1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1986–87 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 28–6 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles.^[1] Southwest Missouri State upset No. 4 seed Clemson,^[2] then lost to No. 5 seed Kansas in the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.^[3]

1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions AMCU-8 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Association of Mid-Continent Universities
Record	28–6 (13–1 AMCU-8)
Head coach	Charlie Spoonhour (4th season)
Home arena	Hammons Student Center
Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southwest Missouri State †	13	–	1		.929			28	–	6		.824
Cleveland State	10	–	4		.714			25	–	8		.758
Illinois-Chicago	9	–	5		.643			17	–	15		.531
Wisconsin–Green Bay	8	–	6		.571			15	–	14		.517
Northern Iowa	7	–	7		.500			13	–	15		.464
Valparaiso	4	–	10		.286			12	–	16		.429
Eastern Illinois	3	–	11		.214			9	–	19		.321
Western Illinois	2	–	12		.143			12	–	16		.429
† 1987 AMCU-8 tournament winner

Roster

1986–87 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Winston Garland 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Gary, Indiana F Lee Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr	Head coach Charlie Spoonhour (Ozarks) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*		vs. Drake	L 62–74	0–1
Nov 29, 1986*		vs. Southeastern Louisiana	W 81–45	1–1
Dec 5, 1986*		at Missouri	L 53–57	2–2	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 22, 1986*		Arkansas	W 56–49	5–3	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Dec 30, 1986*		at Illinois State	L 55–59	5–4	Horton Field House  Normal, Illinois
Jan 6, 1987*		at BYU	W 62–61	6–4	Marriott Center  Provo, Utah
AMCU-8 tournament
Mar 5, 1987*	(1)	(8) Western Illinois Quarterfinals	W 81–60	25–5	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Mar 6, 1987*	(1)	(4) Wisconsin–Green Bay Semifinals	W 61–59	26–5	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Mar 7, 1987*	(1)	(2) Cleveland State Championship game	W 90–87	27–5	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(13 SE)	vs. (4 SE) No. 13 Clemson Second round	W 65–60	28–5	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 15, 1987*	(13 SE)	vs. (5 SE) No. 20 Kansas Second round	L 63–67	28–6	The Omni  Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time.

Awards and honors

• Winston Garland – AMCU-8 Player of the Year

References

1. "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
2. "Southwest Missouri State Stops Grant, Upsets Clemson, 65-60". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
3. "Manning's 42 Carry Kansas". The Chicago Tribune. March 16, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
4. "1988-89 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 2, 2020.