1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1986 and ended with the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana on March 30, 1987.Season headlines
Major rule changes
Beginning in 1986–87, the following rules changes were implemented:
- The three-point field goal was introduced and set at 19 feet, 9 inches from the center of the basket.
- A television replay could be used to prevent or rectify a scorer’s or timer’s mistake or a malfunction of the clock.
Season outlook
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.Regular season
Conference winners and tournaments
Statistical leaders
Conference standings
Postseason tournaments
NCAA Tournament
National Invitation Tournament
NIT Semifinals and Final
Consensus All-American teams
- Wooden Award: David Robinson, Navy
- Naismith Award: David Robinson, Navy
- Associated Press Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
- UPI Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
- NABC Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
- Oscar Robertson Trophy : David Robinson, Navy
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: David Robinson, Navy
- Sporting News Player of the Year: David Robinson, Navy
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: Tom Davis, Iowa
- UPI Coach of the Year: John Thompson, Georgetown
- Henry Iba Award : John Chaney, Temple
- NABC Coach of the Year: Rick Pitino, Providence
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Bob Knight, Indiana
- CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Joey Meyer, DePaul
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Rick Pitino, Providence
Other major awards
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award : Muggsy Bogues, Wake Forest
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy : Nate Blackwell, Temple
- NIT/Haggerty Award : Mark Jackson, St. John's and Kevin Houston, Army
