1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Far West Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Record	20–11 (12–6 Pac 10)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (18th season);
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	17	–	1	.944	35	–	3	.921
Oregon State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	16	–	14	.533
Stanford	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
USC	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
California	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Washington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	19	.345

† Conference tournament winner As of April 15, 1988^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the 1987–88 season.

Led by Ralph Miller, in his 18th season at Oregon State, the Beavers would finish with a record of 20–11 (12–6 Pac-10). The Beavers were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Louisville.^[2]

Roster

1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	15	Eric Knox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	20	Gary Payton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Skyline HS	Oakland, California
F	24	Earl Martin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So

Head coach

Ralph Miller (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 27, 1987*		vs. Clemson	L 54–69	0–1	Chinese Culture and Sports Center Taipei, Taiwan
Dec 3, 1987*		at UC-Santa Barbara	L 70–71	0–2	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 5, 1987*		vs. Portland	W 74–62	1–2
Dec 9, 1987*		Loyola Marymount	W 84–69	2–2	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Dec 12, 1987*		U.S. International	W 85–57	3–2	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Dec 19, 1987*		Wichita State	L 57–60	3–3	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Dec 26, 1987*		vs. TCU Far West Classic	W 63–49	4–3	Portland, OR
Dec 27, 1987*		vs. Lamar Far West Classic	W 62–44	5–3	Portland, OR
Dec 28, 1987*		vs. Oregon Far West Classic	W 62–51	6–3	Portland, OR
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 7, 1988		at UCLA	W 65–64	7–3 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (7,721) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 9, 1988		at USC	W 80–77	8–3 (2–0)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
Jan 14, 1988		No. 1 Arizona	L 48–70	8–4 (2–1)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Jan 16, 1988		Arizona State	W 76–68	9–4 (3–1)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Jan 21, 1988		at Washington	L 59–63	9–5 (3–2)	Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA
Jan 23, 1988		at Washington State	L 49–56	9–6 (3–3)	Friel Court Pullman, WA
Jan 28, 1988		Stanford	L 65–78	9–7 (3–4)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Jan 30, 1988		California	W 82–46	10–7 (4–4)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb 4, 1988		USC	W 84–57	11–7 (5–4)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb 7, 1988		UCLA	W 73–68	12–7 (6–4)	Gill Coliseum (7,612) Corvallis, OR
Feb 11, 1988		at Arizona State	W 78–75	13–7 (7–4)	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Feb 14, 1988		at No. 3 Arizona	L 62–77	13–8 (7–5)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Feb 18, 1988		Washington State	W 62–48	14–8 (8–5)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb 20, 1988		Washington	W 69–57	15–8 (9–5)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb 25, 1988		at California	W 65–54	16–8 (10–5)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
Feb 27, 1988		at Stanford	W 63–61	17–8 (11–5)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
Mar 3, 1988		Oregon	W 59–47	18–8 (12–5)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Mar 5, 1988		at Oregon	L 61–62	18–9 (12–6)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
Pacific-10 tournament
Mar 11, 1988* 7:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. Washington Pac-10 tournament Quarterfinal	W 80–61	19–9	McKale Center (13,061) Tucson, AZ
Mar 12, 1988* 3:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. Washington State Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal	W 74–68 ^2OT	20–9	McKale Center (13,549) Tucson, AZ
Mar 13, 1988*	(2)	at (1) No. 3 Arizona Pac-10 tournament championship	L 67–83	20–10	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1988*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) Louisville First round	L 61–70	20–11	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "1987-88 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "1987-88 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "1987-88 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[4] "1987-88 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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