1986–87 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1986–87 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1986–87 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Regular season champions; Big Eight tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	24–10 (11–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (20th season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Sundvold (6th season); Rich Daly (4th season); Anthony Smith (2nd season);
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers won Big Eight regular season and tournament titles, and were the No. 4 seed in the Midwest region of the NCAA tournament. The Tigers were upset by Xavier, 70–69, in the opening round^[1] and finished with an overall record of 24–10 (11–3 Big Eight).

1986–87 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Derrick Chievous	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	New York, New York
G	4	Lee Coward	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Detroit, MI
F	33	Greg Church	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	So
F	42	Mike Sandbothe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
C	52	Gary Leonard	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	So	Belleville, Illinois

Head coach

Norm Stewart (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Sundvold
Rich Daly
Anthony Smith

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*		vs. Arkansas State Maui Invitational tournament	W 79–63	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 29, 1986*		vs. Vanderbilt Maui Invitational Tournament	L 54–69	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1986*		vs. Long Beach State Maui Invitational Tournament	W 71–68	2–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 2, 1986*		at California	L 63–64	2–2	Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 5, 1986*		SW Missouri State	W 57–53	3–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 9, 1986*		Drake	W 63–59	4–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 15, 1986*		Centenary	W 97–64	5–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 16, 1986*		Austin Peay	W 79–73	6–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 23, 1986*		vs. No. 9 Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 74–92	6–3	St. Louis Arena (16,500) St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 29, 1986*		vs. Oral Roberts BMA Holiday Classic	W 84–57	7–3	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Dec 30, 1986*		vs. Alabama BMA Holiday Classic	L 82–91	7–4	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 3, 1987*		Memphis State	L 59–61	7–5	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 5, 1987*		at St. Bonaventure	W 83–62	8–5	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 7, 1987*		at Virginia	L 50–66	8–6	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 10, 1987		No. 11 Oklahoma	W 87–83	9–6 (1–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 14, 1987*		Old Dominion	W 78–66	10–6	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 17, 1987		Oklahoma State	W 87–77	11–6 (2–0)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 21, 1987		at Kansas Border War	L 70–71	11–7 (2–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 24, 1987		Colorado	W 77–56	12–7 (3–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 28, 1987		at Nebraska	W 87–71	13–7 (4–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 1, 1987		Kansas State	W 68–64	14–7 (5–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 4, 1987		at Iowa State	L 92–96	14–8 (5–2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 7, 1987		at No. 8 Oklahoma	L 78–81	14–9 (5–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 11, 1987		No. 17 Kansas	W 63–60	15–9 (6–3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 14, 1987		at Oklahoma State	W 69–68	16–9 (7–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 18, 1987		Nebraska	W 80–64	17–9 (8–3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 21, 1987		at Colorado	W 76–68	18–9 (9–3)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 25, 1987		at Kansas State	W 80–75	19–9 (10–3)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 28, 1987		Iowa State	W 85–77	21–9 (11–3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 6, 1987*	No. 19	vs. Colorado Quarterfinals	W 65–59	22–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 7, 1987*	No. 19	vs. Kansas State Semifinals	W 72–69^[2]	23–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 8, 1987*	No. 19	vs. Kansas Championship game	W 67–65^[3]	24–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(4 MW) No. 14	vs. (13 MW) Xavier First round	L 69–70	24–10	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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References

^ "NCAA Midwest Regional Roundup". UPI Archives. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^ "Missouri, Kansas Advance; Tigers Rattle K-State, 72-69". The Oklahoman. March 8, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^ "Missouri Edges Kansas by 67-65". The New York Times. March 9, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
^ "2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 943–944. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

[1] "NCAA Midwest Regional Roundup". UPI Archives. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[2] "Missouri, Kansas Advance; Tigers Rattle K-State, 72-69". The Oklahoman. March 8, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

[3] "Missouri Edges Kansas by 67-65". The New York Times. March 9, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.

[4] "2017-18 Missouri Tigers men's basketball media guide" (PDF). University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2022.

[ESPN-5] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 943–944. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

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1986–87 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
Big Eight Regular season champions Big Eight tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 14
AP	No. 14
Record	24–10 (11–3 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (20th season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Sundvold (6th season) Rich Daly (4th season) Anthony Smith (2nd season)
Home arena	Hearnes Center
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →