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

1986–87 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
1986–87 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
PCAA champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
Record	33–3 (17–1 PCAA)
Head coach	Joan Bonvicini (8th season);
Home arena	Gold Mine
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

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.

Roster[edit]

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	53	Cindy Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Grant	Portland, Oregon

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
Feb 16, 1987	No. 7	at San Jose State	W 149–69^[2]	23–2 (13–1)	Spartan Gym San Jose, California
PCAA tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 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. 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.

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v t e Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
Venues	Gold Mine (1962–1994) Walter Pyramid (1994–present)
People	Head coaches WNBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25