| Year: | 1987 |
| Conference: | MAC |
| Division: | I |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 7 |
| 1Stroundarena: | Campus Arenas |
| 1Stroundcity: | Campus Sites |
| Finalarena: | Centennial Hall |
| Finalcity: | Toledo, OH |
| Champions: | Central Michigan |
| Titlecount: | 1st |
| Coach: | Charlie Coles |
| Coachcount: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Dan Majerle |
| Mvpteam: | Central Michigan |
The 1987 MAC men's basketball tournament was held March 5–7 at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.[1] Top-seeded Central Michigan defeated in the championship game by the score of 64–63 to win their first MAC men's basketball tournament and a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to UCLA in the first round.[2] [3] Dan Majerle of Central Michigan was named the tournament MVP.[4]
Seven of the nine MAC teams participated. All games were played at Centennial Hall in Toledo, Ohio.