1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in SEC play. They defeated Kentucky to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to Alabama. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated San Diego to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Indiana.

1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–13 (9–9 SEC)
Head coach
  • Sonny Smith (9th season)
Home arenaMemorial Coliseum
1986–87 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Alabama162 .889285  .848
Florida126 .6672311  .676
Georgia108 .5561812  .600
Kentucky108 .5561811  .621
Auburn99 .5001813  .581
Ole Miss810 .4441514  .517
LSU810 .4442415  .615
Tennessee711 .3891415  .483
Vanderbilt711 .3891816  .529
Mississippi State315 .167721  .250
1987 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The team lost Chuck Person to graduation and the NBA, and tried to offset the loss with sophomore transfer Aundrae Davis from West Virginia, but Davis was dismissed by coach Smith late in the season for violation of team rules.

Nevertheless, the team had a solid core with senior guards Gerald White and Frank Ford, junior forward Chris Morris, junior center Jeff Moore, and sophomore forward Mike Jones.

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