1986–87 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 7th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

1986–87 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	13–15 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (7th season)
Assistant coach	Steve Antrim
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum

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

They finished the season 13–15, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in 7th place.

Roster

1986–87 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 44 Jeff Grayer (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr Flint, Michigan F Tom Schafer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — C 33 Sam Hill (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr F Elmer Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So G Gary Thompkins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr G Terry Woods 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — Fr G Marc Urquhart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So C Darryl Spinks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — F 5 Lafester Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr G Maurice Poole 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — F Adrian Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Fr G Matt Margenthaler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — F Paul Doerrfeld 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr C Bryan Heger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr	Head coach Johnny Orr (Beloit) Assistant coach(es) Steve Antrim Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 22, 1986* 7:00 pm		Bulgaria Exhibition	W 94–87		Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Regular season
November 30, 1986* 1:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Detroit Mercy	W 91–66	1–0	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 2, 1986* 7:35 pm		at Creighton	L 65–80	1–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,995) Omaha, Nebraska
December 4, 1986* 7:00 pm		Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 74–57	2–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 6, 1986* 1:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Drake Iowa Big Four	W 55–51	3–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 11, 1986* 7:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 79–60	4–1	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 13, 1986* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		at Michigan State	L 85–86	4–2	Jenison Field House  East Lansing, Michigan
December 20, 1986* 7:05 pm, Iowa Television Network		at No. 3 Iowa	L 64–89	4–3	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, Iowa
December 22, 1986* 7:05 pm		Florida International	W 98–61	5–3	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
December 29, 1986* 10:00 pm		vs. No. 5 Auburn Sun Bowl Classic	L 87–89	5–4	Special Events Center (11,512) El Paso, Texas
December 29, 1986* 8:00 pm		vs. Texas Sun Bowl Classic	W 58–57	6–4	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, Texas
January 3, 1987* 1:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Illinois State	L 59–61	6–5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 5, 1987* 7:05 pm		Texas–Arlington	W 103–73	7–5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 7, 1987* 7:05 pm		Dayton	W 72–62	8–5	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 14, 1987 7:05 pm		Colorado	W 66–52	9–5 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 17, 1987 3:10 pm, Big Eight		at Kansas State	L 65–68	9–6 (1–1)	Ahearn Fieldhouse (10,025) Manhattan, Kansas
January 20, 1987 7:00 pm, Big Eight		Nebraska	W 91–75	10–6 (2–1)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 24, 1987 1:10 pm, Big Eight		Oklahoma State	L 71–73	10–7 (2–2)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
January 27, 1987 8:05 pm, Score		at No. 20 Kansas	L 48–72	10–8 (2–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (15,600) Lawrence, Kansas
January 29, 1987 7:30 pm, Closed Circuit (Iowa)		at No. 10 Oklahoma	L 76–82	10–9 (2–4)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
February 4, 1987 7:08 pm, Score		No. 10 Missouri	W 96–92	11–9 (3–4)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 7, 1987 3:08 pm, Big Eight/Raycom		Kansas State	L 75–87	11–10 (3–5)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 11, 1987 7:35 pm, Score		at Nebraska	L 65–66	11–11 (3–6)	Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
February 14, 1987 3:10 pm, Raycom		at Colorado	L 74–77	11–12 (3–7)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
February 17, 1987 7:00 pm, USA		No. 15 Kansas	W 95–86	12–12 (4–7)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
February 21, 1987 1:10 pm, Cyclone Television Network		Oklahoma State	L 64–76	12–13 (4–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 24, 1987 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network		No. 12 Oklahoma	W 86–84	13–13 (5–8)	Hilton Coliseum (14,250) Ames, Iowa
February 28, 1987 1:10 pm, Raycom		at Missouri	L 77–85	13–14 (5–9)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight tournament
March 6, 1987 8:10 pm, Raycom		vs. No. 17 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal	L 73–83	13–15	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.