1986–87 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1986–87 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 93–96 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
Record	25–8 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Evans (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Norm Law (1st season) Mark Coleman (1st season) John Calipari (2nd season)
Home arena	Fitzgerald Field House (Capacity: 4,122)

1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 4 Georgetown†	12	–	4		.750			29	–	5		.853
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 10 Syracuse	12	–	4		.750			31	–	7		.816
Providence	10	–	6		.625			25	–	9		.735
St. John's	10	–	6		.625			21	–	9		.700
Villanova	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Seton Hall	4	–	12		.250			15	–	14		.517
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			11	–	18		.379
Connecticut	3	–	13		.188			9	–	19		.321
† 1987 Big East tournament winner As of March 30, 1987[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 25–8.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where, as a #3 seed, they lost in the second round to Oklahoma.

Rankings

Main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

1. "1986-87 Big East Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
2. "1986-87 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".
3. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 910–911. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.