1987–88 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 17th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1987–88 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
1987–88 record19–10 (11–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Eyl
Dean Garrett
Keith Smart
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Purdue162 .889  294  .879
No. 10 Michigan135 .722  268  .765
No. 17 Iowa126 .667  2410  .706
No. 16 Illinois126 .667  2310  .697
Indiana117 .611  1910  .655
Ohio State99 .500  2013  .606
Wisconsin612 .333  1216  .429
Michigan State513 .278  1018  .357
Minnesota414 .222  1018  .357
Northwestern216 .111  721  .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–10 and a conference record of 11–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1988 NCAA Tournament as a 4-seed; however, IU made a quick exit with a first-round loss to 13-seed Richmond.[1]

Roster

No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown
3Jay EdwardsG/F6–4Fr.Marion, Indiana
4Lyndon JonesG6–2Fr.Marion, Indiana
10Mark RobinsonF6–5RS Jr.Van Nuys, California
11Todd JadlowF/C6–9Jr.Salina, Kansas
14Magnus PelkowskiC6–10Jr.Bogotá, Colombia
20Ricky CallowayG/F6–6Jr.Cincinnati, Ohio
22Dean GarrettC6–10Sr.San Clemente, California
23Keith SmartG6–1Sr.Baton Rouge, Louisiana
32Steve EylF6–6Sr.Hamilton, Ohio
35Jeff OliphantG6–5So.Lyons, Indiana
42Kreigh SmithG/F6–7Jr.Tipton, Indiana
44Joe HillmanG6–2Jr.Glendale, California
45Brian SloanF/C6–8Jr.McLeansboro, Illinois

Schedule/Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1987*
No. 6 Miami (OH) W 90–65  1–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/1/1987*
No. 5 Notre Dame W 76–59  2–0
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/5/1987*
No. 5 vs. No. 2 Kentucky
Indiana–Kentucky rivalry
L 76–82  2–1
Hoosier Dome 
Indianapolis
12/8/1987*
No. 6 Vanderbilt W 63–61  3–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/11/1987*
No. 6 James Madison
Indiana Classic
W 84–52  4–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1987*
No. 6 Washington State
Indiana Classic
W 63–56  5–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/15/1987*
No. 5 Eastern Kentucky W 103–75  6–1
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
12/19/1987*
No. 5 at Louisville L 69–81  6–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
12/28/1987*
No. 13 vs. Pennsylvania
Hoosier Classic
W 94–54  7–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
12/29/1987*
No. 13 vs. Stanford
Hoosier Classic
W 83–73  8–2
Market Square Arena 
Indianapolis
1/6/1988
No. 12 at No. 16 Iowa L 70–84  8–3 (0–1)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
1/11/1988
No. 12 at Northwestern L 64–66  8–4 (0–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
1/14/1988
No. 15 Wisconsin W 55–53  9–4 (1–2)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1988
No. 15 at Michigan State L 74–75  9–5 (1–3)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, Michigan
1/24/1988
No. 7 Michigan L 60–72  9–6 (1–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
1/27/1988
at Ohio State W 75–71  10–6 (2–4)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
1/30/1988
No. 2 Purdue
Rivalry
W 82–79  11–6 (3–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/4/1988
Minnesota W 92–63  12–6 (4–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/6/1988
at Illinois
Rivalry
W 75–74  13–6 (5–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
2/11/1988
No. 19 Northwestern W 74–45  14–6 (6–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/13/1988
No. 19 at Michigan L 72–92  14–7 (6–5)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
2/18/1988
Michigan State W 95–58  15–7 (7–5)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
2/21/1988
at Purdue
Rivalry
L 85–95  15–8 (7–6)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
2/24/1988
at Wisconsin W 84–74  16–8 (8–6)
Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, Wisconsin
2/29/1988
Illinois
Rivalry
L 65–75  16–9 (8–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/5/1988
Ohio State W 85–77  17–9 (9–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
3/10/1988
at Minnesota W 91–85  18–9 (10–7)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis
3/12/1988
No. 15 Iowa W 116–89  19–9 (11–7)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
NCAA Tournament
3/18/1988*
No. (4) vs. No. (13) Richmond
First Round
L 69–72  19–10 (11–7)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

References

  1. "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 15, 2015.
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