The 1986–87 Northeastern Huskies men's basketball team represented Northeastern University during the 1985–86 college basketball season.

Led by first-year head coach Karl Fogel, the Huskies competed in the ECAC North Conference and played their home games at Matthews Arena.

The Huskies one conference loss split two separate 11-game win streaks.

[1] Senior Reggie Lewis was awarded the ECAC North Player of the Year for the third consecutive season.

He would finish as the school's all-time leading scorer and was drafted by the Boston Celtics with the 22nd pick in the 1987 NBA draft.