1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball | |
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MEAC regular season champions MEAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 26–3 (16–0 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Corbett Sports Center |
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina A&T † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | – | 3 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bethune–Cookman | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1988 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 9th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–3, 16–0 in MEAC play to finish in first place by 5 games. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Florida A&M, to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament – the school's 7th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament – where they were defeated by No. 3 seed Syracuse, 69–55, in the opening round.[2][3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 2, 1987* | at Detroit Mercy | W 82–70 | 1–0 | Calihan Hall (1,276) Detroit, Michigan | |||||||
Dec 5, 1987* | Western Carolina | W 97–73 | 2–0 | Corbett Sports Center (4,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec, 1987* | vs. Winston-Salem State | W 65–58 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum (5,500) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec, 1987* | Johnson C. Smith | W 83–67 | 4–0 | Corbett Sports Center (5,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Dec 19, 1987* | at Virginia Union | W 89–75 | 5–0 | (924) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 2, 1988* | at Akron | L 57–63 | 5–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,442) Akron, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 4, 1988 | at Coppin State | W 90–61 | 6–1 (1–0) | Coppin Center (1,500) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 9, 1988 | at Howard | W 70–66 | 7–1 (2–0) | Burr Gymnasium (2,500) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Jan 11, 1988 | at Morgan State | W 72–62 | 8–1 (3–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (550) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
Jan 14, 1988* | at Western Carolina | W 83–69 | 9–1 | Ramsey Center (1,687) Cullowhee, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 16, 1988 | Bethune-Cookman | W 78–69 | 10–1 (4–0) | Corbett Sports Center (4,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Jan 19, 1988* | at Georgia Tech | L 72–84 | 10–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,063) Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 23, 1988 | at Bethune-Cookman | W 69–57 | 11–2 (5–0) | Moore Gymnasium (1,700) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
Jan 25, 1988 | at Florida A&M | W 89–86 OT | 12–2 (6–0) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium (3,532) Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
Jan 30, 1988 | at Delaware State | W 94–61 | 13–2 (7–0) | Memorial Hall (1,700) Dover, Delaware | |||||||
Feb 1, 1988 | at Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 83–64 | 14–2 (8–0) | J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium (1,500) Princess Anne, Maryland | |||||||
Feb 3, 1988 | Akron | W 92–70 | 15–2 (9–0) | Corbett Sports Center (4,200) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 6, 1988 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 91–82 | 16–2 (10–0) | Corbett Sports Center (2,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 8, 1988 | Delaware State | W 93–60 | 17–2 (11–0) | Corbett Sports Center (3,300) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb, 1988* | Winston-Salem State | W 60–57 | 18–2 | Corbett Sports Center (7,300) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 13, 1988 | at South Carolina State | W 74–64 | 19–2 (12–0) | SHM Memorial Center (2,629) Orangeburg, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 15, 1988 | Florida A&M | W 88–78 | 20–2 (13–0) | Corbett Sports Center (4,100) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 17, 1988 | Coppin State | W 102–70 | 21–2 (14–0) | Corbett Sports Center (2,200) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 20, 1988 | Howard | W 93–70 | 22–2 (15–0) | Corbett Sports Center (7,800) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 22, 1988 | Morgan State | W 78–60 | 23–2 (16–0) | Corbett Sports Center (2,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 27, 1988 | South Carolina State | W 92–55 | 24–2 (17–0) | Corbett Sports Center (6,817) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
1988 MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1988* | Howard Semifinals | W 67–62 | 25–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,154) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
Mar 5, 1988* | Florida A&M Championship game | W 101–86 | 26–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (8,800) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
1988 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1988* | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 9 Syracuse First Round | L 55–69 | 26–3 | Dean Smith Center (14,617) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Awards and honors
- Claude Williams – MEAC Player of the Year
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Loyola, North Carolina, Syracuse, Rhode Island Win". The Washington Post. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "Syracuse 69, North Carolina A&T 55". UPI Archives. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.