The 1986–87 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented

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in the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team's head coach was

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, who was in his ninth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Memorial Coliseum in

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. They finished the season 18–13, 9–9 in SEC play. They defeated

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to advance to the semifinals of the SEC tournament where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated

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to advance to the Second Round where they lost to

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. The team lost

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to graduation and the NBA, and tried to offset the loss with sophomore transfer Aundrae Davis from

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, 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.

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

References

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