1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–1 in SoCon play to finish in first place. They defeated Appalachian State, Furman, and Davidson to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they lost to No. 4 seed TCU in the first round. Marshall's participation in the NCAA Tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.[1]

1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions
SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round (vacated)
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record25–6 (15–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
Seasons
1986–87 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 15 1   .938 25 6   .806
Chattanooga 14 2   .875 21 8   .724
Davidson 12 4   .750 20 10   .667
Furman 10 6   .625 17 12   .586
The Citadel 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
VMI 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Western Carolina 4 12   .250 10 19   .345
Appalachian State 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
East Tennessee State 3 13   .188 7 21   .250
1987 Southern Conference tournament winner
As of April 30, 1987
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 00 Rodney Holden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
G 3 Skip Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cartersville, Georgia
G 15 John Humphrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Huntsville, Alabama
F 23 Kevin Staples 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Logan, West Virginia
G 24 Brian Fish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Seymour, Indiana
F 25 Pete Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Sylvania, Ohio
F 31 Dwayne Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 35 Tommy Boyd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Ingomar, Mississippi
C 42 Brian Jointer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
F 45 Maurice Bryson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Charleston, West Virginia
C 52 Tom Curry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1986*
at Kent State L 69–73  0–1
MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Dec 5, 1986*
Radford
Marshall Memorial Invitational
W 72–61  1–1
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 6, 1986*
Austin Peay
Marshall Memorial Invitational
L 68–73  1–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 10, 1986*
Ohio W 78–68  2–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 18, 1986*
Florida A&M W 90–85  3–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 20, 1986*
Middle Tennessee State W 87–85  4–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 1986*
Sam Houston State W 85–65  5–2
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Dec 27, 1986*
at West Virginia
rivalry
L 67–69  5–3
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Dec 30, 1986*
at Baylor L 69–73  5–4
Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum 
Waco, TX
Jan 3, 1987*
Nevada W 86–84  6–4
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 10, 1987
Appalachian State W 85–72  7–4
(1–0)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 12, 1987
East Tennessee State W 81–62  8–4
(2–0)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 15, 1987
at VMI W 83–71  9–4
(3–0)
Camron Hall 
Lexington, VA
Jan 17, 1987
at The Citadel W 72–69  10–4
(4–0)
McAlister Field House 
Charleston, SC
Jan 19, 1987
at Furman W 76–72  11–4
(5–0)
Greenville Memorial Auditorium 
Greenville, SC
Jan 24, 1987
Chattanooga W 94–81  12–4
(6–0)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 26, 1987
at Western Carolina W 75–69  13–4
(7–0)
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, NC
Jan 29, 1987
VMI W 104–77  14–4
(8–0)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Jan 31, 1987
at East Tennessee State W 86–72  15–4
(9–0)
Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
Feb 2, 1987
Davidson W 76–67  16–4
(10–0)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 7, 1987
Furman W 82–61  17–4
(11–0)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 9, 1987
The Citadel W 96–92  18–4
(12–0)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 11, 1987*
at Morehead State W 91–83  19–4
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
Feb 14, 1987
Western Carolina W 104–78  20–4
(13–0)
Cam Henderson Center 
Huntington, WV
Feb 16, 1987
at Chattanooga L 78–82  20–5
(13–1)
McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
Feb 21, 1987
at Davidson W 96–90  21–5
(14–1)
Johnston Gym 
Davidson, NC
Feb 23, 1987
at Appalachian State W 75–69 OT 22–5
(15–1)
Varsity Gymnasium 
Boone, NC
SoCon tournament
Feb 27, 1987
(1) vs. (8) Appalachian State
Quarterfinals
W 76–61  23–5
Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
Feb 28, 1987
(1) vs. (4) Furman
Semifinals
W 77–64  24–5
Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
Mar 1, 1987
(1) vs. (3) Davidson
Finals
W 66–64 OT 25–5
Asheville Civic Center 
Asheville, NC
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 19 TCU
First Round
L 60–76  25–6
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "1986-87 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "1986-87 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Marshall Record Book Archived April 25, 2022, at the Wayback Machine p. 40 Retrieved March 19, 2020