1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 12th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–9 (11–5) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 94–97 vs. Rhode Island
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–9[1] (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
No. 9 Syracuse 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
Georgetown 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Villanova 9 7   .563 24 13   .649
St. John's 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Seton Hall 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Boston College 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Providence 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Connecticut 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[2]
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1987–88 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 4 Rony Seikaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Athens, Greece
G 20 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
G 21 Matt Roe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Manlius, New York
F/C 30 Derek Brower 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr North Babylon, New York
G 32 Stephen Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Los Angeles, California
F 33 Herman Harried 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
C 41 Erik Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Temple City, California
F 43 Keith Hughes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Carteret, New Jersey
F 44 Derrick Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-Jan-25

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 21, 1987*
No. 1 vs. No. 3 North Carolina
Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic
L 93–96  0–1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 1987
No. 1 at Alaska-Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout
W 95–79  1–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1987*
No. 1 vs. UAB
Great Alaska Shootout
W 79–63  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1987*
No. 1 vs. No. 17 Arizona
Great Alaska Shootout
L 69–80[3]  2–2
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 4, 1987*
No. 3 South Florida
Carrier Classic
W 111–65  3–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 5, 1987*
No. 3 TCU
Carrier Classic
W 87–58  4–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 7, 1987*
No. 3 Cornell W 95–59  5–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 12, 1987*
No. 8 at Canisius W 92–77  6–2
Koessler Center 
Buffalo, New York
Dec 17, 1987*
No. 9 St. Bonaventure W 111–68  7–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 21, 1987*
No. 7 UTSA W 108–84  8–2
Carrier Dome (26,222)
Syracuse, New York
Dec 28, 1987*
No. 7 Morehead State W 110–69  9–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 2, 1988*
No. 7 Siena W 123–72  10–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Big East Conference Regular Season
Jan 5, 1988
No. 7 at Boston College W 80–67  11–2
(1–0)
Boston Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 9, 1988
No. 7 Seton Hall W 84–82[4]  12–2
(2–0)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 11, 1988
 ESPN
No. 7 at Villanova L 78–80  12–3
(2–1)
The Spectrum (16,284)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1988
 WTXX
No. 9 Connecticut
Rivalry
L 50–51  12–4
(2–2)
Carrier Dome (29,898)
Syracuse, New York
Jan 18, 1988
No. 14 Boston College W 90–60  13–4
(3–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 24, 1988
12:00 p.m.
No. 14 No. 15 Georgetown L 68–69  13–5
(3–3)
Carrier Dome (32,419)
Syracuse, New York
Jan 27, 1988
No. 17 at Seton Hall W 87–76[5]  14–5
(4–3)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Non-Conference Regular Season
Jan 31, 1988
No. 17 No. 8 Michigan W 89–71  15–5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Big East Conference Regular Season
Feb 2, 1988
No. 12 Providence W 92–71  16–5
(5–3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 6, 1988
No. 12 at No. 20 St. John's W 79–62  17–5
(6–3)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Feb 10, 1988
 ESPN
No. 11 at No. 5 Pittsburgh W 84–75  18–5
(7–3)
Civic Arena (16,798)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1988
2:00 p.m.
No. 11 at Georgetown L 69–71  18–6
(7–4)
Capital Centre (19,025)
Landover, Maryland
Feb 17, 1988
No. 12 St. John's W 82–68  19–6
(8–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 20, 1988
 NESN
No. 12 at Connecticut
Rivalry
W 73–71  20–6
(9–4)
Hartford Civic Center (16,016)
Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 25, 1988
No. 10 at Providence W 91–73  21–6
(10–4)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Non-Conference Regular Season
Feb 28, 1988*
No. 10 at No. 12 Kentucky L 58–62  21–7
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Big East Conference Regular Season
Mar 1, 1988
 Big East TV
No. 12 Villanova W 71–69  22–7
(11–4)
Carrier Dome (16,284)
Syracuse, New York
Mar 6, 1988
 CBS
No. 12 No. 7 Pittsburgh L 84–85  22–8
(11–5)
Carrier Dome (32,492)
Syracuse, New York
Big East Tournament
March 11, 1988*
 Big East TV
(2) No. 13 vs. (7) Boston College
Big East Tournament Quarterfinal
W 67–53  23–8
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 12, 1988*
 CBS
(2) No. 13 vs. (6) Seton Hall
Big East Tournament Semifinal
W 68–63[6]  24–8
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 13, 1988*
 CBS
(2) No. 13 vs. (4) Villanova
Big East Tournament Championship
W 85–68  25–8
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1988*
(3 E) No. 9 vs. (14 E) North Carolina A&T
First round
W 69–55  26–8
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 19, 1988*
(3 E) No. 9 vs. No. 11 E Rhode Island
Second round
L 94–97  26–9
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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Team Players in the 1988 NBA draft

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References

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  1. ^ "SU Athletics - 1987-88 Final (26-9, 11-5)". Syracuse University. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
  2. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
  3. ^ "Elliott Powers Arizona Past No.3 Syracuse 80-69". Sun-Sentinel. December 1, 1987. Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "BIG EAST; SYRACUSE HOLDS OFF SETON HALL, 84-82". New York Times. January 10, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Syracuse Triumphs With Late Spurt". New York Times. January 28, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Syracuse Rallies Into Final". New York Times. March 13, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  7. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-13.
  8. ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.