1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 9th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 21–11, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–68.

1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Monson (1st season)
  • Tom Massimino
  • Jimmy Armstrong
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Kentucky122 .857299  .763
Jacksonville113 .7861911  .633
UAB104 .7142111  .656
Virginia Commonwealth77 .5001714  .548
UNC Charlotte68 .4291814  .563
South Alabama68 .4291414  .500
South Florida311 .214820  .286
Old Dominion113 .071622  .214
1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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