1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team
The 1986–87 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 1986–87. They were led by Larry Brown in his fourth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.Roster
| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Sean Alvarado | 52 | Center | 6-10 | 210 | Junior | Washington, D.C. |
| Scooter Barry | 10 | Guard | 6-2 | 170 | Sophomore | Concord, California |
| Robert Coyne | 4 | Forward | 6-8 | 180 | Freshman | Denver, Colorado |
| Jeff Gueldner | 33 | Guard | 6-5 | 170 | Freshman | Charleston, Illinois |
| Keith Harris | 44 | Forward | 6-5 | 195 | Freshman | Santa Monica, California |
| Cedric Hunter | 22 | Guard | 6-0 | 180 | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Danny Manning | 25 | Forward | 6-11 | 210 | Junior | Lawrence, Kansas |
| Archie Marshall | 23 | Forward | 6-6 | 185 | Senior | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Milt Newton | 21 | Forward | 6-4 | 180 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. |
| Mark Pellock | 40 | Center | 6-9 | 220 | Sophomore | Wichita, Kansas |
| Chris Piper | 24 | Forward | 6-8 | 195 | Junior | Lawrence, Kansas |
| Kevin Pritchard | 14 | Guard | 6-3 | 170 | Freshman | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Mark Randall | 42 | Forward | 6-9 | 200 | Freshman | Englewood, Colorado |
| Mark Turgeon | 11 | Guard | 5-10 | 150 | Senior | Topeka, Kansas |
Schedule
!colspan=8| Regular season
!colspan=8| Big 8 Tournament
!colspan=8| NCAA TournamentRankings
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Final |
| AP | 8 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 20 | NR | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | NR | 20 |
