# 1986–87 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||