1986–87 Austin Peay Governors basketball team

1986–87 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
1986–87 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball
Ohio Valley tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Ohio Valley
Record	20–12 (8–6 OVC)
Head coach	Lake Kelly (8th season);
Home arena	Winfield Dunn Center
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Middle Tennessee	11	–	3	.786	22	–	7	.759
Akron	9	–	5	.643	21	–	9	.700
Eastern Kentucky	9	–	5	.643	19	–	11	.633
Austin Peay †	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
Morehead State	8	–	6	.571	14	–	14	.500
Murray State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	15	.464
Youngstown State	4	–	10	.286	11	–	17	.393
Tennessee Tech	1	–	13	.071	7	–	20	.259
Tennessee State	-	–	-	–	15	–	12	.556

† 1987 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1986–87 Austin Peay Governors basketball team represented Austin Peay State University during the 1986–87 season. The Governors, led by eighth-year head coach Lake Kelly, played their home games at the Dunn Center in Clarksville, Tennessee as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

After finishing fourth in the OVC regular season standings, Austin Peay won the OVC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, the Governors upset No. 3 seed Illinois, 68–67.^[2] It was the third upset of a No. 3 seed in the opening round by a No. 14 seed since the NCAA tournament expanded to a 64-team field in 1985. Austin Peay followed the win with another strong showing, but they fell to No. 6 seed and eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–87 in OT.^[3] The team finished with a 20–12 record (8–6 OVC).

Roster[edit]

1986–87 Austin Peay Governors men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Lawrence Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Lake Kelly (Georgia Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*		Centre	L 83–85	0–1	Winfield Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
Nov 29, 1986*		at No. 11 Kentucky	L 69–71	0–2	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 5, 1986*		vs. Alcorn State Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 86–70	1–2	Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 6, 1986*		at Marshall Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 73–68	2–2	Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Dec 9, 1986*		at Rice	W 73–70	3–2	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Dec 11, 1986*		at No. 7 Auburn	L 93–115	3–3	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Dec 13, 1986*		at Evansville	W 69–66	4–3	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 16, 1986*		at Missouri	L 73–79	4–4	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 18, 1986*		at Minnesota	W 73–64^[5]	5–4	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 5, 1987*		Memphis State	L 67–82	8–5	Winfield Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee
Feb 27, 1987		at Murray State	L 68–69	16–11 (8–6)	Racer Arena Murray, Kentucky
Ohio Valley tournament
Mar 5, 1987*	(4)	(5) Morehead State Quarterfinals	W 78–76	17–11	Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 6, 1987*	(4)	at (1) Middle Tennessee Semifinals	W 87–83	18–11	Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Mar 7, 1987*	(4)	vs. (3) Eastern Kentucky Championship game	W 71–68	19–11	Murphy Athletic Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(14 SE)	vs. (3 SE) No. 11 Illinois First round	W 68–67^[2]^[6]	20–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 14, 1987*	(14 SE)	vs. (6 SE) Providence Second round	L 87–90 ^{OT^[3]}	20–12	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

Sources^[7]^[8]

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b "Austin Peay Upsets No. 11 Illinois, 68-67". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Sell, Dave (March 15, 1987). "Providence Rallies, 90-87". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "1986-87 Austin Peay Governors Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "Minnesota Surprised by Austin Peay, 73-64". Los Angeles Times. December 19, 1986. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ Gregory, Sean (March 18, 2008). "Top 10 NCAA tournament first round Upsets: (14) Austin Peay 68, (3) Illinois 67, 1987". Time. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "Austin Peay Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Austin Peay Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "1986–87 Austin Peay Governors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1986-87 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-ill-2] "Austin Peay Upsets No. 11 Illinois, 68-67". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[ncaa-prov-3] Sell, Dave (March 15, 1987). "Providence Rallies, 90-87". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[4] "1986-87 Austin Peay Governors Roster and Stats". Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[5] "Minnesota Surprised by Austin Peay, 73-64". Los Angeles Times. December 19, 1986. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[6] Gregory, Sean (March 18, 2008). "Top 10 NCAA tournament first round Upsets: (14) Austin Peay 68, (3) Illinois 67, 1987". Time. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[7] "Austin Peay Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Austin Peay Athletics. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[8] "1986–87 Austin Peay Governors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

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