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1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record37–2 (18–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Seasons
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


The 1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1986–87 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference; it would join the Western Athletic Conference in 1996 and become a charter member of its current conference, the Mountain West Conference, in 1999.

The nickname "Runnin' Rebels" is unique to men's basketball at UNLV. The default nickname for men's sports teams at the school is simply "Rebels", while all women's teams are known as "Lady Rebels".

Roster

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1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 00 Richard Robinson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Granada Hills, California
G/F 3 Lawrence West 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr San Diego, California
G 10 Mark Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr San Pedro, California
G 13 Freddie Banks 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Sr Las Vegas, Nevada
F 23 Gerald Paddio 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Rayne, Louisiana
F 30 Leon Symanski 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Orange, California
G 31 Stacey Cvijanovich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Oxnard, California
G 32 Gary Graham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
G/F 33 Eldridge Hudson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Carson, California
F/C 35 Armon Gilliam 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C 40 David Willard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So San Diego, California
F 44 Jarvis Basnight 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2019-Mar-16

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/21/1986*
No. 5 No. 19 Arizona
Preseason NIT
W 92–87[2]  1–0
                     Thomas & Mack Center (15,065)
Las Vegas, NV
11/24/1986*
No. 5 No. 7 Oklahoma
Preseason NIT
W 90–81[3]  2–0
                     Thomas & Mack Center (14,836)
Las Vegas, NV
11/28/1986*
No. 5 vs. Temple
Preseason NIT
W 78–76  3–0
                     Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
11/29/1986*
No. 5 vs. Western Kentucky
Preseason NIT Championship
W 96–95 2OT[4] 4–0
                     Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Dec 5, 1986*
No. 2 at Memphis State W 80–77[5]  5–0
 26  Paddio                Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
12/19/1986*
No. 1 Ohio
Rebel Round-Up
W 105–81  8–0
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
12/20/1986*
No. 1 Louisiana Tech W 79–75  9–0
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
12/27/1986*
No. 1 Old Dominion
UNLV Holiday Classic
W 103-83  10–0
 35  Gilliam                Thomas & Mack Center (19,320)
Las Vegas, NV
12/28/1986*
No. 1 No. 12 Navy
UNLV Holiday Classic
W 104–79[6]  11–0
 27  Gilliam          21  Wade  Thomas & Mack Center (20,321)
Las Vegas, NV
1/3/1987
No. 1 UC Irvine W 114–72  12–0
(1–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center (19,058)
Las Vegas, NV
1/8/1987
No. 1 San Jose State W 89–77  13–0
(2–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
1/10/1987
No. 1 Utah State W 114–94  14–0
(3–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center (19,418)
Las Vegas, NV
Jan 15, 1987
No. 1 at UC Santa Barbara W 88–74  15–0
(4–0)
                     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
1/17/1987*
No. 1 at No. 16 Oklahoma L 88–89  15–1
                     Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
1/19/1987
No. 4 at Cal State Fullerton W 73–65  16–1
(5–0)
                     Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
1/22/1987
No. 4 Long Beach State W 104–74  17–1
(6–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
1/24/1987
No. 4 New Mexico State W 85–58  18–1
(7–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
1/26/1987
No. 3 Fresno State W 106–58  19–1
(8–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center (18,068)
Las Vegas, NV
1/29/1987
No. 3 at UC Irvine W 114–103  20–1
(9–0)
                     Bren Events Center (4,644)
Irvine, CA
2/1/1987*
No. 3 at No. 18 Auburn W 104–85  21–1
                     Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
2/5/1987
No. 1 at Utah State W 113–78  22–1
(10–0)
                     Smith Spectrum (10,280)
Logan, UT
2/7/1987
No. 1 at San Jose State W 83–74  23–1
(11–0)
                     San Jose Civic Auditorium 
San Jose, CA
2/9/1987
No. 1 at Pacific W 73–59  24–1
(12–0)
                     Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
2/12/1987
No. 1 Cal State Fullerton W 74–64  25–1
(13–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
2/14/1987
No. 1 UC Santa Barbara W 86–76  26–1
(14–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
2/19/1987
No. 1 at Long Beach State W 86–66  27–1
(15–0)
                     Gold Mine (8,663)
Long Beach, CA
2/21/1987
No. 1 at New Mexico State W 80–69  28–1
(16–0)
                     Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
2/26/1987
No. 1 Pacific W 82–55  29–1
(17–0)
                     Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, NV
Mar 1, 1987
No. 1 at Fresno State W 70–59  30–1
(18–0)
                     Selland Arena (10,132)
Fresno, CA
PCAA tournament
3/5/1987*
(1) No. 1 vs. (8) Long Beach State
Quarterfinals
W 105–70  31–1
                     The Forum 
Inglewood, CA
3/6/1987*
(1) No. 1 vs. (5) Cal State Fullerton
Semifinals
W 99–65  32–1
                     The Forum 
Inglewood, CA
3/7/1987*
(1) No. 1 vs. (3) San Jose State
Championship Game
W 94–69  33–1
                     The Forum 
Inglewood, CA
NCAA tournament
3/12/1987*
 ESPN
(W1) No. 1 vs. (W16) Idaho State
First Round
W 95–70  34–1
 23  Banks   10  Hudson   9  Wade  Special Events Center (11,314)
Salt Lake City, UT
3/14/1987*
 CBS
(W1) No. 1 vs. (W9) Kansas State
Second Round
W 80–61  35–1
 24  Gilliam   11  Gilliam   13  Wade  Special Events Center (14,944)
Salt Lake City, UT
3/20/1987*
 CBS
(W1) No. 1 vs. (W12) Wyoming
Sweet Sixteen
W 92–78  36–1
 38  Gilliam   13  Gilliam   9  Wade  Kingdome (23,035)
Seattle, WA
3/22/1987*
 CBS
(W1) No. 1 vs. (W2) No. 6 Iowa
Elite Eight
W 84–81[7][8]  37–1
 27  Gilliam   10  Gilliam   12  Wade  Kingdome (22,914)
Seattle, WA
3/28/1987*
 CBS
(W1) No. 1 vs. (MW1) No. 3 Indiana
Final Four
L 93–97  37–2
 38  Banks   10  Gilliam   18  Wade  Louisiana Superdome (64,959)
New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP5211111143111111
CoachesNot released2111111321 (32)11 (30)11 (29)1 (39)

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 2 Armon Gilliam Phoenix Suns
2 24 Freddie Banks Detroit Pistons

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1987 NCAA Final Four program". March 1987. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  2. ^ "Rebels rally to overcome Arizona". Las Vegas Sun. November 21, 1986. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "UNLV Pulls Away at End to Dump OU, 90-81". The Oklahoman. November 25, 1986. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
  4. ^ "UNLV Overcomes 21-Point Deficit, Wins NIT Classic". The Washington Post. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Memphis State Streak Ended by UNLV, 80-77". The Los Angeles Times. December 6, 1986. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Top-Ranked Nevada-Las Vegas Routs Navy, 104-79". The Washington Post. December 30, 1986. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  7. ^ "UNLV Junks Strategy, Runs Down Iowa". Chicago Tribune. March 23, 1987. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  8. ^ "U.N.L.V. and Indiana squeeze into Final 4; Rally beats Iowa, 84-81". The New York Times. March 23, 1987. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  9. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 943–944. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  10. ^ "1987 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
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