1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs Basketball Southwest Conference SWC 16 19 24–7 14–2 Jim Killingsworth 8th Daniel-Meyer Coliseum SWC regular season champions NCAA tournament Second Round 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,N.C.A.A Tournament: Runnin' Rebels Roll; Irish Squeak By; North Carolina Beats Michigan https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/15/sports/ncaa-tournament-runnin-rebel-s-roll-irish-squeak-north-carolina-beats-michigan.html The New York Times March 15, 1987 February 1, 2022 in the round of 32. The team finished with a record of 24–7 (14–2 SWC). Roster 1986 TCU Horned Frogs y Jamie Dixon 23 G 6 4 Sr Los Angeles, California y Carven Holcombe 32 G 6 5 200 Sr Houston, Texas y Jim Killingsworth Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=TCU Horned Frogs| Regular season Nov 21, 1986 yes yes LSU LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana Preseason NIT 83–74 1–0 Nov 24, 1986 yes yes Western Kentucky E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky Preseason NIT 90–96 1–1 Dec 1, 1986 yes yes 1986 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas 72–83 1–2 Dec 3, 1986 yes 1986 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 92–85 2–2 Dec 6, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Colorado State Rams Colorado State Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado 80–77 3–2 Dec 8, 1986 yes Tulsa Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 71–65 4–2 Dec 12, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 48–56 4–3 Dec 13, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Cougar Classic 96–78 5–3 Dec 20, 1986 yes Michigan State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 66–48 6–3 Dec 23, 1986 yes 1986 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 88–72 7–3 Dec 26, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma All-College Tournament 92–61 8–3 Dec 27, 1986 yes yes Oklahoma 6 Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma All-College Tournament 95–82 9–3 Jan 3, 1987 yes Arkansas Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 80–77 10–3 1–0 Jan 7, 1987 1986 men Baylor Bears Baylor Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 71–56 11–3 2–0 Jan 10, 1987 Texas A&M Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 55–54 12–3 3–0 Jan 14, 1987 yes 1986 men SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 57–53 13–3 4–0 Jan 19, 1987 19 1986 men Texas Longhorns Texas Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 52–37 14–3 5–0 Jan 21, 1987 yes 19 Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas 48–43 15–3 6–0 Jan 24, 1987 yes 19 Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas 62–56 16–3 7–0 Jan 28, 1987 16 1986 men Rice Owls Rice Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 64–38 17–3 8–0 Jan 31, 1987 16 Arkansas Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 73–66 18–3 9–0 Feb 4, 1987 yes 15 Baylor Heart O' Texas Fair Complex Waco, Texas 63–66 18–4 9–1 Feb 8, 1987 yes 15 Texas A&M G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas 55–50 19–4 10–1 Feb 12, 1987 18 SMU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 69–50 20–4 11–1 Feb 18, 1987 yes 16 Texas Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas 70–54 21–4 12–1 Feb 21, 1987 16 Texas Tech Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 52–44 22–4 13–1 Feb 25, 1987 15 Houston Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 65–84 22–5 13–2 Feb 28, 1987 yes 15 Rice Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas 85–69 23–5 14–2 |- !colspan=9 style=TCU Horned Frogs| SWC tournament Mar 6, 1987 yes yes 15 Texas A&M 8 1 Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas Quarterfinals 70–81 23–6 |- !colspan=9 style=TCU Horned Frogs| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1987 yes yes 19 Marshall 13 E 4 E Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina First round 76–60 24–6 Mar 14, 1987 yes yes 19 4 E Notre Dame 18 5 E Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Second round 57–58 24–7 AP Poll Central Time E East https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/texas-christian/1987-schedule.html 1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.comhttps://gofrogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1986-87 1986–87 Men's Basketball Schedule TCU Athletics April 5, 2023https://s3.amazonaws.com/gofrogs.com/documents/2018/7/31/0708_mg_sec6.pdf TCU History Texas Christian University April 17, 2022 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220201031943/https://s3.amazonaws.com/gofrogs.com/documents/2018/7/31/0708_mg_sec6.pdf February 1, 2022 Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball seasons TCU TCU Basketball TCU Basketball TCU