1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference. They finished the season 25–6, 15–1 in SoCon play to finish in first place. They defeated Appalachian State, Furman, and Davidson to become champions of the SoCon tournament. They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No. 13 seed, they lost to No. 4 seed TCU in the first round. Marshall's participation in the NCAA Tournament was later vacated by the NCAA.

1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
SoCon regular season champions
SoCon tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round (vacated)
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record25–6 (15–1 SoCon)
Head coach
  • Rick Huckabay (4th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCam Henderson Center
1986–87 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marshall151 .938256  .806
Chattanooga142 .875218  .724
Davidson124 .7502010  .667
Furman106 .6251712  .586
The Citadel610 .3751315  .464
VMI511 .3131117  .393
Western Carolina412 .2501019  .345
Appalachian State313 .188721  .250
East Tennessee State313 .188721  .250
1987 Southern Conference tournament winner
As of April 30, 1987
Rankings from AP poll
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