# 1986–87 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 1986* | No. 7 | Brigham Young Preseason NIT | W 119–110 | 1–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Nov 24, 1986* | No. 7 | at No. 5 UNLV Preseason NIT | L 81–90 | 1–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,836) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 2, 1986* | No. 11 | Texas A&M | W 93–79 | 2–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 6, 1986* | No. 11 | Texas-Arlington | W 101–76 | 3–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 10, 1986* | No. 9 | at Texas | W 84–65 | 4–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec 13, 1986* | No. 9 | Florida State | W 109–92 | 5–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 20, 1986* | No. 7 | Colorado State | W 108–62 | 6–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 26, 1986* | No. 6 | vs. Creighton All-College Tournament | W 106–90 | 7–1 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 27, 1986* | No. 6 | vs. TCU All-College Tournament | L 82–95 | 7–2 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 2, 1987* | No. 13 | Arkansas State Sooner Invitational | W 77–57 | 8–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 3, 1987* | No. 13 | McNeese State Sooner Invitational | W 68–63 | 9–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Big 8 Regular season ||||||
| Jan 10, 1987 | No. 11 | at Missouri | L 83–87 | 9–3 (0–1) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 12, 1987* | No. 11 | vs. Louisiana State | W 94–85 | 10–3 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 15, 1987 | No. 16 | No. 20 Kansas | W 76–74 | 11–3 (1–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 17, 1987* | No. 16 | No. 1 UNLV | W 89–88 | 12–3 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 21, 1987 | No. 11 | Oklahoma State | W 94–67 | 13–3 (2–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 24, 1987 | No. 11 | at Kansas State | W 81–78 | 14–3 (3–1) | Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 27, 1987 | No. 10 | at Colorado | W 87–62 | 15–3 (4–1) | CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 29, 1987 | No. 10 | Iowa State | W 82–76 | 16–3 (5–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 31, 1987* | No. 10 | at North Carolina State | W 86–82 | 17–3 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 4, 1987 | No. 8 | at Nebraska | W 80–66 | 18–3 (6–1) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 7, 1987* | No. 8 | Missouri | W 81–78 | 19–3 (7–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 11, 1987 | No. 8 | at Oklahoma State | L 74–75 | 19–4 (7–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 14, 1987 | No. 8 | at No. 17 Kansas | L 84–86 | 19–5 (7–3) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 18, 1987 | No. 13 | Colorado | W 108–84 | 20–5 (8–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 21, 1987 | No. 13 | Nebraska | W 133–97 | 21–5 (9–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 24, 1987 | No. 12 | at Iowa State | L 84–86 | 21–6 (9–4) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Feb 27, 1987 | No. 12 | Kansas State | L 89–90 | 21–7 (9–5) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Mar 1, 1987* | No. 12 | at Kentucky | L 74–75 | 21–8 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Big 8 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 1987* | (3) No. 17 | vs. (6) Iowa State Quarterfinal | W 83–73 | 22–8 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 7, 1987* | (3) No. 17 | vs. (2) Kansas Semifinal | L 77–82 | 22–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 13, 1987* | (6 W) | vs. (11 W) Tulsa First round | W 74–69 | 23–9 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 15, 1987* | (6 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 12 Pittsburgh Second Round | W 96–93 | 24–9 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 20, 1987* CBS | (6 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 6 Iowa West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 91–93 | 24–10 | Kingdome (22,914) Seattle, Washington |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West. ||||||

## After the season
### NBA draft

The following Sooners were drafted in the 1987 NBA draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NBA club |
| 3 | 47 | Tim McCalister | Guard | Los Angeles Clippers |
| 4 | 89 | David Johnson | Forward | Dallas Mavericks |
| 4 | 91 | Daryl Kennedy | Forward | Boston Celtics |