1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

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

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

1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team
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

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

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

References

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.