1986–87 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1987 Big East Tournament winner ; As of March 30, 1987; Rankings from AP Poll

1986–87 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
1986–87 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Co-Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round, L 93–96 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 12
1986–87 record	25–8 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Evans (1st season);
Assistant coaches	(1st season); Mark Coleman (1st season); John Calipari (2nd season);
Home arena	Fitzgerald Field House; (Capacity: 4,122)
	Seasons ← 1985–86 1987–88 →

The 1986–87 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by first year head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 25–8.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where, as a #3 seed, they lost in the second round to Oklahoma.

Rankings[]

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1986–87 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Georgetown†	12	–	4	.750	29	–	5	.853
No. 12 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 10 Syracuse	12	–	4	.750	31	–	7	.816
Providence	10	–	6	.625	25	–	9	.735
St. John's	10	–	6	.625	21	–	9	.700
Villanova	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Seton Hall	4	–	12	.250	15	–	14	.517
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	11	–	18	.379
Connecticut	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321

† 1987 Big East Tournament winner As of March 30, 1987^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

v t Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia
Culture & lore	Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1927–28 1929–30 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Helms national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics