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1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team

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1986–87 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
PCAA champions
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record33–3 (17–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home arenaGold Mine
Seasons
← 1985–86
1986–87 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Long Beach State 17 1   .944 33 3   .917
Hawaii 13 5   .722 21 7   .750
UNLV 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Fresno State 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
UC Irvine 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Cal State Fullerton 9 9   .500 12 16   .429
San Diego State 9 9   .500 13 16   .448
Pacific 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
UC Santa Barbara 1 17   .056 4 22   .154
San Jose State 1 17   .056 3 23   .115
1987 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by eighth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

Roster

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1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Penny Toler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Anthony
San Diego State
Washington, D.C.
F/C 21 Shannon Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr    
F/C 53 Cindy Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Grant Portland, Oregon
F Shameil Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So    
F Cheryl Dowell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So    
F Bettina Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*
No. 7 vs. No. 1 Texas
USC Classic
L 86–100  0–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Nov 29, 1986*
No. 7 vs. No. 12 Old Dominion
USC Classic
W 94–61[1]  1–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 2, 1986*
No. 7 Arizona State W 106–69  2–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Dec 5, 1986*
No. 7 at Oregon W 82–69  3–1
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Dec 7, 1986*
No. 7 at Oregon State W 73–62  4–1
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 12, 1986*
No. 7 Arkansas
LBSU Dial Soap Classic
W 76–58  5–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Dec 13, 1986*
No. 7 Texas A&M
LBSU Dial Soap Classic
W 97–71  6–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Dec 15, 1986*
No. 7 at UCLA W 100–65  7–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 3, 1987*
No. 7 Fairfield W 78–53  8–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 5, 1987
No. 7 at UNLV W 117–84  9–1
(1–0)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Jan 8, 1987
No. 7 at San Diego State W 80–59  10–1
(2–0)
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, California
Jan 10, 1987
No. 7 at UC Irvine W 104–55  11–1
(3–0)
Crawford Hall 
Irvine, California
Jan 12, 1987
No. 7 at Cal State Fullerton W 91–61  12–1
(4–0)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 14, 1987*
No. 7 No. 6 Louisiana Tech W 99–95 OT 13–1
Gold Mine (1,769)
Long Beach, California
Jan 17, 1987
No. 7 Fresno State W 114–70  14–1
(5–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 22, 1987
No. 5 San Jose State W 120–53  15–1
(6–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 24, 1987
No. 5 Pacific W 114–65  16–1
(7–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 26, 1987*
No. 5 USC W 87–69  17–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 29, 1987
No. 5 at UC Santa Barbara W 105–25  18–1
(8–0)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 31, 1987
No. 5 at Fresno State W 79–78  19–1
(9–0)
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Feb 5, 1987
No. 4 at Hawaii W 67–51  20–1
(10–0)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 7, 1987
No. 4 at Hawaii L 66–67 OT 20–2
(10–1)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 12, 1987
No. 6 at UC Santa Barbara W 115–50  21–2
(11–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 14, 1987
No. 6 at Pacific W 99–46  22–2
(12–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Feb 16, 1987
No. 6 at San Jose State W 149–69[2]  23–2
(13–1)
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, California
Feb 19, 1987
No. 5 UNLV W 86–63  24–2
(14–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 21, 1987
No. 5 San Diego State W 109–73  25–2
(15–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 26, 1987
No. 5 UC Irvine W 87–54  26–2
(16–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 28, 1987
No. 5 Cal State Fullerton W 107–63  27–2
(17–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
PCAA tournament
Mar 5, 1987*
(1) No. 4 Pacific
Quarterfinals
W 123–65  28–2
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Mar 6, 1987*
(1) No. 4 vs. San Diego State
Semifinals
W 108–74  29–2
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 7, 1987*
(1) No. 4 vs. UNLV
Championship game
W 98–57  30–2
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1987*
(1 W) No. 4 (8 W) Washington
Second round
W 72–57  31–2
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Mar 20, 1987*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) Ole Miss
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 94–55  32–2
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 22, 1987*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (2 W) No. 10 Ohio State
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 102–82  33–2
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 27, 1987*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (2 ME) No. 7 Tennessee
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 64–74[3]  33–3
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[4][5]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
Poll12345678910111213141516Final
AP7777877755465544Not released
Coaches108888777554665444

References

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  1. ^ "Lady Longhorns Win Title With an 89-69 Romp Over Trojans". The Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1986. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cindy Brown Has 60 Points in 149-69 Win". The Los Angeles Times. February 17, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "49ers Taken Out of Offense, Tournament". The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "1986-87 Women's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Long Beach State Women's Basketball" (PDF). September 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.