1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Sun Belt Conference Champion Wendy's Classic Champion Chaminade Classic Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Second Round | |
Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
Record | 29–9 (12–2 Sun Belt) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 29 | – | 9 | .763 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Commonwealth | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNC Charlotte | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Murray Arnold and SBC Player of the Year Tellis Frank.[1] The Hilltoppers started the season by advancing to the finals of the Preseason NIT and then being ranked in the top 10 of both major polls.[2][3] WKU won the SBC championship and received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.[4] This team was one of the most talented in school history with three players being drafted in the early rounds of the NBA draft: Frank in the 1st round, Kannard Johnson in the 2nd, and Clarence Martin in the 3rd.[5] Frank and Johnson were selected to the All-Conference Team; Frank and Brett McNeal made the SBC All-Tournament Team.[6]
Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/21/1986* | at Notre Dame Preseason NIT | W 80–63 | 1–0 | Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN | |||||||
11/24/1986* | Texas Christian Preseason NIT | W 96–90 | 2–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/28/1986* | vs. Memphis State Preseason NIT Semifinals | W 68–67 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
11/29/1986* | vs. No. 5 UNLV Preseason NIT Finals | L 95–96 2OT | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
12/2/1986* | No. 14 | Kentucky State | W 90–58 | 4–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/5/1986* | No. 14 | Mercer Wendy’s Classic | W 98–67 | 5–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/6/1986* | No. 14 | USC Wendy’s Classic | W 82–52 | 6–1 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/10/1986* | No. 8 | Louisville | L 58–60 | 6–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/11/1986* | No. 8 | Central Michigan | L 65–73 | 6–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
12/13/1986* | No. 8 | at Samford | W 94–57 | 7–3 | Seibert Hall Homewood, AL | ||||||
12/19/1986* | Armstrong State | W 68–48 | 8–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/25/1986* | vs. Hawaii Pacific Chaminade Classic | W 89–74 | 9–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/26/1986* | at Chaminade Chaminade Classic | W 71–70 | 10–3 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/30/1986* | Tennessee Tech | W 102–46 | 11–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/3/1987* | at Butler | W 74–73 OT | 12–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
1/7/1987* | at Eastern Kentucky | L 66–68 | 12–4 | Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
1/10/1987 | UAB | W 85–67 | 13–4 (1-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/12/1987 | at VCU | W 79–70 | 14–4 (2-0) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA | |||||||
1/14/1987 | at Jacksonville | L 71–80 | 14–5 (2-1) | Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
1/17/1987 | VCU | W 90–71 | 15–5 (3-1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/19/1987 | at South Florida | W 61–46 | 16–5 (4-1) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL | |||||||
1/24/1987* | at LSU | L 62–67 | 16–6 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | |||||||
1/26/1987 | at South Alabama | W 68–60 | 17–6 (5-1) | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL | |||||||
1/29/1987 | South Florida | W 76–59 | 18–6 (6-1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/31/1987 | UNCC | W 88–69 | 19–6 (7-1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/3/1987 | ODU | W 94–53 | 20–6 (8-1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/8/1987 | at UNCC | W 74–71 OT | 21–6 (9-1) | Belk Gymnasium Charlotte, NC | |||||||
2/12/1987 | at ODU | W 75–59 | 22–6 (10-1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||||||
2/14/1987 | South Alabama | W 85–70 | 23–6 (11-1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/16/1987 | Jacksonville | W 87–74 | 24–6 (12-1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/18/1987* | at Southern Illinois | W 78–58 | 25–6 | Banterra Center Carbondale, IL | |||||||
2/21/1987 | at UAB | L 73–86 | 25–7 (12-2) | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL | |||||||
1987 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
2/26/1987 | (1) | (8) ODU Quarterfinals | W 60–58 | 26–7 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/27/1987 | (1) | (5) UNCC Semifinals | W 99–95 2OT | 27–7 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/28/1987 | (1) | vs. (3) UAB Finals | L 70–72 | 27–8 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
3/3/1987* | at Dayton | W 78–72 | 28–8 | UD Arena Dayton, OH | |||||||
1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/13/1987* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) West Virginia First Round | W 64–62 | 29–8 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
3/15/1987* | (10 E) | at (2 E) No. 10 Syracuse Second Round | L 86–104 | 29–9 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll (E#) during NCAA Tournament is seed. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
References
- ^ "1986-87 Men's Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "UNLV Overcomes 21-Point Deficit, Wins NIT Classic". The Washington Post. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
- ^ "Tops to welcome back 1985-86, '86-87 squads Saturday". The Daily News. February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ 1987 NBA Draft, Basketball Reference, retrieved 2 May 2020
- ^ 2016-17 SBC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020
- ^ 1986-87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 2 May 2020
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