# 1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–1 in SoCon play to finish in first place. They defeated Appalachian State, Furman, and Davidson to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they lost to No. 4 seed TCU in the first round. Marshall's participation in the NCAA Tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 29, 1986* | | at Kent State | L 69–73 | 0–1 | MAC Center Kent, OH |
| Dec 5, 1986* | | Radford Marshall Memorial Invitational | W 72–61 | 1–1 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 6, 1986* | | Austin Peay Marshall Memorial Invitational | L 68–73 | 1–2 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 10, 1986* | | Ohio | W 78–68 | 2–2 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 18, 1986* | | Florida A&M | W 90–85 | 3–2 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 20, 1986* | | Middle Tennessee State | W 87–85 | 4–2 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 22, 1986* | | Sam Houston State | W 85–65 | 5–2 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Dec 27, 1986* | | at West Virginia rivalry | L 67–69 | 5–3 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV |
| Dec 30, 1986* | | at Baylor | L 69–73 | 5–4 | Heart O' Texas Fair Coliseum Waco, TX |
| Jan 3, 1987* | | Nevada | W 86–84 | 6–4 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Jan 10, 1987 | | Appalachian State | W 85–72 | 7–4 (1–0) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Jan 12, 1987 | | East Tennessee State | W 81–62 | 8–4 (2–0) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Jan 15, 1987 | | at VMI | W 83–71 | 9–4 (3–0) | Camron Hall Lexington, VA |
| Jan 17, 1987 | | at The Citadel | W 72–69 | 10–4 (4–0) | McAlister Field House Charleston, SC |
| Jan 19, 1987 | | at Furman | W 76–72 | 11–4 (5–0) | Greenville Memorial Auditorium Greenville, SC |
| Jan 24, 1987 | | Chattanooga | W 94–81 | 12–4 (6–0) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Jan 26, 1987 | | at Western Carolina | W 75–69 | 13–4 (7–0) | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, NC |
| Jan 29, 1987 | | VMI | W 104–77 | 14–4 (8–0) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Jan 31, 1987 | | at East Tennessee State | W 86–72 | 15–4 (9–0) | Memorial Center Johnson City, TN |
| Feb 2, 1987 | | Davidson | W 76–67 | 16–4 (10–0) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 7, 1987 | | Furman | W 82–61 | 17–4 (11–0) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 9, 1987 | | The Citadel | W 96–92 | 18–4 (12–0) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 11, 1987* | | at Morehead State | W 91–83 | 19–4 | Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY |
| Feb 14, 1987 | | Western Carolina | W 104–78 | 20–4 (13–0) | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV |
| Feb 16, 1987 | | at Chattanooga | L 78–82 | 20–5 (13–1) | McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN |
| Feb 21, 1987 | | at Davidson | W 96–90 | 21–5 (14–1) | Johnston Gym Davidson, NC |
| Feb 23, 1987 | | at Appalachian State | W 75–69 $^{OT}$ | 22–5 (15–1) | Varsity Gymnasium Boone, NC |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 1987 | (1) | vs. (8) Appalachian State Quarterfinals | W 76–61 | 23–5 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC |
| Feb 28, 1987 | (1) | vs. (4) Furman Semifinals | W 77–64 | 24–5 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC |
| Mar 1, 1987 | (1) | vs. (3) Davidson Finals | W 66–64 $^{OT}$ | 25–5 | Asheville Civic Center Asheville, NC |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1987* | (13 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 19 TCU First Round | L 60–76 | 25–6 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||