1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic-10 Conference
Record	23–8 (15–3 A-10)
Head coach	Gale Catlett (9th season);
Home arena	WVU Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Temple †	17	–	1	.944	32	–	4	.889
West Virginia	15	–	3	.833	23	–	8	.742
Rhode Island	12	–	6	.667	20	–	10	.667
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	12	.556
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9	.500	16	–	13	.552
Duquesne	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
UMass	7	–	11	.389	11	–	16	.407
George Washington	6	–	12	.333	10	–	19	.345
Rutgers	5	–	13	.278	8	–	20	.286
St. Bonaventure	3	–	15	.167	5	–	23	.179

† 1987 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team represented West Virginia University as a member of the Atlantic-10 Conference during the 1986-87 season. The team played their home games at WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Led by 9th-year head coach Gale Catlett, the Mountaineers finished second in the conference regular season standings, and received an at-large bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament as No. 7 seed in the East region.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Steve Berger	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Boomer, West Virginia
F	24	Darryl Prue	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
G	32	Herbie Brooks	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Mullens, West Virginia
F/C	33	Wade Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands
C	42	Ray Foster	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Cleveland, Ohio

Head coach

Gale Catlett

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 29, 1986*		George Mason	W 90–74	1–0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 13, 1986*		at No. 17 Pittsburgh	L 57–78	5–1	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 27, 1986*		Marshall Rivalry	W 69–67	7–1	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Feb 3, 1987*		UAB	W 79–64	15–5	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Atlantic-10 Tournament
Mar 1, 1987*		Duquesne Quarterfinals	W 74–60	22–6	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 3, 1987*		Rhode Island Semifinals	W 80–58	23–6	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Mar 5, 1987*		at No. 8 Temple Championship game	L 57–70	23–7	McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(7 E)	vs. (10 E) Western Kentucky First round	L 62–64	23–8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

References

^ "1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved February 5, 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[1] "1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[2] "2019–20 West Virginia Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). WVU Athletic Dept. Retrieved February 5, 2022.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[3] "1986-87 West Virginia Mountaineers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[4] "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". West Virginia University Athletic Department. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

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West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball
Venues	WVU Fieldhouse (1929–1970) WVU Coliseum (1970–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Marshall Pittsburgh
Culture & lore	The Mountaineer
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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Langbahn Team – Weltmeisterschaft

1986–87 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

References