1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	21–9 (11–5 SWC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Anderson; Scott Edgar;
Home arena	Barnhill Arena
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
SMU †	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
Arkansas	11	–	5	.688	21	–	9	.700
Baylor	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Houston	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Texas	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Texas Tech	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321
TCU	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321
Rice	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222

† 1988 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1987–88 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his third year. The team played its home games in Barnhill Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Keith Wilson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Fort Smith, Arkansas
G	22	Cannon Whitby	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Troy, Tennessee
C	55	Mario Credit	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Kansas City, Kansas

Head coach

Nolan Richardson (UTEP)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition Season
Nov 21, 1987*		Italian National Team	L 70–84		Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 27, 1987*		vs. Chicago State	W 78–68	1–0	Pine Bluff, AR
Nov 29, 1987*		at Tulsa	W 77–55	1–1	Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 3, 1987*		vs. Northwestern State	W 77–55	2–1	Little Rock, AR
Dec 5, 1987*		SW Missouri State	W 53–47	3–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 9, 1987*		vs. Ole Miss	W 79–40	4–1	Pine Bluff, AR
Dec 12, 1987*		Virginia	W 66–52	5–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 15, 1987*		Alcorn State	W 101–55	6–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 19, 1987*		Mississippi Valley State	W 91–71	7–1	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Dec 23, 1987*		vs. Alabama	W 80–55	8–1	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, AR
Dec 30, 1987*		at Maryland	L 61–88	8–2	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
Jan 2, 1988*		vs. Coastal Carolina	W 81–59	9–2	Little Rock, AR
SWC Regular Season
Jan 6, 1988		Texas	W 91–62	10–2 (1–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 9, 1988		TCU	W 96–53	11–2 (2–0)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Jan 13, 1988		at SMU	W 85–83 ^OT	12–2 (3–0)	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
Jan 16, 1988		at Texas A&M	L 67–74	12–3 (3–1)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, TX
Jan 20, 1988		Baylor	W 70–62	13–3 (4–1)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 13, 1988		SMU	L 63–73	17–5 (8–3)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 17, 1988		Texas A&M	W 79–58	18–5 (9–3)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR
Feb 20, 1988		at Baylor	L 57–58	18–6 (9–4)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, TX
Mar 6, 1988		at Texas Tech	W 75–65	20–7 (11–5)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX
SWC tournament
Mar 11, 1988*		vs. Texas A&M SWC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 76–64	21–7	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
Mar 12, 1988*		vs. Baylor SWC Tournament Semifinal	L 73–74	21–8	Reunion Arena Dallas, TX
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*	(11 SE)	vs. (6 SE) Villanova Southeast Regional First Round	L 74–82^[2]	21–9	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[3]^[4]

Rankings[edit]

References[edit]

^ "1987-88 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "Villanova Holds Off Arkansas Down Stretch". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
^ "1987–88 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[1] "1987-88 Arkansas Razorbacks Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[2] "Villanova Holds Off Arkansas Down Stretch". Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[3] "1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

[4] "1987–88 Arkansas Basketball Schedule". hogstats.com. Retrieved May 19, 2019.

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