1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = basketball
| year = 1986-87
| team = Purdue Boilermakers
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| conference = Big Ten Conference
| division =
| short_conf = Big Ten
| CoachRank = 6
| APRank = 7
| record = 25–5
| conf_record = 15–3
| wins_vacated =
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| conf_wins_forfeited =
| head_coach = Gene Keady
| hc_year = 7th
| asst_coach1 = Bruce Weber
| ac1_year = 7th
| asst_coach2 = Kevin Stallings
| ac2_year = 5th
| asst_coach3 = Tom Reiter
| ac3_year = 1st
| mvp =
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| captain = Tim Fisher
| captain_year =
| captain2 = Doug Lee (basketball)
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| stadium = Mackey Arena
| champion = Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions
| bowl = NCAA tournament
| bowl_result = second round
}}
{{1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1986–87 college basketball season.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Everette|last=Stephens|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=175|class=Jr|link=y|rs=|home=Evanston, Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Troy|last=Lewis|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=205|class=Jr|link=y|rs=|home=Toledo, Ohio}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kip|last=Jones|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=|class=So|link=|rs=|home={{nbsp}} }}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Todd|last=Mitchell|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=Jr|link=y|rs=|home=Anderson, Indiana}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Melvin|last=McCants|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=240|class=So|link=y|rs=|home=Chicago, Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steve|last=Scheffler|num=55|pos=FC|ft=6|in=9|lbs=250|class=Fr|link=y|rs=|home=Grand Rapids, Michigan}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Gene Keady ({{college|Kansas State}})
|asst_coach=
- Bruce Weber ({{college|Milwaukee}})
- Kevin Stallings ({{college|Purdue}})
- Tom Reiter
}}
{{Clear}}
Schedule
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21
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| status = w
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| opponent = Bulgaria
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
| gamename = Exhibition
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| score = 104–73
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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Purdue Boilermakers}}|Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 28
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| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 4
| opponent = Stetson
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| site_cityst = Daytona Beach, FL
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| score = 97–65
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| record = 1-0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 1
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| status = w
| nonconf = yes
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| opponent = Illinois State
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 96–64
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| record = 2-0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6
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| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank = 4
| opponent = Connecticut
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| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
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| score = 88–70
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| record = 3-0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8
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| status = w
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 3
| opponent = Wichita State
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 77–61
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| record = 4-0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 13
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| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank = 3
| opponent = Detroit
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| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
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| score = 89–65
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| record = 5-0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 20
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| status = w
| nonconf = yes
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| rank = 2
| opponent = Tampa
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 79–48
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| record = 6-0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22
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| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
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| rank = 2
| opponent = Toledo
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| site_cityst = Toledo, OH
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| score = 89–67
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| record = 7-0
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29
| time =
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = North Carolina
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = Dallas Morning News Classic
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| score = 81–94
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| record = 7-1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 2
| opponent = Towson State
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| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = Dallas Morning News Classic
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| score = 94–58
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| record = 8-1
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 3
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| status = w
| nonconf =
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| rank = 2
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 87–72
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| record = 9-1
| conference = 1-0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5
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| status = w
| nonconf =
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| rank = 2
| opponent = Michigan
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 89–77
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| record = 10-1
| conference = 2-0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 8
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Northwestern
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Evanston, IL
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| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 85–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 11-1
| conference = 3-0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 10
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Wisconsin
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| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Madison, WI
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| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 57–48
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12-1
| conference = 4-0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
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| rank = 6
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 86–59
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| record = 13-1
| conference = 5-0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18
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| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank = 6
| opponent = Louisville
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 88–73
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| record = 14-1
| conference =
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19
| time =
| status = l
| nonconf =
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| rank = 6
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 67–70
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| record = 14-2
| conference = 5-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 22
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| status = w
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| rank = 5
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 87–86
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 15-2
| conference = 6-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 29
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| status = w
| nonconf =
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| rank = 4
| opponent = Ohio State
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| site_cityst = Columbus, OH
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| score = 75–73
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| record = 16-2
| conference = 7-1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 31
| time =
| status = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 4
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Indiana–Purdue rivalry
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| score = 77–88
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| record = 16-3
| conference = 7-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 5
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
| away =
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| rank = 7
| opponent = Wisconsin
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 70–62
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| record = 17-3
| conference = 8-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 7
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
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| rank = 7
| opponent = Northwestern
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 86–60
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| record = 18-3
| conference = 9-2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 12
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Carver-Hawkeye Arena
| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA
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| score = 80–73
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| record = 19-3
| conference = 10-2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 14
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Minnesota
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| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN
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| score = 81–73
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| record = 20-3
| conference = 11-2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
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| score = 76–75
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| record = 21-3
| conference = 12-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 26
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
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| rank = 6
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 75–64
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| record = 22-3
| conference = 13-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
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| rank = 6
| opponent = Ohio State
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| site_stadium = Mackey Arena
| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN
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| score = 87–73
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| record = 23-3
| conference = 14-2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 4
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
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| score = 69–59
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| record = 24-3
| conference = 15-2
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 7
| time =
| status = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = Michigan
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| site_stadium = Crisler Arena
| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI
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| score = 68–104
| overtime =
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| record = 24-4
| conference = 15-3
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Purdue Boilermakers}}|1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 13
| time =
| status = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| seed = 3
| opponent = Northeastern
| opprank =
| oppseed = 14
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename = NCAA tournament • First Round
| tv =
| highscorer = Lee
| points = 29
| highrebounder=
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| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 104–95{{cite news |title=Lee Leads Purdue to Round 2 |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-14-8701200577-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121131812/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-14-8701200577-story.html|archive-date=January 21, 2022|newspaper=The Chicago Tribune |date=March 14, 1987 |access-date=January 21, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25-4
| conference =
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 15
| time =
| status = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 7
| seed = 3
| opponent = Florida
| opprank =
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename = NCAA Tournament • Second Round
| tv =
| highscorer = Lewis/Stephens
| points = 17
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 66–85
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25-5
| conference =
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{{CBB schedule end
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Rankings
{{main|1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
Team players drafted into the NBA
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Purdue Boilermakers| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club }} | |||
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| 2 | 35 | Doug Lee | Houston Rockets |
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References
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