1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

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1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Preseason AP #1 Syracuse
NCAA Tournament 1988
Tournament dates March 17, 1988 – April 4, 1988
National Championship Kemper Arena
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Champions Kansas
Other champions Connecticut (NIT)
Player of the Year
(Naismith, Wooden)		 Danny Manning, Kansas
NCAA Division I basketball seasons
«1986–87  1988–89»

The 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1987 and ended with the Final Four in Kansas City, Missouri on April 4, 1988.

Season headlines

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Major rule changes

Beginning in 1987–88, the following rules changes were implemented:

Season outlook

Pre-season polls

The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.[1]

Associated Press
Ranking Team
1 Syracuse
2 Purdue
3 North Carolina
4 Pittsburgh
5 Kentucky
6 Indiana
7 Kansas
8 Missouri
9 Michigan
10 Wyoming
11 Iowa
12 Temple
13 Louisville
14 Florida
15 Duke
16 Georgetown
17 Arizona
18 Georgia Tech
19 Oklahoma
20 DePaul

Conference membership changes

These schools joined new conferences for the 1987–88 season.

School Former conference New conference
Arkansas State Southland Conference American South Conference
Lamar Southland Conference American South Conference
Louisiana Tech Southland Conference American South Conference
New Orleans NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
SW Louisiana NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
Texas-Pan American NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
UCF NCAA Division I Independent American South Conference
UMKC None (no team) NCAA Division I Independent

