1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = basketball
| year = 1987–88
| team = Missouri Tigers
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| conference = Big Eight Conference
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| short_conf = Big 8
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| record = 19–11
| conf_record = 7–7
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| head_coach = Norm Stewart
| hc_year = 21st
| asst_coach1 = Bob Sundvold
| ac1_year = 7th
| asst_coach2 = Rich Daly
| ac2_year = 5th
| asst_coach3 = Anthony Smith
| ac3_year = 3rd
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| arena = Hearnes Center
| champion =
| tourney = NCAA tournament
| tourney_result = first round
}}
{{1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference, lost in the semifinal round of the Big Eight tournament, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. The Tigers were upset by Rhode Island, 87–80, in the opening round{{cite news |title=Missouri Can't Guard Against Rhode Island Backcourt, 87-80 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-18-sp-1526-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 18, 1988 |access-date=April 24, 2022}} and finished with an overall record of 19–11 (7–7 Big Eight).
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Derrick|last=Chievous|num=3|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=190|class=Sr|link=y|dab=|rs=|home=New York, New York}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Lee|last=Coward|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=|class=So|link=|dab=|rs=|home=Detroit, MI}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Byron|last=Irvin|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=190|class=Jr|link=y|dab=|rs=|home=Chicago, Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Greg|last=Church|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=221|class=Jr|link=|dab=|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Doug|last=Smith|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=215|class=Fr|link=y|dab=basketball|rs=|home=Detroit, Michigan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=Sandbothe|num=42|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=|class=Jr|link=|dab=|rs=|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gary|last=Leonard|num=52|pos=C|ft=7|in=1|lbs=264|class=Jr|link=y|dab=|rs=|home=Belleville, Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Norm Stewart ({{college|Missouri}})
|asst_coach=
- Bob Sundvold
- Rich Daly
- Anthony Smith
|roster_url=https://mutigers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1987-88
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|rank=yes|ranklink=1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=1987-88|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 4, 1987
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = North Texas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename = Wadsworth Show-Me Classic
| score = 64–56
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1987
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename = Wadsworth Show-Me Classic
| score = 77–75
| overtime = 2OT
| attend =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 8, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Drake Bulldogs|title=Drake}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Auditorium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| score = 76–74
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 1987
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 9
| opponent = Memphis State
| opprank = 20
| site_stadium = Mid-South Coliseum
| site_cityst = Memphis, Tennessee
| gamename =
| score = 68–76{{cite news |title=Memphis State upends Missouri |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/112365436/ |via=newspapers.com |newspaper=The Tennessean |date=December 13, 1987 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 15, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 16
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Virginia Tech Hokies|title=Virginia Tech}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 105–96
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 22, 1987
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 17
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = St. Louis Arena
| site_cityst = St. Louis, Missouri
| gamename = Braggin' Rights
| score = 63–75{{cite news |title=Illini Slam Mizzou 75-63 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/141116024/ |via=newspapers.com |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=December 23, 1987 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend = 18,224
| record = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=San Jose State Spartans|title=San Jose State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 85–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 30, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
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| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 129–64
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Tulsa Golden Hurricane|title=Tulsa}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 92–48
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Southern Illinois Salukis|title=Southern Illinois}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SIU Arena
| site_cityst = Carbondale, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 86–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 1988
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 93–85
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1988
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank = 18
| site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
| gamename = Border War
| score = 74–78{{cite news |title=KU Defeats Mizzou 78-74, Keeps Home Streak Going |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/141129651/ |via=newspapers.com |newspaper=St. Louis Post-Dispatch |date=January 10, 1988 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–3
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1988
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Nebraska Cornhuskers|title=Nebraska}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bob Devaney Sports Center
| site_cityst = Lincoln, Nebraska
| gamename =
| score = 68–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–4
| conference = 0–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1988
| time = 1:10 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 119–93{{cite news |title=College Basketball Roundup |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/01/24/College-Basketball-Roundup/4621569998800/ |newspaper=UPI Archives |date=January 24, 1988 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
| overtime =
| tv = Big Eight
| attend =
| record = 11–4
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 1988
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Oklahoma State Cowboys|title=Oklahoma State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena
| site_cityst = Stillwater, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 86–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–4
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1988
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Colorado Buffaloes|title=Colorado}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 99–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–4
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1988
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center
| site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 101–120{{cite news |title=College Basketball Roundup |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/02/07/College-Basketball-Roundup/3022571208400/ |newspaper=UPI Archives |date=February 7, 1988 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
| overtime =
| tv = Raycom
| attend =
| record = 13–5
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 9, 1988
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 79–75{{cite news |title=Missouri Toes Line to Top Kansas State |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-10-sp-28125-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=February 10, 1988 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–5
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 11, 1988
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Nebraska
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 92–67
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–5
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 1988
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UNLV
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center
| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada
| gamename =
| score = 81–79{{cite news |title=Missouri Hands No. 7 Rebels a Rare Loss at Las Vegas, 81-79 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-14-sp-42638-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=February 14, 1988 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 1988
| time = 9:10 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum
| site_cityst = Ames, Iowa
| gamename =
| score = 89–102
| overtime =
| tv = ESPN
| attend =
| record = 16–6
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 21, 1988
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Oklahoma State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 92–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–6
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 24, 1988
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coors Events Center
| site_cityst = Boulder, Colorado
| gamename =
| score = 78–81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–7
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1988
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 15
| opponent = Kansas
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename = Border War
| score = 77–82
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–8
| conference = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 1988
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 4
| site_stadium = Hearnes Center
| site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 93–90
| overtime = OT{{cite news |title=Missouri Upsets Oklahoma by 93-90 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/04/sports/college-basketball-missouri-upsets-oklahoma-by-93-90.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 4, 1988 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
| tv = ESPN
| attend =
| record = 18–8
| conference = 7–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1988
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 82–92
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–9
| conference = 7–7
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}| 1988 Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 11, 1988
| time = 12:10 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 4
| opponent = Iowa State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big Eight tournament quarterfinals
| score = 90–80
| overtime =
| tv = Raycom
| attend =
| record = 19–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 12, 1988
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 4
| opponent = Oklahoma
| opprank = 4
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Kemper Arena
| site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
| gamename = Big Eight tournament semifinals
| score = 99–102{{cite news |title=Oklahoma Tops Missouri To Gain Final |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/13/sports/college-basketball-oklahoma-tops-missouri-to-gain-final.html |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 13, 1988 |access-date=April 25, 2022}}
| overtime =
| tv = Raycom
| attend =
| record = 19–10
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Missouri Tigers}}| 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 17, 1988
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 6 E
| opponent = Rhode Island
| opprank =
| oppseed = 11 E
| site_stadium = Dean Smith Center
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| gamename = East Regional – First Round
| score = 80–87
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–11
}}
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| poll = AP poll
| timezone = Central
| region = E
| regionname = East
| notes =
}}
Rankings
{{main|1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings}}
*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=943–944|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
1988 NBA draft
{{main|1988 NBA draft}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Missouri Tigers| Round | Pick |Player | NBA Club}} | |||
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| 1 | 16 | Derrick Chievous | Houston Rockets |
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{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html|title=1988 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|accessdate=April 25, 2022}}
References
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