1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
BYU-Hawaii Classic, Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record23–8 (13–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPKen Norman
Captains
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1986–87 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Indiana 15 3   .833 30 4   .882
No. 7 Purdue 15 3   .833 25 5   .833
No. 6 Iowa 14 4   .778 30 5   .857
No. 11 Illinois 13 5   .722 23 8   .742
Michigan 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Ohio State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Michigan State 6 12   .333 11 17   .393
Wisconsin 4 14   .222 14 17   .452
Minnesota 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
Northwestern 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
As of March 30, 1987
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.