# 1986–87 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his third year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.
The Terriers finished their season at 11–16 overall and 5–11 in conference play. They did not qualify for the NEC Tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season |||||
| November , 1986* | Morgan State | L 58–61 | 0–1 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,029) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 1, 1986* | Manhattan | L 59–73 | 0–2 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,000) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 3, 1986* | at Rider | W 68–59 | 1–2 | Alumni Gymnasium (310) Lawrenceville, NJ |
| December 5, 1986* | at Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina Tournament | L 49–61 | 1–3 | Kimbel Arena (750) Conway, SC |
| December 6, 1986 | vs. Long Island Coastal Carolina Tournament | L 53–73 | 1–4 (0–1) | Kimbel Arena (400) Conway, SC |
| December 10, 1986 | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 55–68 | 1–5 (0–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750) Brooklyn, NY |
| December , 1986* | Baruch | W 59–42 | 2–5 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,250) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 3, 1987 | Long Island Battle of Brooklyn | W 94–91 $^{OT}$ | 3–5 (1–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,500) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 7, 1987 | Marist | W 54–53 | 4–5 (2–2) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,050) Brooklyn, NY |
| January , 1987* | Hunter | W 95–62 | 5–5 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 13, 1987* | at Bucknell | L 59–78 | 5–6 | Davis Gym (1,465) Lewisburg, PA |
| January 15, 1987 | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 60–72 | 5–7 (2–3) | Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (800) Loretto, PA |
| January 17, 1987 | at Robert Morris | L 34–48 | 5–8 (2–4) | Charles L. Sewall Center (750) Moon Township, PA |
| January 21, 1987 | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 66–86 | 5–9 (2–5) | (300) Rutherford, NJ |
| January 24, 1987 | Wagner | L 64–66 | 5–10 (2–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (850) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 26, 1987 | at Loyola (MD) | L 80–95 | 5–11 (2–7) | Reitz Arena (708) Baltimore, MD |
| January 29, 1987 | Monmouth | W 61–55 | 6–11 (3–7) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (500) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 31, 1987 | at Long Island | L 67–73 | 6–12 (3–8) | Schwartz Athletic Center (900) Brooklyn, NY |
| February , 1987* | Pace | W 66–59 | 7–12 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750) Brooklyn, NY |
| February , 1987* | York | W 77–59 | 8–12 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (500) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 11, 1987 | at Marist | L 53–64 | 8–13 (3–9) | McCann Arena (2,819) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| February 16, 1987 | at Loyola (MD) | L 80–95 | 8–14 (3–10) | Reitz Arena (708) Baltimore, MD |
| February 19, 1987 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 76–67 | 9–14 (4–10) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (2,004) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 21, 1987 | Robert Morris | L 55–57 | 9–15 (4–11) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (350) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 23, 1987 | at Monmouth | W 67–66 | 10–15 (5–11) | William T. Boylan Gymnasium (250) West Long Branch, NJ |
| February 26, 1987* | Central Connecticut | W 87–82 | 11–15 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (500) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 28, 1987 | at Wagner | L 66–74 | 11–16 | Sutter Gymnasium (2,150) Staten Island, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||