1987 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament

1987 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Teams	8
Site	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
Champions	Georgia Southern (2nd title)
Winning coach	Frank Kerns (2nd title)
MVP	Jeff Sanders (Georgia Southern)
TAAC Men's Basketball Tournaments «1986  1988»

Template:1986–87 TAAC men's basketball standings

The 1987 Trans America Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament (now known as the Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball Tournament) was held March 7–9 at Barton Coliseum in Little Rock, Arkansas.^[1]

Georgia Southern defeated conference newcomer Stetson in the championship game, 49–46, to win their second TAAC/Atlantic Sun men's basketball tournament. The Eagles, therefore, received an automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament.

Texas–San Antonio joined the TAAC for the 1986–87 season, bringing the total conference membership to 10. However, only the top eight teams were invited to participate in the 1987 conference tournament.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7					Semifinals Friday, March 8					Championship Saturday, March 9
	1	Arkansas–Little Rock	62
	8	Texas–San Antonio	60
						1	Arkansas–Little Rock	62
						4	Georgia Southern	70
	5	Hardin–Simmons	66
	4	Georgia Southern	73
											4	Georgia Southern	49
											2	Stetson	46
	3	Houston Baptist	73
	6	Georgia State	64
						3	Houston Baptist	68
						2	Stetson	73
	7	Mercer	68
	2	Stetson	75

References

1. "1986-87 Atlantic Sun Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.