1986–87 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 Idaho State Bengals Basketball Idaho State wordmark.png 80 Big Sky Conference Big Sky 15–16 5–9 Jim Boutin 2nd ISU Minidome Big Sky tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 1986–87 Idaho State Bengals men's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Bengals were led by second-year head coach Jim Boutin and played their home games on campus at the ISU Minidome in Pocatello, Idaho. The Bengals were 12–15 overall in the regular season and 5–9 in conference play, tied for fifth place. At the conference tournament in Flagstaff, Arizona, they were seeded seventh and upset second-seeded Boise State by a point in the quarterfinal round.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bagpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=1897%2C3414753 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Boling Dave Idaho cures free-throw blues, upsets Griz March 6, 1987 25https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kU4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1581%2C717972 Idahonian Moscow Idaho stays alive, WSU season ends March 6, 1987 11 In the semifinal the next night, Idaho State defeated sixth seed Idaho by nineteen and advanced to the final against fourth-seeded Nevada,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bqgpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2580%2C3798409 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Boling Dave First food, then ISU stops Vandals, 82-63 March 7, 1987 B1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kU4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1489%2C930049 Idahonian Moscow Ousted: Sky falls on Vandals March 7, 1987 21 and won by eleven.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b6gpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7215%2C4236617 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Boling Dave Idaho State takes a surprising Rhode to NCAA March 8, 1987 D5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kk4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4146%2C1099802 Idahonian Moscow Associated Press Rhode: Off the bench to the NCAA March 9, 1987 11 In the 64-team NCAA tournament, ISU was seeded sixteenth in the West regional and met top-ranked UNLV (33–1) in Salt Lake City. Down by nineteen points at halftime, they lost 95–70,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BlNTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=w4MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6388%2C5100001 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Robinson Doug UNLV runs, guns, plays defense in routing Idaho St. March 13, 1987 D1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=dKgpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7194%2C6997018 Spokesman-Review Spokesman-Review Associated Press No. 1 UNLV wins by 25, but Tark isn't happy March 13, 1987 36 and ended the season at 15–16.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lk4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1520%2C1761278 Idahonian Moscow Associated Press Cowboys ready for West shootout March 13, 1987 11 This was Idaho State's eleventh NCAA tournament appearance, but its first in ten years, and its most recent. Postseason results yes yes |- !colspan=6 style=Idaho State Bengals| Big Sky tournament Thu, March 5 2:30 pm yes 7 Boise State 2 Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona Quarterfinal 78–77 13–15 Fri, March 6 9:10 pm yes 7 Idaho 6 Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona Semifinal 82–63 14–15 3,527 Sat, March 7 9:10 pm yes 7 Nevada 4 Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona Final ESPN 92–81 15–15 3,752 |- !colspan=9 style=Idaho State Bengals| NCAA tournament Thu, March 12 2:37 pm yes yes 16 W UNLV 1 1 W Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah First round ESPN 70–95 15–16 11,314 AP poll Mountain time References External links Sports Reference – Idaho State Bengals – 1986–87 basketball season Category:Idaho State Bengals men's basketball seasons Idaho State Idaho State Idaho State Idaho State