1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers 1979-1997 Indiana logo.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 2 3 30–4 15–3 Bobby Knight 16th Ron Felling Kohn Smith Royce Waltman Joby Wright Steve Alford Todd Meier Daryl Thomas Assembly Hall NCAA tournament National ChampionsBig Ten co-champions National Championship Game W Won 74–73 vs. Syracuse The 1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University.Hammel Bob Glory of Old IU 1999 Sports Publishing Inc. United States 1-58261-068-1 190–191 https://archive.org/details/gloryofoldiuindi0000hamm/page/190 Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 16th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Despite being noted for a roster with relatively little NBA-bound talent, the Hoosiers finished the regular season with a 24–4 overall record and 15–3 in Big Ten play, claiming the conference title. The team's disciplined style and late-game resilience made it one of Bob Knight's most celebrated coaching efforts.Basketball Mindset 2024 Bobby Knight Quotes https://www.basketballmindsettraining.com/blog/bobby-knight-quotes live 9 October 2025 Basketball Mindset Training As Big Ten Conference co-champions with Purdue, IU was named a one-seed in the 1987 NCAA Tournament.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 15, 2015 Roster 1986 Indiana Hoosiers y Tony Freeman 10 G 5 7 144 Fr Westchester, Illinois Todd Jadlow y 11 FC 6 9 238 Jr yes Salina, Kansas Steve Alford y 12 G 6 2 183 Sr New Castle, Indiana Magnus Pelkowski 14 C 6 10 218 Jr Bogotá, Colombia Rick Calloway y 20 GF 6 6 190 So Cincinnati, Ohio Dean Garrett y 22 C 6 10 222 Jr San Clemente, California Keith Smart y 23 G 6 1 175 Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana Daryl Thomas y 24 FC 6 7 236 Sr Westchester, Illinois Todd Meier 30 FC 6 8 222 Sr Oshkosh, Wisconsin Dave Minor 31 F 6 5 203 Fr Cincinnati, Ohio Steve Eyl 32 F 6 6 216 Jr Hamilton, Ohio Jeff Oliphant 35 G 6 5 200 So Lyons, Indiana Kreigh Smith 42 GF 6 7 221 Jr Tipton, Indiana Joe Hillman y 44 G 6 2 184 Jr Glendale, California Brian Sloan 45 FC 6 8 210 Jr McLeansboro, Illinois https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/indiana/1987.html 2019-Mar-16 Bob Knight (Ohio State) Ron Felling (Indiana State) Kohn Smith (Southern Utah) Royce Waltman (Slippery Rock) Joby Wright (Indiana) 1987 NCAA Final Four program March 1987 Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=8 style=Indiana Hoosiers| Regular season |- 11/29/1986 yes 3 Montana State Billings Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 90–55 1–0 12/2/1986 yes yes 3 Notre Dame Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana 67–62 2–0 12/6/1986 yes 3 Kentucky 13 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 71–66 3–0 12/9/1986 yes yes 2 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 75–79 3–1 12/12/1986 yes 2 UNC-Wilmington Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 73–72 4–1 12/13/1986 yes 2 East Carolina Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 96–68 5–1 12/20/1986 yes 8 Morehead State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 84–62 6–1 12/23/1986 yes 8 Louisville Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 67–58 7–1 12/26/1986 yes yes 8 Princeton Market Square Arena Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 83–54 8–1 12/27/1986 yes yes 8 Illinois State Market Square Arena Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 82–58 9–1 1/4/1987 yes 6 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 92–80 10–1 (1–0) 1/8/1987 yes 4 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 79–60 11–1 (2–0) 1/12/1987 yes 4 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan ESPN 85–84 12–1 (3–0) 1/15/1987 4 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 103–65 13–1 (4–0) 1/17/1987 4 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 95–43 14–1 (5–0) 1/22/1987 yes 3 Iowa 1 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 88–101 14–2 (5–1) 1/24/1987 yes 3 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 77–53 15–2 (6–1) 1/28/1987 4 Illinois 12 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 69–66 16–2 (7–1) 1/31/1987 4 Purdue 4 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 88–74 17–2 (8–1) 2/4/1987 2 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 84–80 18–2 (9–1) 2/8/1987 2 Michigan Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 83–67 19–2 (10–1) 2/11/1987 yes 2 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 77–75 20–2 (11–1) 2/16/1987 yes 2 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 86–85 3OT 21–2 (12–1) 2/19/1987 2 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 72–70 22–2 (13–1) 2/21/1987 2 Iowa 7 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 84–75 23–2 (14–1) 2/26/1987 yes 3 Purdue 6 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 64–75 23–3 (14–2) 3/1/1987 yes 3 Illinois 14 Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 67–69 23–4 (14–3) 3/7/1987 4 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 90–81 24–4 (15–3) |- !colspan=8 style=Indiana Hoosiers| NCAA Tournament 3/12/1987 yes yes 3 1 MW Fairfield 16 MW Hoosier Dome Indianapolis First Round 92–58 25–4 (15–3) 3/14/1987 yes yes 3 1 MW Auburn 8 MW Hoosier Dome Indianapolis Second Round 107–90 26–4 (15–3) 3/20/1987 yes yes 3 1 MW Duke 17 5 MW Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati Sweet Sixteen 88–82 27–4 (15–3) 3/22/1987 yes yes 3 1 MW LSU 10 MW Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati Elite Eight 77–76 28–4 (15–3) 3/28/1987 yes yes 3 1 MW UNLV 1 1 W Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Final Four 97–93 29–4 (15–3) 3/30/1987 yes yes 3 1 MW Syracuse 10 2 E Louisiana Superdome New Orleans NCAA Championship Game 74–73 30–4 (15–3) AP Poll MW Midwest Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 15 3 3 2 8 8 6 4 4 3 4 2 2 2 3 4 3 Coaches 1 15 3 2 6 6 5 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 4 2 Awards and honors Steve Alford, Big Ten Player of the Year Dean Garrett, Big Ten Freshman of the Year Bobby Knight, Naismith College Coach of the Year Keith Smart, NCAA Men's MOP Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com 31 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 Team players drafted into the NBA Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1987 2 26 Steve Alford Dallas Mavericks 1987 6 116 Daryl Thomas Sacramento Kings 1988 2 38 Dean Garrett Phoenix Suns 1988 2 41 Keith Smart Golden State Warriorshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1987 1987 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com Databasebasketball.com 2010-05-22 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100523231503/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1987&lg=N 2010-05-23 References Indiana Hoosiers Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final 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