1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team

1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team represented University of San Diego during the 1986–87 men's college basketball season. The Toreros were led by head coach Hank Egan and played their home games at USD Sports Center. After winning the regular season conference title, they received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Auburn.^[1]

1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball
West Coast Conference Regular season champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	West Athletic Coast Conference
Record	24–6 (13–1 WCAC)
Head coach	Hank Egan (3rd season)
Home arena	USD Sports Center
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
San Diego	13	–	1		.929			24	–	6		.800
Gonzaga	9	–	5		.643			18	–	10		.643
Saint Mary's	7	–	7		.500			17	–	13		.567
Portland	6	–	8		.429			14	–	14		.500
Santa Clara †	6	–	8		.429			18	–	14		.563
San Francisco	6	–	8		.429			16	–	12		.571
Pepperdine	5	–	9		.357			12	–	18		.400
Loyola Marymount	4	–	10		.286			12	–	16		.429
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1986–87 San Diego Toreros men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C 33 Scott Thompson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Citrus Heights, California	Head coach Hank Egan (Navy) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*		at Utah	W 60–57	1–0	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 4, 1986*		Boise State	W 54–52	2–0	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Dec 6, 1986*		at Nevada	L 80–81 ^OT	2–1	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, Nevada
Dec 8, 1986*		at Montana State	L 66–76	2–2	Worthington Arena  Havre, Montana
Dec 11, 1986*		at San Diego State	W 83–67	3–2	San Diego Sports Arena  San Diego, California
Dec 13, 1986*		at UC Santa Barbara	W 77–71	4–2	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Dec 19, 1986*		vs. Long Beach State	W 60–55	5–2
Dec 20, 1986*		at Boise State	L 56–71	5–3	BSU Pavilion  Boise, Idaho
Dec 23, 1986*		Rice	W 48–47	6–3	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Dec 27, 1986*		Loyola (MD)	W 87–60	7–3	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Dec 31, 1986*		Colorado	W 61–51	8–3	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Dec 29, 1986*		Ohio Northern	W 54–28	9–3	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Jan 8, 1987		at Portland	W 61–59	10–3 (1–0)	Chiles Center  Portland, Oregon
Jan 10, 1987		at Gonzaga	L 46–58	10–4 (1–1)	The Kennel  Spokane, Washington
Jan 15, 1987		Santa Clara	W 73–51	11–4 (2–1)	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Jan 17, 1987		San Francisco	W 68–56	12–4 (3–1)	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Jan 23, 1987		at San Francisco	W 77–74	13–4 (4–1)	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
Jan 24, 1987		at Santa Clara	W 80–61	14–4 (5–1)	Leavey Center  Santa Clara, California
Jan 29, 1987		Loyola Marymount	W 82–48	15–4 (6–1)	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Jan 31, 1987		Pepperdine	W 69–66	16–4 (7–1)	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Feb 6, 1987		at Pepperdine	W 78–73	17–4 (8–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse  Malibu, California
Feb 7, 1987		at Loyola Marymount	W 88–82	18–4 (9–1)	Gersten Pavilion  Los Angeles, California
Feb 12, 1987*		U.S. International	W 113–72	19–4	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Feb 14, 1987		Saint Mary's	W 54–42	20–4 (10–1)	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Feb 19, 1987		Gonzaga	W 61–48	21–4 (11–1)	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Feb 21, 1987		Portland	W 64–44	22–4 (12–1)	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Feb 25, 1987		at Saint Mary's	W 61–50	23–4 (13–1)	McKeon Pavilion  Moraga, California
West Cost Conference tournament
Feb 28, 1987*		Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals	W 99–84	24–4	USD Sports Center  San Diego, California
Mar 1, 1987*		vs. Pepperdine Semifinals	L 63–64	24–5	War Memorial Gymnasium  San Francisco, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Auburn First round	L 61–62	24–6	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

• Scott Thompson – WCAC Player of the Year
• Hank Egan – WCAC Coach of the Year

References

1. "San Diego Wins Respect, Loses to Auburn, 62-61". The Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1987. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
2. "San Diego Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of San Diego Athletics. p. 36. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
3. "1986-87 San Diego Toreros Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.