1987–88 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team
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|year=1987–88
|team=Wichita State Shockers
|sport=Basketball
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|conference=Missouri Valley Conference
|short_conf=MVC
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|record=20–10
|conf_record=11–3
|head_coach=Eddie Fogler
|hc_year=2nd
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|stadium=Levitt Arena (10,506)
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|tourney=NCAA tournament
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{{1987–88 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings}}
The 1987–88 Wichita State Shockers men's basketball team represented Wichita State University in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They played their home games at the University of Wichita Field House. They were in their 43rd season as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference and 82nd season overall. They were led by head coach Eddie Fogler in his 2nd season at the school. They finished the season 20–10, 11–3 in Missouri Valley play to finish in second place. They lost in the semifinals of the MVC tournament, but received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. As the No. 12 seed in the Midwest region, the Shockers lost in the opening round to DePaul, 83–62.{{cite news |title=DePaul Rolls Past Wichita St. |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-03-18-8803010762-story.html |newspaper=The Chicago Tribune |date=March 18, 1988 |access-date=May 7, 2022}}
Roster
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Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style="{{NCAA color cell|Wichita State Shockers}}"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 28, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Cal State Northridge
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 78–53
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 3, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Purdue
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 78–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = George Mason
| opprank =
| site_stadium = EagleBank Arena
| site_cityst = Fairfax, Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 93–94
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 7, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hartford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, Connecticut
| gamename =
| score = 62–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 1–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Grambling State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 93–80
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 17, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Austin Peay
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 72–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oregon State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Gill Coliseum
| site_cityst = Corvallis, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 60–57
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 28, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois-Chicago
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 79–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Minnesota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 78–68
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SW Missouri State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hammons Student Center
| site_cityst = Springfield, Missouri
| gamename =
| score = 56–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 6, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Oral Roberts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 94–72
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Carver Arena
| site_cityst = Peoria, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 70–88
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 7–5
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 11, 1988
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Horton Field House
| site_cityst = Normal, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 66–54
| overtime =
| attend = 6,375
| record = 8–5
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 13, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drake
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 80–69
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 9–5
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 92–73
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–5
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 19, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kansas State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ahearn Field House
| site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 47–58
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–6
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Drake
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Auditorium
| site_cityst = Des Moines, Iowa
| gamename =
| score = 58–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 10–7
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 1988
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 61–58
| overtime =
| attend = 10,280
| record = 11–7
| conference = 4–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 1, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bradley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 116–92
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 12–7
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 102–70
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 13–7
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 8, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 89–87
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–7
| conference = 7–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 11, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hulman Center
| site_cityst = Terre Haute, Indiana
| gamename =
| score = 62–63
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 14–8
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = SIU Arena
| site_cityst = Carbondale, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 83–81
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 15–8
| conference = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 65–59
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 16–8
| conference = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Creighton
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Omaha Civic Auditorium
| site_cityst = Omaha, Nebraska
| gamename =
| score = 63–49
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 17–8
| conference = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulsa Convention Center
| site_cityst = Tulsa, Oklahoma
| gamename =
| score = 79–77
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 18–8
| conference = 11–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 29, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Radford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Levitt Arena
| site_cityst = Wichita, Kansas
| gamename =
| score = 98–75
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 19–8
}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Wichita State Shockers}}|1988 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Tulsa
| opprank =
| oppseed = 7
| site_stadium = Carver Arena
| site_cityst = Peoria, Illinois
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 74–66
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 6, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 2
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Carver Arena
| site_cityst = Peoria, Illinois
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 51–59
| overtime =
| attend = 9,225
| record = 20–9
}}
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!colspan=9 style="{{NCAA color cell|Wichita State Shockers}}" | 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 17, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 12 MW
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank =
| oppseed = 5 MW
| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
| gamename = First round
| score = 62–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 20–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=yes|poll=AP poll|timezone=Central Time|region=MW|regionname=Midwest}}
{{cite web |title=2019-20 Wichita State Men's Basketball Fact Book |url=https://goshockers.com/documents/2019/10/11/1920_MBB_FactBook.pdf |publisher=Wichita State University Athletics |access-date=May 7, 2022}}{{cite web|title=1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule|url=https://goshockers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1987-88|publisher=Wichita State University Athletics |access-date=February 13, 2023}}
References
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