1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1987–88 record	13–18 (5–9 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Craig Littlepage (6th season); Jeff Jones (6th season);
Home arena	University Hall
	Seasons ← 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Terry Holland, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Richard Morgan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	22	John Crotty	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Orange, New Jersey
F	34	Bill Batts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
C	42	Brent Bair	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Dec 23, 1987*	vs. No. 12 Oklahoma Chaminade Classic	L 61–109	4–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 24, 1987*	vs. Georgia Chaminade Classic	W 87–54	5–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 26, 1987*	at Chaminade Chaminade Classic	W 66–58	6–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
ACC Regular season
Feb 27, 1988	NC State	L 63–64	12–16 (4–8)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 2, 1988	at Wake Forest	W 69–67	13–16 (5–8)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988	at Maryland	L 63–69	12–17 (5–9)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	vs. No. 8 Duke Quarterfinals	L 48–60	13–18	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern time.

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v t Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1924–1965) University Hall (1965–2006) John Paul Jones Arena (2006–present)
Rivalries	Virginia Tech
Culture & lore	"The Cavalier Song" "The Good Old Song" 1982 Chaminade upset 2018 UMBC upset Redemption National Championship
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 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


v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 14 NC State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 5 Duke †	9	–	5	.643	28	–	7	.800
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	18	–	13	.581
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1988 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll