The 1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 27–6.[3] However, the team forfeited three of their games to finish 25–5.[4]
1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball | |
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SEC Tournament Champions (vacated) | |
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated) | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 5 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 25–5 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated)[1] (13–5 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | James Dickey Dwane Casey Jimmy Dykes Roger Harden |
Captain | Winston Bennett Ed Davender Cedric Jenkins Robert Lock Richard Madison |
Home arena | Rupp Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Kentucky † | 13 | - | 5 | .722 | 27 | - | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Auburn | 11 | - | 7 | .611 | 19 | - | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida | 11 | - | 7 | .611 | 23 | - | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
LSU | 10 | - | 8 | .556 | 16 | - | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vanderbilt | 10 | - | 8 | .556 | 20 | - | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee | 9 | - | 9 | .500 | 16 | - | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgien | 8 | - | 10 | .444 | 20 | - | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ole Miss | 6 | - | 12 | .333 | 13 | - | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama | 6 | - | 12 | .333 | 14 | - | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi State | 6 | - | 12 | .333 | 14 | - | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1988 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Zeitplan
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 28* |
No. 5 | Hawaii | W 86–59 | 1–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 1* |
No. 5 | Cincinnati | W 101–77 | 2–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 5* |
No. 2 | vs. No. 5 Indiana Big Four Classic |
W 82–76 OT | 3–0 |
Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
December 12* |
No. 1 | Louisville Rivalry |
W 76–75 | 4–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 18* |
No. 1 | Miami (OH) UK Invitational Tournament |
W 85–71 | 5–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 19* |
No. 1 | UNC-Charlotte UK Invitational Tournament |
W 84–81 | 6–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 28* |
No. 2 | Alaska-Anchorage | W 100–58 | 7–0 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
December 31 |
No. 2 | Vanderbilt | W 81–74 | 8–0 (1–0) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 2 |
No. 2 | vs. Georgia | W 84–77 | 9–0 (2–0) |
Atlanta, GA | ||||||
January 6 |
No. 1 | Mississippi State | W 93–52 | 10–0 (3–0) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 9 |
No. 1 | Auburn | L 52–53 | 10–1 (3–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 13 |
No. 5 | at Alabama | W 63–55 | 11–1 (4–1) |
Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL | ||||||
January 16 |
No. 5 | Tennessee | W 83–65 | 12–1 (5–1) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 20 |
No. 4 | Florida Rivalry |
L 56–58 | 12–2 (5–2) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
January 23 |
No. 4 | at LSU | W 76–61 | 13–2 (6–2) |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
January 27 |
No. 9 | at Vanderbilt | L 66–83 | 13–3 (6–3) |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | ||||||
January 31* |
No. 9 | vs. Notre Dame | W 78–69 | 14–3 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
February 3 |
No. 10 | Ole Miss | W 94–65 | 15–3 (7–3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
February 6 |
No. 10 | at Mississippi State | W 83–59 | 16–3 (8–3) |
Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS | ||||||
February 10 |
No. 10 | at Auburn | W 69–62 | 17–3 (9–3) |
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL | ||||||
February 13 |
No. 10 | Alabama | W 82–68 | 18–3 (10–3) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
February 17 3:00 p.m., JPT[5] |
No. 9 | at Tennessee | L 70–72 | 18–4 (10–4) |
Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN | ||||||
February 20 |
No. 9 | at Florida | L 76–83 | 18–5 (10–5) |
O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL | ||||||
February 24 |
No. 12 | LSU | W 95–69 | 19–5 (11–5) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
February 28* |
No. 12 | No. 10 Syracuse | W 62–58 | 20–5 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
March 2 |
No. 8 | Georgien | W 80–72 | 21–5 (12–5) |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | ||||||
March 5 |
No. 8 | at Ole Miss | W 78–71 | 22–5 (13–5) |
Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS | ||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
March 11* JPT |
(1) No. 6 | vs. (8) Ole Miss SEC Tournament Quarterfinals |
W 82–64 | 23–5 |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
March 12* 12:00 p.m., JPT |
(1) No. 6 | vs. (4) LSU SEC Tournament Semifinals |
W 86–80 | 24–5 |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
March 13* ABC |
(1) No. 6 | vs. (7) Georgia SEC Tournament Championship |
W 62–57 | 25–5 |
LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 18* |
(2 SE) No. 6 | vs. (15 SE) Southern First Round |
W 99–84 | 26–5 (win vacated) |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
March 20* |
(2 SE) No. 6 | vs. (7 SE) Maryland Second Round |
W 90–81 | 27–5 (win vacated) |
Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
March 24* |
(2 SE) No. 6 | vs. (6 SE) Villanova Regional Semifinals |
L 74–80 | 27–6 (loss vacated) |
BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. |
Rankings
editReferences
edit- ^ "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ^ "1997-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ^ "1987–1988 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ^ "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved November 4, 2013.
- ^ 1987–88 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide, page 1.
- ^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2015-Aug-23.