1987 TAAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
Teams8
SiteBarton Coliseum
Little Rock, AR
ChampionsGeorgia Southern (2nd title)
Winning coachFrank Kerns (2nd title)
MVPJeff Sanders (Georgia Southern)
TAAC men's basketball tournaments
1986–87 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Arkansas–Little Rock162 .8892611  .703
Houston Baptist135 .7221811  .621
Stetson135 .7221813  .581
Georgia Southern126 .6672011  .645
Hardin–Simmons99 .5001315  .464
Texas–San Antonio711 .3891315  .464
Mercer711 .3891216  .429
Georgia State711 .3891117  .393
Centenary513 .2781017  .370
Samford117 .056422  .154
1987 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament (now known as the ASUN men's basketball tournament) was held March 7–9 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.[1]

Georgia Southern defeated conference newcomer Stetson in the championship game, 49–46, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Eagles, therefore, received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament.

Texas–San Antonio joined the TAAC for the 1986–87 season, bringing the total conference membership to 10. However, only the top eight teams were invited to participate in the 1987 conference tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 7
Semifinals
Friday, March 8
Championship
Saturday, March 9
         
1 Arkansas–Little Rock 62
8 Texas–San Antonio 60
1 Arkansas–Little Rock 62
4 Georgia Southern 70
5 Hardin–Simmons 66
4 Georgia Southern 73
4 Georgia Southern 49
2 Stetson 46
3 Houston Baptist 73
6 Georgia State 64
3 Houston Baptist 68
2 Stetson 73
7 Mercer 68
2 Stetson 75

References

  1. "1986-87 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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