# 1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in SEC play. They defeated Kentucky to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated San Diego to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Indiana.
The team lost Chuck Person to graduation and the NBA, and tried to offset the loss with sophomore transfer Aundrae Davis from West Virginia, but Davis was dismissed by coach Smith late in the season for violation of team rules.
Nevertheless, the team had a solid core with senior guards Gerald White and Frank Ford, junior forward Chris Morris, junior center Jeff Moore, and sophomore forward Mike Jones.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1986* | No. 12 | at UAB | W 68-58 | 1-0 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, AL |
| Dec 1, 1986* | No. 7 | Armstrong | W 94-54 | 2-0 | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Dec 11, 1986* | No. 7 | Austin Peay | W 115-93 | 3-0 | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Dec 13, 1986* | No. 7 | Southwestern Louisiana | W 107-91 | 4-0 | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Dec 15, 1986* | No. 6 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 97-82 | 5-0 | McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY |
| Dec 18, 1986* | No. 6 | Augusta State | W 89-66 | 6-0 | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Dec 28, 1986* | No. 5 | vs. Iowa State Sun Bowl Tournament | W 89-87 | 7-0 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| Dec 29, 1986* | No. 5 | vs. Iowa State Sun Bowl Tournament | L 82-87 | 7-1 | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX |
| Jan 3, 1987 | No. 5 | No. 11 Kentucky | L 60-63 | 7-2 (0-1) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Jan 7, 1987 | No. 13 | Georgia | W 62-58 | 8-2 (1-1) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Jan 10, 1987 2:00 p.m., JPT | No. 13 | at Mississippi State | W 66-52 | 9-2 (2-1) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| Jan 14, 1987 | No. 10 | Tennessee | W 66-56 | 10-2 (3-1) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Jan 17, 1987 | No. 10 | at Vanderbilt | L 75-91 | 10-3 (3-2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| Jan 21, 1987 | No. 17 | at No. 13 Alabama | L 82-88 | 10-4 (3-3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Jan 24, 1987 2:30 p.m., JPT | No. 17 | Mississippi | W 85-61 | 11-4 (4-3) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Jan 28, 1987 7:00 p.m., JPT | No. 18 | at LSU | L 73-75 | 11-5 (4-4) | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jan 31, 1987 | No. 18 | No. 19 Florida | W 81-68 | 12-5 (5-4) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Feb 1, 1987 | No. 18 | No. 3 UNLV | L 85-104 | 12-6 | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Feb 7, 1987 7:00 p.m., JPT | No. 20 | at Kentucky | L 71-75 | 12-7 (5-5) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| Feb 7, 1984 | No. 20 | at Georgia | L 71-75 | 12-8 (5-6) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| Feb 9, 1987 | | at No. 19 Florida | W 84-70 | 13-8 (6-6) | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| Feb 11, 1987 | | Mississippi State | W 59-45 | 14-8 (7-6) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| Feb 14, 1987 | | at Tennessee | L 84-103 | 14-9 (7-7) | Stokley Center Knoxville, TN |
| Feb 21, 1987 2:00 p.m., JPT | | No. 12 Alabama | L 75-77 | 14-10 (7-8) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Colisesum Auburn, AL |
| Feb 23, 1987 | | Vanderbilt | W 91-83 | 15-10 (8-8) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Colliseum Auburn, AL |
| Feb 25, 1987 | | at Mississippi | L 67-73 | 15-11 (8-9) | C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| March 1, 1987 2:00 p.m., JPT | | LSU | W 100-62 | 16-11 (9-9) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| SEC Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 1987 , JPT | (5) | vs. (4) Kentucky Second round | W 79-72 | 17-11 | The Omni Atlanta, GA |
| March 7, 1987 , JPT | (5) | vs. (1) No. 9 Alabama Semifinals | L 68-87 | 17-12 | The Omni Atlanta, GA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 12, 1987* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) San Diego First round | W 62-61 | 18-12 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| March 14, 1987* | (8 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Indiana Second round | L 90-107 | 18-13 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||