1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Runner-up
Big 8 Conference Regular Season Champions
Big 8 Conference tournament champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record35–4 (12–2 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
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
Oklahoma earned its third Final Four appearance in 1988, where they suffered a loss against Kansas in the championship game.

The 1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 35–4 overall record and a 12–2 conference record to earn the Conference title under head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the third Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs and his second Big Eight Conference tournament Championship.[2]

The team was led by three future NBA draft first round selections: Harvey Grant, Stacey King and Mookie Blaylock.[3] Grant and King earned All-American recognition that season.[4] The team won its first 14 games before losing back to back contests to unranked LSU and Kansas State. The team then won 12 consecutive games before falling to unranked Missouri in overtime in its penultimate regular season game. The team then ran off 9 more wins taking it to the championship game of the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where it lost to Kansas. The team defeated all five ranked opponents it faced during the season. (In order, #6 Pitt, #12 Iowa State twice, a rematch against #14 Kansas State, and #2 Arizona in the final four).[5]

Mookie Blaylock established the current National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball single-season steals (150) and single-game steals (13) records.[6][7] Stacey King set the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball single-season blocked shots (103) record. Ricky Grace set the single-season assists (280) record.[6] The team holds numerous Sooner records including wins (35), and points per game (102.5).[8]

Roster

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1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 21 Mike Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Robert E. Lee Montgomery, AL
G 10 Mookie Blaylock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Garland Garland, TX
G 23 Chris Durley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Douglass Oklahoma City, OK
G 14 Ricky Grace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Wilmer–Hutchins Dallas, TX
F 25 Harvey Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Independence CC Sparta, GA
F 55 Darryl Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Yates Houston, TX
F 22 Tyrone Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dunbar Washington, D.C.
C 33 Stacey King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Lawton Lawton, OK
F 50 Tony Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Manual Arts Los Angeles, CA
G 24 Terrence Mullins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Riordan San Francisco, CA
G 20 Art Pollard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Roosevelt East Chicago, IN
F 44 Dave Sieger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr San Gorgonio San Bernardino, CA
G 11 Jason Skurcenski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Bartlesville Bartlesville, OK
F 32 Andre Wiley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Southwestern Flint, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-Jan-29

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1987*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 19 Texas A&M W 104–80  1–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/01/1987*
8:00 pm, USA 		No. 18 at Penn State W 93–59  2–0
 Rec Hall 
University Park, PA
12/05/1987*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 18 Loyola (IL) W 123–73  3–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/07/1987*
8:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 18 Sam Houston State W 111–69  4–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/10/1987*
8:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 16 at Florida State W 89–87  5–0
 Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
12/12/1987*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 16 Centenary (LA) W 152–84  6–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/19/1987*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 14 Georgia State W 124–81  7–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/23/1987*
2:30 pm 		No. 12 vs. Virginia
Chaminade Classic quarterfinals 		W 109–61  8–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/24/1987*
4:00 pm 		No. 12 vs. Dayton
Chaminade Classic semifinals 		W 151–99  9–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/25/1987*
6:30 pm 		No. 12 vs. Georgia
Chaminade Classic championship 		W 93–90  10–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/29/1987*
6:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 10 vs. Oral Roberts
All–College Classic semifinals 		W 144–93  11–0
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
12/30/1987*
8:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 10 vs. Illinois State
All–College Classic championship 		W 107–56  12–0
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
01/04/1988*
8:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 10 Austin Peay W 109–69  13–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
01/09/1988
3:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 8 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series 		W 108–80  14–0
(1–0) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
01/11/1988*
8:00 pm, USA 		No. 8 vs. LSU L 77–84  14–1
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
01/16/1988
3:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 3 at Kansas State L 62–69  14–2
(1–1) 		Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
01/20/1988
9:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 11 at Colorado W 96–76  15–2
(2–1) 		Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
01/23/1988*
1:00 pm, CBS 		No. 11 No. 6 Pittsburgh W 86–83  16–2
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
01/27/1988
8:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 10 No. 12 Iowa State W 109–86  17–2
(3–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
01/30/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 10 at No. 12 Iowa State W 96–91  18–2
(4–1) 		Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
02/03/1988
8:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 7 at Kansas W 73–65  19–2
(5–1) 		Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
02/06/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 7 Missouri W 120–101  20–2
(6–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/09/1988
8:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 4 at Nebraska W 92–77  21–2
(7–1) 		Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
02/13/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 4 No. 14 Kansas State W 112–95  22–2
(8–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/17/1988
8:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 4 at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series 		W 79–75  23–2
(9–1) 		Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
02/20/1988*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network 		No. 4 New Mexico W 120–100  24–2
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/24/1988
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 Kansas W 95–87  25–2
(10–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/27/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 4 Colorado W 134–84  26–2
(11–1) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
03/03/1988
6:00 pm, ESPN 		No. 4 at Missouri L 90–93 OT 26–3
(11–2) 		Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
03/05/1988
3:00 pm, Raycom 		No. 4 Nebraska W 113–93  27–3
(12–2) 		Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Phillips 66 Big 8 Tournament
03/11/1988
2:30 pm, Raycom 		No. 4 vs. Colorado
Quarterfinals 		W 99–66  28–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
03/12/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom 		(1) No. 4 vs. (4) