The 1986–87 New Orleans Privateers men's basketball team represented the University of New Orleans during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Privateers led by third-year head coach Benny Dees, played their home games at Lakefront Arena and played as an NCAA Independent for the last season before being a member of the American South Conference during the 1987–88 season.
They finished the season 26–4 and earned a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No.
7 seed in the Southeast region.
The Privateers beat BYU in the opening round[1] and lost to No.