1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team

1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball
ECAC North Regular-season champion
ECAC North Conference tournament champion
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceEastern College Athletic Conference-North
Record27–7 (17–1 ECAC-North)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMatthews Arena
1986–87 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northeastern 17 1   .944 27 7   .794
Niagara 14 4   .778 21 10   .677
Boston University 12 6   .667 18 12   .600
Canisius 12 6   .667 16 12   .571
Siena 12 6   .667 17 12   .586
Hartford 8 10   .444 14 14   .500
Maine 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Vermont 3 15   .167 5 23   .179
New Hampshire 3 15   .167 4 24   .143
Colgate 3 15   .167 4 23   .148
† 1987 ECAC North tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1985–86 college basketball season. Led by first-year head coach Karl Fogel, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena. They finished the season 27–7 overall with a 17–1 mark in ECAC North play to win the regular season conference title. The Huskies one conference loss split two separate 11-game win streaks. They followed the regular season by winning the ECAC North Conference tournament to earn a bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 14 seed in the East region. The Huskies were defeated in the opening round by No. 3 seed Purdue, 104–95.

Senior Reggie Lewis was awarded the ECAC North Player of the Year for the third consecutive season. He would finish as the school's all-time leading scorer and was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 22nd pick in the 1987 NBA draft.