1986–87 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

1986–87 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19 т
APNo. 16
Record26–4
Head coach
Assistant coachBilly Kennedy (1st season)
Home arenaLakefront Arena
1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 DePaul - -   28 3   .903
No. 16 New Orleans - -   26 4   .867
No. 18 Notre Dame - -   24 8   .750
Texas–Pan American - -   16 12   .571
Tennessee State - -   15 12   .556
Marquette - -   16 13   .552
Miami (FL) - -   15 16   .484
Dayton - -   13 15   .464
Central Florida - -   12 15   .444
UMBC - -   12 15   .444
Chicago State - -   11 17   .393
Southwestern Louisiana - -   11 17   .393
U.S. International - -   11 17   .393
Utica - -   10 16   .385
Brooklyn - -   10 18   .357
Northern Illinois - -   9 19   .321
Central Connecticut State - -   8 21   .276
Eastern Washington - -   5 23   .179
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers led by third-year head coach Benny Dees, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as an NCAA Independent for the last season before being a member of the American South Conference during the 1987–88 season. They finished the season 26–4 and earned a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Southeast region. The Privateers beat BYU in the opening round and lost to No. 2 seed Alabama in the round of 32, 101–76.