1986–87 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1986–87 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball
MVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–11 (9–5 MVC)
Head coach	Eddie Fogler (1st season)
Home arena	Levitt Arena (10,506)
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Tulsa	11	–	3	.786	22	–	8	.733
Bradley	10	–	4	.714	17	–	12	.586
Wichita State †	9	–	5	.643	22	–	11	.667
Illinois State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	13	.594
Drake	6	–	8	.429	17	–	14	.548
Southern Illinois	5	–	9	.357	12	–	17	.414
Indiana State	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
Creighton	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1986–87 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the University of Wichita Field House. They were in their 42nd season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 81st season overall. They were led by head coach Eddie Fogler in his 1st season at the school. They finished the season 22–11, 9–5 in Missouri Valley play to finish in third place. They won the MVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. As the No. 11 seed in the Midwest region, the Shockers lost in the opening round to St. John's, 57–55.^[2]

Roster

1986–87 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Henry Carr	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Wichita, Kansas
C	45	Sasha Radunovich	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So

Head coach

Eddie Fogler

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1986*		Pacific	W 71–60	1–0	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Dec 3, 1986*		at Southwestern Louisiana	W 79–64	2–0	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1986*		Northern Illinois	W 67–54	3–0	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Dec 6, 1986*		Fordham	L 88–91	3–1	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Dec 8, 1986*		at No. 3 Purdue	L 61–77	3–2	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 10, 1986*		at Mississippi State	W 61–48	4–2	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 13, 1986*		Kansas State	W 63–60	5–2	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Dec 22, 1986*		at Minnesota	L 66–91	5–3	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 26, 1986*		vs. No. 7 Syracuse	L 69–83	5–4
Dec 30, 1986*		Northern Arizona	W 68–49	6–4	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Jan 3, 1987*		Texas-Rio Grande Valley	W 79–72	7–4	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Jan 6, 1987*		No. 19 Kansas	W 54–49	8–4	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Jan 10, 1987		Creighton	W 71–49	9–4 (1–0)	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Jan 12, 1987*		at Kansas State	L 67–79	9–5	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 15, 1987		at Drake	L 51–61	9–6 (1–1)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
MVC Tournament
Feb 28, 1987*		Creighton Quarterfinals	W 73–70	19–10	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Mar 1, 1987*		Illinois State Semifinals	W 56–53	21–10	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Mar 2, 1987*		at Tulsa Championship game	W 79–74 ^OT	22–10	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) St. John's First round	L 55–57	22–11	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1986-87 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
^ "St. John's Wins On Baldi's Shot With 2 Seconds Left". The New York Times. March 14, 1987. Retrieved February 6, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Wichita State Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Wichita State University Athletics. Retrieved February 6, 2022.

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