1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round, L 94–97 vs.
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
1987–88 record26–9[1] (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
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[2]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 12th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–9 (11–5) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Roster[]

1987–88 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 4 Rony Seikaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Athens, Greece
G 20 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
G 21 Matt Roe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Manlius, New York
F/C 30 Derek Brower 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr North Babylon, New York
G 32 Stephen Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Los Angeles, California
F 33 Herman Harried 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
C 41 Erik Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Temple City, California
F 43 Keith Hughes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Carteret, New Jersey
F 44 Derrick Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2019-Jan-25

Schedule[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 21, 1987*
 No. 1 vs. No. 3 North Carolina
Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic 		L 93–96  0–1
 Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 1987
 No. 1 at Alaska-Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 95–79  1–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1987*
 No. 1 vs. UAB
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 79–63  2–1
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1987*
 No. 1 vs. No. 17 Arizona
Great Alaska Shootout 		L 69–80[3]  2–2
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 4, 1987*
 No. 3 South Florida
Carrier Classic 		W 111–65  3–2
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 5, 1987*
 No. 3 TCU
Carrier Classic 		W 87–58  4–2
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 7, 1987*
 No. 3 Cornell W 95–59  5–2
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Big East Conference Regular Season
Jan 5, 1988*
 No. 7 at Boston College W 80–67  11–2
(1–0) 		Boston Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 9, 1988*
 No. 7 Seton Hall W 84–82[4]  12–2
(2–0) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 27, 1988*
 No. 17 at Seton Hall W 87–76[5]  14–5
(4–3) 		Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 6, 1988*
 No. 12 No. 7 Pittsburgh L 84–85  22–8
(11–5) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Big East Tournament
March 11, 1988*
 Big East TV 		(2) No. 13 vs. (7) Boston College
Big East Tournament Quarterfinal 		W 67–53  23–8
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 12, 1988*
 CBS 		(2) No. 13 vs. (6) Seton Hall
Big East Tournament Semifinal 		W 68–63[6]  24–8
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 13, 1988*
 CBS 		(2) No. 13 vs. (4) Villanova
Big East Tournament Championship 		W 85–68  25–8
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1988*
 (3 E) No. 9 vs. (14 E) North Carolina A&T
First round 		W 69–55  26–8
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 19, 1988*
 (3 E) No. 9 vs. No. 11 E Rhode Island
Second round 		L 94–97  26–9
 Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings[]

Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team Players in the 1988 NBA Draft[]

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft

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References[]

  1. ^ "SU Athletics - 1987-88 Final (26-9, 11-5)". Syracuse University. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  2. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
  3. ^ "Elliott Powers Arizona Past No.3 Syracuse 80-69". Sun-Sentinel. December 1, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "BIG EAST; SYRACUSE HOLDS OFF SETON HALL, 84-82". New York Times. January 10, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "Syracuse Triumphs With Late Spurt". New York Times. January 28, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  6. ^ "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Syracuse Rallies Into Final". New York Times. March 13, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  7. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-13.
  8. ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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