1986–87 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1986–87
Prev Year:	1985–86
Next Year:	1987–88
Team:	Georgia Southern Eagles
Conference:	Trans America Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	TAAC
Record:	20–11
Conf Record:	12–6
Hc Year:	5th
Champion:	TAAC tournament champion

The 1986–87 Georgia Southern Eagles men's basketball team represented Georgia Southern University during the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fifth year head coach Frank Kerns, played their home games at Hanner Fieldhouse in Statesboro, Georgia as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. The team finished fourth in the regular season conference standings and won the TAAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the East region, the Eagles lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed and eventual National runner-up Syracuse, 79–73,^[1] to finish with a 20–11 record (12–6 TAAC).

Schedule and results

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|-!colspan=12 style=| TAAC tournament|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA tournamentSource^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. News: No. 10 Syracuse 79, Georgia Southern 73 . . March 14, 1987 . May 6, 2022.
2. News: 1986-87 Men's Basketball Schedule. Georgia Southern University Athletics. May 6, 2022. en.
3. Web site: 2020-21 Georgia Southern Men's Basketball Media Guide . . May 6, 2022.