1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team

1986–87 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
1986–87 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
PCAA champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	33–3 (17–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Joan Bonvicini (8th season);
Home arena	Gold Mine
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by eighth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

1986–87 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Long Beach State †	17	–	1	.944	33	–	3	.917
Hawaii	13	–	5	.722	21	–	7	.750
UNLV	13	–	5	.722	21	–	9	.700
Fresno State	12	–	6	.667	22	–	8	.733
UC Irvine	10	–	8	.556	14	–	15	.483
Cal State Fullerton	9	–	9	.500	12	–	16	.429
San Diego State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	16	.448
Pacific	5	–	13	.278	12	–	16	.429
UC Santa Barbara	1	–	17	.056	4	–	22	.154
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	3	–	23	.115

† 1987 PCAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Penny Toler	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	St. Anthony San Diego State	Washington, D.C.
F/C	21	Shannon Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr
F/C	53	Cindy Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Grant	Portland, Oregon
F		Shameil Coleman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So
F		Cheryl Dowell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So
F		Bettina Turner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So

Head coach

Joan Bonvicini

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*	No. 7	vs. No. 1 Texas USC Classic	L 86–100	0–1	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Nov 29, 1986*	No. 7	vs. No. 12 Old Dominion USC Classic	W 94–61^[1]	1–1	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Dec 2, 1986*	No. 7	Arizona State	W 106–69	2–1	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Dec 5, 1986*	No. 7	at Oregon	W 82–69	3–1	McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Dec 7, 1986*	No. 7	at Oregon State	W 73–62	4–1	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 12, 1986*	No. 7	Arkansas LBSU Dial Soap Classic	W 76–58	5–1	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Dec 13, 1986*	No. 7	Texas A&M LBSU Dial Soap Classic	W 97–71	6–1	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Dec 15, 1986*	No. 7	at UCLA	W 100–65	7–1	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Jan 3, 1987*	No. 7	Fairfield	W 78–53	8–1	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Jan 5, 1987	No. 7	at UNLV	W 117–84	9–1 (1–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 8, 1987	No. 7	at San Diego State	W 80–59	10–1 (2–0)	Peterson Gym San Diego, California
Jan 10, 1987	No. 7	at UC Irvine	W 104–55	11–1 (3–0)	Crawford Hall Irvine, California
Jan 12, 1987	No. 7	at Cal State Fullerton	W 91–61	12–1 (4–0)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Jan 14, 1987*	No. 7	No. 6 Louisiana Tech	W 99–95 ^OT	13–1	Gold Mine (1,769) Long Beach, California
Jan 17, 1987	No. 7	Fresno State	W 114–70	14–1 (5–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Jan 22, 1987	No. 5	San Jose State	W 120–53	15–1 (6–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Jan 24, 1987	No. 5	Pacific	W 114–65	16–1 (7–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Jan 26, 1987*	No. 5	USC	W 87–69	17–1	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Jan 29, 1987	No. 5	at UC Santa Barbara	W 105–25	18–1 (8–0)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, California
Jan 31, 1987	No. 5	at Fresno State	W 79–78	19–1 (9–0)	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Feb 5, 1987	No. 4	at Hawaii	W 67–51	20–1 (10–0)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 7, 1987	No. 4	at Hawaii	L 66–67 ^OT	20–2 (10–1)	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 12, 1987	No. 6	at UC Santa Barbara	W 115–50	21–2 (11–1)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Feb 14, 1987	No. 6	at Pacific	W 99–46	22–2 (12–1)	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California
Feb 16, 1987	No. 6	at San Jose State	W 149–69^[2]	23–2 (13–1)	Spartan Gym San Jose, California
Feb 19, 1987	No. 5	UNLV	W 86–63	24–2 (14–1)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Feb 21, 1987	No. 5	San Diego State	W 109–73	25–2 (15–1)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Feb 26, 1987	No. 5	UC Irvine	W 87–54	26–2 (16–1)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Feb 28, 1987	No. 5	Cal State Fullerton	W 107–63	27–2 (17–1)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
PCAA tournament
Mar 5, 1987*	(1) No. 4	Pacific Quarterfinals	W 123–65	28–2	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Mar 6, 1987*	(1) No. 4	vs. San Diego State Semifinals	W 108–74	29–2	The Forum Inglewood, California
Mar 7, 1987*	(1) No. 4	vs. UNLV Championship game	W 98–57	30–2	The Forum Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1987*	(1 W) No. 4	(8 W) Washington Second round	W 72–57	31–2	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Mar 20, 1987*	(1 W) No. 4	vs. (4 W) Ole Miss Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 94–55	32–2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Mar 22, 1987*	(1 W) No. 4	vs. (2 W) No. 10 Ohio State Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 102–82	33–2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Mar 27, 1987*	(1 W) No. 4	vs. (2 ME) No. 7 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four	L 64–74^[3]	33–3	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Final
AP	7	7	7	7	8	7	7	7	5	5	4	6	5	5	4	4	Not released
Coaches	10	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	5	5	4	6	6	5	4	4	4

References

^ "Lady Longhorns Win Title With an 89-69 Romp Over Trojans". The Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1986. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "Cindy Brown Has 60 Points in 149-69 Win". The Los Angeles Times. February 17, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "49ers Taken Out of Offense, Tournament". The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "1986-87 Women's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "Long Beach State Women's Basketball" (PDF). September 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[1] "Lady Longhorns Win Title With an 89-69 Romp Over Trojans". The Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1986. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[2] "Cindy Brown Has 60 Points in 149-69 Win". The Los Angeles Times. February 17, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[3] "49ers Taken Out of Offense, Tournament". The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[4] "1986-87 Women's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[5] "Long Beach State Women's Basketball" (PDF). September 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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