1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champion (vacated)
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	25–5 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated) (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (3rd season);
Assistant coach	James Dickey; Dwane Casey; Jimmy Dykes; Roger Harden
Captains	Winston Bennett; Ed Davender; Cedric Jenkins; Rob Lock; Richard Madison;
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 27–6.^[3] However, the team forfeited three of their games to finish 25–5.^[4] In the 1988 NCAA Tournament the Wildcats were invited as a #2 seed. After opening wins vs Southern and Maryland, they would face off vs Villanova. In the regional semi-finals Kentucky were defeated by Villanova 80–74.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference

CoachesNo. 5

APNo. 6

Record25–5 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated)^[1] (13–5 SEC)

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1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 28*	No. 5	Hawaii	W 86–59	1–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 1*	No. 5	Cincinnati	W 101–77	2–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 5*	No. 2	vs. No. 5 Indiana Big Four Classic	W 82–76 ^OT	3–0	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN
December 12*	No. 1	Louisville Rivalry	W 76–75	4–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 18*	No. 1	Miami (OH) UK Invitational Tournament	W 85–71	5–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 19*	No. 1	UNC-Charlotte UK Invitational Tournament	W 84–81	6–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 28*	No. 2	Alaska-Anchorage	W 100–58	7–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 31	No. 2	Vanderbilt	W 81–74	8–0 (1–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 2	No. 2	vs. Georgia	W 84–77	9–0 (2–0)	Atlanta, GA
January 6	No. 1	Mississippi State	W 93–52	10–0 (3–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 9	No. 1	Auburn	L 52–53	10–1 (3–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13	No. 5	at Alabama	W 63–55	11–1 (4–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 16	No. 5	Tennessee	W 83–65	12–1 (5–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 20	No. 4	Florida Rivalry	L 56–58	12–2 (5–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 23	No. 4	at LSU	W 76–61	13–2 (6–2)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 27	No. 9	at Vanderbilt	L 66–83	13–3 (6–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 31*	No. 9	vs. Notre Dame	W 78–69	14–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
February 3	No. 10	Ole Miss	W 94–65	15–3 (7–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 6	No. 10	at Mississippi State	W 83–59	16–3 (8–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 10	No. 10	at Auburn	W 69–62	17–3 (9–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
February 13	No. 10	Alabama	W 82–68	18–3 (10–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 17 3:00 p.m., JPT^[5]	No. 9	at Tennessee	L 70–72	18–4 (10–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 20	No. 9	at Florida	L 76–83	18–5 (10–5)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 24	No. 12	LSU	W 95–69	19–5 (11–5)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 28*	No. 12	No. 10 Syracuse	W 62–58	20–5	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 2	No. 8	Georgia	W 80–72	21–5 (12–5)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 5	No. 8	at Ole Miss	W 78–71	22–5 (13–5)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 11* JPT	(1) No. 6	vs. (8) Ole Miss SEC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 82–64	23–5	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 12* 12:00 p.m., JPT	(1) No. 6	vs. (4) LSU SEC Tournament Semifinals	W 86–80	24–5	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 13* ABC	(1) No. 6	vs. (7) Georgia SEC Tournament Championship	W 62–57	25–5	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
NCAA tournament
March 18*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (15 SE) Southern First Round	W 99–84	26–5 (win vacated)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
March 20*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (7 SE) Maryland Second Round	W 90–81	27–5 (win vacated)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
March 24*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (6 SE) Villanova Regional Semifinals	L 74–80	27–6 (loss vacated)	BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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