1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	C. M. Newton (7th season);
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1987–88 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach C. M. Newton and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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
Georgia	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

The Commodores finished with a 20–11 record (10–8 SEC, T-4th) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Vanderbilt made a run to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to the eventual National champion, Kansas.^[1]

Roster

1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Barry Booker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
G	12	Barry Goheen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Marshall County, Kentucky
C	32	Will Perdue	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Merritt Island, Florida
F	34	Frank Kornet	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Lexington, Kentucky

Head coach

C. M. Newton (Kentucky)

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*		Hawaii	W 91–62	1–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1987*		Lehigh	W 102–91	2–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1987*		No. 1 North Carolina	W 78–76	3–0	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1987*		at No. 6 Indiana	L 61–63	3–1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 19, 1987*		Ohio	W 93–77	4–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1987*		Morehead State	W 81–73	5–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1987*		East Carolina	W 99–63	6–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1987*		Cornell	W 95–79	7–1	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 31, 1987		at No. 2 Kentucky	L 74–81	7–2 (0–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 6, 1988		LSU	L 39–51	7–3 (0–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1988		at Tennessee	L 72–80	7–4 (0–3)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1988		at Ole Miss	W 60–57	8–4 (1–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1988		Alabama	W 76–60	9–4 (2–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 20, 1988		Georgia	W 92–77	10–4 (3–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 23, 1988		at Auburn	W 75–71	11–4 (4–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 27, 1988		No. 9 Kentucky	W 83–66	12–4 (5–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1988		No. 14 Florida	W 92–65	13–4 (6–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 3, 1988		Mississippi State	W 82–66	14–4 (7–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1988	No. 15	at LSU	L 79–94	14–5 (7–4)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	(5)	at (4) LSU Quarterfinals	L 80–87	18–10	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*	(7 MW)	vs. (10 MW) Utah State First round	W 80–77	19–10	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 20, 1988*	(7 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Pittsburgh Second round	W 80–74 ^OT	20–10	Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,433) Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 25, 1988*	(7 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Kansas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 64–77^[1]	20–11	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Will Perdue – SEC Player of the Year, SEC Athlete of the Year, Third-team All-American

NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	11	Will Perdue	Chicago Bulls

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References

^ ^a ^b "Vanderbilt Beaten as Manning Stars". The New York Times. March 25, 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[ncaa-ku-1] "Vanderbilt Beaten as Manning Stars". The New York Times. March 25, 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[2] "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[3] "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

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