1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Conference Champion; Wendy's Classic Champion; Chaminade Classic Champion
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	29–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Murray Arnold;
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Kentucky	12	–	2	.857	29	–	9	.763
Jacksonville	11	–	3	.786	19	–	11	.633
UAB †	10	–	4	.714	21	–	11	.656
Virginia Commonwealth	7	–	7	.500	17	–	14	.548
UNC Charlotte	6	–	8	.429	18	–	14	.563
South Alabama	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
South Florida	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
Old Dominion	1	–	13	.071	6	–	22	.214

† 1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Murray Arnold and SBC Player of the Year Tellis Frank.^[1] The Hilltoppers started the season by advancing to the finals of the Preseason NIT and then being ranked in the top 10 of both major polls.^[2]^[3] WKU won the SBC championship and received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.^[4] This team was one of the most talented in school history with three players being drafted in the early rounds of the NBA draft: Frank in the 1st round, Kannard Johnson in the 2nd, and Clarence Martin in the 3rd.^[5] Frank and Johnson were selected to the All-Conference Team; Frank and Brett McNeal made the SBC All-Tournament Team.^[6]

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/21/1986*		at Notre Dame Preseason NIT	W 80–63	1–0	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN
11/24/1986*		Texas Christian Preseason NIT	W 96–90	2–0	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
11/28/1986*		vs. Memphis State Preseason NIT Semifinals	W 68–67	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
11/29/1986*		vs. No. 5 UNLV Preseason NIT Finals	L 95–96 ^2OT	3–1	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/2/1986*	No. 14	Kentucky State	W 90–58	4–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/5/1986*	No. 14	Mercer Wendy’s Classic	W 98–67	5–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/6/1986*	No. 14	USC Wendy’s Classic	W 82–52	6–1	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/10/1986*	No. 8	Louisville	L 58–60	6–2	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/11/1986*	No. 8	Central Michigan	L 65–73	6–3	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/13/1986*	No. 8	at Samford	W 94–57	7–3	Seibert Hall Homewood, AL
12/19/1986*		Armstrong State	W 68–48	8–3	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
12/25/1986*		vs. Hawaii Pacific Chaminade Classic	W 89–74	9–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
12/26/1986*		at Chaminade Chaminade Classic	W 71–70	10–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI
12/30/1986*		Tennessee Tech	W 102–46	11–3	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/3/1987*		at Butler	W 74–73 ^OT	12–3	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
1/7/1987*		at Eastern Kentucky	L 66–68	12–4	Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY
1/10/1987		UAB	W 85–67	13–4 (1-0)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/12/1987		at VCU	W 79–70	14–4 (2-0)	Richmond Coliseum Richmond, VA
1/14/1987		at Jacksonville	L 71–80	14–5 (2-1)	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
1/17/1987		VCU	W 90–71	15–5 (3-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/19/1987		at South Florida	W 61–46	16–5 (4-1)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
1/24/1987*		at LSU	L 62–67	16–6	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
1/26/1987		at South Alabama	W 68–60	17–6 (5-1)	Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
1/29/1987		South Florida	W 76–59	18–6 (6-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
1/31/1987		UNCC	W 88–69	19–6 (7-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/3/1987		ODU	W 94–53	20–6 (8-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/8/1987		at UNCC	W 74–71 ^OT	21–6 (9-1)	Belk Gymnasium Charlotte, NC
2/12/1987		at ODU	W 75–59	22–6 (10-1)	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
2/14/1987		South Alabama	W 85–70	23–6 (11-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/16/1987		Jacksonville	W 87–74	24–6 (12-1)	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/18/1987*		at Southern Illinois	W 78–58	25–6	Banterra Center Carbondale, IL
2/21/1987		at UAB	L 73–86	25–7 (12-2)	Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL
1987 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
2/26/1987	(1)	(8) ODU Quarterfinals	W 60–58	26–7	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/27/1987	(1)	(5) UNCC Semifinals	W 99–95 ^2OT	27–7	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
2/28/1987	(1)	vs. (3) UAB Finals	L 70–72	27–8	E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY
Regular Season
3/3/1987*		at Dayton	W 78–72	28–8	UD Arena Dayton, OH
1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
3/13/1987*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) West Virginia First Round	W 64–62	29–8	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
3/15/1987*	(10 E)	at (2 E) No. 10 Syracuse Second Round	L 86–104	29–9	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll (E#) during NCAA Tournament is seed. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "1986-87 Men's Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
^ "UNLV Overcomes 21-Point Deficit, Wins NIT Classic". The Washington Post. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
^ "Tops to welcome back 1985-86, '86-87 squads Saturday". The Daily News. February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
^ 1987 NBA Draft, Basketball Reference, retrieved 2 May 2020
^ 2016-17 SBC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020
^ 1986-87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 2 May 2020

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[1] "1986-87 Men's Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved February 14, 2024.

[2] "UNLV Overcomes 21-Point Deficit, Wins NIT Classic". The Washington Post. November 30, 1986. Retrieved March 17, 2018.

[3] "Tops to welcome back 1985-86, '86-87 squads Saturday". The Daily News. February 6, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

[4] 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[5] 1987 NBA Draft, Basketball Reference, retrieved 2 May 2020

[6] 2016-17 SBC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 28 April 2020

[7] 1986-87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 2 May 2020

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