1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his 15th season as head coach. They played their home games at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season with a record of 29–5, 12–4 in Big East play. They shared the conference regular season championship with Pittsburgh and Syracuse and won the 1987 Big East men's basketball tournament, defeating Syracuse in the final game for the fifth Big East tournament championship in Georgetown men's basketball history. They advanced to the East Region final of the 1987 NCAA tournament before losing to Providence. Nicknamed "Reggie and the Miracles", the team was ranked No. 4 in the season's final Associated Press Poll and Coaches' Poll.

1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Big East regular season co-champions
Big East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record29-5 (12-4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainReggie Williams (1st year)
Home arenaCapital Centre
1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Georgetown124 .750295  .853
No. 12 Pittsburgh124 .750258  .758
No. 10 Syracuse124 .750317  .816
Providence106 .625259  .735
St. John's106 .625219  .700
Villanova610 .3751516  .484
Seton Hall412 .2501514  .517
Boston College313 .1881118  .379
Connecticut313 .188919  .321
1987 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1987
Rankings from AP Poll
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