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1986–87 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team

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1986–87 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball
CAA tournament champions
CAA Regular Season Champions
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record26–6 (13–1 CAA)
Head coach
Seasons
1987–88 →
1986–87 CAA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Navy 13 1   .929 26 6   .813
UNC Wilmington 9 5   .643 18 12   .600
Richmond 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
James Madison 8 6   .571 20 10   .667
George Mason 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
American 5 9   .357 13 14   .481
East Carolina 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
William & Mary 2 12   .143 5 22   .185
1987 CAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Midshipmen were led by first-year head coach Pete Herrmann and played their home games as members of the Colonial Athletic Association at Halsey Field House in Annapolis, Maryland.

Roster

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1986–87 Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 10 Doug Wojcik 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wheeling Central Catholic Wheeling, West Virginia
F 40 Carl Liebert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr   Floyds Knobs, Indiana
C 50 David Robinson 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Osbourn Park Woodbridge, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 22, 1986*
No. 9 vs. No. 17 NC State
Hall of Fame Tip-off Classic
L 84–86[2]  0-1
 36  Robinson   10  Robinson         Springfield Civic Center (8,862)
Springfield, MA
Nov 28, 1986*
No. 9 vs. Utica
Spartan Cutlass Classic
W 86–55  1–1
 25  Liebert   12  Robinson         Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Nov 29, 1986*
No. 9 at Michigan State
Spartan Cutlass Classic
W 91–90 OT 2–1
 43  Robinson   16  Robinson         Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 5, 1986*
No. 10 Yale W 92–63  3–1
 31  Robinson                Halsey Field House (3,700)
Annapolis, MD
Dec 8, 1986*
No. 10 Saint Leo W 92–57  4–1
 30  Robinson   16  Robinson         Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Dec 27, 1986*
No. 12 vs. Idaho State
UNLV Holiday Classic
W 78–56  5–1
 28  Robinson   13  Robinson         Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Dec 28, 1986*
No. 12 at No. 1 UNLV
UNLV Holiday Classic
L 79–104[3]  5–2
 29  Robinson   9  Robinson         Thomas & Mack Center (20,321)
Las Vegas, NV
CAA regular season
Jan 3, 1987
No. 9 UNC Wilmington W 72–58  6–2
(1–0)
        14  Robinson         Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Jan 5, 1987
No. 9 East Carolina W 91–66  7–2
(2–0)
 31  Robinson   16  Robinson         Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Jan 8, 1987
No. 15 Richmond L 62–64[4]  7–3
(2–1)
                     Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Jan 10, 1987
No. 15 at James Madison W 95–70  8–3
(3–1)
 45  Robinson   21  Robinson         JMU Convocation Center 
Harrisonburg, VA
Jan 12, 1987
No. 15 at George Mason W 59–57  9–3
(4–1)
                     Patriot Center 
Fairfax, VA
Jan 15, 1987*
No. 19 at Lafayette W 75–71 2OT 10–3
 30  Robinson   15  Robinson         Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, PA
Jan 17, 1987
No. 19 American W 96–69  11–3
(5–1)
                     Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Jan 19, 1987*
No. 19 Delaware W 84–60  12–3
                     Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Jan 21, 1987*
No. 18 at Drexel L 80–83[5]  12–4
 44  Robinson   14  Robinson         Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 23, 1987
No. 18 William & Mary W 82–59  13–4
(6–1)
 25  Robinson                Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Jan 25, 1987*
No. 18 at Kentucky L 69–80[6]  13–5
 45  Robinson   14  Robinson         Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Jan 31, 1987
at UNC Wilmington W 67–66  14–5
(7–1)
                     Trask Coliseum 
Wilmington, NC
Feb 2, 1987
at East Carolina W 76–60  15–5
(8–1)
                     Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum 
Greenville, NC
Feb 5, 1987
James Madison W 73–71  16–5
(9–1)
                     Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Feb 7, 1987*
vs. Miami (FL) W 73–62  17–5
                      
 
Feb 9, 1987
George Mason W 81–64  18–5
(10–1)
                     Halsey Field House 
Seattle, WA
Feb 11, 1987*
Maryland-Baltimore County W 75–50  19–5
                     Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Feb 14, 1987
at American W 68–61  20–5
(11–1)
                     Fort Myer Ceremonial Hall 
Washington, D.C.
Feb 16, 1987
at William & Mary W 63–52  21–5
(12–1)
                     Kaplan Arena 
Williamsburg, VA
Feb 21, 1987*
Army W 58–52  22–5
        13  Robinson         Halsey Field House 
Annapolis, MD
Feb 24, 1987
at Richmond W 84–66  23–5
(13–1)
 23  Robinson   11  Robinson         Robins Center 
Richmond, VA
CAA tournament
Feb 28, 1987*
vs. William & Mary
CAA Tournament Quarterfinal
W 63–52  24–5
 26  Robinson   13  Robinson         Hampton Coliseum 
Hampton, VA
Mar 1, 1987*
vs. James Madison
CAA Tournament Semifinal
W 85–64  25–5
                     Hampton Coliseum 
Hampton, VA
Mar 2, 1987*
vs. UNC Wilmington
CAA tournament championship
W 53–50  26–5
 23  Robinson                Hampton Coliseum 
Hampton, VA
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
(8 E) vs. (9 E) Michigan
First Round
L 82–97[7]  26–6
 50  Robinson   13  Robinson   6  Wojcik  Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 1 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs

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References

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  1. ^ "1986-87 Navy Midshipmen Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "N.C. State Edges Midshipmen, 86-84". The Washington Post. November 23, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Top-Ranked Nevada-Las Vegas Routs Navy, 104-79". The Washington Post. December 30, 1986. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "RICHMOND SURGE DUMPS NAVY, 64-62". The New York Times. January 9, 1987. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "Navy is Stunned by Drexel, 83-80". The Washington Post. January 22, 1987. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  6. ^ "Robinson's 45 Points Don't Carry Midshipmen". The Washington Post. January 26, 1987. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "Robinson Scores 50 But It's Not Enough for Navy". The New York Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  8. ^ "1986-87 Navy Midshipmen Schedule and Results". Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  9. ^ "History of Naismith Trophy". Naismith Awards. Archived from the original on March 2, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  10. ^ [1] Archived June 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Refreshing to". woodenaward.cstv.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2012.
  12. ^ "1981 NBA Draft on". databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2012.