1987–88 LSU Tigers basketball team
American college basketball season
1987–88 LSU Tigers basketball | |
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Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | West Division |
Record | 16–14 (10–8 SEC) |
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Home arena | LSU Assembly Center |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1987-88 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1987–88 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at LSU Assembly Center.
The Tigers finished in a fourth-place tie in the SEC regular season standings, and lost to Kentucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. LSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region where they lost in the opening round to Georgetown.[1] The team finished with a 16–14 record (10–8 SEC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 4, 1987* | Nicholls State | W 86–62 | 1–0 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 5, 1987* | Southern | W 98–77 | 2–0 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 12, 1987* | Maryland | W 55–54 | 3–0 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 16, 1987* | at Georgia Tech | L 70–87 | 3–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 19, 1987* | at Arkansas State | L 52–66 | 3–2 | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas | |||||||
Dec 22, 1987* | Texas State | W 93–74 | 4–2 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Dec 28, 1987* | vs. Northern Iowa UNLV Holiday Classic | L 80–90 | 4–3 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
Dec 29, 1987* | at No. 15 Nevada-Las Vegas UNLV Holiday Classic | L 59–78 | 4–4 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada | |||||||
SEC regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 6, 1988 | at Vanderbilt | W 51–39 | 5–4 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 9, 1988 | at Ole Miss | W 69–61 | 6–4 (2–0) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | |||||||
Jan 11, 1988* 8:00 pm, USA | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma | W 84–77 | 7–4 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | |||||||
Jan 13, 1988 | at Tennessee | W 52–51 | 8–4 (3–0) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 16, 1988 | at Georgia | W 52–51 | 8–5 (3–1) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 20, 1988 | Alabama | W 67–52 | 9–5 (4–1) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Jan 23, 1988 | No. 4 Kentucky | L 61–76 | 9–6 (4–2) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Jan 27, 1988 JPT | at No. 14 Florida | L 50–61 | 9–7 (4–3) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
Jan 30, 1988 | Mississippi State | L 47–49 | 9–8 (4–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 3, 1988 | at Auburn | W 78–69 | 10–8 (5–4) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 6, 1988 | No. 15 Vanderbilt | W 94–79 | 11–8 (6–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 10, 1988 | Ole Miss | W 78–57 | 12–8 (7–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 13, 1988 | Tennessee | W 92–62 | 13–8 (8–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 17, 1988 | Georgia | W 63–62 | 14–8 (9–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Feb 20, 1988 | at Alabama | L 59–72 | 14–9 (9–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama | |||||||
Feb 24, 1988 | at No. 12 Kentucky | L 69–95 | 14–10 (9–6) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
Mar 2, 1988 | at Mississippi State | L 60–62 | 14–11 (9–7) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi | |||||||
Mar 5, 1988 | Auburn | L 80–89 | 14–12 (9–8) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 6, 1988 | Florida | W 86–69 | 15–12 (10–8) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1988* JPT | Vanderbilt Quarterfinals | W 87–80 | 16–12 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 12, 1988* 12:00 p.m., JPT | (4) | (1) No. 6 Kentucky Semifinals | L 80–86 | 16–13 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1988* | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) Georgetown First round | L 63–66 | 16–14 | Hartford Civic Center (15,068) Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. |
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Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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2 | 49 | José Vargas | Dallas Mavericks |
3 | 57 | Hernán Montenegro | Philadelphia 76ers |
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References
- ^ "Georgetown 3-Pointer Zings Louisiana State". The Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1988. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ "1987-88 LSU Tigers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
- ^ 2014-15 LSU Tigers basketball media guide Archived 2019-07-08 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
- ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2022-Jan-16.
- ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.