1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1986–87 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1987 Pacific-10 Tournament winner ; As of March 25, 1987[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Washington Huskies men's basketball
1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Quarterfinal
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1986–87 record	20–15 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Andy Russo (2nd season)
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion

The 1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 16–13 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, winning their final two games to tie for third in the standings.[2][3] The conference tournament debuted this year and third-seeded Washington advanced to the final,[4][5][6] but lost to host and top seed UCLA by twelve points.[7]

Washington played in the National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals.[8] They defeated Montana State in overtime in Bozeman,[9][10] then Boise State in Seattle,[11][12] but fell at Nebraska to end the season at 20–15.[13][14]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Fri, March 6 7:00 pm	vs. (6) Stanford Quarterfinal	W 86–71	17–13	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Sat, March 7 3:00 pm	vs. (7) Oregon Semifinal	W 70–56	18–13	Pauley Pavilion (9,352) Los Angeles, California
Sun, March 8 1:00 pm	at No. 18 (1) UCLA Final	L 64–76	18–14	Pauley Pavilion (9,117) Los Angeles, California
National Invitation Tournament
Wed, March 11* 6:30 pm	at Montana State First round	W 98–90 ^OT	19–14	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (7,848) Bozeman, Montana
Mon, March 16* 7:30 pm	Boise State Second round	W 73–68	20–14	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,480) Seattle, Washington
Sat, March 21* 11:35 am	at Nebraska Quarterfinal	L 76–81	20–15	Devaney Center (14,460) Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

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References

"2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.
Henkel, Cathy (March 2, 1987). "Huskies bump tumbling OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
"Welp's hook reels in win for Huskies". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1987. p. C2.
"Pac-10 Tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1987. p. 1C.
"UW's towers put the hurt on Stanford". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 7, 1987. p. 25.
Bellamy, Ron (March 8, 1987). "Ducks sag, then fall to Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
Bellamy, Ron (March 9, 1987). "Bruins apply the facial, rule the Pac-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 5B.
"Russo didn't want to go, but Huskies going strong". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 21, 1987. p. 7D.
"Huskies survive 3-point barrage". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1987. p. C2.
"Huskies defeat Bobcats, 98-90". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 12, 1987. p. 3B.
Wilson, Bernie (March 17, 1987). "UW awaits foe". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. B1.
"Hill's rampage helps UW win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 17, 1987. p. 3D.
"Nebraska tops Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 22, 1987. p. 6C.
"Nebraska muzzle Huskies". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 23, 1987. p. C3.

External links

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[1] "2011-12 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 67. Retrieved November 23, 2011.

[tumbosu-2] Henkel, Cathy (March 2, 1987). "Huskies bump tumbling OSU". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.

[wlphk-3] "Welp's hook reels in win for Huskies". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 2, 1987. p. C2.

[pttny-4] "Pac-10 Tourney". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1987. p. 1C.

[hurtstn-5] "UW's towers put the hurt on Stanford". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 7, 1987. p. 25.

[sagfall-6] Bellamy, Ron (March 8, 1987). "Ducks sag, then fall to Huskies". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.

[applfac-7] Bellamy, Ron (March 9, 1987). "Bruins apply the facial, rule the Pac-10". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 5B.

[rdwtg-8] "Russo didn't want to go, but Huskies going strong". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 21, 1987. p. 7D.

[tptbr-9] "Huskies survive 3-point barrage". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1987. p. C2.

[hdbct-10] "Huskies defeat Bobcats, 98-90". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). wire services. March 12, 1987. p. 3B.

[awtfoe-11] Wilson, Bernie (March 17, 1987). "UW awaits foe". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. B1.

[hrhuw-12] "Hill's rampage helps UW win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 17, 1987. p. 3D.

[topwa-13] "Nebraska tops Washington". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 22, 1987. p. 6C.

[nmzh-14] "Nebraska muzzle Huskies". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 23, 1987. p. C3.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1986–87 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 UCLA †	14	–	4	.778	25	–	7	.781
Arizona	13	–	5	.722	18	–	12	.600
Washington	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
California	10	–	8	.556	20	–	15	.571
Oregon State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	11	.633
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	16	–	14	.533
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
USC	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 25, 1987[1]; Rankings from AP Poll