1987–88 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team
1987–88 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball | |
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Metro Conference tournament champions Metro Conference regular season champions | |
Conference | Metro Conference |
Record | 24–11 (9–3 Metro) |
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Assistant coach | Wade Houston |
Home arena | Freedom Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1988 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1987–88 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 24–11.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 5, 1987* |
No. 14 | vs. Notre Dame Big Four Classic |
L 54–69 | 0–1 |
RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Dec 12, 1987* |
at No. 1 Kentucky Rivalry |
L 75–76 | 0–2 |
Rupp Arena Lexington, KY | |||||||
Dec 16, 1987* |
Cleveland State | W 93–79 | 1–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Dec 19, 1987* |
No. 5 Indiana | W 81–69 | 2–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Dec 21, 1987* |
Eastern Kentucky | W 87–69 | 3–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Dec 27, 1987* |
vs. SMU Rainbow Classic |
W 87–79 | 4–2 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 28, 1987* |
vs. NC State Rainbow Classic |
L 75–80 | 4–3 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 29, 1987* |
vs. Mississippi State Rainbow Classic |
W 86–62 | 5–3 |
Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Jan 4, 1988* |
South Alabama | W 80–69 | 6–3 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Jan 6, 1988* |
Georgia Tech | L 61–62 | 6–4 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Jan 9, 1988 |
at Florida State | L 76–83 | 6–5 (0–1) |
Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
Jan 16, 1988* |
UCLA | W 92–79 | 7–5 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Jan 18, 1988* |
Western Kentucky | W 84–71 | 8–5 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Jan 20, 1988 |
at Cincinnati | W 91–89 | 9–5 (1–1) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Jan 23, 1988* |
No. 5 Purdue | L 85–91 | 9–6 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Jan 26, 1988* |
at Dayton | W 90–59 | 10–6 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | |||||||
Jan 28, 1988* |
at No. 20 Southern Miss | L 92–95 | 10–7 (1–2) |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||
Jan 30, 1988 |
at Memphis State | L 68–72 | 10–8 (1–3) |
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN | |||||||
Feb 1, 1988 |
Virginia Tech | W 107–99 | 11–8 (2–3) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Feb 3, 1988 |
South Carolina | W 68–53 | 12–8 (3–3) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Feb 6, 1988* |
Houston | W 73–69 | 13–8 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Feb 13, 1988* |
at No. 16 NC State | L 89–101 | 13–9 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
Feb 15, 1988 |
Cincinnati | W 90–87 | 14–9 (4–3) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Feb 17, 1988 |
Florida State | W 82–62 | 15–9 (5–3) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Feb 20, 1988 |
at South Carolina | W 98–88 | 16–9 (6–3) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC | |||||||
Feb 24, 1988 |
No. 18 Southern Miss | W 94–84 | 17–9 (7–3) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Feb 27, 1988 |
at Virginia Tech | W 87–82 | 18–9 (8–3) |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA | |||||||
Feb 29, 1988 |
Memphis State | W 71–69 | 19–9 (9–3) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Mar 2, 1988* |
Austin Peay | W 84–78 | 20–9 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
Mar 5, 1988* |
at DePaul | L 58–77 | 20–10 |
Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL | |||||||
Metro Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1988* |
vs. South Carolina Semifinal |
W 89–57 | 21–10 |
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN | |||||||
Mar 13, 1988* |
at Memphis State Championship |
W 81–73[5] | 22–10 |
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1988* |
(5 SE) | vs. (12 SE) Oregon State First round |
W 70–61 | 23–10 |
Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Mar 19, 1988* |
(5 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 19 BYU Second round |
W 97–76 | 24–10 |
Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA | ||||||
Mar 24, 1988* |
(5 SE) | vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma Regional semifinal |
L 98–108 | 24–11 |
BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. All times are in EST. |
Team players drafted into the NBA
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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3 | 61 | Herbert Crook | Indiana Pacers |
Rankings
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1987-1988 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "1987-1988 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ "1987-88 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
- ^ "Muscling the Metro". Sports Illustrated. March 21, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics |
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