| Year: | 1987 |
| Conference: | Big East |
| Gender: | Men's |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Arena: | Madison Square Garden |
| City: | New York City |
| Champions: | Georgetown |
| Titlecount: | 5th |
| Coach: | John Thompson |
| Coachcount: | 5th |
| Mvp: | Reggie Williams |
| Mvpteam: | Georgetown |
| Television: | Big East Network CBS (Semi-Finals and Championship game) |
The 1987 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 5 to March 8, 1987. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.
Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 69 - 59, to claim its fifth Big East tournament championship.
Most Valuable Player: Reggie Williams, Georgetown
All Tournament Team