1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

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{{Infobox NCAA team season

|mode=Basketball

|year=1986–87

|team=Washington Huskies

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|image_size=150

|conference=Pacific-10 Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Pac-10

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|record=20–15

|conf_record=10–8

|head_coach=Andy Russo

|hc_year=2nd

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|stadium=Hec Edmundson Pavilion

|champion=

|bowl=National Invitation Tournament

|bowl_result=Quarterfinal

}}

{{1986–87 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings}}

The 1986–87 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1986–87 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were {{nowrap|16–13}} overall in the regular season and {{nowrap|10–8}} in conference play, winning their final two games to tie for third in the {{nowrap|standings.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ju5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6248%2C405773 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Henkel |first=Cathy |title=Huskies bump tumbling OSU |date=March 2, 1987 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QQwTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=efoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5574%2C77313 |work=Spokane Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Welp's hook reels in win for Huskies |date=March 2, 1987 |page=C2}}}} The conference tournament debuted this year and third-seeded Washington advanced to the {{nowrap|final,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ku5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4693%2C1383922 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Pac-10 Tourney |date=March 7, 1987 |page=1C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kU4tAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CNEFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1676%2C954248 |work=Idahonian |location=(Moscow) |agency=Associated Press |title=UW's towers put the hurt on Stanford |date=March 7, 1987 |page=25}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k-5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6186%2C1702465 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Bellamy |first=Ron |title=Ducks sag, then fall to Huskies |date=March 8, 1987 |page=1B}}}} but lost to host and top seed UCLA by twelve points.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lO5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5488%2C2010400 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |last=Bellamy |first=Ron |title=Bruins apply the facial, rule the Pac-10 |date=March 9, 1987 |page=5B}}

Washington played in the National Invitation Tournament and advanced to the quarterfinals.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nu5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6936%2C4981467 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Russo didn't want to go, but Huskies going strong |date=March 21, 1987 |page=7D}} They defeated Montana State in overtime in {{nowrap|Bozeman,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=c6gpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=e-8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7015%2C6360755 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Huskies survive 3-point barrage |date=March 12, 1987 |page=C2}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l-5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5454%2C2595789 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=wire services |title=Huskies defeat Bobcats, 98-90 |date=March 12, 1987 |page=3B}}}} then Boise State in Seattle,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VhATAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6796%2C248346 |work=Spokane Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |last=Wilson |first=Bernie |title=UW awaits foe |date=March 17, 1987 |page=B1}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m-5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6893%2C4040425 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Hill's rampage helps UW win |date=March 17, 1987 |page=3D}} but fell at Nebraska to end the season {{nowrap|at 20–15.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=n-5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4745%2C5400103 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |agency=Associated Press |title=Nebraska tops Washington |date=March 22, 1987 |page=6C}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=t4ZOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DvsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7103%2C1408780 |work=Spokane Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Nebraska muzzle Huskies |date=March 23, 1987 |page=C3}}}}