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, Sweet Sixteen (vacated)
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 6
Record	25–5 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated) (13–5 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (3rd season);
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 →

1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Kentucky †	13	–	5	.722	27	–	6	.818
Auburn	11	–	7	.611	19	–	11	.633
Florida	11	–	7	.611	23	–	12	.657
LSU	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Vanderbilt	10	–	8	.556	20	–	11	.645
Tennessee	9	–	9	.500	16	–	13	.552
Georgia	8	–	10	.444	20	–	16	.556
Ole Miss	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
Alabama	6	–	12	.333	14	–	17	.452
Mississippi State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	15	.483

† 1988 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

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	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 28*	No. 5	Hawaii	W 86–59	1–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 1*	No. 5	Cincinnati	W 101–77	2–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 5*	No. 2	vs. No. 5 Indiana Big Four Classic	W 82–76 ^OT	3–0	Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN
December 12*	No. 1	Louisville Rivalry	W 76–75	4–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 18*	No. 1	Miami (OH) UK Invitational Tournament	W 85–71	5–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 19*	No. 1	UNC-Charlotte UK Invitational Tournament	W 84–81	6–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 28*	No. 2	Alaska-Anchorage	W 100–58	7–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 31	No. 2	Vanderbilt	W 81–74	8–0 (1–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 2	No. 2	vs. Georgia	W 84–77	9–0 (2–0)	Atlanta, GA
January 6	No. 1	Mississippi State	W 93–52	10–0 (3–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 9	No. 1	Auburn	L 52–53	10–1 (3–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13	No. 5	at Alabama	W 63–55	11–1 (4–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 16	No. 5	Tennessee	W 83–65	12–1 (5–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 20	No. 4	Florida Rivalry	L 56–58	12–2 (5–2)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 23	No. 4	at LSU	W 76–61	13–2 (6–2)	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 27	No. 9	at Vanderbilt	L 66–83	13–3 (6–3)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
January 31*	No. 9	vs. Notre Dame	W 78–69	14–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
February 3	No. 10	Ole Miss	W 94–65	15–3 (7–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 6	No. 10	at Mississippi State	W 83–59	16–3 (8–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 10	No. 10	at Auburn	W 69–62	17–3 (9–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
February 13	No. 10	Alabama	W 82–68	18–3 (10–3)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 17 3:00 p.m., JPT^[5]	No. 9	at Tennessee	L 70–72	18–4 (10–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 20	No. 9	at Florida	L 76–83	18–5 (10–5)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 24	No. 12	LSU	W 95–69	19–5 (11–5)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 28*	No. 12	No. 10 Syracuse	W 62–58	20–5	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 2	No. 8	Georgia	W 80–72	21–5 (12–5)	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 5	No. 8	at Ole Miss	W 78–71	22–5 (13–5)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 11* JPT	(1) No. 6	vs. (8) Ole Miss SEC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 82–64	23–5	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 12* 12:00 p.m., JPT	(1) No. 6	vs. (4) LSU SEC Tournament Semifinals	W 86–80	24–5	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 13* ABC	(1) No. 6	vs. (7) Georgia SEC Tournament Championship	W 62–57	25–5	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
NCAA tournament
March 18*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (15 SE) Southern First Round	W 99–84	26–5 (win vacated)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
March 20*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (7 SE) Maryland Second Round	W 90–81	27–5 (win vacated)	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH
March 24*	(2 SE) No. 6	vs. (6 SE) Villanova Regional Semifinals	L 74–80	27–6 (loss vacated)	BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

References

^ "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "1997-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "1987–1988 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ "Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball". Retrieved November 4, 2013.
^ 1987–88 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide, page 1.
^ BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2015-Aug-23.

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

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

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

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

[5] 1987–88 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide, page 1.

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

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v t e Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
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
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics