1986–87 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

1986–87 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1987 Big Eight Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
1986–87 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Conference	Big Eight Conference
1986–87 record	13–15 (5–9 Big Eight)
Head coach	Johnny Orr (7th season);
Assistant coach	Steve Antrim
Home arena	Hilton Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 7th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 13–15, 5–9 in Big Eight play to finish in 7th place.

Roster[]

1986–87 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

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Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	44	Jeff Grayer (C)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Flint, Michigan
F		Tom Schafer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
C	33	Sam Hill (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr
F		Elmer Robinson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G		Gary Thompkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G		Terry Woods	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	—	Fr
G		Marc Urquhart	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
C		Darryl Spinks	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—
F	5	Lafester Rhodes	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
G		Maurice Poole	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—
F		Adrian Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
G		Matt Margenthaler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
F		Paul Doerrfeld	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr
C		Bryan Heger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Johnny Orr (Beloit College)

Assistant coach(es)

Steve Antrim

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 22, 1986* 7:00 pm	Bulgaria Exhibition	W 94–87		Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Regular Season
November 30, 1986* 1:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Detroit Mercy	W 91–66	1–0	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 2, 1986* 7:35 pm	at Creighton	L 65–80	1–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium (8,995) Omaha, NE
December 4, 1986* 7:00 pm	Wisconsin-Green Bay	W 74–57	2–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 6, 1986* 1:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Drake Iowa Big Four	W 55–51	3–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 11, 1986* 7:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four	W 79–60	4–1	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 13, 1986* 7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network	at Michigan State	L 85–86	4–2	Jenison Field House East Lansing, MI
December 20, 1986* Iowa Television Network	at No. 3 Iowa	L 64–89	4–3	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 22, 1986* 7:05 pm	Florida International	W 98–61	5–3	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
December 29, 1986* 10:00 pm	vs. No. 5 Auburn Sun Bowl Classic	L 87–89	5–4	Special Events Center (11,512) El Paso, TX
December 29, 1986* 8:00 pm	vs. Texas Sun Bowl Classic	W 58–57	6–4	Special Events Center (12,222) El Paso, TX
January 3, 1987* 1:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Illinois State	L 59–61	6–5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 5, 1987* 7:05 pm	Texas-Arlington	W 103–73	7–5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 7, 1987* 7:05 pm	Dayton	W 72–62	8–5	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 14, 1987 7:05 pm	Colorado	W 66–52	9–5 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 17, 1987 3:10 pm, Big Eight	at Kansas State	L 65–68	9–6 (1–1)	Ahearn Fieldhouse (10,025) Manhattan, KS
January 20, 1987 7:00 pm, Big Eight	Nebraska	W 91–75	10–6 (2–1)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 24, 1987 1:10 pm, Big Eight	Oklahoma State	L 71–73	10–7 (2–2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
January 27, 1987 8:05 pm, Score	at No. 20 Kansas	L 48–72	10–8 (2–3)	Allen Fieldhouse (15,600) Lawrence, KS
January 29, 1987 7:30 pm, Closed Circuit (Iowa)^[2]	at No. 10 Oklahoma	L 76–82	10–9 (2–4)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
February 4, 1987 7:08 pm, Score	No. 10 Missouri	W 96–92	11–9 (3–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 4, 1987 7:08 pm, Score	No. 10 Missouri	W 96–92	11–9 (3–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 7, 1987 3:08 pm, Big Eight/Raycom	Kansas State	L 75–87	11–10 (3–5)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 11, 1987 7:35 pm, Score	at Nebraska	L 65–66	11–11 (3–6)	Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
February 14, 1987 3:10 pm, Raycom	at Colorado	L 74–77	11–12 (3–7)	Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
February 17, 1987 7:00 pm, USA	No. 15 Kansas	W 95–86	12–12 (4–7)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
February 21, 1987 1:10 pm, Cyclone Television Network	Oklahoma State	L 64–76	12–13 (4–8)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
February 24, 1987 Cyclone Television Network	No. 12 Oklahoma	W 86–84	13–13 (5–8)	Hilton Coliseum (14,250) Ames, IA
February 28, 1987 1:10 pm, Raycom	at Missouri	L 77–85	13–14 (5–9)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Big Eight Tournament
March 6, 1987 8:10 pm, Raycom	vs. No. 17 Oklahoma Big Eight Tournament Quarterfinal	L 73–83	13–15	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References[]

^ "1986-87 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
^ January 29, 1987 (Page 11 of 28). Des Moines, Iowa: , Jan 29, 1987 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

[1] "1986-87 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".

[2] January 29, 1987 (Page 11 of 28). Des Moines, Iowa: , Jan 29, 1987 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.

[3] "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.

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v t Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
Venues	(1907–1912) State Gymnasium (1913–1947) Iowa State Armory (1947–1971) Hilton Coliseum (1971–present)
Rivalries	Iowa "Big Four" Iowa (Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series)
Culture & lore	Cy the Cardinal "ISU Fights" Iowa State Pep Band ISU Holiday Classic
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1986–87 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 14 Missouri †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	10	.706
No. 20 Kansas	9	–	5	.643	25	–	11	.694
Oklahoma	9	–	5	.643	24	–	10	.706
Kansas State	8	–	6	.571	20	–	11	.645
Nebraska	7	–	7	.500	21	–	12	.636
Iowa State	5	–	9	.357	13	–	15	.464
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	20	.286
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 Big Eight Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll