1987 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament

The 1987 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 26–28, 1987, at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. For the second time in their school history, the Baptist College Buccaneers (now known as Charleston Southern) won the tournament, led by head coach Tommy Gaither.

Format
All of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Savannah Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.

Bracket
* Asterisk indicates overtime game
 * Source

All-Tournament Team

 * Ben Hinson, Charleston Southern
 * Oliver Johnson, Charleston Southern
 * Heder Ambroise, Charleston Southern
 * Clarence Grier, Campbell
 * Henry Wilson, Campbell
 * Van Wilkins, UNC Asheville