1987 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

1987 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Teams 8
Site Barton Coliseum
Little Rock, AR
Champions Georgia Southern (2nd title)
Winning coach Frank Kerns (2nd title)
MVP Jeff Sanders (Georgia Southern)
TAAC Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1986  1988»

Template:1986–87 TAAC men's basketball standings

The 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun 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. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
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