1986-1987 Providence Friars

ADVANCED TO NCAA FINAL FOUR
Record: 25-9 (10-6, 4th in Big East)
( H: 13-3 | A: 6-4 | N: 6-2 )

Head Coach: Rick Pitino
2nd Season, 42-23 (.646)

Assistant Coaches:
Gordie Chiesa
Stu Jackson
Herb Sendek
Jeff Van Gundy

Postseason: Lost in NCAA Final Four to Syracuse, 63-77

1986-87 ROSTER
Player#ClassPosHeightHometownSummary
Billy Donovan (C)
34
SR
G
6-2
Rockville Centre, NY
20.6 Pts, 3.0 Reb, 7.1 Ast
Delray Brooks
12
JR
G
6-4
Michigan City, IN
14.4 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 2.6 Ast
Pop Lewis (C)
23
SR
F
6-4
Germantown, PA
11.8 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 2.6 Ast
Dave Kipfer (C)
15
SR
F
6-7
Kitchener, ON, Can.
11.7 Pts, 5.3 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Steve Wright
44
JR
C
6-9
Syracuse, New York
7.9 Pts, 4.8 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Darryl Wright
41
SO
F
6-5
New York City, NY
6.1 Pts, 2.2 Reb, 0.9 Ast
Marty Conlon
30
FR
F
6-10
Bronxville, NY
4.4 Pts, 2.9 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Carlton Screen
11
FR
G
6-0
Brooklyn, NY
5.2 Pts, 1.1 Reb, 2.4 Ast
Abdul Shamsid-Deen
25
FR
C
6-11
Staten Island, NY
3.5 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Jacek Duda (C)
50
SR
C
6-11
Central Falls, RI
3.4 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 0.2 Ast
James Best
21
SR
F
6-6
Portsmouth, NH
6.3 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Bryan Benham
42
SO
F
6-3
Cartersville, GA
0.6 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.2 Ast
Dave Snedeker
32
JR
F
6-6
Springfield, IL
0.3 Pts, 0.3 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Ryan Ford
10
SO
G
6-0
Olean, NY
0.0 Pts, 0.1 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Quinton Burton
-
FR
F
6-5
Columbia, MD
DNP PROP 48



1986-1987 PROVIDENCE FRIARS VIDEO ARCHIVE

DateOpponentResult(Box)LocationGame ReplayHighlights
Nov 28, 1986
vs
American
W 104-82
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Nov 29, 1986
vs
Tulsa
L 74-80
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Dec 2, 1986
at
Holy Cross
W 90-65
Hart Recreation Center
-
-
Dec 6, 1986
vs
Rhode Island
W 100-90
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Dec 9, 1986
at
Brown
W 96-65
Marvel Gymnasium
-
-
Dec 11, 1986
vs
Siena
W 75-64
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Dec 20, 1986
vs
Rider
W 106-66
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Dec 22, 1986
vs
Howard
W 94-83
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Dec 27, 1986
vs
Maine
W 113-87
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Dec 29, 1986
vs
Hofstra
W 97-61
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Jan 3, 1987
at
#17 Pittsburgh
L 67-73
Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
-
-
Jan 5, 1987
vs
#7 Syracuse
L 85-89
Providence Civic Center
-
Jan 10, 1987
at
Villanova
W 96-78
The Pavilion
-
-
Jan 14, 1987
vs
Connecticut
W 103-89
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Jan 17, 1987
vs
Boston College
W 81-71
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Jan 20, 1987
at
Miami (FL)
W 92-88
Knight Center
-
-
Jan 24, 1987
at
Connecticut
W 61-53
Hartford Civic Center
-
Jan 28, 1987
vs
#11 Georgetown
W 82-79
Providence Civic Center
-
Jan 31, 1987
vs
#15 St. John's
W 93-81 OT
Providence Civic Center
-
Feb 3, 1987
at
Boston College
L 66-67
Boston Garden
-
Feb 7, 1987
vs
#13 Pittsburgh
L 81-87
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Feb 14, 1987
at
#16 St. John's
W 79-78
Madison Square Garden
-
Feb 17, 1987
vs
Seton Hall
W 91-87
Providence Civic Center
-
-
Feb 19, 1987
at
#9 Syracuse
L 81-90
Carrier Dome
-
-
Feb 25, 1987
at
Seton Hall
W 85-72
Walsh Gymnasium
-
-
Feb 28, 1987
at
#8 Georgetown
L 79-90
Capital Centre
-
-
Mar 2, 1987
vs
Villanova
W 97-80
Providence Civic Center
-
-
1987 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT
Mar 6, 1987
at
(5) St. John's
W 80-51
Madison Square Garden
-
-
Mar 7, 1987
vs
(1) #7 Georgetown
L 66-84
Madison Square Garden
-
1987 NCAA TOURNAMENT
Mar 12, 1987
at
(11) Alabama-Birmingham
(First Round)
W 90-68
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
-
Mar 14, 1987
vs
(14) Austin Peay
(Second Round)
W 90-87 OT
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
-
Mar 19, 1987
vs
(2) #9 Alabama
(Sweet Sixteen)
W 103-82
Freedom Hall
-
Mar 21, 1987
vs
(1) #4 Georgetown
(Elite Eight)
W 88-73
Freedom Hall
-
Mar 28, 1987
vs
(2) #10 Syracuse
(Final Four)
L 63-77
Louisiana Superdome
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