| Year: | 1987 |
| Conference: | Big South Conference |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Arena: | Savannah Civic Center |
| City: | Savannah, GA |
| Champions: | Baptist College |
| Titlecount: | 2nd |
| Coach: | Tommy Gaither |
| Coachcount: | 2nd |
| Mvp: | Ben Hinson |
| Mvpteam: | Charleston Southern |
The 1987 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament took place February 26–28, 1987, at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, Georgia. For the second time in their school history, the Baptist College Buccaneers (now known as Charleston Southern) won the tournament, led by head coach Tommy Gaither.[1]
All of the conference's eight members participated in the tournament, hosted at the Savannah Civic Center. Teams were seeded by conference winning percentage.
* Asterisk indicates overtime game