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.

1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round (vacated)
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	25–6 (15–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Rick Huckabay (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Bell Henry Dickerson John Lyles
Home arena	Cam Henderson Center

1986–87 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Marshall †	15	–	1		.938			25	–	6		.806
Chattanooga	14	–	2		.875			21	–	8		.724
Davidson	12	–	4		.750			20	–	10		.667
Furman	10	–	6		.625			17	–	12		.586
The Citadel	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
VMI	5	–	11		.313			11	–	17		.393
Western Carolina	4	–	12		.250			10	–	19		.345
Appalachian State	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
East Tennessee State	3	–	13		.188			7	–	21		.250
† 1987 Southern Conference tournament winner As of April 30, 1987 Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 00 Rodney Holden 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia G 3 Skip Henderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cartersville, Georgia G 15 John Humphrey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Huntsville, Alabama F 23 Kevin Staples 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Logan, West Virginia G 24 Brian Fish 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Seymour, Indiana F 25 Pete Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Sylvania, Ohio F 31 Dwayne Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana F 35 Tommy Boyd 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Ingomar, Mississippi C 42 Brian Jointer 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky F 45 Maurice Bryson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Charleston, West Virginia C 52 Tom Curry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Head coach Rick Huckabay (Louisiana Tech) Assistant coach(es) Dan Bell (Northwestern State) Henry Dickerson (Charleston (WV)) John Lyles (Louisiana College) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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.