1986–87 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team

The 1986–87 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented Xavier University from Cincinnati, Ohio in the 1986–87 season. Led by head coach Pete Gillen, the Musketeers finished with a 21–12 record (7–5 MCC), and won the MCC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers knocked off No. 4 seed Missouri in the opening round, then lost to No. 5 seed Duke in the round of 32.

Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season

!colspan=9 style=| Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament

!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament