The 1986–87 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University as a member of the Big 8 Conference during the 1986-87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his first of four years at the helm of his alma mater.
The team played its home games in Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas.
K-State received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No.
After an opening round win over Georgia in overtime,[1] the Wildcats were beaten by eventual Final Four participant and No.