1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball
1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	17–12 (10–4 MVC)
Head coach	Stan Albeck (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Morris McHone; Marty Gillespie;
Home arena	Carver Arena
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	11	–	3	.786	22	–	8	.733
Bradley	10	–	4	.714	17	–	12	.586
Wichita State †	9	–	5	.643	22	–	11	.667
Illinois State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	13	.594
Drake	6	–	8	.429	17	–	14	.548
Southern Illinois	5	–	9	.357	12	–	17	.414
Indiana State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
Creighton	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Carver Arena. Following the departure of former head coach Dick Versace, Bradley was banned from postseason play.^[2] The Braves were led by first year head coach Stan Albeck and AP Honorable mention All-American Hersey Hawkins, who averaged 27.2 points per game.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Anthony Manuel	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Crane	Chicago, IL
F	21	Jerry Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Collins	Chicago, IL
F	23	Paul Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So	Lorain Catholic	Lorain, OH
F/C	24	Donald Powell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Nowata	Nowata, OK
C	25	Keith Berry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Dunbar	Chicago, IL
F	32	Greg Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Robeson	Chicago, IL
G	33	Hersey Hawkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Westinghouse	Chicago, IL
F	40	Trevor Trimpe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Havana	Havana, IL
G	41	Mike Cash	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Lowell	Lowell, IN
G	44	Len Bertolini	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	St. Patrick's	Chicago, IL
G	50	Jeff Anthony	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	East St. Louis	East St. Louis, IL
F	52	Bruce Mordini	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Highland Park	Highland Park, IL
C	53	Luke Jackson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Calvary Academy	Springfield, IL

Head coach

Stan Albeck

Assistant coach(es)

Willie Cox
Marty Gillespie
Morris McHone

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1986*	at Michigan Coca-Cola NIT Classic	L 107–115	0–1	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 1, 1986*	at UC Irvine	L 111–121	0–2	Crawford Hall (1,229) Irvine, CA
Dec 3, 1986*	at Long Beach State	L 74–80	0–3	The Gold Mine Long Beach, CA
Dec 6, 1986*	SIU Edwardsville	W 88–82	1–3	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Dec 13, 1986*	Northern Illinois	W 86–63	2–3	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Dec 20, 1986*	Marquette	W 73–70	3–3	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Dec 22, 1986*	at Evansville	L 68–77	3–4	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN
Dec 26, 1986*	vs. Northeastern Jostens Tournament	W 110–105	4–4	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Dec 27, 1986*	vs. Saint Joseph's Jostens Tournament	L 77–86	4–5	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Jan 3, 1987*	Detroit	W 75–59	5–5	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 5, 1987*	Loyola (IL)	W 82–79	6–5	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 7, 1987*	at Saint Louis	L 65–67	6–6	Kiel Auditorium Saint Louis, MO
Jan 10, 1987	Southern Illinois	W 96–79	7–6 (1–0)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 15, 1987	at Indiana State	L 65–72	7–7 (1–1)	Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN
Jan 17, 1987*	at UAB	L 69–80	7–8	BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL
Jan 19, 1987 7:30 pm	at Illinois State	W 73–65	8–8 (2–1)	Horton Fieldhouse (7,745) Normal, IL
Jan 22, 1987	Creighton	W 95–67	9–8 (3–1)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 26, 1987	Tulsa	W 92–83	10–8 (4–1)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Jan 29, 1987	at Wichita State	L 64–66	10–9 (4–2)	Levitt Arena Wichita, KS
Jan 31, 1987	at Drake	W 92–66	11–9 (5–2)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, IA
Feb 4, 1987	at Southern Illinois	W 97–86	12–9 (6–2)	SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
Feb 7, 1987*	Memphis	L 74–82	12–10	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 9, 1987*	Dayton	W 90–79	13–10	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 12, 1987	Indiana State	W 113–84	14–10 (7–2)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 14, 1987	Wichita State	W 79–78	15–10 (8–2)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
Feb 16, 1987	at Creighton	W 66–64	16–10 (9–2)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE
Feb 18, 1987 9:00 pm	Illinois State	W 93–81	17–10 (10–2)	Carver Arena (10,401) Peoria, IL
Feb 21, 1987	at Tulsa	L 70–74	17–11 (10–3)	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 26, 1987	Drake	L 77–79	17–12 (10–4)	Carver Arena Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors

Hersey Hawkins – MVC Player of the Year

References

^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "IT`S BRADLEY PLAYERS` MOVE". Chicago Tribune. July 16, 1986. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Roster". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
^ "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University. Bradley Braves Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary

[2] "IT`S BRADLEY PLAYERS` MOVE". Chicago Tribune. July 16, 1986. Retrieved May 17, 2019.

[3] "1986-87 Men's Basketball Roster". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

[4] "1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule". Bradley University. Bradley Braves Athletics. Retrieved May 22, 2023.

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v t e Bradley Braves men's basketball
Venues	Peoria YMCA (1902–1909) Hewitt Gymnasium (1909–1925) Peoria Armory (1925–1941) Woodruff High School Gymnasium (1941–1943) Peoria Armory (1945–1949) Robertson Memorial Field House (1949–1982) Carver Arena (1982–present)
Rivalries	Illinois State
Culture & lore	Longest game in Division I history Point-shaving scandal Gambling scandal
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics