1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

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.

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]

Roster

1986–87 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
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	Rank#	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