1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Sun-Met Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 20
Record	25–9 (11–3 Big Eight)
Head coach	Lon Kruger (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Dana Altman (2nd season); Greg Grensing;
Home arena	Ahearn Field House
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his second of four years at the helm of his alma mater. The Wildcats tied a then-school record with 25 wins and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.^[1]

ConferenceBig Eight Conference

CoachesNo. 20

APNo. 20

Record25–9 (11–3 Big Eight)

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1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma†	12	–	2	.857	35	–	4	.897
No. 20 Kansas State	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Kansas	9	–	5	.643	27	–	11	.711
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	13	–	18	.419
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

† 1988 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 3, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

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The team played its home games in Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. It was the last season the team played in Ahearn Field House before moving into Bramlage Coliseum. Kansas State was a member of the Big 8 Conference.

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Position	Player
Forward	Mitch Richmond
Forward	Charles Bledsoe
Center	Ron Meyer
Guard	Steve Henson
Guard	Will Scott

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight
Carlos Diggins SG	South Bend, IN	Clay HS / Butler County CC	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)
Carlos Diggins SG	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Buster Glover SG	Gary, IN	Lew Wallace HS / Allen County CC	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)
Buster Glover SG	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Fred McCoy PF	Washington, DC	Woodson HS / Allen County CC	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
Fred McCoy PF	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
John Rettiger C	Strong City, Kansas	Chase County HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)
John Rettiger C	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/27/87*		vs. San Diego State Sun Met Classic	W 79–68	1–0	Selland Arena (10,159) Fresno, CA
11/28/87*		vs. Fresno State Sun Met Classic	W 65–50	2–0	Selland Arena (10,159) Fresno, CA
11/30/87*		Cal-State Northridge	W 79–68	3–0	Ahearn Field House (10,500) Manhattan, KS
12/2/87*		UMKC	W 81–54	4–0	Ahearn Field House (10,400) Manhattan, KS
12/5/87*		at Creighton	W 88–78	5–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,787) Omaha, NE
12/8/87*		Southwest Missouri State	L 80–82 ^4OT	5–1	Ahearn Field House (10,800) Manhattan, KS
12/17/87*		Southern Miss	L 69–71	5–2	Ahearn Field House (9,500) Manhattan, KS
12/20/87*		at No. 12 Purdue	L 72–101	5–3	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
12/31/87*		at Utah State	W 81–69	6–3	Smith Spectrum (5,735) Logan, UT
1/3/88*		vs. Marquette	W 78–57	7–3	Kemper Arena (6,724) Kansas City, MO
1/11/88*		at Southern Miss	L 89–91 ^OT	7–4	Reed Green Coliseum (7,512) Hattiesburg, MS
1/16/88		No. 3 Oklahoma	W 69–62	8–4 (1–0)	Ahearn Field House (11,220) Manhattan, KS
1/19/88*		Wichita State	W 58–47	9–4	Ahearn Field House (11,220) Manhattan, KS
1/23/88		at Oklahoma State	W 76–60	10–4 (2–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381) Stillwater, OK
1/27/88		at Colorado	W 68–60	11–4 (3–0)	CU Events/Conference Center (3,132) Boulder, CO
1/30/88		at Kansas Sunflower Showdown	W 72–61	12–4 (4–0)	Allen Fieldhouse (15,800) Lawrence, KS
2/3/88		No. 16 Iowa State	W 79–68 ^OT	13–4 (5–0)	Ahearn Field House (11,220) Manhattan, KS
2/6/88		Nebraska	W 65–63	14–4 (6–0)	Ahearn Field House (11,220) Manhattan, KS
2/9/88	No. 14	at Missouri	L 75–79	14–5 (6–1)	Hearnes Center (13,028) Columbia, MO
2/13/88	No. 14	at No. 4 Oklahoma	L 95–112	14–6 (6–2)	Lloyd Noble Center (11,327) Norman, OK
2/16/88		Colorado	W 83–65	15–6 (7–2)	Ahearn Field House (10,400) Manhattan, KS
2/18/88		Kansas Sunflower Showdown	L 63–64	15–7 (7–3)	Ahearn Field House (11,220) Manhattan, KS
2/22/88*		Northern Illinois	W 88–67	16–7	Ahearn Field House (9,500) Manhattan, KS
2/24/88		at Iowa State	W 83–66	17–7 (8–3)	Hilton Coliseum (14,263) Ames, IA
2/27/88		Oklahoma State	W 59–58	18–7 (9–3)	Ahearn Field House (11,220) Manhattan, KS
3/2/88		at Nebraska	W 77–67	19–7 (10–3)	NU Sports Complex (13,487) Lincoln, NE
3/5/88		Missouri	W 92–82	20–7 (11–3)	Ahearn Field House (11,850) Manhattan, KS
Big 8 Tournament
3/11/88		vs. Nebraska Big 8 Tournament – Quarterfinals	W 75–70	21–7	Kemper Arena (16,900) Kansas City, MO
3/12/88		vs. Kansas Big 8 Tournament – Semifinals	W 69–54	22–7	Kemper Arena (16,904) Kansas City, MO
3/13/88 ABC		vs. No. 4 Oklahoma Big 8 Tournament – Championship game	L 83–88	22–8	Kemper Arena (15,953) Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
3/17/88	No. 20	vs. La Salle NCAA tournament Opening Round	W 66–53	23–8	Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,760) South Bend, IN
3/19/88 CBS	No. 20	vs. DePaul NCAA Tournament Second Round	W 66–58^[2]	24–8	Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,760) South Bend, IN
3/25/88 CBS	No. 20	vs. No. 3 Purdue NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen	W 73–70^[3]	25–8	Pontiac Silverdome (31,309) Pontiac, MI
3/27/88 CBS	No. 20	vs. Kansas NCAA Tournament Elite Eight	L 58–71	25–9	Pontiac Silverdome (31,632) Pontiac, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

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