1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

The 1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 1987–88 college basketball season. This was head coach Ken Burmeister's second season at UTSA. They played their home games at the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners finished the season 22–9, 13–5 in TAAC play to finish in third place. They won the TAAC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region, UTSA was beaten by No. 3 seed Illinois in the round of 64.[1]

1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record22–9 (13–5 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
1987–88 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern 15 3   .833 24 7   .774
Arkansas–Little Rock 15 3   .833 24 7   .774
UTSA 13 5   .722 22 9   .710
Hardin-Simmons 10 8   .556 18 12   .600
Mercer 8 10   .444 15 14   .517
Centenary 8 10   .444 13 15   .464
Stetson 8 10   .444 13 15   .464
Georgia State 5 13   .278 9 19   .321
Houston Baptist 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Samford 4 14   .222 7 20   .259
1988 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 24 Frank Hampton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr    
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 (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
vs. La Salle
CBT Invitational Tournament
L 51–74  0–1
Hartford Civic Center (3,500)
Hartford, Connecticut
Nov 28, 1987*
at Hartford
CBT Invitational Tournament
W 79–76 3OT 1–1
Hartford Civic Center (3,500)
Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 5, 1987*
Huston-Tillotson W 88–73  2–1
Convocation Center (1,115)
San Antonio, Texas
Dec 12, 1987*
UT Arlington W 95–74  3–1
Convocation Center (1,390)
San Antonio, Texas
Dec 19, 1987*
Schreiner W 97–69  4–1
Convocation Center (1,184)
San Antonio, Texas
Dec 21, 1987*
at No. 7 Syracuse L 84–108  4–2
Carrier Dome (26,222)
Syracuse, New York
Dec 23, 1987*
at DePaul L 82–93  4–3
Rosemont Horizon (10,140)
Rosemont, Illinois
TAAC Regular season
Jan 2, 1988
6:00 p.m.
Georgia Southern W 70–61  5–3
(1–0)
Convocation Center (1,322)
San Antonio, Texas
Jan 4, 1988
Stetson W 81–62  6–3
(2–0)
Convocation Center (2,204)
San Antonio, Texas
Jan 7, 1988
at Houston Baptist W 60–50  7–3
(3–0)
Sharp Gymnasium (1,679)
Houston, Texas
Jan 9, 1988
at Centenary (LA) L 74–75  7–4
(3–1)
Gold Dome (1,463)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 14, 1988
Little Rock L 65–74  7–5
(3–2)
Convocation Center (3,056)
San Antonio, Texas
Jan 16, 1988
Samford W 84–61  8–5
(4–2)
Convocation Center (1,384)
San Antonio, Texas
Non-conference Regular season
Jan 18, 1988*
at UT Arlington W 79–72 OT 9–5
Texas Hall (650)
Arlington, Texas
Jan 20, 1988*
vs. Saint Mary's W 84–74 OT 10–5
 (5,369)
 
TAAC Regular season
Jan 23, 1988
at Hardin-Simmons W 81–79  11–5
(5–2)
Mabee Complex (1,501)
Abilene, Texas
Jan 28, 1988
at Georgia State L 65–87  11–6
(5–3)
GSU Sports Arena (1,237)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 30, 1988
at Mercer L 77–78  11–7
(5–4)
Porter Gym (1,003)
Macon, Georgia
Feb 4, 1988
at Georgia Southern W 50–47  12–7
(6–4)
Hanner Fieldhouse (3,547)
Statesboro, Georgia
Feb 6, 1988
at Stetson W 74–72 OT 13–7
(7–4)
Edmunds Center (4,180)
DeLand, Florida
Feb 11, 1988
Houston Baptist W 80–63  14–7
(8–4)
Convocation Center (1,589)
San Antonio, Texas
Feb 13, 1988
Centenary (LA) W 102–85  15–7
(9–4)
Convocation Center (1,489)
San Antonio, Texas
Feb 18, 1988
at Little Rock L 70–75 OT 15–8
(9–5)
Barton Coliseum (4,200)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 20, 1988
at Samford W 80–59  16–8
(10–5)
Seibert Hall (925)
Homewood, Alabama
Feb 27, 1988
Hardin-Simmons W 91–80  17–8
(11–5)
Convocation Center (1,782)
San Antonio, Texas
Mar 3, 1988
Georgia State W 91–83  18–8
(12–5)
Convocation Center (1,676)
San Antonio, Texas
Mar 5, 1988
Mercer W 108–85  19–8
(13–5)
Convocation Center (1,612)
San Antonio, Texas
TAAC tournament
Mar 10, 1988*
at Stetson
Quarterfinals
W 78–74  20–8
Ocean Center (3,122)
DeLand, Florida
Mar 11, 1988*
vs. Little Rock
Semifinals
W 101–75  21–8
Ocean Center (1,702)
DeLand, Florida
Mar 12, 1988*
vs. Georgia Southern
Championship game
W 76–69 OT 22–8
Ocean Center (1,811)
DeLand, Florida
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(14 SE) vs. (3 SE) No. 16 Illinois
First Round
L 72–81  22–9
Riverfront Coliseum (16,562)
Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

References

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  1. ^ "Illinois Sheds Ugly Memory". The Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "1987-88 UTSA Roadrunners Roster". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2022.