1987–88 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|sport = Basketball

|mode=Basketball

|sex=none

|year = 1987–88

|team = UNLV Runnin' Rebels

|image = UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg

|image_size = 150

|conference = Pacific Coast Athletic Association

|division =

|short_conf = PCAA

|CoachRank = 15

|APRank = 12

|record = 28–6

|conf_record = 15–3

|head_coach = Jerry Tarkanian

|hc_year = 15th

|asst_coach1 = Tim Grgurich

|ac1_year = 7th

|asst_coach2 = Ralph Readout

|ac2_year = 6th

|asst_coach3 = Keith Starr

|ac3_year = 2nd

|stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

|champion = PCAA Regular Season Champions

|tourney = NCAA tournament

|tourney_result = second round

}}

{{1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings}}

The 1987–88 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1985–86 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the regular season conference and PCAA tournament titles. The team finished with a record of 28–6 (15–3 PCAA) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Gerald|last=Paddio|dab=|link=y|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=195|class=Sr|rs=|home=Rayne, Louisiana}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Stacey|last=Augmon|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=206|class=Fr|rs=|link=y|home=Pasadena, California}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Barry|last=Young|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=223|class=Fr|rs=|home=Ellicott City, Maryland}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=James|last=Jones|num=34|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=220|class=So|rs=|home=Cincinnati, Ohio}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Moses|last=Scurry|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=220|class=So|rs=|link=y|home=Brooklyn, New York}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Greg|last=Anthony|num=50|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=190|class=Fr|rs=|link=y|home=Las Vegas, Nevada}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=Chris|last=Jeter|num=53|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=216|class=Fr|rs=|home=San Diego, California}}

{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Smith|num=|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=|class=Fr|rs=|home=|link=y|dab=basketball, born 1969}}

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|head_coach=

Jerry Tarkanian ({{college|Fresno State}})

|asst_coach=

Tim Grgurich ({{college|Pittsburgh}})
Mark Warkentien ({{college|Cal State Fullerton}})
Ralph Readout ({{college|Ohio}})

}}

Schedule and results

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!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Runnin' Rebels}}| Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 3, 1987

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 19

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Hawaii Pacific Sharks|title=Hawaii–Loa}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Neal S. Blaisdell Center

| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii

| gamename = Pearl Harbor Classic

| score = 114–46

| overtime =

| attend = 500

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 4, 1987

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 19

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans|title=Hawaii–Hilo}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Neal S. Blaisdell Center

| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii

| gamename = Pearl Harbor Classic

| score = 113–65

| overtime =

| attend = 2,425

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 5, 1987

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 19

| opponent = Hawaii–Loa

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Neal S. Blaisdell Center

| site_cityst = Honolulu, Hawaii

| gamename = Pearl Harbor Classic

| score = 120–47

| overtime =

| attend = 500

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 8, 1987

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Nevada Wolf Pack|title=Nevada}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center

| site_cityst = Reno, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 98–96

| overtime =

| attend = 11,388

| record = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 12, 1987

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 17

| opponent = Houston

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion

| site_cityst = Houston, Texas

| gamename =

| score = 89–69

| overtime =

| attend = 6,021

| record = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 21, 1987

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 15

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles|title=Tennessee Tech}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 103–76

| overtime =

| attend = 17,202

| record = 6–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 22, 1987

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 15

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Creighton Bluejays|title=Creighton}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 90–59

| overtime =

| attend = 15,957

| record = 7–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 28, 1987

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 15

| opponent = Wisconsin

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename = UNLV Holiday Classic

| score = 102–65

| overtime =

| attend = 15,971

| record = 8–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Dec 29, 1987

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 15

| opponent = Louisiana State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename = UNLV Holiday Classic

| score = 78–59

| overtime =

| attend = 16,596

| record = 9–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 2, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 15

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=New Mexico State Aggies|title=New Mexico State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Pan American Center

| site_cityst = Las Cruces, New Mexico

| gamename =

| score = 69–64

| overtime =

| attend = 10,812

| record = 10–0

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 4, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 13

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Long Beach State 49ers|title=Long Beach State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Long Beach Arena

| site_cityst = Long Beach, California

| gamename =

| score = 71–68

| overtime =

| attend = 4,286

| record = 11–0

| conference = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 7, 1988

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 13

| opponent = UC Santa Barbara

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 60–62

| overtime =

| attend = 18,500

| record = 11–1

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 9, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 13

| opponent = UC Irvine

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 103–68

| overtime =

| attend = 15,506

| record = 12–1

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 16, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 13

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Cal State Fullerton Titans|title=Cal State Fullerton}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Titan Gym

| site_cityst = Fullerton, California

| gamename =

| score = 63–57

| overtime =

| attend = 4,113

| record = 13–1

| conference = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 17, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 13

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Providence Friars|title=Providence}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Providence Civic Center

| site_cityst = Providence, Rhode Island

| gamename =

| score = 92–72

| overtime =

| attend = 13,100

| record = 14–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 19, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Utah State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Dee Glen Smith Spectrum

| site_cityst = Logan, Utah

| gamename =

| score = 87–83

| overtime =

| attend = 10,270

| record = 15–1

| conference = 5–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 21, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=San Jose State Spartans|title=San Jose State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = San Jose Civic Auditorium

| site_cityst = San Jose, California

| gamename =

| score = 95–83

| overtime =

| attend = 2,612

| record = 16–1

| conference = 6–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 24, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Temple

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 59–58

| overtime =

| attend = 19,000

| record = 17–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 28, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 4

