1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team

The 1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University as a member of the Southwestern Conference during the 1986–87 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Killingsworth, TCU won the regular season conference title and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the East region. After an opening round victory over Marshall, the Horned Frogs were beaten by No. 5 seed Notre Dame, 58–57,[1] in the round of 32. The team finished with a record of 24–7 (14–2 SWC).

1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball
SWC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSouthwest Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 19
Record24–7 (14–2 SWC)
Head coach
Home arenaDaniel-Meyer Coliseum
Seasons
1986–87 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 19 TCU 14 2   .875 24 7   .774
Baylor 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Houston 9 7   .563 18 12   .600
Texas Tech 9 7   .563 15 14   .517
Arkansas 8 8   .500 19 14   .576
SMU 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Texas 7 9   .438 14 17   .452
Texas A&M 6 10   .375 17 14   .548
Rice 2 14   .125 8 19   .296
1987 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 23 Jamie Dixon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr Los Angeles, California
G 32 Carven Holcombe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1986*
at LSU
Preseason NIT
W 83–74  1–0
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 24, 1986*
at Western Kentucky
Preseason NIT
L 90–96  1–1
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Dec 1, 1986*
at Lamar L 72–83  1–2
Montagne Center 
Beaumont, Texas
Dec 3, 1986*
North Texas W 92–85  2–2
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 6, 1986*
at Colorado State W 80–77  3–2
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Dec 8, 1986*
Tulsa W 71–65  4–2
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 12, 1986*
at Cal State Fullerton L 48–56  4–3
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Dec 13, 1986*
vs. Arizona State
Cougar Classic
W 96–78  5–3
 
 
Dec 20, 1986*
Michigan State W 66–48  6–3
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 23, 1986*
Long Beach State W 88–72  7–3
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Dec 26, 1986*
vs. Oklahoma State
All-College Tournament
W 92–61  8–3
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 27, 1986*
vs. No. 6 Oklahoma
All-College Tournament
W 95–82  9–3
Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 1987
at Arkansas W 80–77  10–3
(1–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 7, 1987
Baylor W 71–56  11–3
(2–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 10, 1987
Texas A&M W 55–54  12–3
(3–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 14, 1987
at SMU W 57–53  13–3
(4–0)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, Texas
Jan 19, 1987
Texas W 52–37  14–3
(5–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 21, 1987
at Texas Tech W 48–43  15–3
(6–0)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 24, 1987
at Houston W 62–56  16–3
(7–0)
Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, Texas
Jan 28, 1987
Rice W 64–38  17–3
(8–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 31, 1987
Arkansas W 73–66  18–3
(9–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 4, 1987
at Baylor L 63–66  18–4
(9–1)
Heart O' Texas Fair Complex 
Waco, Texas
Feb 8, 1987
at Texas A&M W 55–50  19–4
(10–1)
G. Rollie White Coliseum 
College Station, Texas
Feb 12, 1987
SMU W 69–50  20–4
(11–1)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 18, 1987
at Texas W 70–54  21–4
(12–1)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Feb 21, 1987
Texas Tech W 52–44  22–4
(13–1)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 25, 1987
Houston L 65–84  22–5
(13–2)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, Texas
Feb 28, 1987
at Rice W 85–69  23–5
(14–2)
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 6, 1987*
(1) No. 15 vs. (8) Texas A&M
Quarterfinals
L 70–81  23–6
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, Texas
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*
(4 E) No. 19 vs. (13 E) Marshall
First round
W 76–60  24–6
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1987*
(4 E) No. 19 vs. (5 E) No. 18 Notre Dame
Second round
L 57–58[1]  24–7
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ a b "N.C.A.A Tournament: Runnin' Rebels Roll; Irish Squeak By; North Carolina Beats Michigan". The New York Times. March 15, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1986–87 Men's Basketball Schedule". TCU Athletics. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "TCU History" (PDF). Texas Christian University. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 1, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.