1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1987–88 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach C. M. Newton and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
← 1986–87
1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kentucky 13 5   .722 27 6   .818
Auburn 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Florida 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
LSU 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Tennessee 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Georgia 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
Ole Miss 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Alabama 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
1988 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Commodores finished with a 20–11 record (10–8 SEC, T-4th) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Vanderbilt made a run to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to the eventual National champion, Kansas.[1]

Roster

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1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Barry Booker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G 12 Barry Goheen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Marshall County, Kentucky
C 32 Will Perdue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Merritt Island, Florida
F 34 Frank Kornet 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lexington, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
Hawaii W 91–62  1–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1987*
Lehigh W 102–91  2–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1987*
No. 1 North Carolina W 78–76  3–0
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1987*
at No. 6 Indiana L 61–63  3–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 19, 1987*
Ohio W 93–77  4–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1987*
Morehead State W 81–73  5–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1987*
East Carolina W 99–63  6–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1987*
Cornell W 95–79  7–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 31, 1987
at No. 2 Kentucky L 74–81  7–2
(0–1)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 6, 1988
LSU L 39–51  7–3
(0–2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1988
at Tennessee L 72–80  7–4
(0–3)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1988
at Ole Miss W 60–57  8–4
(1–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1988
Alabama W 76–60  9–4
(2–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 20, 1988
Georgia W 92–77  10–4
(3–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 23, 1988
at Auburn W 75–71  11–4
(4–3)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 27, 1988
No. 9 Kentucky W 83–66  12–4
(5–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1988
No. 14 Florida W 92–65  13–4
(6–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 3, 1988
Mississippi State W 82–66  14–4
(7–3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1988
No. 15 at LSU L 79–94  14–5
(7–4)
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC tournament
Mar 11, 1988*
(5) at (4) LSU
Quarterfinals
L 80–87  18–10
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(7 MW) vs. (10 MW) Utah State
First round
W 80–77  19–10
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 20, 1988*
(7 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Pittsburgh
Second round
W 80–74 OT 20–10
Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,433)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 25, 1988*
(7 MW) vs. (6 MW) Kansas
Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 64–77[1]  20–11
Pontiac Silverdome 
Pontiac, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 11 Will Perdue Chicago Bulls

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Vanderbilt Beaten as Manning Stars". The New York Times. March 25, 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.