1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Arkansas Razorbacks logo.svg
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference Southwest Conference
Record21–9 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Barnhill Arena
Seasons
  1986–87
1988–89  
1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
SMU124 .750287  .800
Arkansas 115 .688219  .700
Baylor 115 .6882311  .676
Houston 106 .6251813  .581
Texas 106 .6251613  .552
Texas A&M 88 .5001615  .516
Texas Tech 412 .250919  .321
TCU 313 .188919  .321
Rice 313 .188621  .222
1988 SWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1987–88 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his third year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Contents

Roster

1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 12Keith Wilson6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)170 lb(77 kg)Jr Fort Smith, Arkansas
G 22Cannon Whitby6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)165 lb(75 kg)So Troy, Tennessee
C 55Mario Credit6 ft 9 in(2.06 m)240 lb(109 kg)So Kansas City, Kansas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[1]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Exhibition Season
Nov 21, 1987*
Italian National Team L 70–84 
Barnhill Arena  
Fayetteville, AR
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 27, 1987*
vs.  Chicago State W 78–68 1–0
 
Pine Bluff, AR
Nov 29, 1987*
at  Tulsa W 77–55 1–1
Tulsa Convention Center  
Tulsa, OK
Dec 3, 1987*
vs.  Northwestern State W 77–55 2–1
 
Little Rock, AR
Dec 5, 1987*
SW Missouri State W 53–47 3–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 9, 1987*
vs.  Ole Miss W 79–40 4–1
 
Pine Bluff, AR
Dec 12, 1987*
Virginia W 66–52 5–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 15, 1987*
Alcorn State W 101–55 6–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 19, 1987*
Mississippi Valley State W 91–71 7–1
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Dec 23, 1987*
vs.  Alabama W 80–55 8–1
Barton Coliseum  
Little Rock, AR
Dec 30, 1987*
at  Maryland L 61–88 8–2
Cole Fieldhouse  
College Park, MD
Jan 2, 1988*
vs.  Coastal Carolina W 81–59 9–2
 
Little Rock, AR
SWC Regular Season
Jan 6, 1988
Texas W 91–62 10–2
(1–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 9, 1988
TCU W 96–53 11–2
(2–0)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Jan 13, 1988
at  SMU W 85–83 OT12–2
(3–0)
Moody Coliseum  
University Park, TX
Jan 16, 1988
at  Texas A&M L 67–74 12–3
(3–1)
G. Rollie White Coliseum  
College Station, TX
Jan 20, 1988
Baylor W 70–62 13–3
(4–1)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 13, 1988
SMUL 63–73 17–5
(8–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 17, 1988
Texas A&MW 79–58 18–5
(9–3)
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
Feb 20, 1988
at BaylorL 57–58 18–6
(9–4)
Heart O' Texas Coliseum  
Waco, TX
Mar 6, 1988
at  Texas Tech W 75–65 20–7
(11–5)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  
Lubbock, TX
SWC tournament
Mar 11, 1988*
vs. Texas A&M
SWC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 76–64 21–7
Reunion Arena  
Dallas, TX
Mar 12, 1988*
vs. Baylor
SWC Tournament Semifinal
L 73–74 21–8
Reunion Arena 
Dallas, TX
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(11 SE) vs. (6 SE)  Villanova
Southeast Regional First Round
L 74–82 [2]  21–9
Riverfront Coliseum  
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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