The 1986–87 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Thundering Herd, led by fourth-year head coach Rick Huckabay, played their home games at the Cam Henderson Center as members of the Southern Conference.
They defeated Appalachian State, Furman, and Davidson to become champions of the SoCon tournament.
They received the SoCon's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where, as a No.
4 seed TCU in the first round.