
1986-87 Rockford Lightning Roster
Team Record: 22-26
Finishing 4th in the CBA's West Division
Postseason: 9-8 Lost Championship
Finals - Lost to Tampa Bay/Rapid City Thrillers 4-1
Coach: Norm Van Lier (4-8)
Coach: Mauro Panaggio (18-18)
Location: Rockford, Illinois
The Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 22 wins and 26 losses, finishing fourth in the CBA's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 9-8.
Bryan Warrick scored a team-best 763 points for the Lightning, while Jim Lampley netted 7 or more per game, too. Jim Lampley contributed 311 rebounds. Bryan Warrick dished out 306 assists for the squad.
On defense, Bryan Warrick added 98 steals.
Norm Van Lier and Mauro Panaggio coached the team. The 1986-87 Rockford Lightning lost in the Championship.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Benny Anders | F | 6'6" | 220 | Houston | ||
Bruce Douglas | G | April 9, 1964 | 6'3" | 195 | Illinois | Quincy, IL USA |
Stewart Granger | G | October 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 195 | Villanova | Montreal, QU CAN |
Sammy Jackson | G | 6'3" | 195 | Montevallo | ||
Jim Lampley | C | July 2, 1960 | 6'11" | 230 | Arkansas-Little Rock | Harrisburg, PA USA |
Pace Mannion | F | September 22, 1960 | 6'7" | 190 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA |
Clayton Olivier | C | 6'11" | 250 | USC | ||
Allen Rayhorn | F | 6'9" | 215 | Northern Illinois | ||
Richard Rellford | F | February 16, 1964 | 6'6" | 225 | Michigan | Riviera Beach, FL USA |
Merle Scott | F | 6'7" | 220 | South Carolina State | ||
Brook Steppe | G | November 7, 1959 | 6'5" | 195 | Georgia Tech | Chapel Hill, NC USA |
Milt Wagner | G | February 20, 1963 | 6'5" | 185 | Louisville | Camden, NJ USA |
Warren Wallace | F | 6'5" | 200 | Elon | ||
Bryan Warrick | G | 6'5" | 195 | St. Joseph's | ||
Anthony Welch | F | 6'9" | 200 | Illinois | ||
Eddie Lee Wilkins | F | 6'10" | 220 | Gardner-Webb (NC) | ||
John Sherman Williams | F | 6'5" | 235 | Indiana State |