1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team

1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs men's basketball
Southland Regular season champions
Southland tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record22–8 (9–1 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
1986–87 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 9 1   .900 22 8   .733
Arkansas State 5 5   .500 21 13   .618
McNeese State 5 5   .500 14 14   .500
Lamar 4 6   .400 14 15   .483
North Texas State 4 6   .400 11 17   .393
Northeast Louisiana 3 7   .300 13 15   .464
UT Arlington   12 18   .400
1987 Southland Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana as members of the Southland Conference during the 1986–87 season. The Bulldogs were led by head coach Tommy Joe Eagles. Louisiana Tech finished atop the Southland regular season standings (9–1) and would earn an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament by winning the conference tournament championship. The Bulldogs lost to No. 3 seed DePaul in the opening round.