1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

1987-88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference Big 8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #20
AP #20
1987-88 record 25–9 (11–3 Big 8)
Head coach Lon Kruger
Assistant coach Dana Altman
Assistant coach Greg Grensing
Home arena Ahearn Field House
Seasons
« 1986-87 1988-89 »

The 1987-88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his second of four years at the helm of the Wildcats. The team tied a then-school record with 25 wins and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.[1]

The team played its home games in Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. 1988 was the last year the team played in Ahearn Field House. Kansas State was a member of the now defunct Big 8 Conference.

Starting line-up

Below is the starting five for the last game of the regular season, against Missouri on March 5, 1988.

Position Player
Forward Mitch Richmond
Forward Charles Bledsoe
Center Ron Meyer
Guard Steve Henson
Guard Will Scott

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Record
Regular Season
11/27/87* vs. San Diego State Selland Arena • Fresno, CA
(Sun Met Classic)		 W 79-68  1–0
11/28/87* vs. Fresno State Selland Arena • Fresno, CA
(Sun Met Classic)		 W 65-50  2–0
11/30/87* Cal-State Northridge Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 79-68  3–0
12/2/87* UMKC Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 81–54  4–0
12/5/87* at Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, NE W 88–78  5–0
12/8/87* Southwest Missouri State Ahean Field House • Manhattan, KS L 80–82 (4OT)  5–1
12/17/87* Southern Miss Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS L 69–71  5–2
12/20/87* at #12 Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN L 72–101  5–3
12/31/87* at Utah State Smith Spectrum • Logan, UT W 81–69  6–3
1/3/88* vs. Marquette Unknown • Kansas City, MO W 78–57  7–3
1/11/88* at Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum • Hattiesburg, MS L 89–91 (OT)  7–4
1/16/88 #3 Oklahoma Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 69–62  8–4 (1–0)
1/19/88* Wichita State Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 58–47  9–4
1/23/88 at Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, OK W 76–60  10–4 (2–0)
1/27/88 at Colorado CU Events/Conference Center • Boulder, CO W 68–60  11–4 (3–0)
1/30/88 at Kansas Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS
(Sunflower Showdown)		 W 72–61  12–4 (4–0)
2/3/88 #16 Iowa State Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 79–68 (OT)  13–4 (5–0)
2/6/88 Nebraska Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 65–63  14–4 (6–0)
2/9/88 at Missouri #14 Hearnes Center • Columbia, MO L 75–79  14–5 (6–1)
2/13/88 at #4 Oklahoma #14 Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, OK L 95–112  14–6 (6–2)
2/16/88 Colorado Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 83–65  15–6 (7–2)
2/18/88 Kansas Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS
(Sunflower Showdown)		 L 63–64  15–7 (7–3)
2/22/88* Northern Illinois Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 88–67  16–7
2/24/88 at Iowa State Hilton Coliseum • Ames, IA W 83–66  17–7 (8–3)
2/27/88 Oklahoma State Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 59–58  18–7 (9–3)
3/2/88 at Nebraska NU Sports Complex • Lincoln, NE W 77–67  19–7 (10–3)
3/5/88 Missouri Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, KS W 92–82  20–7 (11–3)
Big 8 Tournament
3/11/88 vs. Nebraska Kemper Arena • Kansas City, MO
(Big 8 Tournament)		 W 75–70  21–7
3/12/88 vs. Kansas Kemper Arena • Kansas City, MO
(Big 8 Tournament)		 W 69–54  22–7
3/13/88 vs. #4 Oklahoma Kemper Arena • Kansas City, MO
(Big 8 Tournament)		 L 83–88  22–8
NCAA Tournament
3/17/88 vs. La Salle #20 Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN
(NCAA Tournament Opening Round)		 W 66–53  23–8
3/19/88 vs. DePaul #20 Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, IN
(NCAA Tournament Second Round)		 W 66–58  24–8
3/25/88 vs. #3 Purdue #20 Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, MI
(NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen)		 W 73–70  25–8
3/27/88 vs. Kansas #20 Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, MI
(NCAA Tournament Elite Eight)		 L 58–71  25–9
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

References

  1. ^ Schedule