1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball
A–10 Regular Season Champions
A–10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Regional Final, L 53–65 vs. Duke
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
1987–88 record32–2 (18–0 A–10)
Head coach
Home arenaMcGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
1987–88 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Temple180 1.000  322  .941
Rhode Island144 .778  287  .800
West Virginia126 .667  1814  .563
Saint Joseph's99 .500  1514  .517
Penn State99 .500  1314  .481
George Washington711 .389  1315  .464
St. Bonaventure711 .389  1315  .464
Duquesne612 .333  1121  .344
UMass513 .278  1017  .370
Rutgers315 .167  722  .241
1988 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 12 Mark Macon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBuena Vista HS Saginaw, MI
G 21 Howard Evans (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr   
F 32 Mike Vreeswyk (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrMorrisville HS  
F 33 Tim Perry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)201 lb (91 kg) SrFreehold HS Freehold, NJ
C 44 Ramón Rivas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrPedro Albizu Campos Carolina, PR
C 45 Duane Causwell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoBenjamin N. Cardozo HS Queens, NY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

  • Derrick Brantley (1.9 ppg)
  • Duane Causwell (2.0 ppg)
  • Jerome Dowdell (1.5 ppg)
  • G Howard Evans (C) (Sr, 11.1 ppg), All A-10 (1st team)
  • Shawn Johnson (1.8 ppg)
  • Tom Katsikis (1.9 ppg)
  • G Mark Macon (Fr, 20.6 ppg), AP All-American (2nd team)
  • F Darrin Pearsall (Jr, 1.5 ppg)
  • F Tim Perry (Sr, 14.5 ppg), A-10 Player of Year
  • Ernest Pollard (1.3 ppg)
  • Shoun Randolph (1.0 ppg)
  • C Ramon Rivas (Sr, 6.9 ppg)
  • F Mike Vreeswyk (C) (Jr, 16.7 ppg) All A-10 (2nd team)

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
December 3, 1987*
 ESPN
No. 12 at UCLA W 81–76  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (8,171)
Los Angeles, CA
Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season
December 7, 1987
No. 12 at Massachusetts W 89–71  2–0
(1–0)
Curry Hicks Cage (4,024)
Amherst, MA
December 10, 1987
 PRISM
No. 11 Saint Joseph's
Big 5
W 83–62  3–0
(2–0)
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
December 12, 1987
No. 11 Rhode Island W 75–66  4–0
(3–0)
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
December 19, 1987*
No. 8 South Carolina W 63–50  5–0
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 1987*
No. 6 vs. Ole Miss
Sugar Bowl Classic
W 70–61  6–0
Louisiana Superdome (5,402)
New Orleans, LA
December 29, 1987*
No. 6 vs. Southern
Sugar Bowl Classic
W 84–47  7–0
Louisiana Superdome (4,923)
New Orleans, LA
Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season
January 4, 1988
 Creative Sports
No. 6 Rutgers W 86–60  8–0
(4–0)
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
January 6, 1988*
 PRISM
No. 6 at Penn
Big 5
W 84–50  9–0
The Palestra (3,974)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season
January 9, 1988
No. 6 at George Washington W 79–66  10–0
(5–0)
Charles E. Smith Center (4,824)
Washington, D.C.
Non-Conference Regular Season
January 14, 1988*
 PRISM
No. 4 La Salle
Big 5
W 59–56  11–0
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1988
No. 4 at St. Bonaventure W 73–63  12–0
(6–0)
Reilly Center (6,105)
St. Bonaventure, NY
January 18, 1988
No. 4 at Penn State W 59–44  13–0
(7–0)
Rec Hall (6,747)
State College, PA
January 21, 1988
No. 3 Massachusetts W 71–52  14–0
(8–0)
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
January 24, 1988*
 ABC
No. 3 at No. 8 UNLV L 58–59  14–1
Thomas & Mack Center (11,900)
Las Vegas, NV
Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season
January 28, 1988
No. 6 St. Bonaventure W 87–66  15–1
(9–0)
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 1988
No. 6 at Rhode Island W 77–70  16–1
(10–0)
Keaney Gymnasium (4,829)
Kingston, RI
February 4, 1988
No. 5 Duquesne W 110–70  17–1
(11–0)
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1988
No. 5 at Rutgers W 84–53  18–1
(12–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,720)
Piscataway, NJ
Non-Conference Regular Season
February 10, 1988*
 PRISM
No. 1 No. 10 Villanova
Big 5
W 98–86  19–1
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season
February 14, 1988
No. 1 George Washington W 92–67  20–1
(13–0)
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1988
 FNN/SCORE
No. 1 Penn State W 50–49  21–1
(14–0)
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
February 21, 1988*
 NBC
No. 1 at No. 5 North Carolina W 83–66  22–1
Dean Smith Center (21,444)
Chapel Hill, NC
Atlantic 10 Conference Regular Season
February 23, 1988
 USA Network
No. 1 at West Virginia W 78–69  23–1
(15–0)
WVU Coliseum (10,766)
Morgantown, WV
February 25, 1988
No. 1 at Duquesne W 94–55  24–1
(16–0)
Palumbo Center (4,567)
Pittsburgh, PA
February 28, 1988
No. 1 West Virginia W 62–61  25–1
(17–0)
McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 1988
No. 1 at Saint Joseph's
Big 5
W 75–62  26–1
(18–0)
The Palestra (9,200)
Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 6, 1988*
 Creative Sports
(1) No. 1 vs. (8) Duquesne
Atlantic 10 Tournament Quarterfinal
W 77–57  27–1
WVU Coliseum (5,746)
Morgantown, WV
March 8, 1988*
 Creative Sports
(1) No. 1 vs. (5) St. Joseph's
Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinal
W 79–67  28–1
WVU Coliseum (6,036)
Morgantown, WV
March 10, 1988*
 ESPN
(1) No. 1 vs. (2) Rhode Island
Atlantic 10 Tournament Championship
W 68–63 OT 29–1
WVU Coliseum (4,149)
Morgantown, WV
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 1988*
 ESPN
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (16 E) Lehigh
NCAA Tournament First Round
W 87–73  30–1
Hartford Civic Center (15,608)
Hartford, CT
March 20, 1988*
 CBS
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (8 E) Georgetown
NCAA Tournament Second Round
W 74–53  31–1
Hartford Civic Center (15,608)
Hartford, CT
March 24, 1988*
 CBS
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (13 E) Richmond
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
W 69–47  32–1
Brendan Byrne Arena (19,591)
East Rutherford, NJ
March 26, 1988*
 CBS
(1 E) No. 1 vs. (2 E) No. 5 Duke
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
L 53–63  32–2
Brendan Byrne Arena (19,633)
East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Team Players in the 1988 NBA Draft

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
17Tim PerryPhoenix Suns

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References

  1. . Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.
  2. 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.
  3. 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.
  4. "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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