1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Bill Mulligan. UCI played their first three home games at Crawford Hall until the new Bren Events Center was opened on January 8. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 14–14 and 9–9 in PCAA play.

1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
1986–87 record	14–14 (9–9 PCAA)
Head coach	Bill Mulligan (7th season)
Home arena	Crawford Hall/Bren Events Center

1986–87 PCAA men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 UNLV †	18	–	0		1.000			37	–	2		.949
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	8		.556			16	–	12		.571
San Jose State	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Cal State Fullerton	9	–	9		.500			17	–	13		.567
New Mexico State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	15		.500
UC Irvine	9	–	9		.500			14	–	14		.500
Utah State	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Long Beach State	7	–	11		.389			10	–	17		.370
Pacific	6	–	12		.333			10	–	17		.370
Fresno State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	20		.310
† 1987 PCAA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The 1985–86 Anteaters featured only one returning starter and the rest of the starting line-up was made up of transfers, including future NBA head coach Scott Brooks.[1] Despite a slow start, the anteaters finished with an overall record of 16–11 which included an upset of #6 UNLV. They were invited to the 1986 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated UCLA and lost to BYU.

Roster

1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 12 Scott Brooks 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr French Camp, CA G 23 Joe Buchanan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Seattle, WA C Mike Doktorczyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — So F 22 Rob Doktorczyk 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So San Pedro, CA F 30 Wayne Engelstad 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Rosemead, CA F Steve Florentine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr G Kevin Floyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So G 25 Mike Hess 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr C Arthur Phillips 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr G 25 Peter Strauss 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Hilton Head, SC G Jason Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr F Mike Warren 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So F Frank Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr	Head coach Bill Mulligan Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 19, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 28, 1986*		Nebraska	W 109–101	1–0	Crawford Hall (1,458) Irvine, CA
December 1, 1986*		Bradley	W 121–111	2–0	Crawford Hall (1,229) Irvine, CA
December 4, 1986*		at Tulsa	L 66–84	2–1	Tulsa Convention Center (7,135) Tulsa, OK
December 6, 1986*		at Oral Roberts	W 92–91 ^OT	3–1	Mabee Center (3,569) Tulsa, OK
December 16, 1986*		at Boise State	L 71–81	3–2	BSU Pavilion (4,129) Boise, ID
December 18, 1986*		at Montana	L 80–101	3–3	Dahlberg Arena (5,604) Missoula, MT
December 20, 1986*		Pepperdine	W 103–91	4–3	Crawford Hall (1,247) Irvine, CA
December 28, 1986*		Eastern Washington Anteater Classic	W 97–68	5–3	Long Beach Arena[2] (3,467) Long Beach, CA
December 29, 1986*		No. 3 Iowa Anteater Classic	L 103–105	5–4	Long Beach Arena (4,380) Long Beach, CA
Conference Season
January 3, 1987		at No. 1 UNLV	L 72–114	5–5 (0–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (19,058) Paradise, NV
January 5, 1987		at Fresno State	T 66–66	5–6 (0–2)	Selland Arena (10,132) Fresno, CA
January 8, 1987		Utah State	W 118–96	6–6 (1–2)	Bren Events Center (4,542) Irvine, CA
January 10, 1987		San Jose State	W 89–84	7–6 (2–2)	Bren Events Center (2,743) Irvine, CA
January 12, 1987		Pacific	W 83–77	8–6 (3–2)	Bren Events Center (1,777) Irvine, CA
January 15, 1987		at Cal State Fullerton	W 76–70	9–6 (4–2)	Titan Gym (3,354) Fullerton, CA
January 17, 1987		at UC Santa Barbara	L 75–93	9–7 (4–3)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (1,441) Santa Barbara, CA
January 19, 1987		at Long Beach State	L 71–78	9–8 (4–4)	Gold Mine (1,862) Long Beach, CA
January 22, 1987		New Mexico State	W 86–80	10–8 (5–4)	Bren Events Center (1,531) Irvine, CA
January 24, 1987		Long Beach State	W 81–66	11–8 (6–4)	Bren Events Center (3,244) Irvine, CA
January 29, 1987		No. 3 UNLV	L 103–114	11–9 (6–5)	Bren Events Center (4,644) Irvine, CA
February 5, 1987		at San Jose State	L 70–95	11–10 (6–6)	San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,481) San Jose, CA
February 7, 1987		at Utah State	L 103–106	11–11 (6–7)	Smith Spectrum (6,540) Logan, UT
February 12, 1987		UC Santa Barbara	L 85–92	11–12 (6–8)	Bren Events Center (2,563) Irvine, CA
February 14, 1987		Cal State Fullerton	W 78–69 ^OT	12–12 (7–8)	Bren Events Center (4,522) Irvine, CA
February 19, 1987		at New Mexico State	L 66–70 ^OT	12–13 (7–9)	Pan American Center (7,258) Las Cruces,NM
February 21, 1987		at Pacific	W 90–79	13–13 (8–9)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,800) Stockton, CA
February 26, 1987		Fresno State	W 92–82	14–13 (9–9)	Bren Events Center (3,204) Irvine, CA
PCAA Tournament
March 5, 1987		vs. Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals	L 81–92	14–14	The Forum (11,338) Inglewood, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3][4]

Awards and Honors

• Scott Brooks
  • AP Honorable Mention All-American
  • PCAA First Team All-Conference

Source: [5]

References

1. McCurdie, Jim (November 27, 1985). "UCI Hopes to Rebound". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 154450186.
2. "E. Washington Beaten by UCI". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, CA. 1986-12-29. Retrieved 2017-08-01.
3. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
4. "Final 1987 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
5. "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2017.