1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team

1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (12–2 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Monson (1st season)
  • Tom Massimino
  • Jimmy Armstrong
Home arenaBJCC Coliseum
1986–87 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Kentucky 12 2   .857 29 9   .763
Jacksonville 11 3   .786 19 11   .633
UAB 10 4   .714 21 11   .656
Virginia Commonwealth 7 7   .500 17 14   .548
UNC Charlotte 6 8   .429 18 14   .563
South Alabama 6 8   .429 14 14   .500
South Florida 3 11   .214 8 20   .286
Old Dominion 1 13   .071 6 22   .214
1987 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 UAB Blazers men's basketball team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Gene Bartow's 9th season at UAB, and the Blazers played their home games at UAB Arena. They finished the season 21–11, 10–4 in Sun Belt play and won the Sun Belt tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Southeast region. The Blazers fell in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant Providence, 90–68.