1986–87 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

1986–87 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
1986–87 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
MAC Regular season champions; MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West
Record	22–8 (14–2 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Coles (2nd season);
Home arena	Daniel P. Rose Center
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Michigan†	14	–	2	.875	22	–	8	.733
Kent State	11	–	5	.688	19	–	10	.655
Bowling Green	10	–	6	.625	15	–	14	.517
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Miami	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Ohio	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Western Michigan	7	–	9	.438	12	–	16	.429
Toledo	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Ball State	4	–	12	.250	9	–	18	.333

† Mid-American Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Charlie Coles and played their home games at the Daniel P. Rose Center. After finishing atop the MAC regular season standings, the Chippewas won the MAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the West region. Central Michigan lost to No. 4 seed UCLA in the opening round.^[1] The team finished with a record of 22–8 (14–2 MAC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	14	Jim Murray	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	22	Ervin Leavy	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr		Flint, Michigan
F		Daryl Miller	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
G/F	44	Dan Majerle	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Traverse City	Traverse City, Michigan

Head coach

Charlie Coles

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Dec 1, 1986*		Tri-State	W 100–54	1–0	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Dec 3, 1986*		at Michigan	L 56–76	1–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dec 6, 1986*		Wisconsin	W 80–66	2–1	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Dec 11, 1986*		at No. 8 Western Kentucky	W 73–65^[2]	3–1	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 15, 1986*		Oakland	W 68–51	4–1	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Dec 18, 1986*		at California	L 57–70	4–2	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 19, 1986*		at Saint Mary's	L 39–55	4–3	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
Dec 23, 1986*		Grand Valley State	W 89–47	5–3	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Dec 29, 1986*		at Notre Dame	L 54–55	5–4	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
MAC Regular Season
Dec 31, 1986		Kent State	W 75–58	6–4 (1–0)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jan 3, 1987		Bowling Green	W 73–61	7–4 (2–0)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jan 7, 1987		at Ball State	L 79–81	7–5 (2–1)	Irving Gymnasium Muncie, Indiana
Jan 10, 1987		Eastern Michigan	W 91–64	8–5 (3–1)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jan 14, 1987		at Miami (OH)	W 82–58	9–5 (4–1)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Jan 17, 1987		Toledo	W 76–59	10–5 (5–1)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jan 21, 1987		at Western Michigan	L 69–73	10–6 (5–2)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Jan 24, 1987*		Chicago State	W 76–66	11–6	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Jan 28, 1987		at Ohio	W 70–61	12–6 (6–2)	Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Jan 31, 1987		at Bowling Green	W 71–70	13–6 (7–2)	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio
Feb 4, 1987		Ball State	W 80–57	14–6 (8–2)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 7, 1987		at Eastern Michigan	W 59–58	15–6 (9–2)	Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, Michigan
Feb 11, 1987		Miami (OH)	W 83–67	16–6 (10–2)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 14, 1987		at Toledo	W 80–67	17–6 (11–2)	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Feb 18, 1987		Western Michigan	W 85–71	18–6 (12–2)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 21, 1987*		at Cleveland State	L 101–111	18–7	Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 25, 1987		Ohio	W 75–50	19–7 (13–2)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 28, 1987		at Kent State	W 76–68	20–7 (14–2)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
MAC Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*		vs. Eastern Michigan Semifinals	W 80–76	21–7	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Mar 7, 1987*		vs. Kent State Championship game	W 64–63	22–7	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 15 UCLA First round	L 73–92^[3]^[4]	22–8	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "Chippewas Eliminated In Second Round By Duke, 86-60". Central Michigan University Athletics. March 22, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "Central Michigan 73, No. 10 Western Kentucky 65". UPI Archives. December 11, 1986. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "It's UCLA Against 'Thunder, Lightning'". The Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "NEVADA-LAS VEGAS AND U.C.L.A. GAIN". The New York Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[1] "Chippewas Eliminated In Second Round By Duke, 86-60". Central Michigan University Athletics. March 22, 2003. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[2] "Central Michigan 73, No. 10 Western Kentucky 65". UPI Archives. December 11, 1986. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[3] "It's UCLA Against 'Thunder, Lightning'". The Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[4] "NEVADA-LAS VEGAS AND U.C.L.A. GAIN". The New York Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[5] "Central Michigan Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

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