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1986–87 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

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1986–87 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record20–11 (8–6 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAhearn Field House
Seasons
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

The 1986–87 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1986-87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his first of four years at the helm of his alma mater. The team played its home games in Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. The Wildcats finished 4th in the Big 8 regular season standings and fell to conference champion Missouri in the semifinal round of the Big 8 Tournament. K-State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the West region. After an opening round win over Georgia in overtime,[1] the Wildcats were beaten by eventual Final Four participant and No. 1 ranked UNLV in the round of 32.[2]

Roster

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1986–87 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Lynn Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Memphis, Tennessee
G 12 Steve Henson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr McPherson, Kansas
G 23 Mitch Richmond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 29, 1986*
South Dakota W 95–45  1–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 1, 1986*
Grand Canyon W 93–57  2–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 4, 1986*
at Texas Tech W 73–72  3–0
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Dec 6, 1986*
Texas State W 98–83  4–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 9, 1986*
Creighton W 81–64  5–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 11, 1986*
Abilene Christian W 90–67  6–0
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 13, 1986*
at Wichita State L 60–63  6–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 19, 1986*
vs. Illinois State
Music City Invitational
W 87–86  7–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1986*
at Vanderbilt
Music City Invitational
L 72–79  7–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 23, 1986*
at Northern Illinois W 81–79  8–2
Rockford MetroCentre 
Rockford, Illinois
Dec 27, 1986*
vs. No. 4 North Carolina L 62–81  8–3
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 7, 1987*
at Marquette W 85–84  9–3
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 10, 1987
Nebraska W 114–82  10–3
(1–0)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 12, 1987*
Wichita State W 79–67  11–3
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 17, 1987
Iowa State W 68–65  12–3
(2–0)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 21, 1987
at Colorado W 92–61  13–3
(3–0)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Jan 24, 1987
No. 11 Oklahoma L 78–81  13–4
(3–1)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 28, 1987
at Oklahoma State W 88–77  14–4
(4–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 1, 1987
at Missouri L 64–68  14–5
(4–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 4, 1987
No. 18 Kansas L 75–80 2OT[3] 14–6
(4–3)
Ahearn Field House 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 7, 1987
at Iowa State W 87–75  15–6
(5–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 11, 1987
at Colorado W 74–56  16–6
(6–3)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 14, 1987
at Nebraska L 76–78  16–7
(6–4)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 17, 1987
Oklahoma State W 81–60  17–7
(7–4)
Ahearn Field House 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 19, 1987
at No. 15 Kansas L 67–84  17–8
(7–5)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 25, 1987
Missouri L 75–80  17–9
(7–6)
Ahearn Field House 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 27, 1987
at No. 12 Oklahoma W 90–89  18–9
(8–6)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Big 8 Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*
vs. Nebraska
Quarterfinals
W 47–45  19–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 7, 1987*
vs. No. 19 Missouri
Semifinals
L 69–72[4]  19–10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
(9 W) vs. (8 W) Georgia
First round
W 82–79 OT 20–10
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 14, 1987*
(9 W) vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV
Second round
L 61–80  20–11
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[5][6]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Kansas State Wins Overtime Shootout with Georgia in West Regional, 82-79". The Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "Runnin' Rebels Win With Tough Defense". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. February 5, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Missouri, Kansas Advance; Tigers Rattle K-State, 72-69". The Oklahoman. March 8, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "1986-87 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". CBBRef. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  6. ^ "2020-21 K-State Media Guide" (PDF). K-State Basketball. K-State Athletics. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  7. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 943–944. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.