1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sex = none
|year = 1986–87
|team = Southwest Missouri State Bears
|sport= Basketball
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|conference = Association of Mid-Continent Universities
|division =
|short_conf = AMCU-8
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|record = 28–6
|conf_record = 13–1
|head_coach = Charlie Spoonhour
|hc_year = 4th
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|captain =
|stadium = Hammons Student Center
|champion = AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions
AMCU-8 tournament champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = second round
}}
{{1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1986–87 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 28–6 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles.{{cite web| title = 2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide | publisher =Missouri State University| date =2018 | url =https://missouristate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/m-baskbl/mediaguide/2018-19%20MSU%20MBB%20Media%20Guide.pdf | accessdate = February 4, 2022}} Southwest Missouri State upset No. 4 seed Clemson,{{cite news |title=Southwest Missouri State Stops Grant, Upsets Clemson, 65-60 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-14-sp-9527-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 14, 1987 |access-date=February 4, 2022}} then lost to No. 5 seed Kansas in the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.{{cite news |title=Manning's 42 Carry Kansas |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-03-16-8701210320-story.html |newspaper=The Chicago Tribune |date=March 16, 1987 |access-date=February 4, 2022}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=1986|team=Missouri State Bears|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Winston|last=Garland|num=|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=170|class=Sr|link=y|dab=|rs=|home=Gary, Indiana}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lee|last=Campbell|num=|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=Fr|link=|dab=|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Charlie Spoonhour ({{college|Ozarks}})
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Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 28, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
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| score = 62–74
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| attend =
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 29, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
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| neutral = yes
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Southeastern Louisiana Lions|title=Southeastern Louisiana}}
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| score = 81–45
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| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Missouri
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 53–57
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| attend =
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = Arkansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 56–49
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| attend =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1986
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Horton Field House
| site_cityst = Normal, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 55–59
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| attend =
| record = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = BYU
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| site_stadium = Marriott Center
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| gamename =
| score = 62–61
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| attend =
| record = 6–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| 1987 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Western Illinois Leathernecks|title=Western Illinois}}
| opprank =
| oppseed = 8
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 81–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 25–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix |title=Wisconsin–Green Bay}}
| opprank =
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 61–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 26–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| seed = 1
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=men|team=Cleveland State Vikings|title=Cleveland State}}
| opprank =
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 90–87
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 27–5
}}
|-
!colspan=10 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri State Bears}}| 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 13, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 13 SE
| opponent = Clemson
| opprank = 13
| oppseed = 4 SE
| site_stadium = The Omni
| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
| gamename = Second round
| score = 65–60
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 28–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 15, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 13 SE
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 20
| oppseed = 5 SE
| site_stadium = The Omni
| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
| gamename = Second round
| score = 63–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 28–6
}}
{{CBB schedule end
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| timezone = Central Time
| region = SE
| regionname = Southeast
| notes =
}}
Awards and honors
- Winston Garland – AMCU-8 Player of the Year
References
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