| 1987 WNBL season | |
| League: | Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 11 |
| Tv: | ABC |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Top Seed: | Nunawading Spectres |
| Mvp: | Robyn Maher (Nunawading Spectres) |
| Mvp Link: | WNBL Most Valuable Player Award |
| Top Scorer: | Kathy Foster (Hobart Islanders) |
| Top Scorer Link: | WNBL Top Shooter Award |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Nunawading Spectres |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Coburg Cougars |
| Finals Mvp: | Tracey Browning (Nunawading Spectres) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | WNBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of WNBL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | WNBL |
| Prevseason Year: | 1986 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1988 |
The 1987 WNBL season was the seventh season of competition since its establishment in 1981. A total of 11 teams contested the league.
| Team | Played | Won | Lost | Won % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nunawading Spectres | 20 | 18 | 2 | 90 | |
| 2 | Coburg Cougars | 20 | 14 | 6 | 70 | |
| 3 | North Adelaide Rockets | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65 | |
| 4 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 20 | 13 | 7 | 65 | |
| 5 | Australian Institute of Sport | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Lady Bullets | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50 | |
| 7 | Noarlunga Tigers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 50 | |
| 8 | Bankstown Bruins | 20 | 8 | 12 | 40 | |
| 9 | Canberra Capitals | 20 | 7 | 13 | 35 | |
| 10 | Hobart Islanders | 20 | 4 | 16 | 20 | |
| 11 | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers | 20 | 3 | 17 | 15 |
| width=125 | Award | width=125 | Winner | width=125 | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player Award | Robyn Maher | Nunawading Spectres | |||
| Grand Final MVP Award | Tracey Browning | Nunawading Spectres | |||
| Coach of the Year Award | Tom Maher | Nunawading Spectres | |||
| Top Shooter Award | Kathy Foster | Hobart Islanders |
| width=100 | Category | width=125 | Player | width=125 | Team | width=50 | GP | width=50 | Totals | width=50 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points Per Game | Kathy Foster | Hobart Islanders | 20 | 415 | 20.8 | ||||||
| Rebounds Per Game | Samantha Thornton | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers | 18 | 221 | 12.3 | ||||||
| Assists Per Game | Karin Maar | Coburg Cougars | 20 | 104 | 5.2 | ||||||
| Steals Per Game | Donna Brown | Noarlunga Tigers | 20 | 66 | 3.3 | ||||||
| Blocks per game | Chris Saunders | Bulleen Melbourne Boomers | 20 | 24 | 1.2 | ||||||
| Field Goal % | Marisa Rowe | Coburg Cougars | 17 | (69/129) | 53.5% | ||||||
| Three-Point Field Goal % | Cheryl Chambers | Coburg Cougars | 19 | (18/42) | 42.9% | ||||||
| Free Throw % | Sandy Brondello | Australian Institute of Sport | 18 | (34/43) | 79.1% |