1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big Eight Conference
Record	19–11 (7–7 Big 8)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (21st season);
Assistant coaches	Bob Sundvold (7th season); Rich Daly (5th season); Anthony Smith (3rd season);
Home arena	Hearnes Center
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma†	12	–	2	.857	35	–	4	.897
No. 20 Kansas State	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Kansas	9	–	5	.643	27	–	11	.711
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	13	–	18	.419
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

† 1988 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 3, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

The 1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference, lost in the semifinal round of the Big Eight tournament, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. The Tigers were upset by Rhode Island, 87–80, in the opening round^[1] and finished with an overall record of 19–11 (7–7 Big Eight).

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	3	Derrick Chievous	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	New York, New York
G	4	Lee Coward	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Detroit, MI
G	21	Byron Irvin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	33	Greg Church	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Jr
F	34	Doug Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Detroit, Michigan
F	42	Mike Sandbothe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Jr
C	52	Gary Leonard	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Belleville, Illinois

Head coach

Norm Stewart (Missouri)

Assistant coach(es)

Bob Sundvold
Rich Daly
Anthony Smith

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Dec 4, 1987*	No. 8	North Texas Wadsworth Show-Me Classic	W 64–56	1–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 5, 1987*	No. 8	Eastern Michigan Wadsworth Show-Me Classic	W 77–75 ^2OT	2–0	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 8, 1987*	No. 9	at Drake	W 76–74	3–0	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 12, 1987*	No. 9	at No. 20 Memphis State	L 68–76^[2]	3–1	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 15, 1987*	No. 16	Virginia Tech	W 105–96	4–1	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 22, 1987*	No. 17	vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights	L 63–75^[3]	4–2	St. Louis Arena (18,224) St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 28, 1987*		San Jose State	W 85–61	5–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 30, 1987*		Alabama State	W 129–64	6–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 2, 1988*		Tulsa	W 92–48	7–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 4, 1988*		at Southern Illinois	W 86–66	8–2	SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 6, 1988*		Maryland	W 93–85	9–2	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 9, 1988		at No. 18 Kansas Border War	L 74–78^[4]	9–3 (0–1)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 16, 1988		at Nebraska	L 68–70	9–4 (0–2)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 23, 1988 1:10 pm, Big Eight		No. 10 Iowa State	W 119–93^[5]	11–4 (1–2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 1988		at Oklahoma State	W 86–72	12–4 (2–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 3, 1988		Colorado	W 99–69	13–4 (3–2)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 6, 1988 1:00 pm, Raycom		at No. 7 Oklahoma	L 101–120^[6]	13–5 (3–3)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 1988		No. 14 Kansas State	W 79–75^[7]	14–5 (4–3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 11, 1988		Nebraska	W 92–67	15–5 (5–3)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 13, 1988*		at No. 7 UNLV	W 81–79^[8]	16–5	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Feb 17, 1988 9:10 pm, ESPN	No. 15	at Iowa State	L 89–102	16–6 (5–4)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 21, 1988	No. 15	Oklahoma State	W 92–70	17–6 (6–4)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 24, 1988	No. 15	at Colorado	L 78–81	17–7 (6–5)	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
Feb 27, 1988	No. 15	Kansas Border War	L 77–82	17–8 (6–6)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Mar 3, 1988 6:00 pm, ESPN		No. 4 Oklahoma	W 93–90 ^{OT^[9]}	18–8 (7–6)	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Mar 5, 1988		at Kansas State	L 82–92	18–9 (7–7)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 11, 1988* 12:10 pm, Raycom	(4)	vs. (5) Iowa State Big Eight tournament quarterfinals	W 90–80	19–9	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1988* 1:00 pm, Raycom	(4)	vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma Big Eight tournament semifinals	L 99–102^[10]	19–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1988*	(6 E)	vs. (11 E) Rhode Island East Regional – First Round	L 80–87	19–11	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central.

Rankings

^[11]

1988 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	16	Derrick Chievous	Houston Rockets

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References

^ "Missouri Can't Guard Against Rhode Island Backcourt, 87-80". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
^ "Memphis State upends Missouri". The Tennessean. December 13, 1987. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ "Illini Slam Mizzou 75-63". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 23, 1987. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ "KU Defeats Mizzou 78-74, Keeps Home Streak Going". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 10, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
^ "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. January 24, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. February 7, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Missouri Toes Line to Top Kansas State". The Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Missouri Hands No. 7 Rebels a Rare Loss at Las Vegas, 81-79". The Los Angeles Times. February 14, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Missouri Upsets Oklahoma by 93-90". The New York Times. March 4, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ "Oklahoma Tops Missouri To Gain Final". The New York Times. March 13, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 943–944. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[ncaa-1] "Missouri Can't Guard Against Rhode Island Backcourt, 87-80". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[2] "Memphis State upends Missouri". The Tennessean. December 13, 1987. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

[3] "Illini Slam Mizzou 75-63". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 23, 1987. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

[4] "KU Defeats Mizzou 78-74, Keeps Home Streak Going". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 10, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via newspapers.com.

[5] "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. January 24, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[6] "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. February 7, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[7] "Missouri Toes Line to Top Kansas State". The Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[8] "Missouri Hands No. 7 Rebels a Rare Loss at Las Vegas, 81-79". The Los Angeles Times. February 14, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[9] "Missouri Upsets Oklahoma by 93-90". The New York Times. March 4, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[10] "Oklahoma Tops Missouri To Gain Final". The New York Times. March 13, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

[ESPN-11] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 943–944. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[12] "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

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