1986–87 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1986–87 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball | |
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MVC tournament champions | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 22–11 (9–5 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Levitt Arena (10,506) |
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1987 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1986–87 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the University of Wichita Field House. They were in their 42nd season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 81st season overall. They were led by head coach Eddie Fogler in his 1st season at the school. They finished the season 22–11, 9–5 in Missouri Valley play to finish in third place. They won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region, the Shockers lost in the opening round to St. John's, 57–55.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 29, 1986* | Pacific | W 71–60 | 1–0 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 3, 1986* | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 79–64 | 2–0 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 5, 1986* | Northern Illinois | W 67–54 | 3–0 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 6, 1986* | Fordham | L 88–91 | 3–1 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 8, 1986* | at No. 3 Purdue | L 61–77 | 3–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | |||||||
Dec 10, 1986* | at Mississippi State | W 61–48 | 4–2 | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
Dec 13, 1986* | Kansas State | W 63–60 | 5–2 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Dec 22, 1986* | at Minnesota | L 66–91 | 5–3 | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota | |||||||
Dec 26, 1986* | vs. No. 7 Syracuse | L 69–83 | 5–4 | | |||||||
Dec 30, 1986* | Northern Arizona | W 68–49 | 6–4 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Jan 3, 1987* | Texas-Rio Grande Valley | W 79–72 | 7–4 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Jan 6, 1987* | No. 19 Kansas | W 54–49 | 8–4 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Jan 10, 1987 | Creighton | W 71–49 | 9–4 (1–0) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Jan 12, 1987* | at Kansas State | L 67–79 | 9–5 | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
Jan 15, 1987 | at Drake | L 51–61 | 9–6 (1–1) | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
MVC Tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 28, 1987* | Creighton Quarterfinals | W 73–70 | 19–10 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Mar 1, 1987* | Illinois State Semifinals | W 56–53 | 21–10 | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Mar 2, 1987* | at Tulsa Championship game | W 79–74 OT | 22–10 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13, 1987* | (11 MW) | vs. (6 MW) St. John's First round | L 55–57 | 22–11 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "St. John's Wins On Baldi's Shot With 2 Seconds Left". The New York Times. March 14, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Wichita State Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Wichita State University Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.