1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball | |
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Big East Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round, L 74–80 vs. Vanderbilt | |
Conference | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 8 |
AP | No. 8 |
Record | 24–7 (12–4 Big East) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Fitzgerald Field House (Capacity: 4,122) |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Pittsburgh | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Syracuse† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 24 | – | 13 | .649 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 17 | .393 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1988 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 1988[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 24–7.[2] They received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where, as a #2 seed, they lost in overtime in the second round to Vanderbilt.
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 28, 1987* | No. 4 | Robert Morris | W 96–70 | 1–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 2, 1987* | No. 4 | Saint Francis (PA) | W 88–70 | 2–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Dec 7, 1987* | No. 2 | Chicago State | W 89–63 | 3–0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
December 12, 1987* | No. 2 | at West Virginia | W 70–64 | 4–0 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia | ||||||
December 21, 1987* | No. 3 | vs. Akron | W 67–63 | 5–0 | Richfield Coliseum Richfield, Ohio | ||||||
Dec 26, 1987* | No. 3 | at Jacksonville | W 81–67 | 6–0 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida | ||||||
Dec 28, 1987* | No. 3 | vs. Florida State | W 72–71 | 7–0 | Orange County Civic Center Orlando, Florida | ||||||
Dec 29, 1987* | No. 3 | vs. Alabama | W 87–51 | 8–0 | Orange County Civic Center Orlando, Florida | ||||||
January 2, 1988* CBS | No. 3 | No. 8 Florida | W 80-68 | 9-0 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 1988 ESPN | No. 2 | at No. 14 Georgetown | L 57–62 | 9–1 (0–1) | Capital Centre (13,970) Landover, Maryland | ||||||
January 9, 1988 Big East TV | No. 2 | No. 20 St. John's | W 81–70 | 10–1 (1–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
January 11, 1988* | No. 6 | Duquesne | W 85–58 | 11–1 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
January 13, 1988 Big East TV | No. 6 | Connecticut | W 61–58 | 12–1 (2–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
January 16, 1988 Big East TV | No. 6 | Villanova | W 85–73 | 13–1 (3–1) | Fitzgerald Field House (6,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
January 23, 1988* CBS | No. 6 | at No. 11 Oklahoma | L 83–86 | 13–2 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma | ||||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
January 25, 1988 ESPN | No. 11 | Providence | W 90–56 | 14–2 (4–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
January 30, 1988 Big East TV | No. 11 | at Boston College | W 73–67 | 15–2 (5–1) | Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts | ||||||
February 3, 1988 ESPN | No. 9 | at No. 20 St. John's | W 88–71 | 16–2 (6–1) | Alumni Hall Jamaica, New York | ||||||
February 10, 1988 ESPN | No. 5 | No. 11 Syracuse | L 75–84 | 16–3 (6–2) | Civic Arena (16,798) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
February 13, 1988 Big East TV | No. 5 | at No. 20 Villanova | W 87–75 | 17–3 (7–2) | John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania | ||||||
February 16, 1988 Big East TV | No. 8 | at Providence | W 87–86 | 18–3 (8–2) | Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island | ||||||
February 20, 1988 CBS | No. 8 | No. 18 Georgetown | W 64–58 | 19–3 (9–2) | Civic Arena (16,721) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
February 22, 1988 ESPN | No. 6 | at Seton Hall | L 72–89 | 19–4 (9–3) | Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
February 27, 1988 Big East TV | No. 6 | at Connecticut | W 74–69 | 20–4 (10–3) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
March 1, 1988 Big East TV | No. 7 | Boston College | W 87–79 | 21–4 (11–3) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
March 2, 1988 | No. 7 | Seton Hall | L 79–83 | 21–5 (11–4) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | ||||||
March 6, 1988 CBS | No. 7 | at No. 12 Syracuse | W 85–84 | 22–5 (12–4) | Carrier Dome (32,492) Syracuse, New York | ||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 1988* Big East TV | (1) No. 5 | vs. (9) Connecticut Big East tournament Quarterfinal | W 75–58 | 23–5 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York | ||||||
March 12, 1988* Big East TV | (1) No. 5 | vs. (4) Villanova Big East tournament semifinal | L 69–72 | 23–6 | Madison Square Garden (19,591) New York City, New York | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 18, 1988* ESPN NCAA Productions | (2 MW) No. 8 | vs. (15 MW) Eastern Michigan NCAA tournament first round | W 108–90 | 24–6 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,375) Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||
March 20, 1988* CBS | (2 MW) No. 8 | vs. (7 MW) Vanderbilt NCAA Tournament second round | L 74–80 OT | 24–7 | Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,433) Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. |
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