1987 WAC men's basketball tournament

1987 WAC men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198687
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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UTEP133 .813257  .781
Brigham Young124 .7502111  .656
New Mexico115 .6882510  .714
Wyoming115 .6882410  .706
Utah97 .5631713  .567
Colorado State79 .4381316  .448
Air Force511 .3131215  .444
Hawaii214 .125721  .250
San Diego State214 .125525  .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.