1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1988 Big East Tournament winner ; As of April 4, 1988; Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round, L 74–80 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
1987–88 record	24–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	Paul Evans (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	(2nd season); (2nd season); John Calipari (3rd season);
Home arena	Fitzgerald Field House; (Capacity: 4,122)
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 24–7.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where, as a #2 seed, they lost in overtime in the second round to Vanderbilt.

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 12, 1987*	No. 2	at West Virginia	W 70-64	4-0	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia
December 21, 1987*	No. 3	vs. Akron	W 67-63	5-0	Richfield Coliseum Richfield, Ohio
January 2, 1988* CBS	No. 3	No. 8 Florida	W 80-68	9-0	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

January 6, 1988 ESPN	No. 2	at No. 14 Georgetown	L 57–62	9–1 (0–1)	Capital Centre (13,970) Landover, Maryland
January 9, 1988 Big East TV	No. 2	No. 20 St. John's	W 81-70	10-1 (1-1)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Non-conference regular season
January 11, 1988*	No. 6	Duquesne	W 85-58	11-1	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

January 13, 1988 Big East TV	No. 6	Connecticut	W 61-58	12-1 (2-1)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 16, 1988 Big East TV	No. 6	Villanova	W 85–73	13–1 (3–1)	Fitzgerald Field House (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Non-conference regular season
January 23, 1988* CBS	No. 6	at No. 11 Oklahoma	L 83-86	13-2	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma

January 25, 1988 ESPN	No. 11	Providence	W 90-56	14-2 (4-1)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 30, 1988 Big East TV	No. 11	at Boston College	W 73-67	15-2 (5-1)	Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts
February 3, 1988 ESPN	No. 9	at No. 20 St. John's	W 88-71	16-2 (6-1)	Alumni Hall Jamaica, New York
February 10, 1988 ESPN	No. 5	No. 11 Syracuse	L 75–84	16–3 (6–2)	Civic Arena (16,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 13, 1988 Big East TV	No. 5	at No. 20 Villanova	W 87–75	17–3 (7–2)	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 16, 1988 Big East TV	No. 8	at Providence	W 87-86	18-3 (8-2)	Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island
February 20, 1988 CBS	No. 8	No. 18 Georgetown	W 64–58	19–3 (9–2)	Civic Arena (16,721) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 22, 1988 ESPN	No. 6	at Seton Hall	L 72-89	19-4 (9-3)	Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
February 27, 1988 Big East TV	No. 6	at Connecticut	W 74-69	20-4 (10-3)	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
March 1, 1988 Big East TV	No. 7	Boston College	W 87-79	21-4 (11-3)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 2, 1988	No. 7	Seton Hall	L 79-83	21-5 (11-4)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 6, 1988 CBS	No. 7	at No. 12 Syracuse	W 85–84	22–5 (12–4)	Carrier Dome (32,492) Syracuse, New York
Big East Tournament
March 11, 1988* Big East TV	(1) No. 5	vs. (9) Connecticut Big East Tournament Quarterfinal	W 75–58	23–5	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York
March 12, 1988* Big East TV	(1) No. 5	vs. (4) Villanova Big East Tournament Semifinal	L 69–72	23–6	Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 1988* ESPN NCAA Productions	(2 MW) No. 8	vs. (15 MW) Eastern Michigan NCAA Tournament First Round	W 108–90	24–6	Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,375) Lincoln, Nebraska
March 20, 1988* CBS	(2 MW) No. 8	vs. (7 MW) Vanderbilt NCAA Tournament Second Round	L 74–80 ^OT	24–7	Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,433) Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings[]

References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
^ "1987-88 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".
^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-18.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary

[2] "1987-88 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".

[3] College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-18.

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v t Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Motor Square Garden (1905–1912) Duquesne Gardens (1905–1912) (1912–1925) Pitt Pavilion (1925–1951) Fitzgerald Field House (1951–2002) Civic Arena (alternate; 1984–2002) Petersen Events Center (2002–present)
Rivalries	Duquesne West Virginia
Culture & lore	Oakland Zoo "Hail to Pitt" "Pitt Victory Song"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1927–28 1929–30 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 national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh	12	–	4	.750	24	–	7	.774
No. 9 Syracuse†	11	–	5	.688	26	–	9	.743
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Villanova	9	–	7	.563	24	–	13	.649
St. John's	8	–	8	.500	17	–	12	.586
Seton Hall	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
Boston College	6	–	10	.375	18	–	15	.545
Providence	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Connecticut	4	–	12	.250	20	–	14	.588

† 1988 Big East Tournament winner As of April 4, 1988^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll