1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
West Coast Conference Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Athletic Coast Conference
Record	24–6 (13–1 WCAC)
Head coach	Hank Egan (3rd season);
Home arena	USD Sports Center
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
San Diego	13	–	1	.929	24	–	6	.800
Gonzaga	9	–	5	.643	18	–	10	.643
Saint Mary's	7	–	7	.500	17	–	13	.567
Portland	6	–	8	.429	14	–	14	.500
Santa Clara †	6	–	8	.429	18	–	14	.563
San Francisco	6	–	8	.429	16	–	12	.571
Pepperdine	5	–	9	.357	12	–	18	.400
Loyola Marymount	4	–	10	.286	12	–	16	.429

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented University of San Diego during the 1986–87 men's college basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Hank Egan and played their home games at USD Sports Center. After winning the regular season conference title, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Auburn.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
C	33	Scott Thompson	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Sr	Citrus Heights, California

Head coach

Hank Egan (Navy)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*		at Utah	W 60–57	1–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 4, 1986*		Boise State	W 54–52	2–0	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Dec 6, 1986*		at Nevada	L 80–81 ^OT	2–1	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
Dec 8, 1986*		at Montana State	L 66–76	2–2	Worthington Arena Havre, Montana
Dec 11, 1986*		at San Diego State	W 83–67	3–2	San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California
Dec 13, 1986*		at UC Santa Barbara	W 77–71	4–2	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Dec 19, 1986*		vs. Long Beach State	W 60–55	5–2
Dec 20, 1986*		at Boise State	L 56–71	5–3	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
Dec 23, 1986*		Rice	W 48–47	6–3	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Dec 27, 1986*		Loyola (MD)	W 87–60	7–3	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Dec 31, 1986*		Colorado	W 61–51	8–3	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Dec 29, 1986*		Ohio Northern	W 54–28	9–3	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Jan 8, 1987		at Portland	W 61–59	10–3 (1–0)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Jan 10, 1987		at Gonzaga	L 46–58	10–4 (1–1)	The Kennel Spokane, Washington
Jan 15, 1987		Santa Clara	W 73–51	11–4 (2–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Jan 17, 1987		San Francisco	W 68–56	12–4 (3–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Jan 23, 1987		at San Francisco	W 77–74	13–4 (4–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 24, 1987		at Santa Clara	W 80–61	14–4 (5–1)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Jan 29, 1987		Loyola Marymount	W 82–48	15–4 (6–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Jan 31, 1987		Pepperdine	W 69–66	16–4 (7–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 6, 1987		at Pepperdine	W 78–73	17–4 (8–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 7, 1987		at Loyola Marymount	W 88–82	18–4 (9–1)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 12, 1987*		U.S. International	W 113–72	19–4	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 14, 1987		Saint Mary's	W 54–42	20–4 (10–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 19, 1987		Gonzaga	W 61–48	21–4 (11–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 21, 1987		Portland	W 64–44	22–4 (12–1)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 25, 1987		at Saint Mary's	W 61–50	23–4 (13–1)	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California
West Cost Conference tournament
Feb 28, 1987*		Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals	W 99–84	24–4	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Mar 1, 1987*		vs. Pepperdine Semifinals	L 63–64	24–5	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Auburn First round	L 61–62	24–6	RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

Scott Thompson – WCAC Player of the Year
Hank Egan – WCAC Coach of the Year

References

^ "San Diego Wins Respect, Loses to Auburn, 62-61". The Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "San Diego Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of San Diego Athletics. p. 36. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
^ "1986-87 San Diego Toreros Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[1] "San Diego Wins Respect, Loses to Auburn, 62-61". The Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[2] "San Diego Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of San Diego Athletics. p. 36. Retrieved February 5, 2022.

[3] "1986-87 San Diego Toreros Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

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