1986–87 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

1986–87 BYU Cougars men's basketball
1986–87 BYU Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	21–11 (12–4 WAC)
Head coach	LaDell Andersen (4th season);
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1986–87 basketball season. Led by head coach LaDell Andersen, the Cougars compiled a record of 21–11 (12–4 WAC) to finish second in the WAC regular season standings. The team played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, BYU was defeated by New Orleans, 83–79.^[1]

1986–87 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UTEP	13	–	3	.813	25	–	7	.781
Brigham Young	12	–	4	.750	21	–	11	.656
New Mexico	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Wyoming †	11	–	5	.688	24	–	10	.706
Utah	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Colorado State	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Air Force	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Hawaii	2	–	14	.125	7	–	21	.250
San Diego State	2	–	14	.125	5	–	25	.167

† 1987 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Michael Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Hacienda Heights, California
G	13	Andy Toolson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Twin Falls, Idaho
F	24	Jeff Chatman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 1986*		at No. 7 Oklahoma Preseason NIT	L 110–119	0–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 3, 1986*		Utah State	W 100–86	1–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 6, 1986*		at Notre Dame	L 46–62	1–2	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 3, 1987		Wyoming	W 77–74	10–4	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 6, 1987*		SW Missouri State	L 61–62	10–5	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 9, 1987		at UTEP	W 73–66	11–5	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
WAC Tournament
Mar 6, 1987*		vs. Air Force Quarterfinals	W 92–79 ^OT	21–9	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 7, 1987*		at New Mexico Semifinals	L 86–93	21–10	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(10 SE)	vs. (7 SE) No. 16 New Orleans First round	L 79–83	21–11	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.