1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:1986-87
Team:Oklahoma Sooners
Conference:Big Eight Conference
Short Conf:Big Eight
Coachrank:20
Record:24–10
Conf Record:9–5
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Mike Mims
Ac2 Year:3rd
Asst Coach3:Mike Anderson
Stadium:Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
Bowl Result:Sweet Sixteen

The 1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time.

After receiving a preseason top 10 ranking, the team posted a 24–10 overall record and a 9–5 conference record. Battle tested, the Sooners received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen where they fell to Iowa in overtime.

Schedule

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Rankings

See main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

After the season

NBA draft

The following Sooners were drafted in the 1987 NBA draft.

347Tim McCalisterGuardLos Angeles Clippers
489David JohnsonForwardDallas Mavericks
491Daryl KennedyForwardBoston Celtics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide . . November 15, 2020.