1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.Led by first-year head coach Gary Williams, the Buckeyes finished 20–13 (9–9 Big Ten) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.[2]
Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketballNCAA tournamentBig Ten ConferenceGary WilliamsRandy AyersSt. John Arena1985–86IndianaPurdueIllinoisMichiganMichigan StateWisconsinMinnesotaNorthwesternAP PollOhio State University1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball seasonJay BursonNew Concord, OhioDennis HopsonToledo, OhioMarylandWalk-onredshirtBucknellColumbus, OhioWestern MichiganBowling GreenHowardDaytonUniversity of Dayton ArenaDayton, OhioJacksonvilleJacksonville Memorial ColiseumJacksonville, FloridaFloridaArkansasNeal S. Blaisdell CenterHonolulu, HIKansasCrisler ArenaAnn Arbor, MIJenison FieldhouseEast Lansing, MIWilliams ArenaMinneapolis, MNCarver-Hawkeye ArenaIowa City, IAAssembly HallChampaign, ILMackey ArenaWest Lafayette, INBloomington, INKentuckyOmni ColiseumAtlanta, GAGeorgetown1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankingsBig Ten Player of the YearThe ArmoryFairgrounds ColiseumValue City ArenaBrutus BuckeyeBuckeye NuthouseWBNS-FMOhio State Sports NetworkHead coachesStatistical leadersSeasonsList of seasons1898–991899–19001900–011938–391943–441944–451945–461959–601960–611961–621967–681969–701970–711979–801981–821982–831984–851989–901990–911991–921998–991999–20002000–012001–022002–032004–052005–062006–072007–082008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182018–192019–202020–212021–222022–232023–242024–25