1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
{{Short description|United States sports season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Division I men's basketball season
| year = 1987
| image = File:NCAA primary logo 1980.svg
| caption =
| preseason_ap = Syracuse
| regular_season =
| tourney_start = March 17
| nc_date = April 4, 1988
| champ_stad = Kemper Arena
| champ_city = Kansas City, Missouri
| champ = Kansas
| helmschamp =
| nit_champ = Connecticut
| cbi_champ =
| cit_champ =
| playeroftheyear = Danny Manning, Kansas
| helmspoy =
}}
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
- Oklahoma became the first school to play for the national championship in both college football and college basketball in the same academic year.{{cite web |url=http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2010/Rules.pdf |title=Playing Rules History |author= |date= |website=ncaa.org |publisher=NCAA |access-date=June 25, 2024 |page=12}} The football team lost the Orange Bowl on January 1, 1988, and in the 1988 NCAA tournament the basketball team lost the NCAA championship game on April 4, 1988.
Season outlook
= Pre-season polls =
The top 20 from the AP Poll during the pre-season.*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|page=954|year=2009|isbn=978-0-345-51392-2}}
| style="vertical-align:top;"
| {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !colspan=2| Associated Press |
| Ranking
!Team |
|---|
| 1
| Syracuse |
| 2
| Purdue |
| 3 |
| 4 |
| 5
| Kentucky |
| 6
| Indiana |
| 7
| Kansas |
| 8
| Missouri |
| 9
| Michigan |
| 10
| Wyoming |
| 11
| Iowa |
| 12
| Temple |
| 13 |
| 14
| Florida |
| 15
| Duke |
| 16 |
| 17
| Arizona |
| 18 |
| 19
| Oklahoma |
| 20
| DePaul |
|}
Conference membership changes
| class="wikitable sortable"
!School !Former conference !New conference |
| {{sort|Akron|Akron Zips}} |
| {{sort|Arkansas State|Arkansas State Red Wolves}} |
| {{sort|Armstrong Atlantic State|Armstrong Atlantic State Pirates}} |
| {{sort|Eastern Washington|Eastern Washington Eagles}} |
| {{sort|Florida International|Florida International (FIU) Panthers}} |
| {{sort|Lamar|Lamar Cardinals}} |
| {{sort|Louisiana Tech|Louisiana Tech Bulldogs}} |
| {{sort|Missouri Kansas City|Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) Kangaroos}}
| NAIA |
| {{sort|New Orleans|New Orleans Privateers}} |
| {{sort|Nicholls State|Nicholls State Colonels}} |
| {{sort|Oral Roberts|Oral Roberts Titans}} |
| {{sort|Southeastern Louisiana|Southeastern Louisiana Lions}} |
| {{sort|Southwestern Louisiana|Southwestern Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns}} |
| {{sort|Texas Pan American|Texas–Pan American Broncs}} |
| {{sort|Wright State|Wright State Raiders}} |
Regular season
=Conferences=
== Conference winners and tournaments ==
== Conference standings ==
| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 American South Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Atlantic 10 Conference men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Big East Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Big Sky Conference men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Big South Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 CAA men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 East Coast Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 ECAC North men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Ivy League men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Northeast Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Southern Conference men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Southland Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 SWAC men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings}} |valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}} |
| valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings}}
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings}} |
=Division I independents=
A total of 18 college teams played as Division I independents. Among them, Akron (21–7) had the best winning percentage (.750) and DePaul (22–8) finished with the most wins.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/independent/men/1988.html |work=Sports Reference |title=1987-88 Men's Independent Season Summary |access-date=August 27, 2024}}
| cellpadding="5"
|valign="top" width=25em|{{1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings}} |
= Informal championships =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Conference !Regular | ||
| Philadelphia Big 5 | Temple | Lionel Simmons, La Salle |
Temple finished with a 4–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Philadelphia Big 5.
