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1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

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1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record19–11 (7–7 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bob Sundvold (7th season)
  • Rich Daly (5th season)
  • Anthony Smith (3rd season)
Home arenaHearnes Center
Seasons
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 12 2   .857 35 4   .897
No. 20 Kansas State 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Kansas 9 5   .643 27 11   .711
Missouri 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Iowa State 6 8   .429 20 12   .625
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Nebraska 4 10   .286 13 18   .419
Colorado 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
1988 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri as a member of the Big Eight Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season. Led by head coach Norm Stewart, the Tigers finished fourth in the Big Eight Conference, lost in the semifinal round of the Big Eight tournament, and received a bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the East region. The Tigers were upset by Rhode Island, 87–80, in the opening round[1] and finished with an overall record of 19–11 (7–7 Big Eight).

Roster

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1987–88 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Derrick Chievous 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr New York, New York
G 4 Lee Coward 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
So Detroit, MI
G 21 Byron Irvin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 33 Greg Church 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr
F 34 Doug Smith 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
F 42 Mike Sandbothe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
C 52 Gary Leonard 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 264 lb (120 kg) Jr Belleville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Bob Sundvold
  • Rich Daly
  • Anthony Smith

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Dec 4, 1987*
No. 8 North Texas
Wadsworth Show-Me Classic
W 64–56  1–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 5, 1987*
No. 8 Eastern Michigan
Wadsworth Show-Me Classic
W 77–75 2OT 2–0
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 8, 1987*
No. 9 at Drake W 76–74  3–0
Veterans Memorial Auditorium 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 12, 1987*
No. 9 at No. 20 Memphis State L 68–76[2]  3–1
Mid-South Coliseum 
Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 15, 1987*
No. 16 Virginia Tech W 105–96  4–1
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 22, 1987*
No. 17 vs. Illinois
Braggin' Rights
L 63–75[3]  4–2
St. Louis Arena (18,224)
St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 28, 1987*
San Jose State W 85–61  5–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 30, 1987*
Alabama State W 129–64  6–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 2, 1988*
Tulsa W 92–48  7–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 4, 1988*
at Southern Illinois W 86–66  8–2
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 6, 1988*
Maryland W 93–85  9–2
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 9, 1988
at No. 18 Kansas
Border War
L 74–78[4]  9–3
(0–1)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 16, 1988
at Nebraska L 68–70  9–4
(0–2)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Jan 23, 1988
1:10 pm, Big Eight
No. 10 Iowa State W 119–93[5]  11–4
(1–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 1988
at Oklahoma State W 86–72  12–4
(2–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 3, 1988
Colorado W 99–69  13–4
(3–2)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 6, 1988
1:00 pm, Raycom
at No. 7 Oklahoma L 101–120[6]  13–5
(3–3)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 1988
No. 14 Kansas State W 79–75[7]  14–5
(4–3)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 11, 1988
Nebraska W 92–67  15–5
(5–3)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 13, 1988*
at No. 7 UNLV W 81–79[8]  16–5
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Feb 17, 1988
9:10 pm, ESPN
No. 15 at Iowa State L 89–102  16–6
(5–4)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 21, 1988
No. 15 Oklahoma State W 92–70  17–6
(6–4)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Feb 24, 1988
No. 15 at Colorado L 78–81  17–7
(6–5)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 27, 1988
No. 15 Kansas
Border War
L 77–82  17–8
(6–6)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Mar 3, 1988
6:00 pm, ESPN
No. 4 Oklahoma W 93–90 OT[9] 18–8
(7–6)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Mar 5, 1988
at Kansas State L 82–92  18–9
(7–7)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Big Eight Conference tournament
Mar 11, 1988*
12:10 pm, Raycom
(4) vs. (5) Iowa State
Big Eight tournament quarterfinals
W 90–80  19–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 1988*
1:00 pm, Raycom
(4) vs. (1) No. 4 Oklahoma
Big Eight tournament semifinals
L 99–102[10]  19–10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1988*
(6 E) vs. (11 E) Rhode Island
East Regional – First Round
L 80–87  19–11
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

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1988 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 16 Derrick Chievous Houston Rockets

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References

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  1. ^ "Missouri Can't Guard Against Rhode Island Backcourt, 87-80". The Los Angeles Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  2. ^ "Memphis State upends Missouri". The Tennessean. December 13, 1987. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Illini Slam Mizzou 75-63". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. December 23, 1987. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "KU Defeats Mizzou 78-74, Keeps Home Streak Going". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 10, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. January 24, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "College Basketball Roundup". UPI Archives. February 7, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Missouri Toes Line to Top Kansas State". The Los Angeles Times. February 10, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Missouri Hands No. 7 Rebels a Rare Loss at Las Vegas, 81-79". The Los Angeles Times. February 14, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  9. ^ "Missouri Upsets Oklahoma by 93-90". The New York Times. March 4, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  10. ^ "Oklahoma Tops Missouri To Gain Final". The New York Times. March 13, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  11. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 943–944. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  12. ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.