1987–88 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1988 Metro Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
1987–88 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Metro Conference Tournament Champions; Metro Conference Regular Season Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Metro Conference
1987–88 record	24–11 (9–3 Metro)
Head coach	Denny Crum (17th season);
Assistant coach	Wade Houston
Home arena	Freedom Hall

The 1987–88 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 24–11.[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
SF	21	Kenny Payne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Northeast Jones	Laurel, Mississippi
SG	23	LaBradford Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Bay City	Bay City, Texas
F	41	Herbert Crook	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Eastern	Louisville, Kentucky
PF	43	Pervis Ellison	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Savannah	Savannah, Georgia
C	50	Felton Spencer	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Eastern	Louisville, Kentucky

Head coach

Denny Crum (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

[4]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Dec 5, 1987*	No. 14	vs. Notre Dame	L 54–69	0–1
Dec 12, 1987*		at No. 1 Kentucky Rivalry	L 75–76	0–2	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
Dec 16, 1987*		Cleveland State	W 93–79	1–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Dec 19, 1987*		No. 5 Indiana	W 81–69	2–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Dec 21, 1987*		Eastern Kentucky	W 87–69	3–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Dec 27, 1987*		vs. SMU Rainbow Classic	W 87–79	4–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 28, 1987*		vs. NC State Rainbow Classic	L 75–80	4–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 1987*		vs. Mississippi State Rainbow Classic	W 86–62	5–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Jan 4, 1988*		South Alabama	W 80–69	6–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 6, 1988*		Georgia Tech	L 61–62	6–4	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 9, 1988		at Florida State	L 76–83	6–5 (0–1)	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL
Jan 16, 1988*		UCLA	W 92–79	7–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 18, 1988*		Western Kentucky	W 84–71	8–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 20, 1988		at Cincinnati	W 91–89	9–5 (1–1)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 1988*		No. 5 Purdue	L 85–91	9–6	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 26, 1988*		at Dayton	W 90–59	10–6	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Jan 28, 1988*		at No. 20 Southern Miss	L 92–95	10–7 (1–2)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Jan 30, 1988		at Memphis State	L 68–72	10–8 (1–3)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Feb 1, 1988		Virginia Tech	W 107–99	11–8 (2–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 3, 1988		South Carolina	W 68–53	12–8 (3–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 6, 1988*		Houston	W 73–69	13–8	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 13, 1988*		at No. 16 NC State	L 89–101	13–9	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC
Feb 15, 1988		Cincinnati	W 90–87	14–9 (4–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 17, 1988		Florida State	W 82–62	15–9 (5–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 20, 1988		at South Carolina	W 98–88	16–9 (6–3)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
Feb 24, 1988		No. 18 Southern Miss	W 94–84	17–9 (7–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 27, 1988		at Virginia Tech	W 87–82	18–9 (8–3)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
Feb 29, 1988		Memphis State	W 71–69	19–9 (9–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Mar 2, 1988*		Austin Peay	W 84–78	20–9	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Mar 5, 1988*		at DePaul	L 58–77	20–10	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
Metro Conference Tournament
Mar 12, 1988*		vs. South Carolina Semifinal	W 89–57	21–10	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
Mar 13, 1988*		at Memphis State Championship	W 81–73	22–10	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1988*	(5 SE)	vs. (12 SE) Oregon State First round	W 70–61	23–10	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 19, 1988*	(5 SE)	vs. (4 SE) No. 19 BYU Second round	W 97–76	24–10	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
Mar 24, 1988*	(5 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma Regional Semifinal	L 98–108	24–11	BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in EST.

Rankings

References

sports-reference.com 1987-88 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary
"1987-1988 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
"1987-1988 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved 8 June 2019.
"1987-88 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1987-88 Metropolitan Collegiate Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "1987-1988 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[3] "1987-1988 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved 8 June 2019.

[4] "1987-88 Louisville Cardinals". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
Venues	Belknap Gymnasium (1933–1944) Jefferson County Armory (1945–1956) Freedom Hall (1956–2010) KFC Yum! Center (2010–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Kentucky Memphis
Culture & lore	History Billy Minardi Classic Cardinal Bird The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Notable players Statistical leaders
Seasons	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
NAIA and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1987–88 Metro Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Louisville †	9	–	3	.750	24	–	11	.686
Florida State	7	–	5	.583	19	–	11	.633
South Carolina	6	–	6	.500	19	–	10	.655
Virginia Tech	6	–	6	.500	19	–	10	.655
Memphis State	6	–	6	.500	20	–	12	.625
Southern Miss	5	–	7	.417	19	–	11	.633
Cincinnati	3	–	9	.250	11	–	17	.393

† 1988 Metro Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]