1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round (vacated)
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	17-12 (18–13 unadjusted) (6–8 ACC)
Head coach	Bob Wade (2nd season);
Home arena	Cole Field House
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Wade and played their home games at Cole Field House.

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 14 NC State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 5 Duke †	9	–	5	.643	28	–	7	.800
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	18	–	13	.581
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1988 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Maryland was later forced to vacate its appearance in the 1988 NCAA tournament due to usage of ineligible players.^[1]^[2]

Roster

1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Keith Gatlin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Grimesland, NC
G	12	Rudy Archer	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—		Baltimore, MD
C	24	Brian Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Fresno, CA
F/C	25	Tony Massenburg	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Sussex, VA
F	33	Derrick Lewis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Temple Hills, MD
C	43	Cedric Lewis	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
G/F	44	Steve Hood	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lynchburg, VA
F	50	Ed Woods	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Rockville, MD

Head coach

Bob Wade

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*		at Loyola (MD) Harbor Classic	W 74–60	1–0	Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 28, 1987*		vs. Ole Miss Harbor Classic	W 77–69	2–0	Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 3, 1987*		Winthrop	W 65–52	3–0	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 5, 1987*		at West Virginia	L 49–75	3–1	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 8, 1987*		at Mount St. Mary's	W 82–54	4–1	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 10, 1987*		East Carolina	W 75–59	5–1	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 12, 1987*		at LSU	L 54–55	5–2	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 28, 1987*		South Carolina	W 82–77	6–2	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Dec 30, 1987*		Arkansas	W 88–61	7–2	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 2, 1988		Wake Forest	W 93–76	8–2 (1–0)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 6, 1988*		at Missouri	L 85–93	8–3	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 9, 1988		Clemson	W 68–53	9–3 (2–0)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 14, 1988		No. 2 North Carolina	L 65–71	9–4 (2–1)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Jan 16, 1988		at No. 7 Duke	W 72–69	10–4 (3–1)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1988		at Virginia	L 72–84	10–5 (3–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 27, 1988		NC State	L 81–83	10–6 (3–3)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 2, 1988*		at Notre Dame	W 78–75	11–6	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 6, 1988*		at Old Dominion	W 70–65	12–6	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 8, 1988		Georgia Tech	L 83–96	12–7 (3–4)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 10, 1988		at Clemson	W 70–66	13–7 (4–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 13, 1988		No. 8 Duke	L 83–90	13–8 (4–5)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 16, 1988		at Georgia Tech	L 82–104	13–9 (4–6)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 20, 1988		at No. 5 North Carolina	L 73–74	13–10 (4–7)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1988*		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 101–51	14–10	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
Feb 27, 1988		at Wake Forest	W 70–65	15–10 (5–7)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1988		at No. 16 NC State	L 68–74	15–11 (5–8)	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988		Virginia	W 69–63	16–11 (6–8)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	(5)	vs. (4) No. 18 Georgia Tech Quarterfinals	W 84–67	17–11	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 12, 1988*	(5)	at (1) No. 9 North Carolina Semifinals	L 64–74	17–12	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1988*	(7 SE)	vs. (10 SE) UC Santa Barbara First round	W 92–82^[3]	18–12	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 20, 1988*	(7 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Kentucky Second round	L 81–90^[4]	18–13	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

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Team players in the 1988 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	62	Derrick Lewis	Chicago Bulls

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References

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ Associated Press (March 6, 1990). "Maryland Gets 3-Year Penalty : College basketball: NCAA cites university for 18 violations and orders it to return money earned from 1988 tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^ "MARYLAND WINS BY 10, GEORGETOWN EDGES LSU". The Washington Post. March 19, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "GEORGETOWN ROUTED, MARYLAND FALLS SHORT". The Washington Post. March 21, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 954–955. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[1] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[2] Associated Press (March 6, 1990). "Maryland Gets 3-Year Penalty : College basketball: NCAA cites university for 18 violations and orders it to return money earned from 1988 tournament". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 24, 2024.

[3] "MARYLAND WINS BY 10, GEORGETOWN EDGES LSU". The Washington Post. March 19, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[4] "GEORGETOWN ROUTED, MARYLAND FALLS SHORT". The Washington Post. March 21, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[5] "Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 954–955. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[7] "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

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