1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1986-87 Kansas Jayhawks 150 Big 8 Conference Big 8 20 25–11 9–5 Larry Brown 4th Gregg Popovich 1st R. C. Buford 4th Alvin Gentry 1st Ed Manning 4th John Robic 1st Cedric Hunter Mark Turgeon Allen Fieldhouse NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 1986–87. They were led by Larry Brown in his fourth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Roster 1986 Kansas Jayhawks y yes Robert Coyne 4 F 6 8 180 Fr Denver, Colorado   Scooter Barry y 10 G 6 2 165 So Concord, California De La Salle Mark Turgeon y 11 G 5 10 150 Sr Topeka, Kansas Hayden Kevin Pritchard y 14 G 6 3 170 Fr Tulsa, Oklahoma Edison Milt Newton y 21 GF 6 4 180 So Washington, D.C. Coolidge Cedric Hunter y 22 G 6 0 180 Sr Omaha, Nebraska Omaha South Archie Marshall y basketball 23 F 6 6 185 Sr y Tulsa, Oklahoma Edison y Chris Piper 24 F 6 8 195 Jr y Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence Danny Manning y 25 FC 6 10 255 Jr Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence Jeff Gueldner 33 G 6 5 170 Fr Charleston, Illinois Charleston Mark Pellock 40 C 6 9 220 So Parsons, Kansas Parsons Mark Randall y basketball 42 F 6 9 200 Fr Englewood, Colorado Cherry Creek Keith Harris 44 F 6 5 195 Fr Santa Monica, California Santa Monica Sean Alvarado 52 C 6 10 210 Jr Washington, D.C. Dunbar https://kuathletics.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/1986-87/ Larry Brown Schedule |- !colspan=8| Regular season 1986/11/29 88-69 yes 8 Tennessee-Martin Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 1–0 1986/12/01 87-69 yes 8 Southern Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 2-0 1986/12/04 82-68 yes 6 Washington Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 3-0 1986/12/06 86-103 yes 6 Arkansas yes Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 3-1 1986/12/13 59-56 14 Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 4-1 1–0 1986/12/19 59-56 yes 13 Texas Tech Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 5-1 1986/12/22 74-71 yes 13 The Citadel Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 6-1 1986/12/27 76-79 yes 13 Pittsburgh 14 yes Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic First Round 6–2 1986/12/28 78-79 OT yes 13 Ohio State yes Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic Loser's Bracket 6-3 1986/12/29 81-80 OT yes 14 Hawaii yes Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic Seventh Place Game 7-3 1987/01/05 49-54 yes 12 Wichita State yes Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 7-4 1987/01/08 67–64 yes 19 Temple 8 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 8-4 1987/01/11 66-63 19 Oklahoma State yes Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 9-4 2–0 1987/01/15 74-76 20 Oklahoma 16 yes Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 9-5 2–1 1987/01/17 82-47 yes 20 Miami 14 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 10-5 1987/01/21 71-70 Missouri Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Border War 11-5 3–1 1987/01/22 86-65 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 12–5 4–1 1987/01/25 74-60 yes NC State 20 yes Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri 13-5 1987/01/27 72-48 20 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 14-5 5–1 1987/01/31 62-58 yes 20 Louisville yes Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 15-5 1987/02/04 80-75 2OT 18 Kansas State yes Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas Sunflower Showdown 16-5 6–1 1987/02/07 88-63 18 Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 17-5 7–1 1987/02/08 70-60 yes 18 Notre Dame Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 18-5 1987/02/11 60-63 17 Missouri yes Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Border War 18-6 7–2 1987/02/14 86-84 17 Oklahoma 8 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 19-6 8–2 1987/02/17 86-95 15 Iowa State yes Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 19-7 8–3 1987/02/19 84-67 15 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Sunflower Showdown 20-7 9–3 1987/02/21 62-60 yes 15 St. John's 20 yes Madison Square Garden New York, New York 21-7 1987/02/24 56-66 16 Colorado yes Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 21-8 9–4 1987/02/28 81-83 OT 16 Nebraska yes Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 21-9 9–5 |- !colspan=8| Big 8 Tournament 1987/03/06 67-58 Oklahoma State yes Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Quarterfinals 22-9 1987/03/07 82-77 Oklahoma 17 yes Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Semifinals 23-9 1987/03/08 65-67 Missouri 19 yes Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Border WarChampionship Game 23-10 |- !colspan=8| NCAA Tournament 1987/03/13 66-55 yes 20 5 SE Houston 12 SE yes Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia First Round 24-10 1987/03/15 67-63 yes 20 5 SE Southwest Missouri State 13 SE yes Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia Second Round 25-10 1987/03/19 57–70 yes 20 5 SE Georgetown 4 1 SE yes Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Sweet Sixteen 25–11 AP Poll University of Kansas Media Guide, in PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20080220164321/http://kuathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mbaskbl-0708-mg-eight 2008-02-20 Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Final AP 8 6 14 13 13 12 19 20 NR 20 18 17 15 16 NR 20 References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Kansas Kansas Jay Kansas Jay