1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team


The 1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by eighth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

1986–87 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
PCAA champions
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record33–3 (17–1 PCAA)
Head coach
Home arenaGold Mine
Seasons
← 1985–86
1986–87 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Long Beach State 17 1   .944 33 3   .917
Hawaii 13 5   .722 21 7   .750
UNLV 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Fresno State 12 6   .667 22 8   .733
UC Irvine 10 8   .556 14 15   .483
Cal State Fullerton 9 9   .500 12 16   .429
San Diego State 9 9   .500 13 16   .448
Pacific 5 13   .278 12 16   .429
UC Santa Barbara 1 17   .056 4 22   .154
San Jose State 1 17   .056 3 23   .115
1987 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1986–87 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Penny Toler 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So St. Anthony
San Diego State
Washington, D.C.
F/C 21 Shannon Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr    
F/C 53 Cindy Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Grant Portland, Oregon
F Shameil Coleman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So    
F Cheryl Dowell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So    
F Bettina Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1986*
No. 7 vs. No. 1 Texas
USC Classic
L 86–100  0–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Nov 29, 1986*
No. 7 vs. No. 12 Old Dominion
USC Classic
W 94–61[1]  1–1
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Dec 2, 1986*
No. 7 Arizona State W 106–69  2–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Dec 5, 1986*
No. 7 at Oregon W 82–69  3–1
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Dec 7, 1986*
No. 7 at Oregon State W 73–62  4–1
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Dec 12, 1986*
No. 7 Arkansas
LBSU Dial Soap Classic
W 76–58  5–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Dec 13, 1986*
No. 7 Texas A&M
LBSU Dial Soap Classic
W 97–71  6–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Dec 15, 1986*
No. 7 at UCLA W 100–65  7–1
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 3, 1987*
No. 7 Fairfield W 78–53  8–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 5, 1987
No. 7 at UNLV W 117–84  9–1
(1–0)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Jan 8, 1987
No. 7 at San Diego State W 80–59  10–1
(2–0)
Peterson Gym 
San Diego, California
Jan 10, 1987
No. 7 at UC Irvine W 104–55  11–1
(3–0)
Crawford Hall 
Irvine, California
Jan 12, 1987
No. 7 at Cal State Fullerton W 91–61  12–1
(4–0)
Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Jan 14, 1987*
No. 7 No. 6 Louisiana Tech W 99–95 OT 13–1
Gold Mine (1,769)
Long Beach, California
Jan 17, 1987
No. 7 Fresno State W 114–70  14–1
(5–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 22, 1987
No. 5 San Jose State W 120–53  15–1
(6–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 24, 1987
No. 5 Pacific W 114–65  16–1
(7–0)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 26, 1987*
No. 5 USC W 87–69  17–1
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Jan 29, 1987
No. 5 at UC Santa Barbara W 105–25  18–1
(8–0)
UC Santa Barbara Events Center 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 31, 1987
No. 5 at Fresno State W 79–78  19–1
(9–0)
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Feb 5, 1987
No. 4 at Hawaii W 67–51  20–1
(10–0)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 7, 1987
No. 4 at Hawaii L 66–67 OT 20–2
(10–1)
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 12, 1987
No. 6 at UC Santa Barbara W 115–50  21–2
(11–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 14, 1987
No. 6 at Pacific W 99–46  22–2
(12–1)
Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Feb 16, 1987
No. 6 at San Jose State W 149–69[2]  23–2
(13–1)
Spartan Gym 
San Jose, California
Feb 19, 1987
No. 5 UNLV W 86–63  24–2
(14–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 21, 1987
No. 5 San Diego State W 109–73  25–2
(15–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 26, 1987
No. 5 UC Irvine W 87–54  26–2
(16–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 28, 1987
No. 5 Cal State Fullerton W 107–63  27–2
(17–1)
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
PCAA tournament
Mar 5, 1987*
(1) No. 4 Pacific
Quarterfinals
W 123–65  28–2
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Mar 6, 1987*
(1) No. 4 vs. San Diego State
Semifinals
W 108–74  29–2
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 7, 1987*
(1) No. 4 vs. UNLV
Championship game
W 98–57  30–2
The Forum 
Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 14, 1987*
(1 W) No. 4 (8 W) Washington
Second round
W 72–57  31–2
Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Mar 20, 1987*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (4 W) Ole Miss
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 94–55  32–2
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 22, 1987*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (2 W) No. 10 Ohio State
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 102–82  33–2
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Mar 27, 1987*
(1 W) No. 4 vs. (2 ME) No. 7 Tennessee
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 64–74[3]  33–3
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[4][5]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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References

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  1. ^ "Lady Longhorns Win Title With an 89-69 Romp Over Trojans". The Los Angeles Times. November 30, 1986. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cindy Brown Has 60 Points in 149-69 Win". The Los Angeles Times. February 17, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  3. ^ "49ers Taken Out of Offense, Tournament". The Los Angeles Times. March 28, 1987. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "1986-87 Women's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Long Beach State Women's Basketball" (PDF). September 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.