1986–87 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team represented Texas A&M University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1986–87 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Shelby Metcalf and played their home games at G. Rollie White Coliseum in College Station, Texas. After finishing 8th in the conference regular season standings, the Aggies went on a surprise run and won the SWC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 12 seed in the Midwest region, Texas A&M was beaten by Duke in the opening round. The Aggies finished with a record of 17–14 (6–10 SWC).

1986–87 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball
SWC tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	17–14 (6–10 SWC)
Head coach	Shelby Metcalf (24th season)
Home arena	G. Rollie White Coliseum

1986–87 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

	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

Roster

1986–87 Texas A&M Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 21 Winston Crite 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr	Head coach Shelby Metcalf Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1986*		at No. 11 Oklahoma	L 79–93	0–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 4, 1986*		Texas State	W 86–76	1–1	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Dec 8, 1986*		Oral Roberts	W 63–56	2–1	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Dec 10, 1986*		Texas Southern	W 75–60	3–1	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Dec 13, 1986*		at Nebraska	W 66–64	4–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 19, 1986*		vs. Boston University Kentucky Invitational	L 63–65	4–2	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 20, 1986*		vs. Iona Kentucky Invitational	W 67–60	5–2	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 29, 1986*		vs. Lehigh Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 80–60	6–2	Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 30, 1986*		vs. Hartford Connecticut Mutual Classic	W 79–66	7–2	Hartford, Connecticut
Jan 2, 1987*		vs. Southeastern Louisiana Drake Heritage Classic	W 93–76	8–2	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 3, 1987*		at Drake Drake Heritage Classic	L 58–66	8–3	Veterans Memorial Auditorium  Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 7, 1987		SMU	W 61–59	9–3 (1–0)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Jan 10, 1987		at TCU	L 54–55	9–4 (1–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum  Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 14, 1987		Texas	W 68–52	10–4 (2–1)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Jan 17, 1987		Texas Tech	W 62–60	11–4 (3–1)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Jan 19, 1987		Houston	W 57–45	12–4 (4–1)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
Jan 21, 1987		at Rice	L 67–69	12–5 (4–2)	Tudor Fieldhouse  Houston, Texas
Jan 25, 1987		at Arkansas	L 69–87	12–6 (4–3)	Barnhill Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Jan 28, 1987		Baylor	L 70–71	12–7 (4–4)	G. Rollie White Coliseum  College Station, Texas
SWC Tournament
Mar 5, 1987*		vs. No. 15 TCU	W 81–70	15–13	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 6, 1987*		vs. Texas Tech	W 68–60	16–13	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
Mar 7, 1987*		vs. Baylor	W 71–46	17–13	Reunion Arena  Dallas, Texas
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1987*	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 17 Duke First Round	L 51–58	17–14	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central Time.

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