1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team

1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
Hawaii-Hilo Classic Champions
Big East regular season co-champions
Big East tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 4
Record29−5 (12−4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
CaptainReggie Williams
Home arenaCapital Centre
1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Georgetown 12 4   .750 29 5   .853
No. 12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 10 Syracuse 12 4   .750 31 7   .816
Providence 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
St. John's 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Villanova 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 15 14   .517
Boston College 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
Connecticut 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
1987 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1987
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his 15th season as head coach. They played their home games at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season with a record of 29–5, 12–4 in Big East play. They shared the conference regular season championship with Pittsburgh and Syracuse and won the 1987 Big East men's basketball tournament, defeating Syracuse in the final game for the fifth Big East tournament championship in Georgetown men's basketball history. They advanced to the East Region final of the 1987 NCAA tournament before losing to Providence. Nicknamed "Reggie and the Miracles", the team was ranked No. 4 in the season's final Associated Press Poll and Coaches' Poll.