1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum^[1] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–14.^[2] The team declined an invitation to the 1987 National Invitation Tournament.

1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Metro Conference Regular Season Champions
Conference	Metro Conference
Record	18–14 (9–3 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum (16th season)
Assistant coach	Wade Houston
Home arena	Freedom Hall
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Metro Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Louisville	9	–	3		.750			18	–	14		.563
Memphis State †	8	–	4		.667			26	–	8		.765
Southern Miss	6	–	6		.500			23	–	11		.676
Florida State	6	–	6		.500			19	–	11		.633
South Carolina	5	–	7		.417			15	–	14		.517
Virginia Tech	5	–	7		.417			10	–	18		.357
Cincinnati	3	–	9		.250			12	–	16		.429
† 1987 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown SF 21 Kenny Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Laurel, Mississippi F 41 Herbert Crook 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Eastern Louisville, Kentucky PF 43 Pervis Ellison 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Savannah, Georgia C 50 Felton Spencer 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky	Head coach Denny Crum (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 28, 1986*	No. 2	vs. Northeastern Great Alaska Shootout	L 84–88 OT	0–1	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 29, 1986*	No. 2	vs. Washington Great Alaska Shootout	L 54–69	0–2	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1986*	No. 2	vs. Texas Great Alaska Shootout	L 70–74	0–3	Sullivan Arena  Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 13, 1986*		DePaul	L 68–75	3–4	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 25, 1987		at Cincinnati	W 81–69	17–12 (9–3)	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 28, 1987*		at UCLA	L 86–99	17–13	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Metro Conference Tournament
Mar 7, 1987*	(1)	(4) Southern Miss Semifinals	W 78–71	18–13	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Mar 8, 1987*	(1)	(2) Memphis State Championship game	L 52–75	18–14	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.