1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team

1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1988 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

Florida Gators men's basketball
1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1987–88 record	22–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Norm Sloan
Captain	Vernon Maxwell
Home arena	O'Connell Center

The 1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
November 21, 1987*	No. 14	Jacksonville Preseason Big Apple NIT	W 82–52	1–0	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
November 23, 1987*	No. 14	No. 18 Georgia Tech Preseason Big Apple NIT	W 80–69	2–0	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
November 27, 1987*	No. 14	vs. Iowa State Preseason Big Apple NIT	W 96–89	3–0	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
November 28, 1987*	No. 14	vs. Seton Hall Preseason Big Apple NIT	W 70–68	4–0	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 3, 1987*	No. 7	at SMU	L 76–82	4–1	–	–	–	Dallas, TX
December 12, 1987*	No. 12	Florida State Rivalry	W 71–48	5–1	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 16, 1987*	No. 11	Ohio State	W 102–69	6–1	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 21, 1987*	No. 8	South Florida	W 83–69	7–1	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 29, 1987*	No. 8	vs. No. 9 Duke Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 70–93	6–2	–	–	–
December 30, 1987*	No. 8	vs. Michigan State Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 83–59		–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 2, 1988*	No. 8	at No. 3 Pittsburgh	L 68–80		–	–	–	Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 1988*	No. 15	Towson State	W 77–55		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 6, 1988	No. 15	at Auburn	L 67–72		–	–	–	Auburn, AL
January 9, 1988	No. 15	Georgia	W 87–70		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 13, 1988		at Mississippi State	W 55–45		–	–	–	Starkville, MS
January 16, 1988		Ole Miss	W 77–72		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 20, 1988		at No. 4 Kentucky Rivalry	W 58–56		–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 23, 1988		at Tennessee	W 76–56		–	–	–	Knoxville, TN
January 27, 1988	No. 14	LSU	W 61–50		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 30, 1988	No. 14	at Vanderbilt	L 65–92		–	–	–	Nashville, TN
February 3, 1988	No. 19	at Alabama	W 74–64		–	–	–	Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6, 1988	No. 19	Auburn	L 57–58		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 10, 1988		at Georgia	L 65–71		–	–	–	Athens, GA
February 13, 1988		Mississippi State	W 69–52		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 15, 1988*		at Miami (FL)	W 83–73		–	–	–	Miami, FL
February 17, 1988		at Ole Miss	L 75–82		–	–	–	Oxford, MS
February 20, 1988		No. 9 Kentucky	W 83–76		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 24, 1988		Tennessee	L 63–65		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
March 2, 1988		No. 19 Vanderbilt	W 81–65		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
March 5, 1988		Alabama	W 52–45		–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
March 9, 1988		at LSU	L 69–86		–	–	–	Baton Rouge, LA
March 11, 1988*		vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament	W 67–60		–	–	–	Baton Rouge, LA
March 12, 1988*		vs. Georgia SEC Tournament	L 70–72		–	–	–	Baton Rouge, LA
March 17, 1988*		vs. St. John's NCAA Tournament	W 62–59		–	–	–	Salt Lake City, UT
March 19, 1988*		vs. No. 10 Michigan NCAA Tournament	L 85–108		–	–	–	Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. The two NCAA tournament results were vacated.

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References

↑ 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guide. p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23.

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[1] 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guide. p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23.

Florida Gators men's basketball
Venues	University Gymnasium (1919–1927) New Gymasium (1927–1949) Florida Gymnasium (1949–1980) Stephen C. O'Connell Center (1980–present)
Rivalries	Florida State Kentucky
Culture & lore	Dazzlers
People	Head coaches NBA players UF Athletic Hall of Fame
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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#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