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1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

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1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
West Coast Conference Regular season champions
ConferenceWest Athletic Coast Conference
Record24–6 (13–1 WCAC)
Head coach
Home arenaUSD Sports Center
Seasons
1986–87 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
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

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1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
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
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
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

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References

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  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.