1987–88 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1987–88 Southern Miss Golden Eagles basketball team represented University of Southern Mississippi in the 1987–88 college basketball season.
ConferenceMetro Conference (1975–1995)
Record19–11 (5–7 Metro)
Headcoach
- M. K. Turk (12th season)
HomearenaReed Green Coliseum
| 1987–88 Southern Miss Golden Eagles men's basketball | |
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NIT, Second Round | |
| Conference | Metro Conference (1975–1995) |
| Record | 19–11 (5–7 Metro) |
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| Home arena | Reed Green Coliseum |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville † | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis State | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1988 Metro Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Dec 2, 1987* |
McNeese State | W 107–74 | 1–0 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Dec 15, 1987* |
at Clemson | W 88–85 | 2–0 |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina | |||||||
| Dec 17, 1987* |
at Kansas State | W 71–69 | 3–0 |
Ahearn Field House (9,500) Manhattan, Kansas | |||||||
| Dec 19, 1987* |
vs. North Texas State | W 83–80 | 4–0 |
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| Dec 22, 1987* |
Jackson State | W 93–68 | 5–0 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Dec 27, 1987* |
vs. Southwest Missouri State First Tulsa Classic |
W 89–82 OT | 6–0 |
Tulsa Convention Center (7,725) Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Dec 28, 1987* |
at Tulsa First Tulsa Classic |
L 81–82 | 6–1 |
Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma | |||||||
| Metro Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Jan 4, 1988 |
at Cincinnati | L 94–103 | 6–2 (0–1) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
| Jan 7, 1988* |
UC Riverside | W 98–79 | 7–2 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Jan 9, 1988 |
South Carolina | W 84–69 | 8–2 (1–1) |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Jan 11, 1988* |
Kansas State | W 91–89 OT | 9–2 |
Reed Green Coliseum (7,512) Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Jan 14, 1988* |
Arkansas State | W 81–71 | 10–2 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Jan 16, 1988 |
Virginia Tech | W 127–102 | 11–2 (2–1) |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Jan 18, 1988* |
at South Alabama | W 61–55 | 12–2 |
Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama | |||||||
| Jan 21, 1988 |
Memphis State | W 107–96 | 13–2 (3–1) |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Jan 23, 1988* |
Chattanooga | W 98–84 | 14–2 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Jan 28, 1988 |
No. 20 | Louisville | W 95–92 | 15–2 (4–1) |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | ||||||
| Jan 30, 1988 |
No. 20 | at South Carolina | L 78–97 | 15–3 (4–2) |
Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | ||||||
| Feb 6, 1988 |
at Virginia Tech | L 133–141 2OT | 15–4 (4–3) |
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia | |||||||
| Feb 10, 1988 |
No. 16 | at Memphis State | L 97–113 | 15–5 (4–4) |
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
| Feb 13, 1988 |
at Florida State | L 75–83 | 15–6 (4–5) |
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (6,943) Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
| Feb 16, 1988* |
Southwestern Louisiana | W 100–86 | 16–6 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Feb 22, 1988* |
No. 18 | at Northeast Louisiana | L 87–95 | 16–7 |
Fant–Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 24, 1988 |
No. 18 | at Louisville | L 84–94 | 16–8 (4–6) |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | ||||||
| Feb 27, 1988* |
No. 18 | at Southeastern Louisiana | W 85–70 | 17–8 |
Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, Louisiana | ||||||
| Mar 2, 1988 |
Cincinnati | W 104–85 | 18–8 (5–6) |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Mar 5, 1988 |
Florida State | L 83–87 | 18–9 (5–7) |
Reed Green Coliseum (8,095) Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Metro Conference tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* |
(6) | at (3) Memphis State Quarterfinals |
L 84–97 OT | 18–10 |
Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee | ||||||
| NIT | |||||||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* |
Clemson First Round |
W 74–69 | 19–10 |
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi | |||||||
| Mar 23, 1988* |
at VCU Second Round |
L 89–93 | 19–11 |
Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. | |||||||||||