# 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.

## 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 Coast 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. ||||||

## Awards and honors

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