1986–87 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

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{{Short description|1986-87 Louisiana Tech womens basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|sex=none
|year=1986–87
|prev_year=1985–86
|next_year=1987–88
|team=Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters
|image=Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters logo.svg
|image_size=150
|conference= Independent
|record= 30–3
|conf_record=
|CoachRank= 2
|APRank= 3
|head_coach=[[Leon Barmore]]
|hc_year= 2nd
|asst_coach1=[[Kim Mulkey]]
|stadium=[[Thomas Assembly Center]]
|champion=
|tourney=[[1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]
|tourney_result=[[1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament|Runner-up]]
}}

The '''1986–87 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team''' represented [[Louisiana Tech University]] during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by second–year head coach [[Leon Barmore]], who led the team to a 30–3 record and the runner-up finish at the 1987 NCAA tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/30/sports/women-s-ncaa-tennessee-winner-in-final.html|title=Women's N.C.A.A.; Tennessee Winner in Final|newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=March 30, 1987 |access-date=April 25, 2024}}</ref> The Lady Techsters played their home games at the [[Thomas Assembly Center]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana]] in their final season as an NCAA independent.

==Roster==
<ref name="book">{{Cite web|url=https://issuu.com/latechsports/docs/23-24_wbb_rb_issuu|title=2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book|website=issuu}}</ref>
{{CBB roster/Header|sex=w|year=1986|team=Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Shelia|last=Ethridge|link=n|num=3|pos= |ft=5|in=8|class=Fr|home=[[Ruston, Louisiana]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lisa|last=Harvey|link=n|num=4|pos= |ft=5|in=7|class=So|home=[[Benton Harbor, Michigan]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Teresa|last=Weatherspoon|link=y|num=11|pos= |ft=5|in=8|class=Jr|home=[[Pineland, Texas]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Angela|last=Lawson|link=n|num=14|pos= |ft=5|in=8|class=Jr|home=[[Longview, Texas]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Melinda|last=Chambless|link=n|num=15|pos= |ft=5|in=5|class=Jr|home=[[Chatham, Louisiana]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Phoebe|last=Dunn|link=n|num=22|pos= |ft=5|in=8|class=Fr|home=[[Abernathy, Texas]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Tatia|last=Brown|link=n|num=23|pos= |ft=5|in=10|class=So|home=[[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Paulette|last=Stall|link=n|num=30|pos= |ft=5|in=10|class=So|home=[[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Beanie|last=Lincoln|link=n|num=33|pos= |ft=6|in=0|class=So|home=[[Summerville, South Carolina]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nora|last=Lewis|link=n|num=40|pos= |ft=6|in=0|class=So|home=[[Peoria, Illinois]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Venus|last=Lacy|link=n|num=43|pos= |ft=6|in=4|class=Fr|home=[[Chattanooga, Tennessee]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Erica|last=Westbrooks|link=n|num=44|pos= |ft=6|in=3|class=Jr|home=[[Camden, Arkansas]]}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jocelyn|last=Watson|link=n|num=50|pos= |ft=6|in=0|class=Fr|home=[[McNeil, Arkansas]]}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
* [[Leon Barmore]]
|asst_coach=
* Mary Kay Hungate
* [[Kim Mulkey]]
* [[Jennifer White (basketball)|Jennifer White]]
|accessdate=
}}

==Schedule and results==
<ref name="book" />
{{CBB schedule start|rank=|ranklink=|rankyear=1986-87|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters}}"| Regular season

|-
!colspan=6 style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters}}"| NCAA tournament

{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 27, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 3
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1986|sex=women|team=Texas Longhorns|title=Texas}}
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = [[Frank Erwin Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Austin, Texas]]
| gamename = National Semifinal {{ndash}} Final Four
| score = 79–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 30–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 29, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 3
| opponent = [[1986–87 Tennessee Lady Volunteers basketball team|Tennessee]]
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Frank Erwin Center
| site_cityst = Austin, Texas
| gamename = National Championship
| score = 44–67<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.commercialappeal.co...7aa-e053-0100007f1361-386021721.html|title=No. 1: Tennessee 67, Louisiana Tech 44, March 29, 1987|website=Commercial Appeal}}</ref>
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 30–3
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=[[1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings#AP Poll|AP Poll]]|timezone=[[Central Time Zone|Central]]}}

==Rankings==
{{main|1986–87 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:1987 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament participants|Louisiana Tech]]
[[Category:NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament Final Four seasons]]

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