1986–87 St. John's Redmen basketball team

1986–87 St. John's Redmen men's basketball
Lapchick Memorial Champions
ECAC Holiday Festival Champions
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record21–9 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Madison Square Garden
1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Georgetown 12 4   .750 29 5   .853
No. 12 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 10 Syracuse 12 4   .750 31 7   .816
Providence 10 6   .625 25 9   .735
St. John's 10 6   .625 21 9   .700
Villanova 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 4 12   .250 15 14   .517
Boston College 3 13   .188 11 18   .379
Connecticut 3 13   .188 9 19   .321
1987 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 1987
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 St. John's Redmen basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Lou Carnesecca in his nineteenth year at the school. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.

In the NCAA Tournament St. John's lost in the second round to DePaul 83–75 in overtime.