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1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record14–12 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Mucci
  • Tim O'Shea
CaptainKen Wheeler
Home arenaJohn J. Lee Amphitheater
Seasons
1986–87 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 10 4   .714 13 14   .481
Princeton 9 5   .643 16 9   .640
Cornell 9 5   .643 15 11   .577
Dartmouth 7 7   .500 15 11   .577
Yale 7 7   .500 14 12   .538
Columbia 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Harvard 4 10   .286 9 17   .346
Brown 4 10   .286 9 18   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Yale University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 1st year head coach Dick Kuchen, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 14–12, 7–7 in Ivy League play to tied for fourth place.[1]

Roster

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1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 5 Jesse Washington 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Poughkeepsie, New York
G 10 Val Carlotti 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Bronx, New York
G/F 11 Ken Wheeler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Springfield Gardens, New York
G 12 Peter White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Williamsport, Pennsylvania
G 14 John Rice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
C 15 Chris Dudley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Solana Beach, California
F 21 Eric Mitchell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Chevy Chase, Maryland
F 22 Michael McMahon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So West Haven, Connecticut
F 24 Paul Maley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Los Alamos, New Mexico
F 32 Chad Ludington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Chapel Hill, North Carolina
G/F 34 Matt Whitehead 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Stamford, Connecticut
F 44 Brian Kasbar 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Summit, New Jersey
F 45 Arthur Mann 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Mike Mucci
  • Tim O'Shea

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 29, 1986*
at Vermont W 82–80  1–0
Patrick Gym (935)
Burlington, Vermont
Dec 2, 1986*
Connecticut W 77–75 OT 2–0
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,079)
New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 5, 1986*
at No. 10 Navy L 63–92  2–1
Halsey Field House (3,700)
Annapolis, Maryland
Dec 8, 1986*
Manhattanville W 90–81  3–1
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (336)
New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 9, 1986*
New Hampshire W 76–62  4–1
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (417)
New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 29, 1986*
vs. Miami (FL)
Hurricane Classic
L 75–78 OT 4–2
 (3,500)
Miami, Florida
Dec 30, 1986*
vs. Massachusetts
Hurricane Classic
W 62–59  5–2
 (3,500)
Miami, Florida
Jan 4, 1987*
Notre Dame L 49–64  5–3
New Haven Coliseum (3,423)
New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 7, 1987*
at Holy Cross L 67–68  5–4
Hart Center (976)
Worcester, Massachusetts
Ivy League regular season
Jan 10, 1987
Brown W 83–79  6–4
(1–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (450)
New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 12, 1987*
Lafayette W 69–63  7–4
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (650)
New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 16, 1987
Cornell L 87–93  7–5
(1–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (877)
New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 17, 1987
Columbia W 76–66  8–5
(2–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (726)
New Haven, Connecticut
Jan 24, 1987
at Brown L 72–76  8–6
(2–2)
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 27, 1987*
at Fairfield L 81–86 OT 8–7
Alumni Hall (2,718)
Fairfield, Connecticut
Jan 30, 1987
at Penn W 81–80  9–7
(3–2)
The Palestra (3,152)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 31, 1987
at Princeton W 62–50  10–7
(4–2)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 6, 1987
Dartmouth W 89–71  11–7
(5–2)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,013)
New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 7, 1987
Harvard W 106–95  12–7
(6–2)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 10, 1987*
at Army W 72–64  13–7
Christl Arena (727)
West Point, New York
Feb 13, 1987
at Columbia L 72–81  13–8
(6–3)
Levien Gymnasium (1,157)
New York, New York
Feb 14, 1987
at Cornell L 74–86  13–9
(6–4)
Barton Hall (5,100)
Ithaca, New York
Feb 21, 1987
at Harvard W 88–76  14–9
(7–4)
Lavietes Pavilion 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Feb 22, 1987
at Dartmouth L 83–89  14–10
(7–5)
Leede Arena 
Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 27, 1987
Princeton L 64–67  14–11
(7–6)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (735)
New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 28, 1987
Penn L 74–78  14–12
(7–7)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,178)
New Haven, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1986—1987" (PDF). Yale Bulldogs. Retrieved July 12, 2024.
  2. ^ "1986–87 Yale Bulldogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Yale Game-By-Game Results" (PDF). Yale.prestosports.com.