1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Big Ten co-champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 3
Record30–4 (15–3 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Indiana 15 – 3   .833 30 – 4   .882
No. 7 Purdue 15 – 3   .833 25 – 5   .833
No. 6 Iowa 14 – 4   .778 30 – 5   .857
No. 11 Illinois 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
Michigan 10 – 8   .556 20 – 12   .625
Ohio State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 13   .606
Michigan State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 17   .393
Wisconsin 4 – 14   .222 14 – 17   .452
Minnesota 2 – 16   .111 9 – 19   .321
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111 7 – 21   .250
As of March 30, 1987[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University.[2] Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 16th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with a 24–4 overall record and 15–3 in Big Ten play, claiming the conference title. Despite being noted for a roster with relatively little NBA-bound talent, the Hoosiers finished the regular season with a 24–4 overall record and 15–3 in Big Ten play, claiming the conference title. The team's disciplined style and late-game resilience made it one of Bob Knight's most celebrated coaching efforts.[3] As Big Ten Conference co-champions with Purdue, IU was named a one-seed in the 1987 NCAA Tournament.[4]

Roster

1986–87 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Tony Freeman 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 144 lb (65 kg) Fr Westchester, Illinois
F/C 11 Todd Jadlow Current redshirt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Jr Salina, Kansas
G 12 Steve Alford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Sr New Castle, Indiana
C 14 Magnus Pelkowski 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Jr Bogota, Colombia
G/F 20 Rick Calloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
C 22 Dean Garrett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Jr San Clemente, California
G 23 Keith Smart 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F/C 24 Daryl Thomas 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sr Westchester, Illinois
F/C 30 Todd Meier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Sr Oshkosh, Wisconsin
F 31 Dave Minor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 32 Steve Eyl 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Jr Hamilton, Ohio
G 35 Jeff Oliphant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Lyons, Indiana
G/F 42 Kreigh Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Tipton, Indiana
G 44 Joe Hillman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Glendale, California
F/C 45 Brian Sloan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr McLeansboro, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-Mar-16

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Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/29/1986*
 No. 3 Montana State Billings W 90–55  1–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/2/1986*
 No. 3 at Notre Dame W 67–62  2–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
12/6/1986*
 No. 3 No. 13 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 		W 71–66  3–0
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/9/1986*
 No. 2 at Vanderbilt L 75–79  3–1
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
12/12/1986*
 No. 2 UNC-Wilmington
Indiana Classic 		W 73–72  4–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/13/1986*
 No. 2 East Carolina
Indiana Classic 		W 96–68  5–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/20/1986*
 No. 8 Morehead State W 84–62  6–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/23/1986*
 No. 8 Louisville W 67–58  7–1
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/26/1986*
 No. 8 vs. Princeton
Hoosier Classic 		W 83–54  8–1
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
12/27/1986*
 No. 8 vs. Illinois State
Hoosier Classic 		W 82–58  9–1
 Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
1/4/1987
 No. 6 at Ohio State W 92–80  10–1 (1–0)
 St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
1/8/1987
 No. 4 at Michigan State W 79–60  11–1 (2–0)
 Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
1/12/1987
ESPN 		No. 4 at Michigan W 85–84  12–1 (3–0)
 Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/15/1987
 No. 4 Wisconsin W 103–65  13–1 (4–0)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/17/1987
 No. 4 Northwestern W 95–43  14–1 (5–0)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/22/1987
 No. 3 at No. 1 Iowa L 88–101  14–2 (5–1)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
1/24/1987
 No. 3 at Minnesota W 77–53  15–2 (6–1)
 Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
1/28/1987
 No. 4 No. 12 Illinois
Rivalry 		W 69–66  16–2 (7–1)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/31/1987
 No. 4 No. 4 Purdue
Rivalry 		W 88–74  17–2 (8–1)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1987
 No. 2 Michigan State W 84–80  18–2 (9–1)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/8/1987
 No. 2 Michigan W 83–67  19–2 (10–1)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/11/1987
 No. 2 at Northwestern W 77–75  20–2 (11–1)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
2/16/1987
 No. 2 at Wisconsin W 86–85 3OT 21–2 (12–1)
 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/19/1987
 No. 2 Minnesota W 72–70  22–2 (13–1)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/21/1987
 No. 2 No. 7 Iowa W 84–75  23–2 (14–1)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/26/1987
 No. 3 at No. 6 Purdue
Rivalry 		L 64–75  23–3 (14–2)
 Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
3/1/1987
 No. 3 at No. 14 Illinois
Rivalry 		L 67–69  23–4 (14–3)
 Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
3/7/1987
 No. 4 Ohio State W 90–81  24–4 (15–3)
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1987*
 (1 MW) No. 3 vs. (16 MW) Fairfield
First Round 		W 92–58  25–4 (15–3)
 Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis
3/14/1987*
 (1 MW) No. 3 vs. (8 MW) Auburn
Second Round 		W 107–90  26–4 (15–3)
 Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis
3/20/1987*
 (1 MW) No. 3 vs. (5 MW) No. 17 Duke
Sweet Sixteen 		W 88–82  27–4 (15–3)
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati
3/22/1987*
 (1 MW) No. 3 vs. (10 MW) LSU
Elite Eight 		W 77–76  28–4 (15–3)
 Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati
3/28/1987*
 (1 MW) No. 3 vs. (1 W) No. 1 UNLV
Final Four 		W 97–93  29–4 (15–3)
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans
3/30/1987*
 (1 MW) No. 3 vs. (2 E) No. 10 Syracuse
NCAA Championship Game 		W 74–73  30–4 (15–3)
 Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans


*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Rankings

Main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
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Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA club
1987 2 26 Steve Alford Dallas Mavericks
1987 6 116 Daryl Thomas Sacramento Kings
1988 2 38 Dean Garrett Phoenix Suns
1988 2 41 Keith Smart Golden State Warriors

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References

  1. ^ "1986-87 Big Ten Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Hammel, Bob (1999). Glory of Old IU. United States: Sports Publishing Inc. pp. 190–191. ISBN 1-58261-068-1.
  3. ^ Basketball Mindset (2024). "Bobby Knight Quotes". Basketball Mindset Training. Retrieved October 9, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
  5. ^ "1987 NCAA Final Four program". March 1987. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "1987 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
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