1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

{{Infobox college sports team season

|year=1987–88

|team=Purdue Boilermakers

|sport=Basketball

|image =

|image_size = 150px

|conference=Big Ten Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Big Ten

|CoachRank=4

|APRank=3

|record= 29–4

|conf_record=16–2

|head_coach=Gene Keady

|hc_year=8th

|asst_coach1= Bruce Weber

|ac1_year=8th

|asst_coach2= Kevin Stallings

|ac2_year=6th

|asst_coach3= Tom Reiter

|ac3_year=2nd

|arena = Mackey Arena

|champion=Big Ten Champions

|tourney=1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

|tourney_result= Sweet Sixteen

}}

The 1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1987–88 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team won the Big Ten Conference championship by a 3-game margin. The Boilermakers earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, finishing the season with a 29–4 record (16–2 Big Ten).

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Troy|last=Lewis|num=23|pos=G|ft=6|in=7|lbs=205|class=Sr|link=y|rs=|home=Toledo, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tony|last=Jones|num=25|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=|class=So|link=|rs=|home=Ft. Wayne, Indiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kip|last=Jones|num=30|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=|class=Jr|link=|rs=|home={{nbsp}} }}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Todd|last=Mitchell|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=Sr|link=y|rs=|home=Anderson, Indiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mel|last=McCants|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=240|class=Jr|link=y|rs=|home=Chicago, Illinois}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steve|last=Scheffler|num=55|pos=FC|ft=6|in=9|lbs=250|class=So|link=y|rs=|home=Grand Rapids, Michigan}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

Gene Keady ({{college|Kansas State}})

|asst_coach=

Bruce Weber ({{college|Milwaukee}})
Kevin Stallings ({{college|Purdue}})
Tom Reiter

}}

Schedule and results

!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Purdue Boilermakers}}|Non-Conference Regular Season

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| date = Nov 20, 1987

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Arkansas–Little Rock

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 102–88

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 24, 1987

| time = 6:30 pm

| status = l

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Iowa State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename = Big Apple NIT

| tv = Score

| score = 96–104

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 30, 1987

| time = 8:00 pm

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Illinois State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Horton Field House

| site_cityst = Normal, IL

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 68–61

| overtime =

| attend = 6,942

| record = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 3, 1987

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 11

| opponent = Wichita State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Levitt Arena

| site_cityst = Wichita, KS

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 80–78

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5, 1987

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 11

| opponent = Oregon

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 88–62

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 7, 1987

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 11

| opponent = Colorado

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 72–54

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 12, 1987

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 13

| opponent = Ball State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 96–47

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 20, 1987

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 12

| opponent = Kansas State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 101–72

| overtime =

| attend = 14,123

| record = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 1987

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = Texas Tech

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 82–59

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 29, 1987

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 11

| opponent = Wake Forest

| opprank =

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = West Palm Beach, FL

| gamename = Palm Beach Classic

| tv =

| score = 81–73

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 9–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 30, 1987

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 11

| opponent = Miami (FL)

| opprank =

| site_stadium =

| site_cityst = West Palm Beach, FL

| gamename = Palm Beach Classic

| tv =

| score = 110–82

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 10–1

}}

!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Purdue Boilermakers}}|Big Ten Regular Season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 4, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 11

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Assembly Hall

| site_cityst = Champaign, IL

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 81–68

| overtime =

| attend = 16,654

| record = 11–1

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 7, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 84–77

| overtime =

| record = 12–1

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 9, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 10

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank = 16

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 80–79

| overtime =

| record = 13–1

| conference = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 14, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 80–64

| overtime =

| record = 14–1

| conference = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 16, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Williams Arena

| site_cityst = Minneapolis, MN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 82–74

| overtime =

| record = 15–1

| conference = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 20, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 5

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 78–67

| overtime =

| record = 16–1

| conference = 6–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 23, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 5

| opponent = Louisville

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Freedom Hall

| site_cityst = Louisville, KY

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 91–85

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 17–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 30, 1988

| time =

| status = l

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Indiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Assembly Hall

| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 79–82

| overtime =

| attend =

| record = 17–2

| conference = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 3, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 6

| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 86–62

| overtime =

| attend = 14,123

| record = 18–2

| conference = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 7, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 6

