1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

The 1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference during the 1986–87 season.^[1] The Bulldogs were led by head coach Tommy Joe Eagles. Louisiana Tech finished atop the Southland regular season standings (9–1) and would earn an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament by winning the conference tournament championship. The Bulldogs lost to No. 3 seed DePaul in the opening round.

1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball
Southland Regular season champions Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	22–8 (9–1 Southland)
Head coach	Tommy Joe Eagles
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 Southland Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Louisiana Tech †	9	–	1		.900			22	–	8		.733
Arkansas State	5	–	5		.500			21	–	13		.618
McNeese State	5	–	5		.500			14	–	14		.500
Lamar	4	–	6		.400			14	–	15		.483
North Texas State	4	–	6		.400			11	–	17		.393
Northeast Louisiana	3	–	7		.300			13	–	15		.464
UT Arlington		–			–			12	–	18		.400
† 1987 Southland Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 52 Randy White 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Shreveport, Louisiana	Head coach Tommy Joe Eagles Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov 23, 1986*		Windsor Club	W 86–67		Thomas Assembly Center (1,350) Ruston, Louisiana
Regular season
Nov 29, 1986*		vs. Arkansas	L 64–90	0–1	(7,854)
Dec 1, 1986*		Concordia Lutheran	W 122–70	1–1	Thomas Assembly Center (1,625) Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 3, 1986*		at Tennessee	L 56–63	1–2	(10,607)
Dec 6, 1986*		at Stephen F. Austin	L 79–81 ^OT	1–3	(1,630)
Dec 8, 1986*		Georgia College	W 70–59	2–3	Thomas Assembly Center (1,775) Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 13, 1986*		South Alabama	W 82–75	3–3	Thomas Assembly Center (1,525) Ruston, Louisiana
Dec 19, 1986*		vs. Duquesne	W 82–64	4–3	Thomas & Mack Center (2,500) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 20, 1986*		at No. 1 UNLV	L 75–79	4–4	Thomas & Mack Center (15,954) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 23, 1986*		at Weber State	W 70–69 ^OT	5–4	(7,552)
Dec 27, 1986*		vs. Washington	W 88–87	6–4	(11,983)
Dec 28, 1986*		vs. Oregon State	W 93–76	7–4	(8,680)
Dec 29, 1986*		vs. Oregon	W 57–50	8–4	(8,189)
Southland Conference tournament
Mar 4, 1987*		Lamar Semifinals	W 70–64	21–7	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
Mar 5, 1987*		Arkansas State Championship game	W 58–51	22–7	Thomas Assembly Center  Ruston, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(14 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 5 DePaul	L 62–76	22–8	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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References

1. "1986-87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Roster and Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
2. "1986-87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
3. "2019–20 Louisiana Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide". Louisiana Tech Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.