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Fresno State Bulldogs|title=Fresno State}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 87–71

| overtime =

| attend = 17,934

| record = 18–1

| conference = 7–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Jan 30, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 4

| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Pacific Tigers|title=Pacific}}

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 92–67

| overtime =

| attend = 17,583

| record = 19–1

| conference = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 4, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = UC Irvine

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Bren Events Center

| site_cityst = Irvine, California

| gamename =

| score = 99–77

| overtime =

| attend = 5,000

| record = 20–1

| conference = 9–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 6, 1988

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 2

| opponent = UC Santa Barbara

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Thunderdome

| site_cityst = Santa Barbara, California

| gamename =

| score = 66–71

| overtime =

| attend = 6,000

| record = 20–2

| conference = 9–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 11, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 7

| opponent = Cal State Fullerton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 77–61

| overtime =

| attend = 17,530

| record = 21–2

| conference = 10–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 13, 1988

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 7

| opponent = Missouri

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 79–81

| overtime =

| attend = 19,000

| record = 21–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 18, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 11

| opponent = Utah State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 94–74

| overtime =

| attend = 19,250

| record = 22–3

| conference = 11–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 20, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 11

| opponent = San Jose State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 85–68

| overtime =

| attend = 16,798

| record = 23–3

| conference = 12–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 25, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Pacific

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center

| site_cityst = Stockton, California

| gamename =

| score = 77–61

| overtime =

| attend = 5,424

| record = 24–3

| conference = 13–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Feb 27, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank = 8

| opponent = Fresno State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Selland Arena

| site_cityst = Fresno, California

| gamename =

| score = 71–60

| overtime =

| attend = 10,159

| record = 25–3

| conference = 14–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 3, 1988

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 5

| opponent = Long Beach State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 77–79

| overtime =

| attend = 18,310

| record = 25–4

| conference = 14–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 5, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf =

| away =

| neutral =

| rank = 5

| opponent = New Mexico State

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| site_cityst = Paradise, Nevada

| gamename =

| score = 86–68

| overtime =

| attend = 19,371

| record = 26–4

| conference = 15–3

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Runnin' Rebels}}| 1988 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 11, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 7

| opponent = Cal State Fullerton

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Forum

| site_cityst = Inglewood, California

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 61–56

| overtime =

| attend = 9,587

| record = 27–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 12, 1988

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 7

| opponent = UC Irvine

| opprank =

| site_stadium = The Forum

| site_cityst = Inglewood, California

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 70–74

| overtime =

| attend = 12,066

| record = 27–5

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|UNLV Runnin' Rebels}}| 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 18, 1988

| time =

| w/l = w

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 12

| seed = 4 W

| opponent = SW Missouri State

| opprank =

| oppseed = 13 W

| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename = First round

| score = 54–50{{cite news| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| title=UNLV Barely Escapes With 54-50 Victory | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-19-sp-1015-story.html| date=March 19, 1988| access-date=May 7, 2022}}

| overtime =

| attend = 11,175

| record = 28–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Mar 20, 1988

| time =

| w/l = l

| nonconf = yes

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank = 12

| seed = 4 W

| opponent = Iowa

| opprank = 17

| oppseed = 5 W

| site_stadium = Pauley Pavilion

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, California

| gamename = Second round

| score = 86–104{{cite news| newspaper=Los Angeles Times| title=Iowa Gives UNLV Lethal Taste of Its Press and Run Game| url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-21-sp-932-story.html| date=March 21, 1988| access-date=December 6, 2021}}

| overtime =

| tv = CBS

| attend = 12,901

| record = 28–6

}}

{{CBB schedule end| rank = | poll=AP poll| time=Pacific |region=W

|regionname=West}}

:{{small|Source:}}{{cite web |title=1985-86 UNLV Rebels Schedule and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/1986-schedule.html |publisher=Sports Reference |access-date=December 5, 2021}}{{cite web |title=2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide |url=https://unlvrebels.com/sports/2020/11/26/2020-21-unlv-mens-basketball-media-guide.aspx |publisher=UNLV Athletics |access-date=December 5, 2021 }}

{{cite web |url=https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1988_465_University%20of%20Nevada,%20Las%20Vegas.pdf|

title=1987-1988 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball Stats|website= NCAA Career statistics}}

Rankings

{{Ranking movements

| poll1title = AP

| poll1firstweek =0

| poll1lastweek = 16

| poll1_0=NR

| poll1_1=19

| poll1_2=17

| poll1_3=15

| poll1_4=15

| poll1_5=15

| poll1_6=13

| poll1_7=13

| poll1_8=8

| poll1_9=4

| poll1_10=2

| poll1_11=7

| poll1_12=11

| poll1_13=8

| poll1_14=5

| poll1_15=7

| poll1_16=12

| poll1_17=

| poll1_18=

| poll1_19=

| poll1_20=

| poll2title = Coaches

| poll2firstweek = 1

| poll2lastweek = 16

| poll2_0=

| poll2_1=18

| poll2_2=17

| poll2_3=15

| poll2_4=14

| poll2_5=14

| poll2_6=12

| poll2_7=13

| poll2_8=7

| poll2_9=5

| poll2_10=3

| poll2_11=7

| poll2_12=11

| poll2_13=8

| poll2_14=6

| poll2_15=8

| poll2_16=15

| poll2_17=

| poll2_18=

| poll2_19=

| poll2_20=

}}

*{{cite book|title=ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game|publisher=Random House|pages=910–911|year=2009|isbn=0-345-51392-4}}

References

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Category:UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball seasons

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Schedule and results

Rankings

See also

References