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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
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–8 (11–3 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaTulsa Convention Center
Seasons
← 1985–86
1987–88 →
1986–87 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
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

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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

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Schedule and results

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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

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  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.
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