1986–87 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1986–87 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1986–87 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	18–12 (9–7 SWC)
Head coach	Pat Foster (1st season);
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA men's basketball season. Following the 30-year tenure of legendary coach Guy Lewis, the team was led by first-year head coach Pat Foster and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

1986–87 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 TCU	14	–	2	.875	24	–	7	.774
Baylor	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Houston	9	–	7	.563	18	–	12	.600
Texas Tech	9	–	7	.563	15	–	14	.517
Arkansas	8	–	8	.500	19	–	14	.576
SMU	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Texas	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Texas A&M †	6	–	10	.375	17	–	14	.548
Rice	2	–	14	.125	8	–	19	.296

† 1987 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Cougars played in the NCAA tournament for the first time in three seasons, and lost in the opening round to Kansas, 66–55.^[1] Houston finished with a record of 18–12 (9–7 SWC).

Roster

1986–87 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	54	Greg Anderson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Worthing HS	Houston, TX
F	50	Stacey Belcher	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Yates HS	Houston, TX
G	3	Randy Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Collins HS	Chicago, Illinois
C	33	Rolando Ferreira	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Colegro Objectivo	São Paulo, Brazil
G	24	James Weaver	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Nederland HS	Nederland, TX
F	40	Rickie Winslow	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Yates HS	Houston, TX

Head coach

Pat Foster

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Dec 1, 1986*		Minnesota	W 86–72	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 5, 1986*		vs. Mississippi Valley State	W 78–70	2–0
Dec 6, 1986*		at Arizona State	W 83–66	3–0	ASU Activity Center Tempe, Arizona
Dec 9, 1986*		at Long Beach State	L 65–71	3–1	The Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Dec 13, 1986*		New Orleans	W 83–75	4–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 28, 1986*		vs. Villanova	L 60–63	4–2
Dec 29, 1986*		vs. Vanderbilt	W 73–72	5–2
Jan 3, 1987*		Texas Tech	W 68–45	6–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 5, 1987*		Texas-Rio Grande Valley	W 87–37	7–2	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 5, 1987*		vs. Texas Quarterfinals	W 59–49	18–10	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 6, 1987*		vs. Baylor Semifinals	L 52–54	18–11	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 13, 1987*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) No. 20 Kansas First Round	L 55–66	18–12	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast region.