1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|year=1987–88
|team=North Carolina A&T Aggies
|sport=Basketball
|image=North Carolina A&T Aggies logo.svg
|image_size=125
|conference=Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
|division=
|short_conf=MEAC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=26–3
|conf_record=16–0
|head_coach=Don Corbett
|hc_year = 9th
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|arena=Corbett Sports Center
|champion=MEAC regular season champions
MEAC tournament champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result = First Round
}}
{{1987–88 MEAC men's basketball standings}}
The 1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 9th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–3, 16–0 in MEAC play to finish in first place by 5 games. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Florida A&M, to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament – the school's 7th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament – where they were defeated by No. 3 seed Syracuse, 69–55, in the opening round.{{cite news |title=Loyola, North Carolina, Syracuse, Rhode Island Win |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/03/18/loyola-north-carolina-syracuse-rhode-island-win/1de7235f-3767-472b-920a-725616cb6aca/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 18, 1988 |access-date=May 6, 2022}}{{cite news |title=Syracuse 69, North Carolina A&T 55 |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/03/18/North-Carolina-AT-was-knocked-out-in-the-first/5685574664400/ |newspaper=UPI Archives |date=March 18, 1988 |access-date=May 6, 2022}}
Roster
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Detroit Mercy Titans|title=Detroit Mercy}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, Michigan
| gamename =
| score = 82–70
| overtime =
| attend = 1,276
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Western Carolina Catamounts|title=Western Carolina}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 97–73
| overtime =
| attend = 4,500
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Winston-Salem State Rams|title=Winston-Salem State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 65–58
| overtime =
| attend = 5,500
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls|title=Johnson C. Smith}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 83–67
| overtime =
| attend = 5,500
| record = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Virginia Union Panthers|title=Virginia Union}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Richmond, Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 89–75
| overtime =
| attend = 924
| record = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Akron Zips|title=Akron}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = James A. Rhodes Arena
| site_cityst = Akron, Ohio
| gamename =
| score = 57–63
| overtime =
| attend = 3,442
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Coppin State Eagles|title=Coppin State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Coppin Center
| site_cityst = Baltimore, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 90–61
| overtime =
| attend = 1,500
| record = 6–1
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Howard Bison|title=Howard}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Burr Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename =
| score = 70–66
| overtime =
| attend = 2,500
| record = 7–1
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Morgan State Bears|title=Morgan State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Talmadge L. Hill Field House
| site_cityst = Baltimore, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 72–62
| overtime =
| attend = 550
| record = 8–1
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 14, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Western Carolina
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ramsey Center
| site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 83–69
| overtime =
| attend = 1,687
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
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| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Bethune-Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune-Cookman}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 78–69
| overtime =
| attend = 4,500
| record = 10–1
| conference = 4–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alexander Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
| gamename =
| score = 72–84
| overtime =
| attend = 5,063
| record = 10–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bethune-Cookman
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Moore Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Daytona Beach, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 69–57
| overtime =
| attend = 1,700
| record = 11–2
| conference = 5–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 25, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=none|team=Florida A&M Rattlers|title=Florida A&M}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Jake Gaither Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, Florida
| gamename =
| score = 89–86
| overtime = OT
| attend = 3,532
| record = 12–2
| conference = 6–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Delaware State Hornets|title=Delaware State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Hall
| site_cityst = Dover, Delaware
| gamename =
| score = 94–61
| overtime =
| attend = 1,700
| record = 13–2
| conference = 7–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks|title=Maryland-Eastern Shore}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Princess Anne, Maryland
| gamename =
| score = 83–64
| overtime =
| attend = 1,500
| record = 14–2
| conference = 8–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 3, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Akron
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 92–70
| overtime =
| attend = 4,200
| record = 15–2
| conference = 9–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Maryland-Eastern Shore
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 91–82
| overtime =
| attend = 2,500
| record = 16–2
| conference = 10–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Delaware State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 93–60
| overtime =
| attend = 3,300
| record = 17–2
| conference = 11–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Winston-Salem State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 60–57
| overtime =
| attend = 7,300
| record = 18–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=none|team=South Carolina State Bulldogs|title=South Carolina State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SHM Memorial Center
| site_cityst = Orangeburg, South Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 74–64
| overtime =
| attend = 2,629
| record = 19–2
| conference = 12–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 15, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 88–78
| overtime =
| attend = 4,100
| record = 20–2
| conference = 13–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 17, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Coppin State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 102–70
| overtime =
| attend = 2,200
| record = 21–2
| conference = 14–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Howard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 93–70
| overtime =
| attend = 7,800
| record = 22–2
| conference = 15–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 22, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morgan State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 78–60
| overtime =
| attend = 2,500
| record = 23–2
| conference = 16–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = South Carolina State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename =
| score = 92–55
| overtime =
| attend = 6,817
| record = 24–2
| conference = 17–0
}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}| 1988 MEAC men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 4, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Howard
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 67–62
| overtime =
| attend = 5,154
| record = 25–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Florida A&M
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Greensboro Coliseum
| site_cityst = Greensboro, North Carolina
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 101–86
| overtime =
| attend = 8,800
| record = 26–2
}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|North Carolina A&T Aggies}}|1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 17, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 14 E
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 9
| oppseed = 3 E
| site_stadium = Dean Smith Center
| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, North Carolina
| gamename = First Round
| score = 55–69
| overtime =
| attend = 14,617
| record = 26–3
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP poll|timezone=Eastern Time |region=SE |regionname=Southeast}}
{{cite web|url=https://ncataggies.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1987-88|title = 1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule |publisher=North Carolina A&T Athletics |access-date=May 6, 2022}}
Awards and honors
- Claude Williams – MEAC Player of the Year
References
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