1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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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.

ConferenceBig East Conference
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–9[1] (11–5 Big East)
Quick facts Syracuse Orangemen basketball, Big East Tournament Champions ...
1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball
Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 94–97 vs. Rhode Island
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 9
Record26–9[1] (11–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarrier Dome
Seasons
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh12–4 .75024–7  .774
No. 9 Syracuse†11–5 .68826–9  .743
Georgetown9–7 .56320–10  .667
Villanova9–7 .56324–13  .649
St. John's8–8 .50017–12  .586
Seton Hall8–8 .50022–13  .629
Boston College6–10 .37518–15  .545
Providence5–11 .31311–17  .393
Connecticut4–12 .25020–14  .588
† 1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[2]
Rankings from AP Poll
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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

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Schedule

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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
Dec 12, 1987*
 No. 8 at Canisius W 92–77  6–2
 Koessler Center 
Buffalo, New York
Dec 17, 1987*
 No. 9 St. Bonaventure W 111–68  7–2
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 21, 1987*
 No. 7 UTSA W 108–84  8–2
 Carrier Dome (26,222)
Syracuse, New York
Dec 28, 1987*
 No. 7 Morehead State W 110–69  9–2
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 2, 1988*
 No. 7 Siena W 123–72  10–2
 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, New York
Jan 11, 1988
ESPN		 No. 7 at Villanova L 78–80  12–3
(2–1)		 The Spectrum (16,284)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 1988
WTXX		 No. 9 Connecticut
Rivalry		 L 50–51  12–4
(2–2)		 Carrier Dome (29,898)
Syracuse, New York
Jan 18, 1988
 No. 14 Boston College W 90–60  13–4
(3–2)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 24, 1988
12:00 p.m.		 No. 14 No. 15 Georgetown
Rivalry		 L 68–69  13–5
(3–3)		 Carrier Dome (32,419)
Syracuse, New York
Jan 27, 1988
 No. 17 at Seton Hall W 87–76[5]  14–5
(4–3)		 Brendan Byrne Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Non-conference regular season
Jan 31, 1988
 No. 17 No. 8 Michigan W 89–71  15–5
 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Big East Conference Regular Season
Feb 2, 1988
 No. 12 Providence W 92–71  16–5
(5–3)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 6, 1988
 No. 12 at No. 20 St. John's W 79–62  17–5
(6–3)		 Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Feb 10, 1988
ESPN		 No. 11 at No. 5 Pittsburgh W 84–75  18–5
(7–3)		 Civic Arena (16,798)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 13, 1988
2:00 p.m.		 No. 11 at Georgetown
Rivalry		 L 69–71  18–6
(7–4)		 Capital Centre (19,025)
Landover, Maryland
Feb 17, 1988
 No. 12 St. John's W 82–68  19–6
(8–4)		 Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 20, 1988
NESN		 No. 12 at Connecticut
Rivalry		 W 73–71  20–6
(9–4)		 Hartford Civic Center (16,016)
Hartford, Connecticut
Feb 25, 1988
 No. 10 at Providence W 91–73  21–6
(10–4)		 Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Non-conference regular season
Feb 28, 1988*
 No. 10 at No. 12 Kentucky L 58–62  21–7
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Big East Conference Regular Season
Mar 1, 1988
Big East TV		 No. 12 Villanova W 71–69  22–7
(11–4)		 Carrier Dome (16,284)
Syracuse, New York
Mar 6, 1988
CBS		 No. 12 No. 7 Pittsburgh L 84–85  22–8
(11–5)		 Carrier Dome (32,492)
Syracuse, New York
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

Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Team Players in the 1988 NBA draft

Main article: 1988 NBA draft

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