1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	14–17 (4–14 Big Ten)
Head coach	Steve Yoder (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Brad McNulty (5th season); Ray McCallum (2nd season); Chris Benetti (1st season);
Home arena	Wisconsin Field House
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Indiana	15	–	3	.833	30	–	4	.882
No. 7 Purdue	15	–	3	.833	25	–	5	.833
No. 6 Iowa	14	–	4	.778	30	–	5	.857
No. 11 Illinois	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
Michigan	10	–	8	.556	20	–	12	.625
Ohio State	9	–	9	.500	20	–	13	.606
Michigan State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Wisconsin	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
Minnesota	2	–	16	.111	9	–	19	.321
Northwestern	2	–	16	.111	7	–	21	.250

As of March 30, 1987^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his fifth season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 14-17, 4-14 in Big Ten play to finish in eighth place.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Mike Heineman (C)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Connersville, Indiana
G	14	Rodney Tapp	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Evansville, Indiana
G	20	Byron Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Springfield, Illinois
G	22	Pollis Robertson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Wayne, Michigan
G	24	Shelton Smith, Jr.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F	30	Tom Molaski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Grafton, Wisconsin
G	32	Trent Jackson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Bolingbrook, Illinois
G	33	Sean Fleming	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Oakland, California
F	40	J.J. Weber (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Wales, Wisconsin
F	41	Rob Willey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Neenah, Wisconsin
F	42	Rod Ripley (C)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Pulaski, Wisconsin
F	50	Danny Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Rockford, Illinois
C	52	Darin Schubring	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Baraboo, Wisconsin
F	53	Kurt Portmann	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Sheboygan, Wisconsin

Head coach

Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad McNulty (Purdue)
Ray McCallum (Ball State)
Chris Benetti (MacMurray)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1986*	Nebraska—Omaha	W 86–47	1–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
11/29/1986*	South Florida	W 65–51	2–0	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/1/1986*	at Marquette	L 71–84	2–1	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, WI
12/4/1986*	South Carolina	W 47–45	3–1	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/6/1986*	at Central Michigan	L 66–80	3–2	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
12/8/1986*	at Miami (FL)	W 65–54	4–2	Knight Center Complex Miami, FL
12/10/1986*	North Dakota State	W 81–76	5–2	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/11/1986*	vs. Northern Illinois	W 95–63	6–2	Rockford MetroCentre Rockford, IL
12/22/1986*	Eastern Illinois	W 72–68	7–2	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/23/1986*	Kentucky State	W 87–59	8–2	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
12/27/1986*	vs. Hawaii Rainbow Classic	W 82–77	9–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
12/29/1986*	vs. California Rainbow Classic	W 66–63	10–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
12/30/1986*	vs. No. 17 Pittsburgh Rainbow Classic	L 82–98	10–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
1/3/1987	at Minnesota	L 67–69	10–4 (0–1)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
1/5/1987	at No. 2 Iowa	L 63–78	10–5 (0–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/8/1987	No. 12 Illinois	L 66–68	10–6 (0–3)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/10/1987	No. 6 Purude	L 48–57	10–7 (0–4)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/15/1987	at No. 4 Indiana	L 65–103	10–8 (0–5)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/17/1987	at Ohio State	L 66–81	10–9 (0–6)	St. John Arena Columbus, OH
1/22/1987	Michigan State	L 78–81	10–10 (0–7)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/24/1987	Michigan	L 78–84	10–11 (0–8)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
1/31/1987	at Northwestern	W 62–57	11–11 (1–8)	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
2/5/1987	No. 7 Purdue	L 62–70	11–12 (1–9)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
2/7/1987	at No. 14 Illinois	L 74–99	11–13 (1–10)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
2/12/1987	Ohio State	L 69–83	11–14 (1–11)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/16/1987	No. 2 Indiana	L 85–86 ^3OT	11–15 (1–12)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
2/18/1987	at Michigan	L 64–77	11–16 (1–13)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
2/21/1987	at Michigan State	W 65–63	12–16 (2–13)	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
3/1/1987	Northwestern	W 76–59	13–16 (3–13)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/5/1987	Minnesota	W 69–52	14–16 (4–13)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
3/8/1987	No. 6 Iowa	L 71–81	14–17 (4–14)	UW Fieldhouse Madison, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

^ "1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ "1986-87 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
^ "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 7, 2024.

[1] "1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

[2] "1986-87 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.

[3] "Wisconsin Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved January 7, 2024.

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Venues	Red Gym (1904–1930) Wisconsin Field House (1930–1998) Kohl Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Marquette
Culture & lore	Bucky Badger "On, Wisconsin!" Grateful Red
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics