1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 June 2024 women's basketball 1986–87 Long Beach State Beach Long Beach State Athletics logo.svg 100 Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 4 4 33–3 17–1 Joan Bonvicini 8th Gold Mine PCAA champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by eighth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. Roster w 1986 Long Beach State 49ers y y w y Penny Toler 11 G 5 8 so Washington, D.C. St. AnthonySan Diego State w Shannon Smith 21 FC 6 3 Fr w y basketball Cindy Brown 53 FC 6 2 Sr Portland, Oregon Grant w Shameil Coleman F 5 11 So w Cheryl Dowell F 6 1 So w Bettina Turner F 6 0 So Joan Bonvicini https://longbeachstate.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/1986-87 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Long Beach State Beach| Regular season Nov 28, 1986 yes yes 7 Texas 1 L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California USC Classic 86–100 0–1 Nov 29, 1986 yes yes 7 1986 none Old Dominion Lady Monarchs Old Dominion 12 L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California USC Classic 94–61Lady Longhorns Win Title With an 89-69 Romp Over Trojans https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-11-30-sp-324-story.html The Los Angeles Times November 30, 1986 June 8, 2024 1–1 Dec 2, 1986 yes 7 1986 women Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Gold Mine Long Beach, California 106–69 2–1 Dec 5, 1986 yes yes 7 1986 women Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 82–69 3–1 Dec 7, 1986 yes yes 7 1986 women Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 73–62 4–1 Dec 12, 1986 yes 7 1986 women Arkansas Razorbacks Arkansas Gold Mine Long Beach, California LBSU Dial Soap Classic 76–58 5–1 Dec 13, 1986 yes 7 1986 women Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Gold Mine Long Beach, California LBSU Dial Soap Classic 97–71 6–1 Dec 15, 1986 yes yes 7 1986 women UCLA Bruins UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 100–65 7–1 Jan 3, 1987 yes 7 1986 women Fairfield Stags Fairfield Gold Mine Long Beach, California 78–53 8–1 Jan 5, 1987 yes 7 1986 none UNLV Lady Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 117–84 9–1 1–0 Jan 8, 1987 yes 7 1986 women San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, California 80–59 10–1 2–0 Jan 10, 1987 yes 7 1986 women UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Crawford Hall Irvine, California 104–55 11–1 3–0 Jan 12, 1987 yes 7 1986 women Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, California 91–61 12–1 4–0 Jan 14, 1987 yes 7 Louisiana Tech 6 Gold Mine Long Beach, California 99–95 OT 1,769 13–1 Jan 17, 1987 7 1986 women Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Gold Mine Long Beach, California 114–70 14–1 5–0 Jan 22, 1987 5 1986 women San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Gold Mine Long Beach, California 120–53 15–1 6–0 Jan 24, 1987 5 1986 women Pacific Tigers Pacific Gold Mine Long Beach, California 114–65 16–1 7–0 Jan 26, 1987 yes 5 1986 women USC Trojans USC Gold Mine Long Beach, California 87–69 17–1 Jan 29, 1987 yes 5 1986 women UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, California 105–25 18–1 8–0 Jan 31, 1987 yes 5 Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, California 79–78 19–1 9–0 Feb 5, 1987 yes 4 1986 none Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 67–51 20–1 10–0 Feb 7, 1987 yes 4 Hawaii Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii 66–67 OT 20–2 10–1 Feb 12, 1987 yes 6 UC Santa Barbara Gold Mine Long Beach, California 115–50 21–2 11–1 Feb 14, 1987 yes 6 Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 99–46 22–2 12–1 Feb 16, 1987 yes 6 San Jose State Spartan Gym San Jose, California 149–69Cindy Brown Has 60 Points in 149-69 Win https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-02-17-sp-3858-story.html The Los Angeles Times February 17, 1987 June 8, 2024 23–2 13–1 Feb 19, 1987 5 UNLV Gold Mine Long Beach, California 86–63 24–2 14–1 Feb 21, 1987 5 San Diego State Gold Mine Long Beach, California 109–73 25–2 15–1 Feb 26, 1987 5 UC Irvine Gold Mine Long Beach, California 87–54 26–2 16–1 Feb 28, 1987 5 Cal State Fullerton Gold Mine Long Beach, California 107–63 27–2 17–1 |- !colspan=12 style=Long Beach State Beach| PCAA tournament Mar 5, 1987 yes 4 1 Pacific Gold Mine Long Beach, California Quarterfinals 123–65 28–2 Mar 6, 1987 yes yes 4 1 San Diego State The Forum Inglewood, California Semifinals 108–74 29–2 Mar 7, 1987 yes yes 4 1 UNLV The Forum Inglewood, California Championship game 98–57 30–2 |- !colspan=12 style=Long Beach State Beach|NCAA tournament Mar 14, 1987 yes 4 1 W 1986 women Washington Huskies Washington 8 W Gold Mine Long Beach, California Second round 72–57 31–2 Mar 20, 1987 yes yes 4 1 W 1986 women Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss 4 W Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Regional Semifinal Sweet Sixteen 94–55 32–2 Mar 22, 1987 yes yes 4 1 W 1986 women Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State 10 2 W Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Regional Final Elite Eight 102–82 33–2 Mar 27, 1987 yes yes 4 1 W Tennessee 7 2 ME Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas National Semifinal Final Four 64–7449ers Taken Out of Offense, Tournament https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-28-sp-648-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 28, 1987 June 8, 2024 33–3 |- Pacific AP Poll Sources:https://longbeachstate.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/1986-87 1986-87 Women's Basketball Schedule Long Beach State University Athletics June 8, 2024 enhttps://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/longbeachstate.com/documents/2019/9/3/1819Records.pdf Long Beach State Women's Basketball September 3, 2019 June 12, 2024 Rankings 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings AP 1 16 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 7 5 5 4 6 5 5 4 4 Coaches 1 17 10 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 5 5 4 6 6 5 4 4 4 References Long Beach State Category:Long Beach State Beach women's basketball seasons Long Beach State Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball