1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team
American college basketball season
1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball | |
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Southland Regular season champions Southland tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Southland Conference |
Record | 22–8 (9–1 Southland) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech † | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
McNeese State | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lamar | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas State | 4 | – | 6 | .400 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Louisiana | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Arlington | – | – | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference during the 1986–87 season.[1] The Bulldogs were led by head coach Tommy Joe Eagles. Louisiana Tech finished atop the Southland regular season standings (9–1) and would earn an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament by winning the conference tournament championship. The Bulldogs lost to No. 3 seed DePaul in the opening round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 23, 1986* | Windsor Club | W 86–67 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,350) Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 29, 1986* | vs. Arkansas | L 64–90 | 0–1 | (7,854) | |||||||
Dec 1, 1986* | Concordia Lutheran | W 122–70 | 1–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,625) Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 3, 1986* | at Tennessee | L 56–63 | 1–2 | (10,607) | |||||||
Dec 6, 1986* | at Stephen F. Austin | L 79–81 OT | 1–3 | (1,630) | |||||||
Dec 8, 1986* | Georgia College | W 70–59 | 2–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,775) Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 13, 1986* | South Alabama | W 82–75 | 3–3 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,525) Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 19, 1986* | vs. Duquesne | W 82–64 | 4–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (2,500) Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 20, 1986* | at No. 1 UNLV | L 75–79 | 4–4 | Thomas & Mack Center (15,954) Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 23, 1986* | at Weber State | W 70–69 OT | 5–4 | (7,552) | |||||||
Dec 27, 1986* | vs. Washington | W 88–87 | 6–4 | (11,983) | |||||||
Dec 28, 1986* | vs. Oregon State | W 93–76 | 7–4 | (8,680) | |||||||
Dec 29, 1986* | vs. Oregon | W 57–50 | 8–4 | (8,189) | |||||||
Southland Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1987* | Lamar Semifinals | W 70–64 | 21–7 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 5, 1987* | Arkansas State Championship game | W 58–51 | 22–7 | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1987* | (14 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 5 DePaul | L 62–76 | 22–8 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. |
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References
- ^ "1986-87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
- ^ "1986-87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "2019–20 Louisiana Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide". Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.