1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year Murray Arnold and SBC Player of the Year Tellis Frank. The Hilltoppers started the season by advancing to the finals of the Preseason NIT and then being ranked in the top 10 of both major polls. WKU won the SBC championship and received a bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. This team was one of the most talented in school history with three players being drafted in the early rounds of the NBA draft: Frank in the 1st round, Kannard Johnson in the 2nd, and Clarence Martin in the 3rd. Frank and Johnson were selected to the All-Conference Team; Frank and Brett McNeal made the SBC All-Tournament Team.

1986–87 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Sun Belt Conference Champion
Wendy's Classic Champion
Chaminade Classic Champion
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record29–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Murray Arnold
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Western Kentucky122 .857299  .763
Jacksonville113 .7861911  .633
UAB104 .7142111  .656
Virginia Commonwealth77 .5001714  .548
UNC Charlotte68 .4291814  .563
South Alabama68 .4291414  .500
South Florida311 .214820  .286
Old Dominion113 .071622  .214
1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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