1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

The 1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1987–88 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 22–7 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season title.[1] Southwest Missouri State lost to UNLV in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.[2]

1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball
AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions
ConferenceAssociation of Mid-Continent Universities
Record22–7 (12–2 AMCU-8)
Head coach
Home arenaHammons Student Center
Seasons
1987–88 AMCU-8 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
SW Missouri State 12 2   .857 22 7   .759
Cleveland State 11 3   .786 22 8   .733
Wisconsin–Green Bay 9 5   .643 18 9   .667
Eastern Illinois 7 7   .500 17 11   .607
Western Illinois 6 8   .429 15 12   .556
Northern Iowa 4 10   .286 10 18   .357
Illinois-Chicago 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Valparaiso 3 11   .214 12 16   .429
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1987–88 Missouri State Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Lee Campbell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
C 42 Kelby Stuckey 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 23, 1987*
Windsor W 107–48 
Hammons Student Center (5,790)
Springfield, Missouri
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 28, 1987*
San Francisco
Mazzio’s Pizza Classic
W 80–57  1–0
Hammons Student Center (7,782)
Springfield, Missouri
Nov 29, 1987*
SMU
Mazzio’s Pizza Classic
L 58–69  1–1
Hammons Student Center (7,594)
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 1, 1987*
Northern Michigan W 82–69  2–1
Hammons Student Center (5,698)
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 5, 1987*
at Arkansas L 47–53  2–2
Barnhill Arena (8,610)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 8, 1987*
at Kansas State W 82–80 4OT[4] 3–2
Ahearn Field House (10,800)
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 10, 1987*
Alabama State W 75–71  4–2
Hammons Student Center (6,741)
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 12, 1987*
at Southern Illinois L 74–77  4–3
SIU Arena (4,152)
Carbondale, Illinois
Dec 19, 1987*
Texas State W 71–56  5–3
Hammons Student Center (8,395)
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 21, 1987*
Arkansas State W 65–57  6–3
Hammons Student Center (6,722)
Springfield, Missouri
Dec 27, 1987*
vs. Southern Miss
First Tulsa Classic
L 82–89 OT 6–4
Tulsa Convention Center (7,725)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 28, 1987*
vs. Grambling State
First Tulsa Classic
W 77–60  7–4
Tulsa Convention Center (7,955)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1988*
Wichita State W 58–56  8–4
Hammons Student Center (8,483)
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 7, 1988*
at Saint Louis W 64–49  9–4
Kiel Auditorium (7,402)
St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 9, 1988*
Lincoln W 82–54  10–4
Hammons Student Center (8,372)
Springfield, Missouri
AMCU-8 Regular Season
Jan 16, 1988
Northern Iowa W 75–67  11–4
(1–0)
Hammons Student Center (8,158)
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 18, 1988
at Western Illinois L 44–70  11–5
(1–1)
Western Hall (4,613)
Macomb, Illinois
Jan 23, 1988
Cleveland State W 89–84  12–5
(2–1)
Hammons Student Center (9,154)
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 25, 1988
at Eastern Illinois W 57–55  13–5
(3–1)
Lantz Arena (1,685)
Charleston, Illinois
Jan 30, 1988
at Valparaiso W 72–44  14–5
(4–1)
Athletics-Recreation Center (2,857)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 1, 1988
Illinois-Chicago W 80–51  15–5
(5–1)
Hammons Student Center (8,052)
Springfield, Missouri
Feb 6, 1988
at Wisconsin–Green Bay W 77–65  16–5
(6–1)
Brown County Arena (5,536)
Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Feb 8, 1988
at Northern Iowa W 93–78  17–5
(7–1)
UNI-Dome (1,430)
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Feb 13, 1988
Western Illinois W 84–70  18–5
(8–1)
Hammons Student Center (8,922)
Springfield, Missouri
Feb 15, 1988
at Cleveland State L 53–75  18–6
(8–2)
Woodling Gym (3,262)
Cleveland, Ohio
Feb 20, 1988
Eastern Illinois W 76–56  19–6
(9–2)
Hammons Student Center (9,129)
Springfield, Missouri
Feb 22, 1988
Valparaiso W 80–65  20–6
(10–2)
Hammons Student Center (7,028)
Springfield, Missouri
Feb 25, 1988
at Illinois-Chicago W 88–66  21–6
(11–2)
UIC Pavilion (1,824)
Chicago, Illinois
Mar 5, 1988
Wisconsin–Green Bay W 70–52  22–6
(12–2)
Hammons Student Center (9,170)
Springfield, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(13 W) vs. (4 W) No. 12 UNLV
First Round
L 50–54  22–7
Pauley Pavilion (11,175)
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "UNLV Barely Escapes With 54-50 Victory". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "SW Missouri St. 82, Kansas St. 80 (4OT)". UPI Archives. December 9, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.