1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd Basketball Southern Conference SoCon 25–6 15–1 Rick Huckabay 4th Dan Bell Henry Dickerson John Lyles Cam Henderson Center SoCon regular season championsSoCon tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round (vacated) The 1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–1 in SoCon play to finish in first place. They defeated Appalachian State, Furman, and Davidson to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they lost to No. 4 seed TCU in the first round. Marshall's participation in the NCAA Tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/friv/forfeits.cgi Forfeits and Vacated Games college-basketball-reference en March 19, 2020 Roster 1986 Marshall Thundering Herd y Rodney Holden 00 F 6 7 205 JR Atlanta, Georgia Skip Henderson y 3 G 6 2 190 JR Cartersville, Georgia John Humphrey 15 G 6 5 180 SO Huntsville, Alabama Kevin Staples 23 F 6 6 200 SO Logan, West Virginia Brian Fish y 24 G 6 4 185 SO Seymour, Indiana Pete Brown 25 F 6 6 215 SO Sylvania, Ohio Dwayne Lewis 31 F 6 5 190 JR New Orleans, Louisiana Tommy Boyd 35 F 6 9 215 JR Ingomar, Mississippi Brian Jointer 42 C 6 8 240 FR Louisville, Kentucky Maurice Bryson 45 F 6 6 200 JR Charleston, West Virginia Tom Curry 52 C 6 9 230 JR Baton Rouge, Louisiana Rick Huckabay (Louisiana Tech) Dan Bell (Northwestern State) Henry Dickerson (Charleston (WV)) John Lyles (Louisiana College) 2020-03-19 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1987.html 1986-87 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats college-basketball-reference March 19, 2020 Schedule and results no yes no no |- !colspan=8| Regular season |- Nov 29, 1986 yes yes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH 69–73 0–1 Dec 5, 1986 yes Radford Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Marshall Memorial Invitational 72–61 1–1 Dec 6, 1986 yes Austin Peay Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Marshall Memorial Invitational 68–73 1–2 Dec 10, 1986 yes Ohio Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 78–68 2–2 Dec 18, 1986 yes Florida A&M Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 90–85 3–2 Dec 20, 1986 yes Middle Tennessee State Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 87–85 4–2 Dec 22, 1986 yes Sam Houston State Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 85–65 5–2 Dec 27, 1986 yes yes West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV rivalry 67–69 5–3 Dec 30, 1986 yes yes Baylor Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum Waco, TX 69–73 5–4 Jan 3, 1987 yes Nevada Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 86–84 6–4 Jan 10, 1987 Appalachian State Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 85–72 7–4 1–0 Jan 12, 1987 East Tennessee State Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 81–62 8–4 2–0 Jan 15, 1987 yes VMI Camron Hall Lexington, VA 83–71 9–4 3–0 Jan 17, 1987 yes The Citadel McAlister Field House Charleston, SC 72–69 10–4 4–0 Jan 19, 1987 yes Furman Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC 76–72 11–4 5–0 Jan 24, 1987 Chattanooga Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 94–81 12–4 6–0 Jan 26, 1987 yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC 75–69 13–4 7–0 Jan 29, 1987 VMI Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 104–77 14–4 8–0 Jan 31, 1987 yes East Tennessee State Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 86–72 15–4 9–0 Feb 2, 1987 Davidson Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 76–67 16–4 10–0 Feb 7, 1987 Furman Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 82–61 17–4 11–0 Feb 9, 1987 The Citadel Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 96–92 18–4 12–0 Feb 11, 1987 yes yes Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY 91–83 19–4 Feb 14, 1987 Western Carolina Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 104–78 20–4 13–0 Feb 16, 1987 yes Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN 78–82 20–5 13–1 Feb 21, 1987 yes Davidson Johnston Gym Davidson, NC 96–90 21–5 14–1 Feb 23, 1987 yes Appalachian State Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC 75–69 OT 22–5 15–1 |- !colspan=8| SoCon tournament Feb 27, 1987 yes 1 Appalachian State 8 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC Quarterfinals 76–61 23–5 Feb 28, 1987 yes 1 Furman 4 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC Semifinals 77–64 24–5 Mar 1, 1987 yes 1 Davidson 3 Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC Finals 66–64 OT 25–5 |- !colspan=8| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1987 yes yes 13 E TCU 4 E 19 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC First Round 60–76 25–6 AP Poll E East https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/marshall/1987-schedule.html 1986-87 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results college-basketball-reference March 19, 2020Marshall Record Book https://web.archive.org/web/20220425133417/https://s3.amazonaws.com/herdzone.com/documents/2018/10/24/MBB_MediaGuide_18_19.pdf April 25, 2022 p. 40 Retrieved March 19, 2020 References Category:Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball seasons Marshall Marshall Category:Southern Conference men's basketball champion seasons Marshall Thundering Herd basketball (men's) Marshall Thundering Herd basketball (men's)