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 | |
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Big East Tournament Champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round, L 94–97 vs. Rhode Island | |
Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 9 |
Record | 26–9[1] (11–5 Big East) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Carrier Dome |
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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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Roster |
Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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. |
Rankings
editTeam Players in the 1988 NBA draft
editReferences
edit- ^ "SU Athletics - 1987-88 Final (26-9, 11-5)". Syracuse University. Archived from the original on March 10, 2007. Retrieved July 8, 2008.
- ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BIG EAST; SYRACUSE HOLDS OFF SETON HALL, 84-82". New York Times. January 10, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "Syracuse Triumphs With Late Spurt". New York Times. January 28, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Syracuse Rallies Into Final". New York Times. March 13, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
- ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-13.
- ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.