1986–87 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team

1986–87 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
1986–87 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
TAAC tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Trans America Athletic Conference
Record	20–11 (12–6 TAAC)
Head coach	Frank Kerns (5th season);
Home arena	Hanner Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock	16	–	2	.889	26	–	11	.703
Houston Baptist	13	–	5	.722	18	–	11	.621
Stetson	13	–	5	.722	18	–	13	.581
Georgia Southern †	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
Hardin–Simmons	9	–	9	.500	13	–	15	.464
Texas–San Antonio	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Mercer	7	–	11	.389	12	–	16	.429
Georgia State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	17	.393
Centenary	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Samford	1	–	17	.056	4	–	22	.154

† 1987 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Frank Kerns, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. The team finished fourth in the regular season conference standings and won the TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the East region, the Eagles lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed and eventual National runner-up Syracuse, 79–73,^[1] to finish with a 20–11 record (12–6 TAAC).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	20	Michael Curry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Augusta, Georgia
F	42	Jeff Sanders	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Augusta, Georgia

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 29, 1986*		vs. No. 14 Temple	L 61–80	4–3	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, OH
Dec 30, 1986*		vs. Air Force	L 82–87	4–4	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, OH
TAAC tournament
Mar 5, 1987*		vs. Hardin-Simmons	W 73–66	18–10	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 6, 1987*		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 70–62	19–10	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 7, 1987*		vs. Stetson Championship game	W 49–46	20–10	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 10 Syracuse First Round	L 73–79	20–11	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[2]^[3]

v t e Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball
Venues	Alumni Building (1932–1955) Hanner Gymnasium (1955–1969) Hanner Fieldhouse (1969–2024) Hill Convocation Center (2024–present)
Rivalries	Georgia State
Culture and lore	Freedom GUS "Georgia Southern Fight Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 1942–46 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