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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Georgetown124 .750295  .853
No. 12 Pittsburgh124 .750258  .758
No. 10 Syracuse124 .750317  .816
Providence106 .625259  .735
St. John's106 .625219  .700
Villanova610 .3751516  .484
Seton Hall412 .2501514  .517
Boston College313 .1881118  .379
Connecticut313 .188919  .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.