# 1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs basketball team

The 1986–87 TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball team represented Texas Christian University as a member of the Southwestern Conference during the 1986–87 men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Jim Killingsworth, TCU won the regular season conference title and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 4 seed in the East region. After an opening round victory over Marshall, the Horned Frogs were beaten by No. 5 seed Notre Dame, 58–57, in the round of 32. The team finished with a record of 24–7 (14–2 SWC).

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 1986* | | at LSU Preseason NIT | W 83–74 | 1–0 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Nov 24, 1986* | | at Western Kentucky Preseason NIT | L 90–96 | 1–1 | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Dec 1, 1986* | | at Lamar | L 72–83 | 1–2 | Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas |
| Dec 3, 1986* | | North Texas | W 92–85 | 2–2 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Dec 6, 1986* | | at Colorado State | W 80–77 | 3–2 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Dec 8, 1986* | | Tulsa | W 71–65 | 4–2 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Dec 12, 1986* | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 48–56 | 4–3 | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| Dec 13, 1986* | | vs. Arizona State Cougar Classic | W 96–78 | 5–3 | |
| Dec 20, 1986* | | Michigan State | W 66–48 | 6–3 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Dec 23, 1986* | | Long Beach State | W 88–72 | 7–3 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Dec 26, 1986* | | vs. Oklahoma State All-College Tournament | W 92–61 | 8–3 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 27, 1986* | | vs. No. 6 Oklahoma All-College Tournament | W 95–82 | 9–3 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 3, 1987 | | at Arkansas | W 80–77 | 10–3 (1–0) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 7, 1987 | | Baylor | W 71–56 | 11–3 (2–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 10, 1987 | | Texas A&M | W 55–54 | 12–3 (3–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 14, 1987 | | at SMU | W 57–53 | 13–3 (4–0) | Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1987 | No. 19 | Texas | W 52–37 | 14–3 (5–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 21, 1987 | No. 19 | at Texas Tech | W 48–43 | 15–3 (6–0) | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas |
| Jan 24, 1987 | No. 19 | at Houston | W 62–56 | 16–3 (7–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas |
| Jan 28, 1987 | No. 16 | Rice | W 64–38 | 17–3 (8–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 31, 1987 | No. 16 | Arkansas | W 73–66 | 18–3 (9–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 4, 1987 | No. 15 | at Baylor | L 63–66 | 18–4 (9–1) | Heart O' Texas Fair Complex Waco, Texas |
| Feb 8, 1987 | No. 15 | at Texas A&M | W 55–50 | 19–4 (10–1) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Feb 12, 1987 | No. 18 | SMU | W 69–50 | 20–4 (11–1) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 18, 1987 | No. 16 | at Texas | W 70–54 | 21–4 (12–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 21, 1987 | No. 16 | Texas Tech | W 52–44 | 22–4 (13–1) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 25, 1987 | No. 15 | Houston | L 65–84 | 22–5 (13–2) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Feb 28, 1987 | No. 15 | at Rice | W 85–69 | 23–5 (14–2) | Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1987* | (1) No. 15 | vs. (8) Texas A&M Quarterfinals | L 70–81 | 23–6 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1987* | (4 E) No. 19 | vs. (13 E) Marshall First round | W 76–60 | 24–6 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Mar 14, 1987* | (4 E) No. 19 | vs. (5 E) No. 18 Notre Dame Second round | L 57–58 | 24–7 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time. ||||||