1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
The 1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1987–88 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team won the Big Ten Conference championship by a 3-game margin. The Boilermakers earned the #1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, finishing the season with a 29-4 record (16-2 Big Ten).
1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball | |
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Big Ten Regular Season Champions | |
1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 3 |
1987–88 record | 29–4 (16–2 Big Ten) |
Head coach | Gene Keady (8th season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Mackey Arena |
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Purdue | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 4 | .879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Michigan | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Iowa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Illinois | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 20, 1987* |
No. 2 | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 102–88 | 1–0 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Nov 27, 1987* |
No. 2 | Iowa State | L 96–104 | 1–1 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Nov 30, 1987* |
No. 2 | at Illinois State | W 68–61 | 2–1 |
Horton Field House Normal, IL | ||||||
Dec 3, 1987* |
No. 11 | at Wichita State | W 80–78 | 3–1 |
Levitt Arena Wichita, KS | ||||||
Dec 5, 1987* |
No. 11 | Oregon | W 88–62 | 4–1 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Dec 7, 1987* |
No. 11 | Colorado | W 72–54 | 5–1 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Dec 12, 1987* |
No. 13 | Ball State | W 96–47 | 6–1 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Dec 20, 1987* |
No. 12 | Kansas State | W 101–72 | 7–1 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Dec 22, 1987* |
No. 10 | Texas Tech | W 82–59 | 8–1 |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Dec 29, 1987* |
No. 11 | vs. Wake Forest Palm Beach Classic |
W 81–73 | 9–1 |
West Palm Beach, FL | ||||||
Dec 30, 1987* |
No. 11 | vs. Miami (FL) Palm Beach Classic |
W 110–82 | 10–1 |
West Palm Beach, FL | ||||||
Jan 4, 1988 |
No. 11 | at Illinois | W 81–68 | 11–1 (1–0) |
Assembly Hall (16,654) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Jan 7, 1988 |
No. 10 | Ohio State | W 84–77 | 12–1 (2–0) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Jan 9, 1988 |
No. 10 | No. 16 Iowa | W 80–79 | 13–1 (3–0) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Jan 14, 1988 |
No. 8 | Northwestern | W 80–64 | 14–1 (4–0) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Jan 16, 1988 |
No. 8 | at Minnesota | W 82–74 | 15–1 (5–0) |
Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
Jan 20, 1988 |
No. 5 | Michigan State | W 78–67 | 16–1 (6–0) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Jan 23, 1988* |
No. 5 | at Louisville | W 91–85 | 17–1 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | ||||||
Jan 30, 1988 |
No. 2 | at Indiana | L 79–82 | 17–2 (6–1) |
Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | ||||||
Feb 3, 1988 |
No. 6 | Wisconsin | W 86–62 | 18–2 (7–1) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Feb 7, 1988 |
No. 6 | at No. 11 Michigan | W 91–87 | 19–2 (8–1) |
Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
Feb 10, 1988 |
No. 2 | at Michigan State | W 72–70 | 20–2 (9–1) |
Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI | ||||||
Feb 15, 1988 |
No. 2 | at No. 13 Iowa | W 73–68 | 21–2 (10–1) |
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
Feb 21, 1988 |
No. 2 | Indiana | W 95–85 | 22–2 (11–1) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Feb 25, 1988 |
No. 2 | Illinois | W 93–79 | 23–2 (12–1) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Feb 27, 1988 |
No. 2 | at Northwestern | W 69–51 | 24–2 (13–1) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL | ||||||
Mar 3, 1988 |
No. 2 | at Wisconsin | W 84–56 | 25–2 (14–1) |
Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI | ||||||
Mar 5, 1988 |
No. 2 | No. 10 Michigan | W 80–67 | 26–2 (15–1) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
Mar 9, 1988 |
No. 2 | at Ohio State | L 60–71 | 26–3 (15–2) |
St. John Arena Columbus, OH | ||||||
Mar 12, 1988 |
No. 2 | Minnesota | W 93–66 | 27–3 (16–2) |
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1988* CBS |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (16) Fairleigh Dickinson NCAA Tournament First Round |
W 94–79 | 28–3 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN | ||||||
Mar 19, 1988* CBS |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (9) Memphis State NCAA Tournament Second Round |
W 100–73 | 29–3 |
Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN | ||||||
Mar 25, 1988* CBS |
No. 3 | vs. No. 20 Kansas State NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen |
L 70–73 | 29–4 |
Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI | ||||||
NCAA basketball tournament
During the 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Purdue qualified for the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Kansas State.
- Midwest
- Purdue (#1 seed) 94, Fairleigh Dickinson (#16 seed) 79
- Purdue 100, Memphis (#9 seed) 73
- Kansas State (#4 seed) 73, Purdue 70
Rankings
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NBA
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
2 | 31 | Everette Stephens | Philadelphia 76ers |
2 | 43 | Todd Mitchell | Denver Nuggets |
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References
- "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
- http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1988
- "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
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