Post by FU73 on Jul 24, 2020 13:14:52 GMT -5
Looking Back, Part I: The 1986-87 Men's Basketball Team
There have been a lot of incredible sports seasons at Fairfield University over the years. The 1986-87 men's basketball season was one of them. By Chris Elsberry
The preseason coaches' poll for the 1986-87 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball season had just been released and as expected, the Fairfield Stags stood atop the standings.
The Stags were the defending regular season and conference tournament champions. They had played well against Big 10 power Illinois in the opening round of the NCAA tournament and with three starters, three top reserves and a player that had missed the previous season due to injury, returning, all eyes looked at Fairfield as the team that would be the one to beat in the MAAC.
But the basketball gods had different ideas.....
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