1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions
AMCU-8 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record28–6 (13–1 AMCU-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHammons Student Center
1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southwest Missouri State131 .929286  .824
Cleveland State104 .714258  .758
Illinois–Chicago95 .6431715  .531
Wisconsin–Green Bay86 .5711514  .517
Northern Iowa77 .5001315  .464
Valparaiso410 .2861216  .429
Eastern Illinois311 .214919  .321
Western Illinois212 .1431216  .429
1987 AMCU-8 tournament winner

The 1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1986–87 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 28–6 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles. Southwest Missouri State upset No. 4 seed Clemson, then lost to No. 5 seed Kansas in the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.