# Continental Basketball Association 1986-1987

La stagione CBA 1986-87 fu la 41ª della Continental Basketball Association. Parteciparono 12 squadre divise in due gironi.
Rispetto alla stagione precedente i Baltimore Lightning, i Bay State Bombardiers, i Detroit Spirits, i Florida Stingers, i Kansas City Sizzlers e i Pensacola Tornados si trasferirono rispettivamente a Rockford, Pensacola, Savannah, Charleston, Topeka e Jacksonville, cambiando nome in Rockford Lightning, Pensacola Tornados, Savannah Spirits, Charleston Gunners, Topeka Sizzlers e Jacksonville Jets. I Jacksonville Jets si trasferirono nuovamente durante la stagione a Biloxi, divendando i Mississippi Jets. I Tampa Bay Thrillers si trasferirono a Rapid City prima dei play-off, diventando i Rapid City Thrillers. Gli Evansville Thunder e i Maine Windjammers fallirono.

## Squadre partecipanti

* Albany Patroons
* Charleston Gunners
* Cincin. Slammers
* Jacksonville Jets / Mississippi Jets
* La Crosse Catbirds
* Pensacola Torn.s
* Rockford Lightning
* Savannah Spirits
* Tampa Bay Thrillers / Rapid City Thrillers
* Topeka Sizzlers
* Wisconsin Flyers
* Wyoming Wildcat.

## Classifiche
### Eastern Division

| Squadra | V | P | QW | PTS |
| Tampa Bay Thrillers | 34 | 14 | 119,0 | 221,0 |
| Albany Patroons | 26 | 22 | 96,5 | 174,5 |
| Jacksonville/Mississippi Jets | 26 | 22 | 93,0 | 171,0 |
| Pensacola Tornados | 20 | 28 | 97,0 | 157,0 |
| Charleston Gunners | 20 | 28 | 82,5 | 142,5 |
| Savannah Spirits | 20 | 28 | 80,5 | 140,5 |

### Western Division

| Squadra | V | P | QW | PTS |
| La Crosse Catbirds | 28 | 20 | 103,0 | 187,0 |
| Cincinnati Slammers | 25 | 23 | 108,5 | 183,5 |
| Topeka Sizzlers | 24 | 24 | 91,5 | 163,5 |
| Rockford Lightning | 22 | 26 | 96,5 | 161,5 |
| Wyoming Wildcatters | 21 | 27 | 97,5 | 160,5 |
| Wisconsin Flyers | 22 | 26 | 87,5 | 153,5 |

## Play-off
### Tabellone

| Semifinali di conference | Semifinali di conference | Semifinali di conference | Finali di conference | Finali di conference | Finali di conference | Finale CBA | Finale CBA | Finale CBA |
| 1e | Rapid City | 4 | | | | | | |
| 4e | Pensacola | 1 | | | | | | |
| 4e | Pensacola | 1 | 1e | Rapid City | 4 | | | |
| | | | 2e | Albany | 0 | | | |
| 3e | Mississippi | 0 | 2e | Albany | 0 | | | |
| 2e | Albany | 4 | | | | | | |
| 2e | Albany | 4 | | | | Rapid City | Rapid City | 4 |
| | | | | | | Rockford | Rockford | 1 |
| 2w | Cincinnati | 4 | | | | | | | Rockford | Rockford | 1 |
| 3w | Topeka | 2 | | | | | | |
| 3w | Topeka | 2 | 2w | Cincinnati | 1 | | | |
| | | | 4w | Rockford | 4 | | | |
| 4w | Rockford | 4 | 4w | Rockford | 4 | | | |
| 1w | La Crosse | 3 | | | | | | |

## Vincitore

* Campione CBA 1987
* Rapid City Thrillers (3º titolo)

## Statistiche

| Categoria | Giocatore | Squadra | Stat |
| Punti per gara | Tico Brown | Savannah Spirits | 31,6 |
| Rimbalzi per gara | Joe Binion | Topeka Sizzlers | 13,9 |
| Assist per gara | Alvin Dukes | Savannah Spirits | 9,7 |
| Palle rubate per gara | Alvin Dukes | Savannah Spirits | 3,3 |
| Stoppate per gara | Curtis Kitchen | Albany Patroons | 3,4 |
| FG% | Ron Spivey | Rapid City Thrillers | 59,2 |
| FT% | McKinley Singleton | Wisconsin Flyers | 87,2 |

## Premi CBA

* CBA Most Valuable Player: Joe Binion, Topeka Sizzlers
* CBA Coach of the Year: Bill Musselman, Rapid City Thrillers
* CBA Newcomer of the Year: Eddie Johnson, Rapid City Thrillers
* CBA Rookie of the Year: Ron Rowan, Topeka Sizzlers
* CBA Executive of the Year: Bernie Glannon, Topeka Sizzlers
* CBA Playoff MVP: Clinton Wheeler, Rapid City Thrillers
* All-CBA First Team
** Joe Binion, Topeka Sizzlers
** Rick Lamb, Pensacola Tornados
** Claude Gregory, La Crosse Catbirds
** Eddie Johnson, Rapid City Thrillers
** Tico Brown, Savannah Spirits
* All-CBA Second Team
** Don Collins, Rapid City Thrillers
** Bill Martin, Cincinnati Slammers
** Brad Wright, Wyoming Wildcatters
** Carlos Clark, La Crosse Catbirds
** Kenny Natt, Albany Patroons
* CBA All-Defensive First Team
** Clinton Wheeler, Rapid City Thrillers
** Eric Laird, Pensacola Tornados
** Jerome Henderson, Pensacola Tornados
** Derrick Rowland, Albany Patroons
** Curtis Kitchen, Albany Patroons
* CBA All-Defensive Second Team
** Carlos Clark, La Crosse Catbirds
** Kelvin Upshaw, Mississippi Jets
** Tony Brown, Wisconsin Flyers
** Bill Martin, Cincinnati Slammers
** Ron Spivey, Rapid City Thrillers