1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team

The 1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University as a member of the Southwestern Conference during the 1986–87 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Killingsworth, TCU won the regular season conference title and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the East region. After an opening round victory over Marshall, the Horned Frogs were beaten by No. 5 seed Notre Dame, 58–57,^[1] in the round of 32. The team finished with a record of 24–7 (14–2 SWC).

1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
SWC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
AP	No. 19
Record	24–7 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach	Jim Killingsworth (8th season)
Home arena	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 19 TCU	14	–	2		.875			24	–	7		.774
Baylor	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Houston	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Texas Tech	9	–	7		.563			15	–	14		.517
Arkansas	8	–	8		.500			19	–	14		.576
SMU	7	–	9		.438			16	–	13		.552
Texas	7	–	9		.438			14	–	17		.452
Texas A&M †	6	–	10		.375			17	–	14		.548
Rice	2	–	14		.125			8	–	19		.296
† 1987 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 23 Jamie Dixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr Los Angeles, California G 32 Carven Holcombe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, Texas	Head coach Jim Killingsworth Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1986*		at LSU Preseason NIT	W 83–74	1–0	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 24, 1986*		at Western Kentucky Preseason NIT	L 90–96	1–1	E.A. Diddle Arena  Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 1, 1986*		at Lamar	L 72–83	1–2	Montagne Center  Beaumont, Texas
Dec 3, 1986*		North Texas	W 92–85	2–2	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 6, 1986*		at Colorado State	W 80–77	3–2	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 8, 1986*		Tulsa	W 71–65	4–2	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 12, 1986*		at Cal State Fullerton	L 48–56	4–3	Titan Gym  Fullerton, California
Dec 13, 1986*		vs. Arizona State Cougar Classic	W 96–78	5–3
Dec 20, 1986*		Michigan State	W 66–48	6–3	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 23, 1986*		Long Beach State	W 88–72	7–3	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 26, 1986*		vs. Oklahoma State All-College Tournament	W 92–61	8–3	Myriad Convention Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1986*		vs. No. 6 Oklahoma All-College Tournament	W 95–82	9–3	Myriad Convention Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1987		at Arkansas	W 80–77	10–3 (1–0)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 7, 1987		Baylor	W 71–56	11–3 (2–0)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 10, 1987		Texas A&M	W 55–54	12–3 (3–0)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 14, 1987		at SMU	W 57–53	13–3 (4–0)	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, Texas
Jan 19, 1987	No. 19	Texas	W 52–37	14–3 (5–0)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 21, 1987	No. 19	at Texas Tech	W 48–43	15–3 (6–0)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
Jan 24, 1987	No. 19	at Houston	W 62–56	16–3 (7–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion  Houston, Texas
Jan 28, 1987	No. 16	Rice	W 64–38	17–3 (8–0)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 31, 1987	No. 16	Arkansas	W 73–66	18–3 (9–0)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 4, 1987	No. 15	at Baylor	L 63–66	18–4 (9–1)	Heart O' Texas Fair Complex  Waco, Texas
Feb 8, 1987	No. 15	at Texas A&M	W 55–50	19–4 (10–1)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Feb 12, 1987	No. 18	SMU	W 69–50	20–4 (11–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 18, 1987	No. 16	at Texas	W 70–54	21–4 (12–1)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Feb 21, 1987	No. 16	Texas Tech	W 52–44	22–4 (13–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 25, 1987	No. 15	Houston	L 65–84	22–5 (13–2)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 28, 1987	No. 15	at Rice	W 85–69	23–5 (14–2)	Rice Gymnasium  Houston, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 6, 1987*	(1) No. 15	vs. (8) Texas A&M Quarterfinals	L 70–81	23–6	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(4 E) No. 19	vs. (13 E) Marshall First round	W 76–60	24–6	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1987*	(4 E) No. 19	vs. (5 E) No. 18 Notre Dame Second round	L 57–58[1]	24–7	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings