1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 1986–87. They were led by Larry Brown in his fourth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record25–11 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1986–87 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

Roster

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1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 4 Robert Coyne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr   Denver, Colorado
G 10 Scooter Barry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So De La Salle Concord, California
G 11 Mark Turgeon 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Hayden Topeka, Kansas
G 14 Kevin Pritchard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Edison Tulsa, Oklahoma
G/F 21 Milt Newton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Coolidge Washington, D.C.
G 22 Cedric Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Omaha South Omaha, Nebraska
F 23 Archie Marshall   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Edison Tulsa, Oklahoma
F 24 Chris Piper 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas
F/C 25 Danny Manning 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas
G 33 Jeff Gueldner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Charleston Charleston, Illinois
C 40 Mark Pellock 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Parsons Parsons, Kansas
F 42 Mark Randall 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Cherry Creek Englewood, Colorado
F 44 Keith Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Santa Monica Santa Monica, California
C 52 Sean Alvarado 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Dunbar Washington, D.C.
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
1986/11/29*
No. 8 Tennessee-Martin W 88-69  1–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/01*
No. 8 Southern W 87-69  2-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/04*
No. 6 Washington W 82-68  3-0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/06*
No. 6 at Arkansas L 86-103  3-1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
1986/12/13
No. 14 Colorado W 59-56  4-1
(1–0)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/19*
No. 13 Texas Tech W 59-56  5-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/22*
No. 13 The Citadel W 74-71  6-1
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/27*
No. 13 vs. No. 14 Pittsburgh
Rainbow Classic First Round
L 76-79  6–2
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
1986/12/28*
No. 13 vs. Ohio State
Rainbow Classic Loser's Bracket
L 78-79 OT 6-3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
1986/12/29*
No. 14 vs. Hawaii
Rainbow Classic Seventh Place Game
W 81-80 OT 7-3
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
1987/01/05*
No. 12 at Wichita State L 49-54  7-4
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
1987/01/08*
No. 19 No. 8 Temple W 67–64  8-4
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/11
No. 19 at Oklahoma State W 66-63  9-4
(2–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
1987/01/15
No. 20 at No. 16 Oklahoma L 74-76  9-5
(2–1)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
1987/01/17*
No. 20 No. 14 Miami W 82-47  10-5
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/21
Missouri
Border War
W 71-70  11-5
(3–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/22
Nebraska W 86-65  12–5
(4–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/25*
vs. No. 20 NC State W 74-60  13-5
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
1987/01/27
No. 20 Iowa State W 72-48  14-5
(5–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/31*
No. 20 at Louisville W 62-58  15-5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
1987/02/04
No. 18 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 80-75 2OT 16-5
(6–1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
1987/02/07
No. 18 Oklahoma State W 88-63  17-5
(7–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1987/02/08*
No. 18 Notre Dame W 70-60  18-5
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1987/02/11
No. 17 at Missouri
Border War
L 60-63  18-6
(7–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
1987/02/14
No. 17 No. 8 Oklahoma W 86-84  19-6
(8–2)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1987/02/17
No. 15 at Iowa State L 86-95  19-7
(8–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
1987/02/19
No. 15 Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 84-67  20-7
(9–3)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
1987/02/21*
No. 15 at No. 20 St. John's W 62-60  21-7
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
1987/02/24
No. 16 at Colorado L 56-66  21-8
(9–4)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
1987/02/28
No. 16 at Nebraska L 81-83 OT 21-9
(9–5)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Big 8 Tournament
1987/03/06
vs. Oklahoma State
Quarterfinals
W 67-58  22-9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
1987/03/07
vs. No. 17 Oklahoma
Semifinals
W 82-77  23-9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
1987/03/08
vs. No. 19 Missouri
Border War
Championship Game
L 65-67  23-10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
1987/03/13*
(5 SE) No. 20 vs. (12 SE) Houston
First Round
W 66-55  24-10
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
1987/03/15*
(5 SE) No. 20 vs. (13 SE) Southwest Missouri State
Second Round
W 67-63  25-10
Omni Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
1987/03/19*
(5 SE) No. 20 vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Georgetown
Sweet Sixteen
L 57–70  25–11
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final
AP 8 6 14 13 13 12 19 20 NR 20 18 17 15 16 NR 20

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