1986–87 Providence Friars men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1986–87 Providence Friars men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 25–9 (10–6 Big East) |
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Home arena | Providence Civic Center |
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Georgetown† | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 1987[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986–87 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Pitino, the Friars finished the season 25–9 (10–6 Big East) and made a Cinderella run through the NCAA tournament to the Final Four.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 28, 1986 | American Fleet Classic | W 104–82 | 1-0 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Nov 29, 1986 | Tulsa Fleet Classic | L 74–80 | 1-1 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Dec 2, 1986 | at Holy Cross | W 90–65 | 2-1 | Hart Center Worcester, MA | |||||||
Dec 6, 1986 | Rhode Island | W 100–90 | 3-1 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Dec 9, 1986 | at Brown | W 96–65 | 4-1 | Marvel Gymnasium Providence, RI | |||||||
Dec 11, 1986 | Siena | W 75–64 | 5-1 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Dec 20, 1986 | Rider | W 106–66 | 6-1 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Dec 22, 1986 | Howard | W 94–83 | 7-1 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Dec 27, 1986 | Maine | W 113–87 | 8-1 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Dec 29, 1986 | Hofstra | W 97–61 | 9-1 | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Jan 3, 1987 | No. 17 Pittsburgh | L 67–76 | 9-2 (0-1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
Jan 5, 1987 | No. 7 Syracuse | L 85–89 | 9-3 (0-2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Jan 10, 1987 | Villanova | W 96–78 | 10-3 (1-2) | The Pavilion Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
Jan 14, 1987 | Connecticut | W 103–89 | 11-3 (2-2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Jan 17, 1987 | Boston College | W 96–78 | 12-3 (3-2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Jan 20, 1987* | at Miami (FL) | W 92–88 | 13-3 | Knight Center Miami, FL | |||||||
Jan 24, 1987 | Connecticut | W 61–53 | 14-3 (4-2) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT | |||||||
Jan 28, 1987 | No. 11 Georgetown | W 82–79 | 15-3 (5-2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Jan 31, 1987 | No. 15 St. John's | W 93–81 | 16-3 (6-2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Feb 3, 1987 | No. 17 | at Boston College | L 66–67 | 16-4 (6-3) | Roberts Center Boston, MA | ||||||
Feb 7, 1987 | No. 17 | No. 13 Pittsburgh | L 81–87 | 16-5 (6-4) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | ||||||
Feb 14, 1987 | No. 20 | No. 16 St. John's | W 79–78 | 17-5 (7-4) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
Feb 17, 1987 | No. 19 | Seton Hall | W 91–87 | 18-5 (8-4) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | ||||||
Feb 19, 1987 | No. 19 | at No. 9 Syracuse | L 81–90 | 18-6 (8-5) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
Feb 25, 1987 | No. 20 | vs. Seton Hall | W 85–72 | 19-6 (9-5) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
Feb 28, 1987 | No. 20 | No. 8 Georgetown | L 79–90 | 19-7 (9-6) | Capital Centre Washington, D.C. | ||||||
Mar 2, 1987 | Villanova | W 97–80 | 20–7 (10–6) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI | |||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1987* | vs. St. John's Big East tournament Quarterfinal | W 80–51 | 21–7 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
Mar 7, 1987* | vs. No. 7 Georgetown Big East tournament Semifinal | L 66–84 | 21–8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1987* CBS | (6) | vs. (11) UAB NCAA tournament first round | W 90–68 | 22–8 | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL | ||||||
Mar 14, 1987* CBS | (6) | vs. (14) Austin Peay NCAA tournament second round | W 90–87 OT[4] | 23–8 | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL | ||||||
Mar 19, 1987* CBS | (6) | vs. (2) No. 9 Alabama Southeast Regional semifinal | W 103–82[5] | 24–8 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Mar 21, 1987* CBS | (6) | vs. (1) No. 4 Georgetown Southeast Regional final | W 88–73[6] | 25–8 | Freedom Hall (16,944) Louisville, KY | ||||||
Mar 28, 1987* CBS | (SE 6) | vs. (E 2) No. 10 Syracuse Final Four | L 63–77[7] | 25–9 | Louisiana Superdome (64,959) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
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Rankings
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References
- ^ "1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
- ^ "1987 NCAA Final Four program". March 1987.
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(help) - ^ "1986-87 Providence Friars Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Providence Rallies, 90-87". The Washington Post. March 15, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Long Shot Providence Shoots Down Alabama". Chicago Tribune. March 20, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "Friars Stun Hoyas, 88-73, by Relying on Inside Game". Los Angeles Times. March 22, 1987. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "Providence Goes Cold, and Syracuse Is in Title Game, 77-63". Los Angeles Times. March 29, 1987. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "1986-87 Providence Friars Schedule and Results". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.