1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season.

1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
1987–88 record22–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
CaptainVernon Maxwell
Home arenaO'Connell Center
1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Kentucky135 .722  276  .818
Auburn117 .611  1911  .633
Florida117 .611  2312  .657
LSU108 .556  1614  .533
Vanderbilt108 .556  2011  .645
Tennessee99 .500  1613  .552
Georgia810 .444  2016  .556
Ole Miss612 .333  1316  .448
Alabama612 .333  1417  .452
Mississippi State612 .333  1415  .483
1988 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
November 21, 1987*
No. 14 Jacksonville
Preseason Big Apple NIT
W 82–52  1–0
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 23, 1987*
No. 14 No. 18 Georgia Tech
Preseason Big Apple NIT
W 80–69  2–0
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 27, 1987*
No. 14 vs. Iowa State
Preseason Big Apple NIT
W 96–89  3–0
                Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
November 28, 1987*
No. 14 vs. Seton Hall
Preseason Big Apple NIT
W 70–68  4–0
                Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 3, 1987*
No. 7 at SMU L 76–82  4–1
                  
Dallas, TX
December 12, 1987*
No. 12 Florida State
Rivalry
W 71–48  5–1
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 16, 1987*
No. 11 Ohio State W 102–69  6–1
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 21, 1987*
No. 8 South Florida W 83–69  7–1
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 29, 1987*
No. 8 vs. No. 9 Duke
Fiesta Bowl Classic
L 70–93  6–2
                  
 
December 30, 1987*
No. 8 vs. Michigan State
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 83–59 
                McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 2, 1988*
No. 8 at No. 3 Pittsburgh L 68–80 
                  
Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 1988*
No. 15 Towson State W 77–55 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 6, 1988
No. 15 at Auburn L 67–72 
                  
Auburn, AL
January 9, 1988
No. 15 Georgia W 87–70 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 13, 1988
at Mississippi State W 55–45 
                  
Starkville, MS
January 16, 1988
Ole Miss W 77–72 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 20, 1988
at No. 4 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 58–56 
                Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 23, 1988
at Tennessee W 76–56 
                  
Knoxville, TN
January 27, 1988
No. 14 LSU W 61–50 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 30, 1988
No. 14 at Vanderbilt L 65–92 
                  
Nashville, TN
February 3, 1988
No. 19 at Alabama W 74–64 
                  
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6, 1988
No. 19 Auburn L 57–58 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 10, 1988
at Georgia L 65–71 
                  
Athens, GA
February 13, 1988
Mississippi State W 69–52 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 15, 1988*
at Miami (FL) W 83–73 
                  
Miami, FL
February 17, 1988
at Ole Miss L 75–82 
                  
Oxford, MS
February 20, 1988
No. 9 Kentucky W 83–76 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 24, 1988
Tennessee L 63–65 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 2, 1988
No. 19 Vanderbilt W 81–65 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 5, 1988
Alabama W 52–45 
                O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 9, 1988
at LSU L 69–86 
                  
Baton Rouge, LA
March 11, 1988*
vs. Tennessee
SEC Tournament
W 67–60 
                  
Baton Rouge, LA
March 12, 1988*
vs. Georgia
SEC Tournament
L 70–72 
                  
Baton Rouge, LA
March 17, 1988*
vs. St. John's
NCAA Tournament
W 62–59 
                  
Salt Lake City, UT
March 19, 1988*
vs. No. 10 Michigan
NCAA Tournament
L 85–108 
                  
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

The two NCAA tournament results were vacated.

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Rankings

References

  1. 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guide. p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23.
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