1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Tournament Champions (vacated)
NCAA Tournament, L 74–80 vs. Villanova
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	25–5, 2 wins vacated (15–5 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton;
Assistant coach	James Dickey; Dwane Casey; Jimmy Dykes; Roger Harden
Captain	Winston Bennett; Ed Davender; Cedric Jenkins; Robert 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]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site city, state
November 28*	No. 5	Hawaii	W 86–59	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 1*	No. 5	Cincinnati	W 101–77	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 5*	No. 2	vs. No. 5 Indiana Big Four Classic	W 82–76 ^OT	Indianapolis, IN
December 12*	No. 1	Louisville Rivalry	W 76–75	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 18*	No. 1	Miami (OH) UK Invitational Tournament	W 85–71	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 19*	No. 1	UNC-Charlotte UK Invitational Tournament	W 84–81	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 28*	No. 2	Alaska-Anchorage	W 100–58	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 31	No. 2	Vanderbilt	W 81–74	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 2	No. 2	vs. Georgia	W 84–77	Atlanta, GA
January 6	No. 1	Mississippi State	W 93–52	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 9	No. 1	Auburn	L 52–53	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13	No. 5	at Alabama	W 63–55	Tuscaloosa, AL
January 16	No. 5	Tennessee	W 83–65	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 20	No. 4	Florida	L 56–58	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 23	No. 4	at LSU	W 76–61	Baton Rouge, LA
January 27	No. 9	at Vanderbilt	L 66–83	Nashville, TN
January 31*	No. 9	vs. Notre Dame	W 78–69	Louisville, KY
February 3	No. 10	Ole Miss	W 94–65	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 6	No. 10	at Mississippi State	W 83–59	Starkville, MS
February 10	No. 10	at Auburn	W 69–62	Auburn, AL
February 13	No. 10	Alabama	W 82–68	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 17	No. 9	at Tennessee	L 70–72	Knoxville, TN
February 20	No. 9	at Florida	L 76–83	Gainesville, FL
February 24	No. 12	LSU	W 95–69	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 28*	No. 12	No. 10 Syracuse	W 62–58	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 2	No. 8	Georgia	W 80–72	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 5	No. 8	at Ole Miss	W 78–71	Oxford, MS
March 11*	No. 6	vs. Ole Miss SEC Tournament	W 82–64	Baton Rouge, LA
March 12*	No. 6	vs. LSU SEC Tournament	W 86–80	Baton Rouge, LA
March 13*	No. 6	vs. Georgia SEC Tournament	W 62–57	Baton Rouge, LA
March 18*		vs. Southern NCAA Tournament	W 99–84	Cincinnati, OH
March 20*		vs. Maryland NCAA Tournament	W 90–81	Cincinnati, OH
March 24*		vs. Villanova NCAA Tournament	L 74–80	Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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References

^ "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ "1997-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ "1987-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2015-Aug-23.

[1] "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[2] "1997-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[3] "1987-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[4] "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved 4 November 2013.

[5] BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2015-Aug-23.

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Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
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