Regular season

Conference winners and tournaments

Conference Regular
season winner[2]		 Conference
player of the year		 Conference
Coach of the Year		 Conference
tournament		 Tournament
venue (City)		 Tournament
winner
American South Conference Louisiana Tech & New Orleans Ledell Eackles, New Orleans Tommy Joe Eagles, Louisiana Tech & Kevin Wall, Pan American 1988 American South Conference men's basketball tournament Montagne Center
(Beaumont, Texas)		 Louisiana Tech
AMCU–8 Southwest Missouri State Ken McFadden, Cleveland State Charlie Spoonhour, Southwest Missouri State No Tournament
Atlantic 10 Conference Temple Tim Perry, Temple[3] John Chaney, Temple 1988 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament WVU Coliseum
(Morgantown, West Virginia)		 Temple
Atlantic Coast Conference North Carolina Danny Ferry, Duke[4] Jim Valvano, NC State 1988 ACC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 Duke
Big East Conference Pittsburgh Charles Smith, Pittsburgh[5] P. J. Carlesimo, Seton Hall 1988 Big East men's basketball tournament Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		 Syracuse
Big Eight Conference Missouri Danny Manning, Kansas[6] Billy Tubbs, Oklahoma 1988 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)		 Oklahoma
Big Sky Conference Boise State Arnell Jones, Boise State[7] Bobby Dye, Boise State 1988 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Brick Breeden Fieldhouse
(Bozeman, Montana)		 Boise State
Big South Conference Coastal Carolina Derek Wilson, Coastal Carolina Russ Bergman, Coastal Carolina
& Gary Edwards, Baptist		 1988 Big South Conference men's basketball tournament Winthrop Coliseum
(Rock Hill, South Carolina)		 Winthrop
Big Ten Conference Purdue Gary Grant, Michigan Gene Keady, Purdue No Tournament
Colonial Athletic Association Richmond Kenny Sanders, George Mason Ed Tapscott, American &
Rick Barnes, George Mason		 1988 CAA men's basketball tournament Hampton Coliseum
(Hampton, Virginia)		 Richmond
East Coast Conference Lafayette Michael Anderson, Drexel Butch van Breda Kolff, Lafayette 1988 East Coast Conference men's basketball tournament Towson Center
(Towson, Maryland)		 Lehigh
ECAC Metro Fairleigh Dickinson & Marist Rik Smits, Marist Wayne Szoke, Monmouth 1988 ECAC Metro men's basketball tournament Rothman Center
(Hackensack, New Jersey)		 Fairleigh Dickinson
ECAC North Atlantic Siena Larry Jones, Boston University[8] Skip Chappelle, Maine 1988 ECAC North men's basketball tournament Hartford Civic Center
(Hartford, Connecticut)		 Boston University
Ivy League Cornell Paul Maley, Yale[9] None selected No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference La Salle Lionel Simmons, La Salle[10] Speedy Morris, La Salle 1988 MAAC men's basketball tournament Meadowlands Arena
(East Rutherford, New Jersey)		 La Salle
Metro Conference Louisville Bimbo Coles, Virginia Tech
& Pervis Ellison, Louisville		 Frankie Allen, Virginia Tech 1988 Metro Conference men's basketball tournament Mid-South Coliseum
(Memphis, Tennessee)		 Louisville
Mid-American Conference Eastern Michigan Grant Long, Eastern Michigan[11] Ben Braun, Eastern Michigan 1988 MAC men's basketball tournament Centennial Hall
(Toledo, Ohio)		 Eastern Michigan
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference North Carolina A&T Claude Williams, North Carolina A&T Don Corbett, North Carolina A&T 1988 MEAC men's basketball tournament Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		 North Carolina A&T
Midwestern Collegiate Conference Xavier Byron Larkin, Xavier[12] Pete Gillen, Xavier 1988 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournament Market Square Arena
(Indianapolis, Indiana)		 Xavier
Missouri Valley Conference Bradley Hersey Hawkins, Bradley[13] Stan Albeck, Bradley 1988 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Carver Arena
(Peoria, Illinois)		 Bradley
Ohio Valley Conference Murray State Jeff Martin, Murray State[14] Steve Newton, Murray State 1988 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournament Racer Arena
(Murray, Kentucky)		 Murray State
Pacific-10 Conference Arizona Sean Elliott, Arizona[15] Lute Olson, Arizona 1988 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament McKale Center
(Tucson, Arizona)		 Arizona
Pacific Coast Athletic Association UNLV Brian Shaw, UC Santa Barbara[16] Jerry Tarkanian, UNLV 1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament The Forum
(Inglewood, California)		 UNLV
Southeastern Conference Kentucky Will Perdue, Vanderbilt[17] C. M. Newton, Vanderbilt &
Sonny Smith, Auburn		 1988 SEC men's basketball tournament Pete Maravich Assembly Center
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)		 Kentucky
Southern Conference Marshall Skip Henderson, Marshall[18] Tom Apke, Appalachian State 1988 Southern Conference men's basketball tournament Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina)		 Tennessee–Chattanooga
Southland Conference North Texas State Deon Hunter, North Texas State[19] Jimmy Gales, North Texas State 1988 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament UNT Coliseum
(Denton, Texas)		 North Texas State
Southwest Conference SMU Darryl Middleton, Baylor[20][21] 1988 Southwest Conference men's basketball tournament Reunion Arena
(Dallas, Texas)		 SMU
Southwestern Athletic Conference Southern Avery Johnson, Southern[22] Ben Jobe, Southern 1988 SWAC men's basketball tournament Southern
Sun Belt Conference UNC Charlotte Byron Dinkins, UNC Charlotte[23] Jeff Mullins, UNC Charlotte 1988 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		 UNC Charlotte
Trans America Athletic Conference Georgia Southern &
Arkansas–Little Rock		 Jeff Sanders, Georgia Southern[24] Frank Kerns, Georgia Southern 1988 TAAC men's basketball tournament Ocean Center
(Daytona Beach, Florida)		 Texas–San Antonio
West Coast Athletic Conference Loyola Marymount Levy Middlebrooks, Loyola Marymount[25] Paul Westhead, Loyola Marymount 1988 West Coast Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament War Memorial Gymnasium
(San Francisco, California)		 Loyola Marymount
Western Athletic Conference BYU Michael Smith, BYU[26] LaDell Andersen, BYU 1988 WAC men's basketball tournament Jon M. Huntsman Center
(Salt Lake City, Utah)		 Wyoming

