1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=1986–87

|team=Marshall Thundering Herd

|sport=Basketball

|image=

|conference=Southern Conference

|division=

|short_conf=SoCon

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record=25–6

|conf_record=15–1

|head_coach=Rick Huckabay

|hc_year = 4th

|asst_coach1=Dan Bell

|asst_coach2=Henry Dickerson

|asst_coach3=John Lyles

|stadium=Cam Henderson Center

|champion= SoCon regular season champions
SoCon tournament champions

|tourney=NCAA tournament

|tourney_result=First Round (vacated)

}}

The 1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–1 in SoCon play to finish in first place. They defeated Appalachian State, Furman, and Davidson to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they lost to No. 4 seed TCU in the first round. Marshall's participation in the NCAA Tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/friv/forfeits.cgi|title=Forfeits and Vacated Games|website=college-basketball-reference|language=en|access-date=March 19, 2020}}

Roster

{{CBB roster/Header|year=1986|team=Marshall Thundering Herd|teamcolors=y}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rodney|last=Holden|num=00|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=205|class=JR|rs=|home=Atlanta, Georgia}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Skip|last=Henderson|link=y|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=190|class=JR|rs=|home=Cartersville, Georgia}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Humphrey|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=180|class=SO|rs=|home=Huntsville, Alabama}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kevin|last=Staples|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=SO|rs=|home=Logan, West Virginia}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brian|last=Fish|link=y|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=SO|rs=|home=Seymour, Indiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Pete|last=Brown|num=25|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=215|class=SO|rs=|home=Sylvania, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dwayne|last=Lewis|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=190|class=JR|rs=|home=New Orleans, Louisiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tommy|last=Boyd|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=9|lbs=215|class=JR|rs=|home=Ingomar, Mississippi}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Brian|last=Jointer|num=42|pos=C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=240|class=FR|rs=|home=Louisville, Kentucky}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Maurice|last=Bryson|num=45|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Charleston, West Virginia}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tom|last=Curry|num=52|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=230|class=JR|rs=|home=Baton Rouge, Louisiana}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

Rick Huckabay ({{college|Louisiana Tech}})

|asst_coach=

Dan Bell ({{college|Northwestern State}})
Henry Dickerson (Charleston (WV))
John Lyles (Louisiana College)

|roster_url=

|accessdate=2020-03-19}}

{{cite news|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1987.html|title=1986-87 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats|website=college-basketball-reference|accessdate=March 19, 2020}}

Schedule and results

|-

!colspan=8| Regular season

|-

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 29, 1986

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Kent State

| site_stadium = MAC Center

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| score = 69–73

| record = 0–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5, 1986

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| opponent = Radford

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename = Marshall Memorial Invitational

| score = 72–61

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 6, 1986

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Austin Peay

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| gamename = Marshall Memorial Invitational

| score = 68–73

| record = 1–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 10, 1986

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 78–68

| record = 2–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 18, 1986

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| opponent = Florida A&M

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 90–85

| record = 3–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 20, 1986

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Middle Tennessee State

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 87–85

| record = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 1986

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Sam Houston State

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 85–65

| record = 5–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 27, 1986

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = West Virginia

| site_stadium = WVU Coliseum

| site_cityst = Morgantown, WV

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 67–69

| record = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30, 1986

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Baylor

| site_stadium = Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum

| site_cityst = Waco, TX

| score = 69–73

| record = 5–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 3, 1987

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Nevada

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 86–84

| record = 6–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 10, 1987

| away =

| opponent = Appalachian State

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 85–72

| record = 7–4

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 12, 1987

| away =

| opponent = East Tennessee State

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 81–62

| record = 8–4

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 15, 1987

| away = yes

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Camron Hall

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| score = 83–71

| record = 9–4

| conference = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 17, 1987

| away = yes

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = McAlister Field House

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| score = 72–69

| record = 10–4

| conference = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 19, 1987

| away = yes

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Greenville Memorial Auditorium

| site_cityst = Greenville, SC

| score = 76–72

| record = 11–4

| conference = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 24, 1987

| away =

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 94–81

| record = 12–4

| conference = 6–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 26, 1987

| away = yes

| opponent = Western Carolina

| site_stadium = Ramsey Center

| site_cityst = Cullowhee, NC

| score = 75–69

| record = 13–4

| conference = 7–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 29, 1987

| away =

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 104–77

| record = 14–4

| conference = 8–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 31, 1987

| away = yes

| opponent = East Tennessee State

| site_stadium = Memorial Center

| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN

| score = 86–72

| record = 15–4

| conference = 9–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 2, 1987

| away =

| opponent = Davidson

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 76–67

| record = 16–4

| conference = 10–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 7, 1987

| away =

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 82–61

| record = 17–4

| conference = 11–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 9, 1987

| away =

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 96–92

| record = 18–4

| conference = 12–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 11, 1987

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| opponent = Morehead State

| site_stadium = Ellis Johnson Arena

| site_cityst = Morehead, KY

| score = 91–83

| record = 19–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 14, 1987

| away =

| opponent = Western Carolina

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| score = 104–78

| record = 20–4

| conference = 13–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 16, 1987

| away = yes

| opponent = Chattanooga

| site_stadium = McKenzie Arena

| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN

| score = 78–82

| record = 20–5

| conference = 13–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 21, 1987

| away = yes

| opponent = Davidson

| site_stadium = Johnston Gym

| site_cityst = Davidson, NC

| score = 96–90

| record = 21–5

| conference = 14–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 23, 1987

| away = yes

| opponent = Appalachian State

| site_stadium = Varsity Gymnasium

| site_cityst = Boone, NC

| score = 75–69

| overtime = OT

| record = 22–5

| conference = 15–1

}}

|-

!colspan=8| SoCon tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 27, 1987

| neutral = yes

| seed = 1

| opponent = Appalachian State

| oppseed = 8

| site_stadium = Asheville Civic Center

| site_cityst = Asheville, NC

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 76–61

| record = 23–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 28, 1987

| neutral = yes

| seed = 1

| opponent = Furman

| oppseed = 4

| site_stadium = Asheville Civic Center

| site_cityst = Asheville, NC

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 77–64

| record = 24–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 1, 1987

| neutral = yes

| seed = 1

| opponent = Davidson

| oppseed = 3

| site_stadium = Asheville Civic Center

| site_cityst = Asheville, NC

| gamename = Finals

| score = 66–64

| overtime = OT

| record = 25–5

}}

|-

!colspan=8| NCAA tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 12, 1987

| neutral = yes

| nonconf = yes

| seed = 13 E

| opponent = TCU

| oppseed = 4 E

| opprank = 19

| site_stadium = Charlotte Coliseum

| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC

| gamename = First Round

| score = 60–76

| record = 25–6

}}

{{cite news|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1987-schedule.html|title=1986-87 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results|website=college-basketball-reference|accessdate=March 19, 2020}}[https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/10/24/MBB_MediaGuide_18_19.pdf Marshall Record Book] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220425133417/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/10/24/MBB_MediaGuide_18_19.pdf |date=April 25, 2022 }} p. 40 Retrieved March 19, 2020

References

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