1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Tournament Champions (vacated)
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
1987–88 record	27-6, 2 wins vacated (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (3rd season);
Assistant coach	James Dickey; Dwane Casey; Jimmy Dykes; Roger Harden
Captain	Winston Bennett; Ed Davender; Cedric Jenkins; Robert Lock; Richard Madison
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 27-6.^[3] However, the team forfeited three of their games to finish 25-5.^[4]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site city, state
November 28*	No. 5	Hawaii	W 86–59	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 1*	No. 5	Cincinnati	W 101–77	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 5*	No. 2	vs. No. 5 Indiana Big Four Classic	W 82–76 ^OT	Indianapolis, IN
December 12*	No. 1	Louisville Rivalry	W 76–75	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 18*	No. 1	Miami (OH) UK Invitational Tournament	W 85–71	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 19*	No. 1	UNC-Charlotte UK Invitational Tournament	W 84–81	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 28*	No. 2	Alaska-Anchorage	W 100–58	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 31	No. 2	Vanderbilt	W 81–74	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 2	No. 2	vs. Georgia	W 84–77	Atlanta, GA
January 6	No. 1	Mississippi State	W 93–52	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 9	No. 1	Auburn	L 52–53	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13	No. 5	at Alabama	W 63–55	Tuscaloosa, AL
January 16	No. 5	Tennessee	W 83–65	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 20	No. 4	Florida	L 56–58	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 23	No. 4	at LSU	W 76–61	Baton Rouge, LA
January 27	No. 9	at Vanderbilt	L 66–83	Nashville, TN
January 31*	No. 9	vs. Notre Dame	W 78–69	Louisville, KY
February 3	No. 10	Ole Miss	W 94–65	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 6	No. 10	at Mississippi State	W 83–59	Starkville, MS
February 10	No. 10	at Auburn	W 69–62	Auburn, AL
February 13	No. 10	Alabama	W 82–68	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 17	No. 9	at Tennessee	L 70–72	Knoxville, TN
February 20	No. 9	at Florida	L 76–83	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 24	No. 12	LSU	W 95–69	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 28*	No. 12	No. 10 Syracuse	W 62–58	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 2	No. 8	Georgia	W 80–72	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 5	No. 8	at Ole Miss	W 78–71	Oxford, MS
March 11*	No. 6	vs. Ole Miss SEC Tournament	W 82–64	Baton Rouge, LA
March 12*	No. 6	vs. LSU SEC Tournament	W 86–80	Baton Rouge, LA
March 13*	No. 6	vs. Georgia SEC Tournament	W 62–57	Baton Rouge, LA
March 18*		vs. Southern NCAA Tournament	W 99–84	Cincinnati, OH
March 20*		vs. Maryland NCAA Tournament	W 90–81	Cincinnati, OH
March 24*		vs. Villanova NCAA Tournament	L 74–80	Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings[]

References[]

^ "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ "1997-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ "1987-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2015-Aug-23.

[1] "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[2] "1997-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[3] "1987-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[4] "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[5] BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2015-Aug-23.

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v t Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables 2011 Indiana game The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Statistical leaders
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1913–14 1920–21 1932–33 1933–34 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1957–58 1960–61 1965–66 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics


v t	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