1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 San Diego Toreros Basketball West Athletic Coast Conference WCAC 24–6 13–1 Hank Egan 3rd USD Sports Center WCAC regular season champions NCAA tournament first round 1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented University of San Diego during the 1986–87 men's college basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Hank Egan and played their home games at USD Sports Center. After winning the regular season conference title, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Auburn.San Diego Wins Respect, Loses to Auburn, 62-61 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-13-sp-5488-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 13, 1987 February 5, 2022 Roster 1986 San Diego Toreros y Scott Thompson 33 C 7 0 255 sr y basketball player Citrus Heights, California Hank Egan (Navy) https://usdtoreros.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1986-87/ Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego Toreros| Regular season Nov 28, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Utah Utes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 60–57 1–0 Dec 4, 1986 yes Boise State USD Sports Center San Diego, California 54–52 2–0 Dec 6, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 80–81 OT 2–1 Dec 8, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Montana State Bobcats Montana State Worthington Arena Havre, Montana 66–76 2–2 Dec 11, 1986 yes yes 1986 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State San Diego Sports Arena San Diego, California 83–67 3–2 Dec 13, 1986 yes yes 1986 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California 77–71 4–2 Dec 19, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State 60–55 5–2 Dec 20, 1986 yes yes Boise State BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho 56–71 5–3 Dec 23, 1986 yes 1986 men Rice Owls Rice USD Sports Center San Diego, California 48–47 6–3 Dec 27, 1986 yes 1986 men Loyola Greyhounds Loyola (MD) USD Sports Center San Diego, California 87–60 7–3 Dec 31, 1986 yes 1986 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado USD Sports Center San Diego, California 61–51 8–3 Dec 29, 1986 yes 1986 men Ohio Northern Polar Bears Ohio Northern USD Sports Center San Diego, California 54–28 9–3 Jan 8, 1987 yes 1986 men Portland Pilots Portland Chiles Center Portland, Oregon 61–59 10–3 1–0 Jan 10, 1987 yes Gonzaga The Kennel Spokane, Washington 46–58 10–4 1–1 Jan 15, 1987 Santa Clara USD Sports Center San Diego, California 73–51 11–4 2–1 Jan 17, 1987 1986 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco USD Sports Center San Diego, California 68–56 12–4 3–1 Jan 23, 1987 yes San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 77–74 13–4 4–1 Jan 24, 1987 yes Santa Clara Leavey Center Santa Clara, California 80–61 14–4 5–1 Jan 29, 1987 1986 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount USD Sports Center San Diego, California 82–48 15–4 6–1 Jan 31, 1987 1986 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine USD Sports Center San Diego, California 69–66 16–4 7–1 Feb 6, 1987 yes Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California 78–73 17–4 8–1 Feb 7, 1987 yes Loyola Marymount Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California 88–82 18–4 9–1 Feb 12, 1987 yes 1986 men United States International Gulls U.S. International USD Sports Center San Diego, California 113–72 19–4 Feb 14, 1987 1986 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's USD Sports Center San Diego, California 54–42 20–4 10–1 Feb 19, 1987 Gonzaga USD Sports Center San Diego, California 61–48 21–4 11–1 Feb 21, 1987 Portland USD Sports Center San Diego, California 64–44 22–4 12–1 Feb 25, 1987 yes Saint Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, California 61–50 23–4 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego Toreros| West Coast Conference tournament Feb 28, 1987 yes 1 Loyola Marymount 8 USD Sports Center San Diego, California Quarterfinals 99–84 24–4 Mar 1, 1987 yes yes 1 Pepperdine 7 War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California Semifinals 63–64 24–5 |- !colspan=9 style=San Diego Toreros| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1987 yes yes 9 MW Auburn 8 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana First round 61–62 24–6 MW Midwest San Diego Men's Basketball Record Book https://usdtoreros.com/documents/2020/3/25/MBB_Record_Book_Through_2019_20_Season.pdf University of San Diego Athletics 36 February 5, 2022https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/san-diego/1987-schedule.html 1986-87 San Diego Toreros Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com Awards and honors Scott Thompson – WCAC Player of the Year Hank Egan – WCAC Coach of the Year References San Diego Category:San Diego Toreros men's basketball seasons San Diego San Diego Toreros men's basketball San Diego Toreros men's basketball