# 1986–87 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Shelby Metcalf and played their home games at G. Rollie White Coliseum in College Station, Texas. After finishing 8th in the conference regular season standings, the Aggies went on a surprise run and won the SWC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 12 seed in the Midwest region, Texas A&M was beaten by Duke in the opening round. The Aggies finished with a record of 17–14 (6–10 SWC).

## Roster

Source:

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1986* | | at No. 11 Oklahoma | L 79–93 | 0–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 4, 1986* | | Texas State | W 86–76 | 1–1 | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Dec 8, 1986* | | Oral Roberts | W 63–56 | 2–1 | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Dec 10, 1986* | | Texas Southern | W 75–60 | 3–1 | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Dec 14, 1986* | | Nebraska | W 66–64 | 4–1 | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Dec 19, 1986* | | vs. Boston University Kentucky Invitational | L 63–65 | 4–2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 20, 1986* | | vs. Iona Kentucky Invitational | W 67–60 | 5–2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 29, 1986* | | vs. Lehigh Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 80–60 | 6–2 | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Dec 30, 1986* | | vs. Hartford Connecticut Mutual Classic | W 79–66 | 7–2 | Hartford, Connecticut |
| Jan 2, 1987* | | vs. Southeastern Louisiana Drake Heritage Classic | W 93–76 | 8–2 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jan 3, 1987* | | at Drake Drake Heritage Classic | L 58–66 | 8–3 | Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jan 7, 1987 | | SMU | W 61–59 | 9–3 (1–0) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 10, 1987 | | at TCU | L 54–55 | 9–4 (1–1) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 14, 1987 | | Texas | W 68–52 | 10–4 (2–1) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 17, 1987 | | Texas Tech | W 62–60 | 11–4 (3–1) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 19, 1987 | | Houston | W 57–45 | 12–4 (4–1) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| Jan 21, 1987 | | at Rice | L 67–69 | 12–5 (4–2) | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Jan 25, 1987 | | at Arkansas | L 69–87 | 12–6 (4–3) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 28, 1987 | | Baylor | L 70–71 | 12–7 (4–4) | G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas |
| SWC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1987* | | vs. No. 15 TCU | W 81–70 | 15–13 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 6, 1987* | | vs. Texas Tech | W 68–60 | 16–13 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 7, 1987* | | vs. Baylor | W 71–46 | 17–13 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1987* | (12 MW) | vs. (5 MW) No. 17 Duke First Round | L 51–58 | 17–14 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
Sources: