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1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

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1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
Big Ten Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record29–4 (16–2 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
1988–89 →
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Purdue 16 2   .889 29 4   .879
No. 10 Michigan 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
No. 17 Iowa 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
No. 16 Illinois 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Indiana 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Ohio State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Michigan State 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
Minnesota 4 14   .222 10 18   .357
Northwestern 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1987–88 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team won the Big Ten Conference championship by a 3-game margin. The Boilermakers earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, finishing the season with a 29–4 record (16–2 Big Ten).

Roster

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1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 21 Everette Stephens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Evanston, Illinois
G 23 Troy Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio
G 25 Tony Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Ft. Wayne, Indiana
F 30 Kip Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr  
F 33 Todd Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Anderson, Indiana
F 35 Mel McCants 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F/C 55 Steve Scheffler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Grand Rapids, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
Nov 20, 1987*
No. 2 Arkansas–Little Rock W 102–88  1–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Nov 24, 1987*
6:30 pm, Score
No. 2 Iowa State
Big Apple NIT
L 96–104  1–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Nov 30, 1987*
8:00 pm
No. 2 at Illinois State W 68–61  2–1
Horton Field House (6,942)
Normal, IL
Dec 3, 1987*
No. 11 at Wichita State W 80–78  3–1
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, KS
Dec 5, 1987*
No. 11 Oregon W 88–62  4–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 7, 1987*
No. 11 Colorado W 72–54  5–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 12, 1987*
No. 13 Ball State W 96–47  6–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 20, 1987*
No. 12 Kansas State W 101–72  7–1
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 22, 1987*
No. 10 Texas Tech W 82–59  8–1
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Dec 29, 1987*
No. 11 vs. Wake Forest
Palm Beach Classic
W 81–73  9–1
 
West Palm Beach, FL
Dec 30, 1987*
No. 11 vs. Miami (FL)
Palm Beach Classic
W 110–82  10–1
 
West Palm Beach, FL
Big Ten Regular Season
Jan 4, 1988
No. 11 at Illinois W 81–68  11–1
(1–0)
Assembly Hall (16,654)
Champaign, IL
Jan 7, 1988
No. 10 Ohio State W 84–77  12–1
(2–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 9, 1988
No. 10 No. 16 Iowa W 80–79  13–1
(3–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 14, 1988
No. 8 Northwestern W 80–64  14–1
(4–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 16, 1988
No. 8 at Minnesota W 82–74  15–1
(5–0)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
Jan 20, 1988
No. 5 Michigan State W 78–67  16–1
(6–0)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Jan 23, 1988*
No. 5 at Louisville W 91–85  17–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 30, 1988
No. 2 at Indiana L 79–82  17–2
(6–1)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
Feb 3, 1988
No. 6 Wisconsin W 86–62  18–2
(7–1)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 7, 1988
No. 6 at No. 11 Michigan W 91–87  19–2
(8–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
Feb 10, 1988
No. 2 at Michigan State W 72–70  20–2
(9–1)
Jenison Fieldhouse 
East Lansing, MI
Feb 15, 1988
 ESPN
No. 2 at No. 13 Iowa W 73–68  21–2
(10–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
Feb 21, 1988
No. 2 Indiana W 95–85  22–2
(11–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 25, 1988
No. 2 Illinois W 93–79  23–2
(12–1)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
Feb 27, 1988
No. 2 at Northwestern W 69–51  24–2
(13–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
Mar 3, 1988
No. 2 at Wisconsin W 84–56  25–2
(14–1)
Wisconsin Field House (8,496)
Madison, WI
Mar 5, 1988
No. 2 No. 10 Michigan W 80–67  26–2
(15–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Mar 9, 1988
No. 2 at Ohio State L 60–71  26–3
(15–2)
St. John Arena 
Columbus, OH
Mar 12, 1988
No. 2 Minnesota W 93–66  27–3
(16–2)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1988*
 CBS
(1) No. 3 vs. (16) Fairleigh Dickinson
NCAA tournament First Round
W 94–79[1]  28–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
Mar 19, 1988*
 CBS
(1) No. 3 vs. (9) Memphis State
NCAA Tournament Second Round
W 100–73[2]  29–3
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
Mar 25, 1988*
 CBS
No. 3 vs. No. 20 Kansas State
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
L 70–73[3]  29–4
Pontiac Silverdome (31,309)
Pontiac, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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NCAA basketball tournament

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During the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Kansas State.

  • Midwest
    • Purdue (#1 seed) 94, Fairleigh Dickinson (#16 seed) 79
    • Purdue 100, Memphis (#9 seed) 73
    • Kansas State (#4 seed) 73, Purdue 70

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 31 Everette Stephens Philadelphia 76ers
2 43 Todd Mitchell Denver Nuggets

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References

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  1. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Turned Inside-Out by Purdue, 94-79". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "PURDUE LEAPS HURDLE AGAINST MEMPHIS STATE". The Washington Post. March 20, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "KANSAS STATE SPELLS END OF PURDUE DREAM". The Chicago Tribune. March 25, 1988. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. Retrieved April 25, 2020.
  5. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  6. ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2020.