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank = 11

| site_stadium = Crisler Arena

| site_cityst = Ann Arbor, MI

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 91–87

| overtime =

| record = 19–2

| conference = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 10, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Michigan State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Jenison Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 72–70

| overtime =

| record = 20–2

| conference = 9–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 15, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Carver-Hawkeye Arena

| site_cityst = Iowa City, IA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN

| score = 73–68

| overtime =

| attend = 15,500

| record = 21–2

| conference = 10–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 21, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Indiana

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 95–85

| overtime =

| record = 22–2

| conference = 11–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 25, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Illinois

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 93–79

| overtime =

| attend = 14,123

| record = 23–2

| conference = 12–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 27, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Welsh-Ryan Arena

| site_cityst = Evanston, IL

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 69–51

| overtime =

| record = 24–2

| conference = 13–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 3, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Wisconsin Field House

| site_cityst = Madison, WI

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 84–56

| overtime =

| attend = 8,496

| record = 25–2

| conference = 14–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 5, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Michigan

| opprank = 10

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 80–67

| overtime =

| record = 26–2

| conference = 15–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 9, 1988

| time =

| status = l

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Ohio State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = St. John Arena

| site_cityst = Columbus, OH

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 60–71

| overtime =

| record = 26–3

| conference = 15–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 12, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = Minnesota

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Mackey Arena

| site_cityst = West Lafayette, IN

| gamename =

| tv =

| score = 93–66

| overtime =

| record = 27–3

| conference = 16–2

}}

!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Purdue Boilermakers}}| NCAA Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 17, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| seed = 1

| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson

| opprank =

| oppseed = 16

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename = NCAA tournament First Round

| tv = CBS

| score = 94–79{{cite news |title=Fairleigh Dickinson Turned Inside-Out by Purdue, 94-79 |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-18-sp-1525-story.html |newspaper=The Los Angeles Times |date=March 18, 1988 |access-date=May 9, 2022}}

| overtime =

| record = 28–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 19, 1988

| time =

| status = w

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| seed = 1

| opponent = Memphis State

| opprank =

| oppseed = 9

| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center

| site_cityst = South Bend, IN

| gamename = NCAA Tournament Second Round

| tv = CBS

| score = 100–73{{cite news |title=PURDUE LEAPS HURDLE AGAINST MEMPHIS STATE |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/03/20/purdue-leaps-hurdle-against-memphis-state/13a6db43-ca9e-4c79-965e-5b372fd367ff/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=March 20, 1988 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}

| overtime =

| record = 29–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 25, 1988

| time =

| status = l

| nonconf = yes

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 3

| opponent = Kansas State

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Pontiac Silverdome

| site_cityst = Pontiac, MI

| gamename = NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

| tv = CBS

| score = 70–73{{cite news |title=KANSAS STATE SPELLS END OF PURDUE DREAM |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-03-26-8803040010-story.html |newspaper=The Chicago Tribune |date=March 25, 1988 |access-date=May 9, 2022}}

| attend = 31,309

| record = 29–4

}}

{{cite web |title=2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://purduesports.com/documents/2019/9/30/2019_20_Purdue_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf |publisher=Purdue Boilermakers |access-date=April 25, 2020}}

=NCAA basketball tournament=

During the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Kansas State.

Midwest
Purdue (#1 seed) 94, Fairleigh Dickinson (#16 seed) 79
Purdue 100, Memphis (#9 seed) 73
Kansas State (#4 seed) 73, Purdue 70

{{Cite web|url=http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1988|title = RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More}}

Rankings

Awards and honors

Gene Keady – Big Ten Coach of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

class="wikitable" width="00%" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=Purdue Boilermakers\| Round \| Pick \| Player \| NBA Club }}
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2	31	Everette Stephens	Philadelphia 76ers
align="center" bgcolor="" \| 2	43	Todd Mitchell	Denver Nuggets
align="center" bgcolor=""

{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html|title=1988 NBA Draft|publisher=Basketball-reference.com|accessdate=April 25, 2020}}

References

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