1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions
AMCU-8 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record28–6 (13–1 AMCU-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHammons Student Center
1986–87 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southwest Missouri State 13 1   .929 28 6   .824
Cleveland State 10 4   .714 25 8   .758
Illinois–Chicago 9 5   .643 17 15   .531
Wisconsin–Green Bay 8 6   .571 15 14   .517
Northern Iowa 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
Valparaiso 4 10   .286 12 16   .429
Eastern Illinois 3 11   .214 9 19   .321
Western Illinois 2 12   .143 12 16   .429
1987 AMCU-8 tournament winner

The 1986–87 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1986–87 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 28–6 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season and conference tournament titles. Southwest Missouri State upset No. 4 seed Clemson, then lost to No. 5 seed Kansas in the round of 32 in the NCAA tournament.