1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1988 SWC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
1987–88 record	21–9 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Anderson; Scott Edgar;
Home arena	Barnhill Arena
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

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.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Keith Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Fort Smith, Arkansas
G	22	Cannon Whitby	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Troy, Tennessee
C	55	Mario Credit	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Kansas City, Kansas

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
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.

Sources^[3]^[4]

v t Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1923–24 1925–26 1929–30 1937–38 1940–41 1944–45 1954–55 1957–58 1977–78 1980–81 1982–83 1983–84 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
SMU †	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
Arkansas	11	–	5	.688	21	–	9	.700
Baylor	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Houston	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Texas	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Texas Tech	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321
TCU	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321
Rice	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222

† 1988 SWC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll