Mar 15, 1987* |
(2 E) No. 10 | vs. (10 E)
Western Kentucky Second Round |
W 104β86 | 28β6 |
Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Mar 19, 1987* |
(2 E) No. 10 | vs. (6 E)
Florida East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 87β81 [16] | 29β6 |
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Mar 21, 1987* |
(2 E) No. 10 | vs. (1 E) No. 2
North Carolina East Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 79β75 | 30β6 |
Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
Mar 28, 1987* |
(2 E) No. 10 | vs. (6 SE) Providence National semifinal – Final Four |
W 77β63 [17] | 31β6 |
Louisiana Superdome (64,959) New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
Mar 30, 1987* |
(2 E) No. 10 | vs. (1 MW) No. 3
Indiana National Championship Game |
L 73β74 | 31β7 |
Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. |
Week | ||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 15 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Coaches | Not released | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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