1986–87 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 April 2025 1986–87 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Basketball Metro Conference (1975–1995) Metro 23–11 6–6 M. K. Turk 11th Reed Green Coliseum NIT Champions 1985–86 1987–88 The 1986–87 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the 1986–87 college basketball season. Roster 1986 Southern Miss Golden Eagles y Randolph Keys F 6 7 195 Jr Collins, Mississippi y Derreck Hamilton F 6 7 225 Jr Mobile, Alabama y basketball Casey Fisher G 6 2 Jr John White F 6 7 Jr Kenny Siler G 6 3 Sr Randy Pettus G 6 0 So Jurado Hinton F 6 6 So Willie Brown C 6 7 So Jimmy Smith G 6 5 So John Brown C 6 8 So Allen Chapman F 6 6 So Jay Ladner G 6 1 So Hattiesburg, Mississippi y D. J. Bowe F 6 7 So https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-mississippi/men/1987.html M. K. Turk Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Southern Miss Golden Eagles| Non-conference regular season Dec 1, 1986 yes 1986 men Northeast Louisiana Indians Northeast Louisiana Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 84–69 1–0 Dec 8, 1986 yes yes Arkansas State Pine Bluff, Arkansas 72–85 1–1 Dec 11, 1986 yes 1986 none South Alabama Jaguars South Alabama Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 101–80 2–1 Dec 13, 1986 yes 1986 none Central Arkansas Bears Central Arkansas Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 95–82 3–1 Dec 15, 1986 yes 1986 men UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 87–66 4–1 Dec 18, 1986 yes 1986 men Georgia College Bobcats Georgia College Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 100–87 5–1 Dec 20, 1986 yes 1986 men North Texas Mean Green North Texas Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 92–58 6–1 Dec 22, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Hooper Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee 90–77 7–1 Dec 27, 1986 yes 1986 men Illinois Wesleyan Titans Illinois Wesleyan Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 92–90 8–1 Dec 29, 1986 yes yes 1986 men Samford Bulldogs Samford McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee Tennessee-Chattanooga Classic 87–77 OT 9–1 Dec 30, 1986 yes yes 1986 none Chattanooga Mocs Chattanooga McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, Tennessee Tennessee-Chattanooga Classic 70–75 9–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Southern Miss Golden Eagles| Metro Conference regular season Jan 5, 1987 yes 1986 men Cincinnati Bearcats Cincinnati Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio 73–51 10–2 1–0 Jan 7, 1987 yes 1986 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 58–66 10–3 1–1 Jan 14, 1987 Louisville Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 76–69 11–3 2–1 Jan 17, 1987 yes 1986 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 72–85 11–4 2–2 Jan 22, 1987 yes 1986 men Jackson State Tigers Jackson State Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 79–68 12–4 Jan 24, 1987 1986 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 74–94 12–5 2–3 Jan 26, 1987 yes yes 1986 none McNeese State Cowboys McNeese State Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana 72–62 13–5 Jan 28, 1987 yes yes 1986 men Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns Southwestern Louisiana Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana 72–73 13–6 Jan 31, 1987 South Carolina Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 71–57 14–6 3–3 Feb 2, 1987 yes 1986 men Memphis State Tigers Memphis State Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee 84–77 15–6 4–3 Feb 14, 1987 Memphis State Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 72–76 15–7 4–4 Feb 16, 1987 yes Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 84–85 OT 15–8 4–5 Feb 19, 1987 Cincinnati Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 76–64 16–8 5–5 Feb 21, 1987 Virginia Tech Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 89–77 17–8 6–5 Feb 23, 1987 yes Arkansas State Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 73–75 17–9 Feb 28, 1987 yes Florida State Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida 102–117 17–10 6–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Southern Miss Golden Eagles| Metro Conference tournament Mar 6, 1987 yes yes 4 Virginia Tech 5 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky First round 83–66 18–10 Mar 7, 1987 yes yes 4 Louisville 1 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Semifinals 71–78 18–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Southern Miss Golden Eagles| NIT Mar 13, 1987 yes 1986 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi First round 93–75 19–11 Mar 17, 1987 yes yes 1986 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri Second round 83–78 OT 20–11 Mar 21, 1987 yes yes 1986 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee Quarterfinals 95–88 21–11 Mar 24, 1987 yes yes Nebraska Madison Square Garden New York, New York Semifinals 82–75 22–11 Mar 26, 1987 yes yes 1986 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Madison Square Garden New York, New York Finals 84–80 23–11 AP poll Central Time 2019–20 Southern Miss Men's Basketball Media Guide https://southernmiss.com/documents/2019/11/4/USM_MBB_Book_19_20.pdf University of Southern Mississippi Athletics May 9, 2020 References Southern Miss Category:Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball seasons Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball Southern Miss Category:National Invitation Tournament championship seasons