1986–87 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1986–87 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Tulsa Convention Center. Led by head coach J. D. Barnett, they finished the season 22–8 overall and 11–3 in conference play to finish atop the MVC standings. The Golden Hurricane lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 11 seed in the West region. Tulsa lost to No. 6 seed Oklahoma in the opening round.^[2]

1986–87 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
MVC Regular Season champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–8 (11–3 MVC)
Head coach	J. D. Barnett (2nd season)
Home arena	Tulsa Convention Center
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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]

Roster

1986–87 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 21 Byron Boudreaux 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr   G 35 Tracy Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Head coach J. D. Barnett Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*		vs. Xavier Fleet Classic	W 70–60	1–0	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Nov 29, 1986*		at Providence Fleet Classic	W 80–74	2–0	Providence Civic Center  Providence, Rhode Island
Dec 2, 1986*		Oral Roberts	W 71–44	3–0	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 4, 1986*		UC Irvine	W 84–66	4–0	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 1986*		at Baylor	W 84–74	5–0	Heart O' Texas Coliseum  Waco, Texas
Dec 8, 1986*		at TCU	L 65–71	5–1	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
MVC Tournament
Mar 1, 1987*		Southern Illinois	W 61–56	21–6	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 1987*		Wichita State	L 74–79 OT	21–7	Tulsa Convention Center  Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) Oklahoma First round	L 69–74	22–8	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "OU Shifts Gears in Victory". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
3. "1986-87 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
4. "1986-87 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
5. "2021-22 Tulsa Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Tulsa Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.