Stockton University Athletics

The 1986-87 Stockton Men’s Basketball Team broke new ground for the College’s athletics program. The squad became Stockton’s first NCAA Final Four team in any sport after winning the College’s first NJAC championship in any sport.

Stockton earned the first NCAA Tournament berth in the men’s basketball program’s history and became just the second Osprey team in any sport to receive an NCAA tourney bid.

In Gerry Matthews’ second year as head coach, Stockton went 23-8 and finished fourth in the NCAA Tournament Wins over Roanoke (67-64), Cal State-Stanislaus (88-80) and Widener (68-65 in overtime) propelled the Ospreys to the NCAA Final Four.

Stockton fell to eventual national champion Clark (MA) 77-70 in the national semifinals and then was edged 82-80 by Wittenberg (OH) in the third place game.

 

Mansur Alwan	Pat Mullahey
George Briscoe	Rodney Perkins
John Connell	Brian Renshaw
Steven Davis	James Sheard
Donald Ellison	David Smith
Byron Eure	Chris Crowley (assistant coach)
Gary Harmon	Roy Heck (assistant coach)
Ray Magee	Gerry Matthews (head coach)

Dr. Harvey Kesselman Introduction
1986-87 Men's Basketball Team Photo Album
1986-87 Press Articles