# 1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 9th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 21–11, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–68.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1986* | | No. 12 Auburn | L 58–68 | 0–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Nov 29, 1986* | | Longwood | W 83–49 | 1–1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 5, 1986* | | vs. Hawaii Pacific Apple Invitational | W 93–75 | 2–1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 6, 1986* | | at Stanford Apple Invitational | L 80–99 | 2–2 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Dec 5, 1986* | | at Hawaii Pacific | W 66–52 | 3–2 | Kaneohe, Hawaii |
| Dec 12, 1986* | | vs. Monmouth TCBY Tip-Off | W 86–73 | 4–2 | Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 13, 1986* | | at Arkansas–Little Rock TCBY Tip-Off | L 73–74 | 4–3 | Statehouse Convention Center Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Dec 20, 1986* | | South Carolina State | W 81–67 | 5–3 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 29, 1986* | | Alaska Anchorage UAB Classic | W 94–72 | 6–3 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 30, 1986* | | Middle Tennessee UAB Classic | W 93–91 | 7–3 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 3, 1987 | | at South Alabama | W 85–80 | 8–3 (1–0) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Jan 5, 1987 | | Old Dominion | W 64–60 | 9–3 (2–0) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 8, 1987 | | Jacksonville | L 69–77 | 9–4 (2–1) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 10, 1987 | | at Western Kentucky | L 67–85 | 9–5 (2–2) | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Jan 12, 1987 | | UNC Charlotte | W 69–46 | 10–5 (3–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 17, 1987* | | Bradley | W 80–69 | 11–5 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 20, 1987 | | at VCU | W 79–70 | 12–5 (4–2) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 24, 1987* | | No. 8 Temple | L 60–67 | 12–6 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Jan 26, 1987 | | at Jacksonville | W 81–80 | 13–6 (5–2) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 31, 1987 | | at Old Dominion | W 72–70 | 14–6 (6–2) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 3, 1987* | | at West Virginia | L 64–79 | 14–7 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Feb 5, 1987 | | VCU | W 79–71 | 15–7 (7–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 7, 1987 | | South Alabama | W 87–76 | 16–7 (8–2) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 9, 1987 | | South Florida | L 67–81 | 16–8 (8–3) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 12, 1987 | | at UNC Charlotte | L 67–76 | 16–9 (8–4) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 14, 1987* | | No. 5 DePaul | L 71–83 | 16–10 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 18, 1987 | | at South Florida | W 67–58 | 17–10 (9–4) | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 21, 1987 | | Western Kentucky | W 86–73 | 18–10 (10–4) | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Feb 26, 1987* | | vs. South Alabama Quarterfinals | W 77–64 | 19–10 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Feb 27, 1987* | | vs. Jacksonville Semifinals | W 93–86 | 20–10 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Feb 28, 1987* | | at Western Kentucky Championship game | W 72–70 | 21–10 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1987* | (11 SE) | vs. (6 SE) Providence First round | L 68–90 | 21–11 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||