1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1986-87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen, vs. Georgetown L 57-60
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Ranking
AP	#20
1986-87 record	25–11 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Larry Brown
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
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The 1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 1986–1987. They were led by Larry Brown in his fourth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Sean Alvarado	52	Center	6-10	210	Junior	Washington, D.C.
Scooter Barry	10	Guard	6-2	170	Sophomore	Concord, California
Robert Coyne	4	Forward	6-8	180	Freshman	Denver, Colorado
Jeff Gueldner	33	Guard	6-5	170	Freshman	Charleston, Illinois
Keith Harris	44	Forward	6-5	195	Freshman	Santa Monica, California
Cedric Hunter	22	Guard	6-0	180	Senior	Omaha, Nebraska
Danny Manning	25	Forward	6-11	210	Junior	Lawrence, Kansas
Archie Marshall	23	Forward	6-6	185	Senior(RS)	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Milt Newton	21	Forward	6-4	180	Sophomore	Washington, D.C.
Mark Pellock	40	Center	6-9	220	Sophomore	Wichita, Kansas
Chris Piper	24	Forward	6-8	195	Junior	Lawrence, Kansas
Kevin Pritchard	14	Guard	6-3	170	Freshman	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mark Randall	42	Forward	6-9	200	Freshman	Englewood, Colorado
Mark Turgeon	11	Guard	5-10	150	Senior	Topeka, Kansas

Big Eight Conference standings^[1]

#	Team	Conference	Pct.	Overall	Pct.
1	Missouri	11-3	.786	24-10	.706
2	Kansas	9-5	.643	25-11	.694
3	Oklahoma	9-5	.643	24-10	.706
4	Kansas State	8-6	.571	20-11	.645
5	Nebraska	7-7	.500	21-12	.636
6	Iowa State	5-9	.357	13-15	.464
7	Oklahoma State	4-10	.286	8-20	.286
8	Colorado	3-11	.214	9-19	.321

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular season
1986/11/29* no, no	#8	Tennessee-Martin	W 88-69	1–0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/01* no, no	#8	Southern	W 87-69	2-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/04* no, no	#6	Washington	W 82-68	3-0	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/06* no, no	#6	at Arkansas	L 86-103	3-1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
1986/12/13 no, no	#14	Colorado	W 59-56	4-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/19* no, no	#13	Texas Tech	W 59-56	5-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/22* no, no	#13	The Citadel	W 74-71	6-1	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1986/12/27* no, no	#13	vs. #14 Pittsburgh Rainbow Classic First Round	L 76-79	6–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
1986/12/28* no, no	#13	vs. Ohio State Rainbow Classic Loser's Bracket	L 78-79 ^OT	6-3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
1986/12/29* no, no	#14	at Hawaii Rainbow Classic Seventh Place Game	W 81-80 ^OT	7-3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
1987/01/05* no, no	#12	at Wichita State	L 49-54	7-4	Charles Koch Arena Wichita, Kansas
1987/01/08* no, no	#19	#8 Temple	W 67–64	8-4	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/11 no, no	#19	at Oklahoma State	W 66-63	9-4	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
1987/01/15 no, no	#20	at #16 Oklahoma	L 74-76	9-5	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
1987/01/17* no, no	#20	#14 Miami	W 82-47	10-5	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/21 no, no		Missouri Border War	W 71-70	11-5	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/24 no, no		Nebraska	W 86-65	12–5	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/25* no, no		vs. #20 NC State	W 74-60	13-5	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
1987/01/25 no, no	#20	Iowa State	W 72-48	14-5	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/01/31* no, no	#20	at Louisville	W 62-58	15-5	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
1987/02/04 no, no	#18	at Kansas State	W 80-75 ^2OT	16-5	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
1987/02/07 no, no	#18	Oklahoma State	W 88-63	17-5	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/02/08* no, no	#18	Notre Dame	W 70-60	18-5	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/02/11 no, no	#17	at Missouri	L 60-63	18-6	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
1987/02/14 no, no	#17	#8 Oklahoma	W 86-84	19-6	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/02/17 no, no	#15	at Iowa State	L 86-95	19-7	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
1987/02/19 no, no	#15	Kansas State	W 84-67	20-7	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/02/21* no, no	#15	at #20 St. John's	W 62-60	21-7	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
1987/02/24 no, no	#16	at Colorado	L 56-66	21-8	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
1987/02/28 no, no	#16	at Nebraska	L 81-83 ^OT	21-9	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Big 8 Tournament
1987/03/06* no, no		vs. Oklahoma State Big 8 Conference Tournament First Round	W 67-58	22-9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
1987/03/07* no, no		vs. #17 Oklahoma Big 8 Conference Tournament Semifinals	W 82-77	23-9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
1987/03/08* no, no		vs. #19 Missouri Big 8 Conference Tournament Championship Game	L 86-67	23-10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
1987/03/13* no, no	#20 (5)	vs. #(12) Houston NCAA Div. I Tournament Southeast Subregional First Round	W 66-55	24-10	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
1987/03/15* no, no	#20 (5)	vs. #(13) Southwest Missouri State NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional Second Round	W 67-63	25-10	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
1987/03/19* no, no		vs. Georgetown NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional Sweet Sixteen	L 57-70	25-11	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Final
AP	8	6	14	13	13	12	19	20	NR	20	18	17	15	16	NR	20

References

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↑ University of Kansas Media Guide, in PDF

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[2] University of Kansas Media Guide, in PDF

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