1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by first-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 30–5 overall and 14–4 in Big Ten play to finish in third place. The Hawkeyes won their first 18 games and ascended to the first #1 ranking in school history in late January. The 30 overall wins and 14 conference wins remain single-season school records. Iowa received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #2 seed in the West Region. After defeating Santa Clara in the first round, UTEP in the second round, and Oklahoma in a thrilling Sweet Sixteen matchup, they lost to #1 UNLV in the West Regional Final, 84–81.

1986–87 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout Champions
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
Anteater Classic Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 6
Record30–5 (14–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
  • Tom Davis (1st season)
Assistant coaches
MVPKevin Gamble
Roy Marble
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Indiana153 .833304  .882
No. 7 Purdue153 .833255  .833
No. 6 Iowa144 .778305  .857
No. 11 Illinois135 .722238  .742
Michigan108 .5562012  .625
Ohio State99 .5002013  .606
Michigan State612 .3331117  .393
Wisconsin414 .2221417  .452
Minnesota216 .111919  .321
Northwestern216 .111721  .250
As of March 30, 1987
Rankings from AP Poll
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