1987–88 Houston Cougars men's basketball team

1987–88 Houston Cougars men's basketball
1987–88 Houston Cougars men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Southwest Conference
Record	18–13 (10–6 SWC)
Head coach	Pat Foster (2nd season);
Assistant coach	Alvin Brooks
Home arena	Hofheinz Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
SMU †	12	–	4	.750	28	–	7	.800
Arkansas	11	–	5	.688	21	–	9	.700
Baylor	11	–	5	.688	23	–	11	.676
Houston	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Texas	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Texas A&M	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
Texas Tech	4	–	12	.250	9	–	19	.321
TCU	3	–	13	.188	9	–	19	.321
Rice	3	–	13	.188	6	–	21	.222

† 1988 SWC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Houston Cougars men's basketball team represented the University of Houston as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Pat Foster, and the team played its home games at the Hofheinz Pavilion in Houston, Texas.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	4	Randy Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Collins HS	Chicago, Illinois
F	30	Craig Upchurch	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr
C	33	Rolando Ferreira	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Colegro Objectivo	São Paulo, Brazil

Head coach

Pat Foster

Assistant coach(es)

Alvin Brooks

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*		Sam Houston State	W 85–71	1–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 5, 1987*		at Pan American	W 65–59	2–0	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas
Dec 7, 1987*		Arkansas State	W 80–72	3–0	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 12, 1987*		No. 17 UNLV	L 69–89	3–1	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Dec 17, 1987*		at Minnesota	L 60–65	3–2	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 20, 1987*		vs. Drexel Spindletop Classic	W 91–88	4–2	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Dec 21, 1987*		at Lamar Spindletop Classic	W 71–67	5–2	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Jan 2, 1988		at Texas	L 63–65	5–3 (0–1)	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 6, 1988*		at New Orleans	L 64–71	5–4	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 9, 1988		Texas Tech	W 72–67	6–4 (1–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 13, 1988*		at Southwestern Louisiana	L 101–102 ^2OT	6–5	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 16, 1988		at TCU	W 77–57	7–5 (2–1)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas
Jan 19, 1988		SMU	L 65–69	7–6 (2–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 23, 1988		Texas A&M	W 67–63	8–6 (3–2)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 1988		at Baylor	L 59–77	8–7 (3–3)	Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas
Jan 30, 1988		at Arkansas	L 62–71	8–8 (3–4)	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 3, 1988		Rice	W 84–67	9–8 (4–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 6, 1988*		at Louisville	L 69–73	9–9	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 7, 1988*		Virginia	W 81–58	10–9	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 10, 1988		at Texas Tech	W 72–68	11–9 (5–4)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Feb 13, 1988		Texas	W 62–51	12–9 (6–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 17, 1988		TCU	W 68–47	13–9 (7–4)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Feb 20, 1988		at SMU	L 84–87	13–10 (7–5)	Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas
Feb 24, 1988		at Texas A&M	W 73–70	14–10 (8–5)	G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas
Feb 27, 1988		Baylor	L 73–88	14–11 (8–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 3, 1988		Arkansas	W 82–77	15–11 (9–6)	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 5, 1988		at Rice	W 81–65	16–11 (10–6)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, Texas
SWC tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	(5)	vs. (4) Texas Quarterfinals	W 72–57	17–11	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
Mar 12, 1988*	(5)	vs. (1) SMU Semifinals	L 76–98	17–12	Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas
NIT
Mar 17, 1988*		Fordham First round	W 69–61	18–12	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 22, 1988*		at Colorado State Second round	L 61–71	18–13	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

^ "1987–88 Houston Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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[1] "1987–88 Houston Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[ESPN-2] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 846–847. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Houston Cougars men's basketball
Venues	Sam Houston Coliseum (select games; 1937–19??) Jeppesen Gymnasium (1946–1966) Delmar Fieldhouse (1966–1969) Hofheinz Pavilion (1969–2017) Health and Physical Education Arena (2017–2018) Fertitta Center (2018–present)
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Culture & lore	Shasta Phi Slama Jama Game of the Century "Cougar Fight Song" Spirit of Houston
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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