Conference standings

Template:1987–88 American South Conference men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings
Template:1987–88 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball standings
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Pittsburgh 12 – 4   .750     24 – 7   .774
#9 Syracuse† 11 – 5   .688     26 – 9   .743
Georgetown 9 – 7   .563     20 – 10   .667
Villanova 9 – 7   .563     24 – 13   .649
St. John's 8 – 8   .500     17 – 12   .586
Seton Hall 8 – 8   .500     22 – 13   .629
Boston College 6 – 10   .375     18 – 15   .545
Providence 5 – 11   .313     11 – 17   .393
Connecticut 4 – 12   .250     20 – 14   .588
† 1988 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[27]; Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Oklahoma† 12 – 2   .857     35 – 4   .897
#20 Kansas State 11 – 3   .786     25 – 9   .735
Kansas 9 – 5   .643     27 – 11   .711
Missouri 7 – 7   .500     19 – 11   .633
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429     20 – 12   .625
Oklahoma State 4 – 10   .286     14 – 16   .467
Nebraska 4 – 10   .286     13 – 18   .419
Colorado 3 – 11   .214     7 – 21   .250
† 1988 Big Eight Tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1987–88 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings
1987–88 Big South Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Coastal Carolina 9 – 3   .750     17 – 11   .607
Baptist College 8 – 4   .667     17 – 12   .586
Radford 8 – 4   .667     16 – 14   .533
Winthrop † 5 – 7   .417     17 – 13   .567
UNC Asheville 5 – 7   .417     13 – 15   .464
Augusta State 4 – 8   .333     8 – 18   .308
Campbell 3 – 9   .250     11 – 16   .407
† 1988 Big South Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Purdue 16 – 2   .889     29 – 4   .879
#10 Michigan 13 – 5   .722     26 – 8   .765
#17 Iowa 12 – 6   .667     24 – 10   .706
#16 Illinois 12 – 6   .667     23 – 10   .697
Indiana 11 – 7   .611     19 – 10   .655
Ohio State 9 – 9   .500     20 – 13   .606
Wisconsin 6 – 12   .333     12 – 16   .429
Michigan State 5 – 13   .278     10 – 18   .357
Minnesota 4 – 14   .222     10 – 18   .357
Northwestern 2 – 16   .111     7 – 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1987–88 CAA men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 ECAC North men's basketball standings
Template:1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings Template:1987–88 Ivy League men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Template:1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Eastern Michigan† 14 – 2   .875     22 – 8   .733
Central Michigan 10 – 6   .625     19 – 13   .594
Ohio 9 – 7   .563     16 – 14   .533
Ball State 8 – 8   .500     14 – 14   .500
Western Michigan 7 – 9   .438     12 – 17   .414
Bowling Green 7 – 9   .438     12 – 16   .429
Kent State 6 – 10   .375     10 – 18   .357
Miami 6 – 10   .375     9 – 18   .333
Toledo 5 – 11   .313     15 – 12   .556
† Mid-American Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1987–88 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings
Template:1987–88 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
UNLV 15 – 3   .833     28 – 6   .824
UC Santa Barbara 13 – 5   .722     22 – 8   .733
Utah State 13 – 5   .722     21 – 10   .677
Long Beach State 11 – 7   .611     17 – 12   .586
UC Irvine 9 – 9   .500     16 – 14   .533
New Mexico State 8 – 10   .444     16 – 16   .500
San Jose State 8 – 10   .444     14 – 15   .483
Cal State Fullerton 7 – 11   .389     12 – 17   .414
Fresno State 6 – 12   .333     9 – 19   .321
Pacific 0 – 18   .000     5 – 24   .172
† 1988 PCAA Tournament winner
Template:1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Template:1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Marshall 14 – 2   .875     24 – 8   .750
Furman 11 – 5   .688     18 – 10   .643
Davidson 9 – 7   .563     15 – 13   .536
East Tennessee State 9 – 7   .563     14 – 15   .483
Appalachian State 8 – 8   .500     16 – 13   .552
Chattanooga† 8 – 8   .500     20 – 13   .606
VMI 6 – 10   .375     13 – 17   .433
The Citadel 5 – 11   .313     8 – 20   .286
Western Carolina 2 – 14   .125     8 – 19   .296
† Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1988; Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1987–88 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
SMU † 12 – 4   .750     28 – 7   .800
Arkansas 11 – 5   .688     21 – 9   .700
Baylor 11 – 5   .688     23 – 11   .676
Houston 10 – 6   .625     18 – 13   .581
Texas 10 – 6   .625     16 – 13   .552
Texas A&M 8 – 8   .500     16 – 15   .516
Texas Tech 4 – 12   .250     9 – 19   .321
TCU 3 – 13   .188     9 – 19   .321
Rice 3 – 13   .188     6 – 21   .222
† 1988 SWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
Template:1987–88 SWAC men's basketball standings
1987–88 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Charlotte † 11 – 3   .786     22 – 9   .710
VCU 10 – 4   .714     23 – 12   .657
Old Dominion 9 – 5   .643     18 – 12   .600
[[{{{school}}}|South Alabama]] 8 – 6   .571     15 – 14   .517
[[{{{school}}}|UAB]] 7 – 7   .500     16 – 15   .516
[[{{{school}}}|Western Kentucky]] 6 – 8   .429     15 – 13   .536
[[{{{school}}}|South Florida]] 3 – 11   .214     6 – 22   .214
[[{{{school}}}|Jacksonville]] 2 – 12   .143     8 – 21   .276
† 1988 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[28]
Template:1987–88 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings Template:1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings

