1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA men's Division I tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	24–10 (9–5 Big Eight)
Head coach	Billy Tubbs (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Mims; Jim Kerwin (3rd season); Mike Anderson;
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.

After receiving a preseason top 10 ranking, the team posted a 24–10 overall record and a 9–5 conference record. Battle tested, the Sooners received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they fell to Iowa in overtime.

Roster

1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	21	Mike Bell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Robert E. Lee	Montgomery, AL
G	23	Chris Durley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Douglass	Oklahoma City, OK
G	14	Ricky Grace	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Jr	Wilmer–Hutchins	Dallas, TX
F	25	Harvey Grant	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Independence CC	Sparta, GA
F/C	55	David Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	Wyandotte	Kansas City, KS
F	22	Tyrone Jones	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Dunbar	Washington, D.C.
F	30	Darryl Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Sr	NW Classen	Oklahoma City, OK
C	33	Stacey King	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	So	Lawton	Lawton, OK
G	32	Tim McCalister	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Sr	West Side	Gary, IN
G	24	Terrence Mullins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Riordan	San Francisco, CA
G	20	Art Pollard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Roosevelt	East Chicago, IN
F	44	Dave Sieger	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Jr	San Gorgonio	San Bernardino, CA
F	32	Andre Wiley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	So	Southwestern	Flint, MI

Head coach

Billy Tubbs

Assistant coach(es)

Mike Mims
Jim Kerwin
Mike Anderson

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Nov 21, 1986*	No. 7	Brigham Young Preseason NIT	W 119–110	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 24, 1986*	No. 7	at No. 5 UNLV Preseason NIT	L 81–90^[1]	1–1	Thomas & Mack Center (14,836) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 2, 1986*	No. 11	Texas A&M	W 93–79	2–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 6, 1986*	No. 11	Texas-Arlington	W 101–76	3–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1986*	No. 9	at Texas	W 84–65	4–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Dec 13, 1986*	No. 9	Florida State	W 109–92	5–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1986*	No. 7	Colorado State	W 108–62	6–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 26, 1986*	No. 6	vs. Creighton All-College Tournament	W 106–90	7–1	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1986*	No. 6	vs. TCU All-College Tournament	L 82–95	7–2	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1987*	No. 13	Arkansas State Sooner Invitational	W 77–57	8–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1987*	No. 13	McNeese State Sooner Invitational	W 68–63	9–2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Big 8 Regular season
Jan 10, 1987	No. 11	at Missouri	L 83–87	9–3 (0–1)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 12, 1987*	No. 11	vs. Louisiana State	W 94–85	10–3	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 1987	No. 16	No. 20 Kansas	W 76–74	11–3 (1–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 17, 1987*	No. 16	No. 1 UNLV	W 89–88^[2]	12–3	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 21, 1987	No. 11	Oklahoma State	W 94–67	13–3 (2–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 24, 1987	No. 11	at Kansas State	W 81–78	14–3 (3–1)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 27, 1987	No. 10	at Colorado	W 87–62	15–3 (4–1)	CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 29, 1987	No. 10	Iowa State	W 82–76	16–3 (5–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 31, 1987*	No. 10	at North Carolina State	W 86–82	17–3	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1987	No. 8	at Nebraska	W 80–66	18–3 (6–1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 7, 1987*	No. 8	Missouri	W 81–78	19–3 (7–1)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 11, 1987	No. 8	at Oklahoma State	L 74–75	19–4 (7–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 14, 1987	No. 8	at No. 17 Kansas	L 84–86	19–5 (7–3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 18, 1987	No. 13	Colorado	W 108–84	20–5 (8–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 21, 1987	No. 13	Nebraska	W 133–97	21–5 (9–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 24, 1987	No. 12	at Iowa State	L 84–86	21–6 (9–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 27, 1987	No. 12	Kansas State	L 89–90	21–7 (9–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 1, 1987*	No. 12	at Kentucky	L 74–75	21–8	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Big 8 Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*	(3) No. 17	vs. (6) Iowa State Quarterfinal	W 83–73	22–8	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 7, 1987*	(3) No. 17	vs. (2) Kansas Semifinal	L 77–82	22–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(6 W)	vs. (11 W) Tulsa First round	W 74–69^[3]	23–9	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 15, 1987*	(6 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 12 Pittsburgh Second Round	W 96–93^[4]	24–9	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Mar 20, 1987* CBS	(6 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 6 Iowa West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 91–93 ^{OT^[5]}	24–10	Kingdome (22,914) Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West.

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Rankings

After the season

NBA draft

The following Sooners were drafted in the 1987 NBA draft.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NBA club
3	47	Tim McCalister	Guard	Los Angeles Clippers
4	89	David Johnson	Forward	Dallas Mavericks
4	91	Daryl Kennedy	Forward	Boston Celtics

References

^ "UNLV Pulls Away at End to Dump OU, 90-81". The Oklahoman. November 25, 1986. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Oklahoma Upsets No. 1 UNLV". The Washington Post. January 18, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "OU Shifts Gears in Victory". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
^ "Sooners Deliver in Nick of Time". The Oklahoman. March 16, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "Gamble Guns Iowa Past Oklahoma In OT". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
^ "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[1] "UNLV Pulls Away at End to Dump OU, 90-81". The Oklahoman. November 25, 1986. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[2] "Oklahoma Upsets No. 1 UNLV". The Washington Post. January 18, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[3] "OU Shifts Gears in Victory". The Oklahoman. March 14, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

[4] "Sooners Deliver in Nick of Time". The Oklahoman. March 16, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[5] "Gamble Guns Iowa Past Oklahoma In OT". Chicago Tribune. March 21, 1987. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

[6] "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved November 15, 2020.

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Venues	Oklahoma Gymnasium (1907–1919) University of Oklahoma R.O.T.C. Armory (1919–1928) McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner RUF/NEKS Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
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