1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record18–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaRupp Arena
1986–87 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Alabama 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
Florida 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Georgia 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Kentucky 10 8   .556 18 11   .621
Auburn 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Ole Miss 8 10   .444 15 14   .517
LSU 8 10   .444 24 15   .615
Tennessee 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Vanderbilt 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
Mississippi State 3 15   .167 7 21   .250
1987 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton and the team finished the season with an overall record of 18–11. In the 1987 NCAA Tournament the Wildcats were invited as a #8 seed. But Kentucky would be one and done after dropping their opening contest to Ohio State 91–77.