Statistical leaders

Points per game
Rebounds per game
Assists per game
Steals per game
Player School PPG Player School RPG Player School APG Player School SPG
Hersey Hawkins Bradley 36.3 Kenny Miller Loyola (IL) 13.5 Avery Johnson Southern 13.3 Aldwin Ware Florida A&M 4.9
Daren Queenan Lehigh 28.5 Rodney Mack South Carolina St. 13.3 Anthony Manuel Bradley 12.0 Marty Johnson Towson St. 4.1
Anthony Mason Tennessee St. 28.0 Jerome Lane Pittsburgh 12.2 Craig Neal Georgia Tech 9.5 Mookie Blaylock Oklahoma 3.8
Grant Hayward Loyola (IL) 26.1 Kenny Sanders George Mason 11.7 Corey Gaines Loyola Marymount 8.7 Haywoode Workman Oral Roberts 3.6
Jeff Martin Murray St. 26.0 Randy White Louisiana Tech 11.6 Howard Evans Temple 8.6 Avery Johnson Southern 3.5
Blocked shots per game
Field-goal percentage
Three-Point FG percentage
Free-throw percentage
Player School BPG Player School FG% Player School 3FG% Player School FT%
Rodney Blake St. Joseph's 4.0 Arnell Jones Boise St. 66.1 Glenn Tropf Holy Cross 63.4 Steve Henson Kansas St. 92.5
Rik Smits Marist 3.9 Stanley Brundy DePaul 65.8 Steve Kerr Arizona 57.3 Archie Tullos Detroit 90.8
Mike Brown Canisius 3.7 Tony Holifield Illinois St. 64.8 Mike Joseph Bucknell 56.0 Jay Edwards Indiana 90.8
Tim Perry Temple 3.6 Jarvis Basnight UNLV 64.8 Reginald Jones Prairie View A&M 54.8 Jim Barton Dartmouth 90.6
Roy Brow Virginia Tech 3.6 Eric Leckner Wyoming 64.4 Dave Orlandini Princeton 54.5 LaBradford Smith Louisville 90.5

Postseason tournaments

NCAA tournament

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Final Four - Kemper Arena, Kansas City, Missouri

National semifinals National championship game
           
E2 Duke 59
M6 Kansas 66
M6 Kansas 83
S1 Oklahoma 79
S1 Oklahoma 86
W1 Arizona 78

National Invitation tournament

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NIT Semifinals and Final

Semifinals Finals
           
  Boston College 67
  Connecticut 73
  Connecticut 72
  Ohio State 67
  Ohio State 64
  Colorado State 62
Third place game
     
  Boston College 57
  Colorado State 58

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

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Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Sean Elliott F Junior Arizona
Gary Grant G Senior Michigan
Hersey Hawkins G Senior Bradley
Danny Manning F Senior Kansas
J.R. Reid F/C Sophomore North Carolina


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Danny Ferry F Junior Duke
Jerome Lane F Junior Pittsburgh
Mark Macon G Freshman Temple
Mitch Richmond G Senior Kansas State
Rony Seikaly C Senior Syracuse
Michael Smith F/C Junior Brigham Young

Major player of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

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Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
Drake Gary Garner Tom Abatemarco
Hardin–Simmons Dick Danford Dennis Harp
Kansas Larry Brown Roy Williams
Lamar Tom Abatemarco Tony Branch
UMass Ron Gerlufson John Calipari

References

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  1. ↑ *Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  3. ↑ 2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Awards section Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Atlantic 10 Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  4. ↑ 2008–09 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Year by Year section Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2009-06-27
  5. ↑ 2008–09 Big East Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section Archived 2009-02-04 at the Wayback Machine, Big East Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  6. ↑ 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section, Big 12 Conference, retrieved 2009-02-04
  7. ↑ Men's Basketball Award Winners, Big Sky Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  8. ↑ America East Men's Basketball Players of the Year, America East Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  9. ↑ Men's Ivy League Outstanding performers Archived 2008-04-29 at the Wayback Machine, Ivy League, retrieved 2009-06-27
  10. ↑ Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards Archived 2009-03-12 at the Wayback Machine, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  11. ↑ 2008–09 MAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section, Mid-American Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  12. ↑ 2008–09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Record Book Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Horizon League, retrieved 2009-06-27
  13. ↑ 2008–09 MVC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section, Missouri Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  14. ↑ 2008–09 OVC men's basketball media guide, Ohio Valley Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  15. ↑ 2008–09 Pacific-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide- Honors Section Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, Pacific-10 Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  16. ↑ 2008–09 Big West Men's Basketball Media Guide Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine, Big West Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  17. ↑ 2008–09 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book, Southeastern Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  18. ↑ 2008–09 SoCon Men's Basketball Media
  19. ↑ 2008–09 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide, Southland Conference, retrieved 2009-02-07
  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  22. ↑ 2006–07 SWAC Men's Basketball Media Guide
  23. ↑ 2007–08 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Media Guide, Sun Belt Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  24. ↑ Atlantic Sun men's basketball record book, Atlantic Sun Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  25. ↑ 2008–09 WCC Men's Basketball Media Guide Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine, West Coast Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  26. ↑ 2008–09 WAC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Records Section Archived July 16, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Western Athletic Conference, retrieved 2009-06-27
  27. ↑ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
  28. ↑ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary
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