| Mode: | basketball |
| Year: | 1986-87 |
| Team: | Purdue Boilermakers |
| Conference: | Big Ten Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big Ten |
| Coachrank: | 6 |
| Aprank: | 7 |
| Record: | 25 - 5 |
| Conf Record: | 15 - 3 |
| Head Coach: | Gene Keady |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach1: | Bruce Weber |
| Ac1 Year: | 7th |
| Asst Coach2: | Kevin Stallings |
| Ac2 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach3: | Tom Reiter |
| Ac3 Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Tim Fisher |
| Captain2: | Doug Lee (basketball) |
| Stadium: | Mackey Arena |
| Champion: | Big Ten Regular Season Co-Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA tournament |
| Bowl Result: | second round |
The 1986–87 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1986–87 college basketball season.
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See main article: 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.