1986–87 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team

1986–87 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19 т
APNo. 16
Record26–4
Head coach
Home arenaLakefront Arena
1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 5 DePaul-- 283  .903
No. 16 New Orleans-- 264  .867
No. 18 Notre Dame-- 248  .750
Texas–Pan American-- 1612  .571
Marquette-- 1613  .552
Miami (FL)-- 1516  .484
Dayton-- 1315  .464
Central Florida-- 1215  .444
UMBC-- 1215  .444
Chicago State-- 1117  .393
Southwestern Louisiana-- 1117  .393
U.S. International-- 1117  .393
Utica-- 1016  .385
Brooklyn-- 1018  .357
Northern Illinois-- 919  .321
Central Connecticut State-- 821  .276
Eastern Washington-- 523  .179
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986–87 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Privateers led by third-year head coach Benny Dees, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as an NCAA Independent for the last season before being a member of the American South Conference during the 1987–88 season. They finished the season 26–4 and earned a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Southeast region. The Privateers beat BYU in the opening round and lost to No. 2 seed Alabama in the round of 32, 101–76.