1987 WAC men's basketball tournament

1987 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1986–87
Teams9
SiteThe Pit
Albuquerque, NM
ChampionsWyoming (1st title)
Winning coachJim Brandenburg (1st title)
MVPEric Leckner (Wyoming)
1986–87 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UTEP 13 3   .813 25 7   .781
Brigham Young 12 4   .750 21 11   .656
New Mexico 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
Wyoming 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Utah 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Colorado State 7 9   .438 13 16   .448
Air Force 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Hawaii 2 14   .125 7 21   .250
San Diego State 2 14   .125 5 25   .167
1987 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Western Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 5–8 at the Pit at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Wyoming defeated tournament hosts New Mexico in the championship game, 64–62, to clinch their first WAC men's tournament championship.

The Cowboys, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. The tournament's top two seeds, UTEP and BYU, also earned at-large bids to the tournament.