= Statistical leaders =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" | ||||||||||||||
| colspan=3 | {{center|Points per game}} | colspan=3 | {{center|Rebounds per game}} | colspan=3 | {{center|Assists per game}} | colspan=3 | {{center|Steals per game}} | |||||||||||
| Player | School | PPG | Player | School | RPG | Player | School | APG | Player | School | SPG | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left" | Hersey Hawkins | Bradley | 36.3 | Kenny Miller | Loyola (IL) | 13.5 | Avery Johnson | Southern | 13.3 | Aldwin Ware | Florida A&M | 4.9 | |||
| align="left" | Daren Queenan | Lehigh | 28.5 | Rodney Mack | South Carolina St. | 13.3 | Anthony Manuel | Bradley | 12.0 | Marty Johnson | Towson St. | 4.1 | |||
| align="left" | Anthony Mason | Tennessee St. | 28.0 | Jerome Lane | Pittsburgh | 12.2 | Craig Neal | Georgia Tech | 9.5 | Mookie Blaylock | Oklahoma | 3.8 | |||
| align="left" | Grant Hayward | Loyola (IL) | 26.1 | Kenny Sanders | George Mason | 11.7 | Corey Gaines | Loyola Marymount | 8.7 | Haywoode Workman | Oral Roberts | 3.6 | |||
| align="left" | Jeff Martin | Murray St. | 26.0 | Randy White | Louisiana Tech | 11.6 | Howard Evans | Temple | 8.6 | Avery Johnson | Southern | 3.5 |
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: left;" | ||||||||||||||
| colspan=3 | {{center|Blocked shots per game}} | colspan=3 | {{center|Field-goal percentage}} | colspan=3 | {{center|Three-Point FG percentage}} | colspan=3 | {{center|Free-throw percentage}} | |||||||||||
| Player | School | BPG | Player | School | FG% | Player | School | 3FG% | Player | School | FT% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="left" | 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 | |||
| align="left" | Rik Smits | Marist | 3.9 | Stanley Brundy | DePaul | 65.8 | Steve Kerr | Arizona | 57.3 | Archie Tullos | Detroit | 90.8 | |||
| align="left" | Mike Brown | Canisius | 3.7 | Tony Holifield | Illinois St. | 64.8 | Mike Joseph | Bucknell | 56.0 | Jay Edwards | Indiana | 90.8 | |||
| align="left" | Tim Perry | Temple | 3.6 | Jarvis Basnight | UNLV | 64.8 | Reginald Jones | Prairie View A&M | 54.8 | Jim Barton | Dartmouth | 90.6 | |||
| align="left" | 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 =
{{main|1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament}}
== Final Four - [[Kemper Arena]], [[Kansas City, Missouri]] ==
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=National semifinals | RD2=National championship game
| RD1-seed1=E2
| RD1-team1=Duke
| RD1-score1=59
| RD1-seed2=M6
| RD1-team2=Kansas
| RD1-score2=66
| RD1-seed3=S1
| RD1-team3=Oklahoma
| RD1-score3=86
| RD1-seed4=W1
| RD1-team4=Arizona
| RD1-score4=78
| RD2-seed1=M6
| RD2-team1=Kansas
| RD2-score1=83
| RD2-seed2=S1
| RD2-team2=Oklahoma
| RD2-score2=79
}}
= National Invitation tournament =
{{main|1988 National Invitation Tournament}}
== NIT Semifinals and Final ==
{{4TeamBracket | RD1=Semifinals | RD2=Finals
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Boston College
| RD1-score1=67
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Connecticut
| RD1-score2=73
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3=Ohio State
| RD1-score3=64
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=Colorado State
| RD1-score4=62
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1=Connecticut
| RD2-score1=72
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2=Ohio State
| RD2-score2=67
}}
{{2TeamBracket
| RD1=Third place game
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1=Boston College
| RD1-score1=57
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2=Colorado State
| RD1-score2=58
}}
Award winners
= Consensus All-American teams =
{{main|1988 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans}}
| style="width:600px" "border:'1' 'solid' 'gray'"
|+ Consensus First Team |
| style="background:#ccc; width:40%;"| Player
! style="background:#ccc; width:4%;"| Position ! style="background:#ccc; width:16%;"| Class ! style="background:#ccc; width:40%;"| 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 |
| style="width:600px" "border:'1' 'solid' 'gray'"
|+ Consensus Second Team |
| style="background:#ccc; width:40%;"| Player
! style="background:#ccc; width:4%;"| Position ! style="background:#ccc; width:16%;"| Class ! style="background:#ccc; width:40%;"| Team |
|---|
| Danny Ferry
| F | Junior | Duke |
| Jerome Lane
| F | Junior |
| Mark Macon
| G | Freshman | Temple |
| Mitch Richmond
| G | Senior |
| Rony Seikaly
| C | Senior | Syracuse |
| Michael Smith
| F/C | Junior |
= Major player of the year awards =
- Wooden Award: Danny Manning, Kansas
- Naismith Award: Danny Manning, Kansas
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
- UPI Player of the Year: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
- NABC Player of the Year: Danny Manning, Kansas
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Hersey Hawkins, Bradley
= Major coach of the year awards =
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: John Chaney, Temple
- UPI Coach of the Year: John Chaney, Temple
- Henry Iba Award (USBWA): John Chaney, Temple
- NABC Coach of the Year: John Chaney, Temple
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Larry Brown, Kansas
- CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: John Chaney, Temple
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: John Chaney, Temple
= Other major awards =
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Jerry Johnson, Florida Southern
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Lionel Simmons, La Salle
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Mark Bryant, Seton Hall
Coaching changes
{{expand section|date=May 2021}}
A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!Team !Former !Interim !New !Reason |
| Drake
| | |
| Hardin–Simmons
| | |
| Kansas
| | |
| Lamar
| | |
| UMass
| | |
References
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