1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 12th year. The team played home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–9 (11–5) record while making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round, L 94–97 vs. Rhode Island
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
1987–88 record26–9[1] (11–5 Big East)
Head coachJim Boeheim (12th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh124 .750  247  .774
No. 9 Syracuse115 .688  269  .743
Georgetown97 .563  2010  .667
Villanova97 .563  2413  .649
St. John's88 .500  1712  .586
Seton Hall88 .500  2213  .629
Boston College610 .375  1815  .545
Providence511 .313  1117  .393
Connecticut412 .250  2014  .588
1988 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[2]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1987–88 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
C 4 Rony Seikaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) Sr Athens, Greece
G 20 Sherman Douglas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Washington, D.C.
G 21 Matt Roe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Manlius, New York
F/C 30 Derek Brower 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr North Babylon, New York
G 32 Stephen Thompson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) So Los Angeles, California
F 33 Herman Harried 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Baltimore, Maryland
C 41 Erik Rogers 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Temple City, California
F 43 Keith Hughes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Carteret, New Jersey
F 44 Derrick Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2019-Jan-25

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 21, 1987*
No. 1 vs. No. 3 North Carolina
Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic
L 93–96  0–1
Springfield Civic Center 
Springfield, Massachusetts
Nov 27, 1987
No. 1 at Alaska-Anchorage
Great Alaska Shootout
W 95–79  1–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1987*
No. 1 vs. UAB
Great Alaska Shootout
W 79–63  2–1
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 30, 1987*
No. 1 vs. No. 17 Arizona
Great Alaska Shootout
L 69–80[3]  2–2
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 4, 1987*
No. 3 South Florida
Carrier Classic
W 111–65  3–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 5, 1987*
No. 3 TCU
Carrier Classic
W 87–58  4–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 7, 1987*
No. 3 Cornell W 95–59  5–2
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Big East Conference Regular Season
Jan 5, 1988*
No. 7 at Boston College W 80–67  11–2
(1–0)
Boston Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 9, 1988*
No. 7 Seton Hall W 84–82[4]  12–2
(2–0)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Jan 27, 1988*
No. 17 at Seton Hall W 87–76[5]  14–5
(4–3)
Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Mar 6, 1988*
No. 12 No. 7 Pittsburgh L 84–85  22–8
(11–5)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Big East Tournament
March 11, 1988*
 Big East TV
(2) No. 13 vs. (7) Boston College
Big East Tournament Quarterfinal
W 67–53  23–8
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 12, 1988*
 CBS
(2) No. 13 vs. (6) Seton Hall
Big East Tournament Semifinal
W 68–63[6]  24–8
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 13, 1988*
 CBS
(2) No. 13 vs. (4) Villanova
Big East Tournament Championship
W 85–68  25–8
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1988*
(3 E) No. 9 vs. (14 E) North Carolina A&T
First round
W 69–55  26–8
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 19, 1988*
(3 E) No. 9 vs. No. 11 E Rhode Island
Second round
L 94–97  26–9
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

Team Players in the 1988 NBA Draft

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References

  1. "SU Athletics - 1987-88 Final (26-9, 11-5)". Syracuse University. Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
  2. sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
  3. "Elliott Powers Arizona Past No.3 Syracuse 80-69". Sun-Sentinel. December 1, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
  4. "BIG EAST; SYRACUSE HOLDS OFF SETON HALL, 84-82". New York Times. January 10, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  5. "Syracuse Triumphs With Late Spurt". New York Times. January 28, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  6. "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Syracuse Rallies Into Final". New York Times. March 13, 1988. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  7. College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-13.
  8. "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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