1986–87 Southern Jaguars basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1986–87 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by head coach Ben Jobe, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–12, 9–5 in SWAC play to finish in second place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Temple.
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record19–12 (9–5 SWAC)
Headcoach
- Ben Jobe (1st season)
HomearenaF. G. Clark Center
| 1986–87 Southern Jaguars basketball | |
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SWAC Regular season champions SWAC tournament champions | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 19–12 (9–5 SWAC) |
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| Home arena | F. G. Clark Center |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 11 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1987 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 28, 1986* |
at St. John's Lapchick Tournament |
L 81–126[1] | 0–1 |
Alumni Hall Queens, New York | |||||||
| Nov 29, 1986* |
vs. Marist Lapchick Tournament |
W 89–82[2] | 1–1 |
Alumni Hall Queens, New York | |||||||
| Dec 1, 1986* |
at No. 6 Kansas | L 69–87 | 1–2 |
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | |||||||
| Dec 16, 1986* |
at Drake | L 58–81 | 1–3 |
Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
| Dec 20, 1986* |
North Carolina A&T | L 69–72 | 1–4 |
F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
| 1987 SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 4, 1987* |
vs. Alcorn State Quarterfinals |
W 103–89 | 17–11 |
Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi | |||||||
| Mar 5, 1987* |
vs. Texas Southern Semifinals |
W 100–87 | 18–11 |
Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi | |||||||
| Mar 6, 1987* |
vs. Grambling Championship game |
W 105–55 | 19–11 |
Mississippi Coliseum Biloxi, Mississippi | |||||||
| 1987 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 13, 1987* |
(15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Temple First Round |
L 56–75[3] | 19–12 |
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
- Avery Johnson – SWAC Player of the Year, NCAA assists leader, NCAA record single-season assists average (10.74)