1986–87 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team

1986–87 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
1986–87 Boise State Broncos men's basketball
National Invitation Tournament, Second round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	22–8 (10–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bobby Dye (4th season);
Assistant coach	Rod Jensen
Home arena	BSU Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State	12	–	2	.857	21	–	8	.724
Boise State	10	–	4	.714	22	–	8	.733
Montana	8	–	6	.571	18	–	11	.621
Nevada	7	–	7	.500	15	–	15	.500
Northern Arizona	5	–	9	.357	11	–	17	.393
Idaho	5	–	9	.357	16	–	14	.533
Idaho State †	5	–	9	.357	15	–	16	.484
Weber State	4	–	10	.286	7	–	22	.241

† Conference tournament winner

The 1986–87 Boise State Broncos men's basketball team represented Boise State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by fourth-year head coach Bobby Dye and played their home games on campus at the BSU Pavilion in Boise, Idaho.

They finished the regular season at 21–6 overall, with a 10–4 record in the Big Sky Conference, second in the standings.^[1] In the conference tournament in Flagstaff, Arizona, the second-seeded Broncos were upset by a point by eventual champion Idaho State in the quarterfinal round.^[2]^[3]

In the National Invitation Tournament, the Broncos hosted Utah of the WAC,^[4] and won by a point.^[5]^[6]^[7] At Seattle in the second round, BSU fell to Washington of the Pac-10 by five points.^[8]^[9]

The Broncos were led on the floor by sophomore point guard Chris Childs and junior forward Arnell Jones.^[4]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Thu, March 5 2:30 pm	(2)	vs. (7) Idaho State Quarterfinal	L 77–78	21–7	Walkup Skydome (9,027) Flagstaff, Arizona
National Invitation tournament
Wed, March 11* 7:30 pm		Utah First round	W 62–61	22–7	BSU Pavilion (10,003) Boise, Idaho
Mon, March 16* 8:30 pm		at Washington Second round	L 68–73	22–8	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (4,480) Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

^ "Basketball: Big Sky Conference final standings". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 2, 1987. p. C4.
^ Boling, Dave (March 6, 1987). "Idaho cures free-throw blues, upsets Griz". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
^ "Idaho stays alive, WSU season ends". Idahonian. (Moscow). March 6, 1987. p. 11.
^ ^a ^b "Tonight's game". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 11, 1987. p. B10.
^ "BSU wins on missed free throws". Idahonian. (Moscow). Associated Press. March 12, 1987. p. 8.
^ Sorensen, Mike (March 12, 1987). "Utes can't convert at line, lose". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
^ "NIT: Boise State 62, Utah 61". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1987. p. C2.
^ Wilson, Bernie (March 17, 1987). "UW awaits foe". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. p. B1.
^ "Hill's rampage helps UW win". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 17, 1987. p. 3D.

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