1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Eight Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
Record | 24–10 (9–5 Big Eight) |
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Home arena | Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Missouri † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Kansas | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nebraska | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 Big Eight tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.
After receiving a preseason top 10 ranking, the team posted a 24–10 overall record and a 9–5 conference record. Battle tested, the Sooners received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they fell to Iowa in overtime.
Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 21, 1986* | No. 7 | Brigham Young Preseason NIT | W 119–110 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Nov 24, 1986* | No. 7 | at No. 5 UNLV Preseason NIT | L 81–90[1] | 1–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,836) Las Vegas, Nevada | ||||||
Dec 2, 1986* | No. 11 | Texas A&M | W 93–79 | 2–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Dec 6, 1986* | No. 11 | Texas-Arlington | W 101–76 | 3–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Dec 10, 1986* | No. 9 | at Texas | W 84–65 | 4–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas | ||||||
Dec 13, 1986* | No. 9 | Florida State | W 109–92 | 5–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Dec 20, 1986* | No. 7 | Colorado State | W 108–62 | 6–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Dec 26, 1986* | No. 6 | vs. Creighton All-College Tournament | W 106–90 | 7–1 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
Dec 27, 1986* | No. 6 | vs. TCU All-College Tournament | L 82–95 | 7–2 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
Jan 2, 1987* | No. 13 | Arkansas State Sooner Invitational | W 77–57 | 8–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Jan 3, 1987* | No. 13 | McNeese State Sooner Invitational | W 68–63 | 9–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Big 8 Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 10, 1987 | No. 11 | at Missouri | L 83–87 | 9–3 (0–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | ||||||
Jan 12, 1987* | No. 11 | vs. Louisiana State | W 94–85 | 10–3 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||||||
Jan 15, 1987 | No. 16 | No. 20 Kansas | W 76–74 | 11–3 (1–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Jan 17, 1987* | No. 16 | No. 1 UNLV | W 89–88[2] | 12–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Jan 21, 1987 | No. 11 | Oklahoma State | W 94–67 | 13–3 (2–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Jan 24, 1987 | No. 11 | at Kansas State | W 81–78 | 14–3 (3–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | ||||||
Jan 27, 1987 | No. 10 | at Colorado | W 87–62 | 15–3 (4–1) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado | ||||||
Jan 29, 1987 | No. 10 | Iowa State | W 82–76 | 16–3 (5–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Jan 31, 1987* | No. 10 | at North Carolina State | W 86–82 | 17–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | ||||||
Feb 4, 1987 | No. 8 | at Nebraska | W 80–66 | 18–3 (6–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||
Feb 7, 1987* | No. 8 | Missouri | W 81–78 | 19–3 (7–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Feb 11, 1987 | No. 8 | at Oklahoma State | L 74–75 | 19–4 (7–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma | ||||||
Feb 14, 1987 | No. 8 | at No. 17 Kansas | L 84–86 | 19–5 (7–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas | ||||||
Feb 18, 1987 | No. 13 | Colorado | W 108–84 | 20–5 (8–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Feb 21, 1987 | No. 13 | Nebraska | W 133–97 | 21–5 (9–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Feb 24, 1987 | No. 12 | at Iowa State | L 84–86 | 21–6 (9–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa | ||||||
Feb 27, 1987 | No. 12 | Kansas State | L 89–90 | 21–7 (9–5) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Mar 1, 1987* | No. 12 | at Kentucky | L 74–75 | 21–8 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | ||||||
Big 8 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1987* | (3) No. 17 | vs. (6) Iowa State Quarterfinal | W 83–73 | 22–8 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
Mar 7, 1987* | (3) No. 17 | vs. (2) Kansas Semifinal | L 77–82 | 22–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1987* | (6 W) | vs. (11 W) Tulsa First round | W 74–69[3] | 23–9 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Mar 15, 1987* | (6 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 12 Pittsburgh Second Round | W 96–93[4] | 24–9 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona | ||||||
Mar 20, 1987* CBS | (6 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 6 Iowa West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 91–93 OT[5] | 24–10 | Kingdome (22,914) Seattle, Washington | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West. |
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Rankings
After the season
NBA draft
The following Sooners were drafted in the 1987 NBA draft.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NBA club |
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3 | 47 | Tim McCalister | Guard | Los Angeles Clippers |
4 | 89 | David Johnson | Forward | Dallas Mavericks |
4 | 91 | Daryl Kennedy | Forward | Boston Celtics |
References
- ^ "UNLV Pulls Away at End to Dump OU, 90-81". The Oklahoman. November 25, 1986. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Oklahoma Upsets No. 1 UNLV". The Washington Post. January 18, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "OU Shifts Gears in Victory". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "Sooners Deliver in Nick of Time". The Oklahoman. March 16, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Gamble Guns Iowa Past Oklahoma In OT". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2020.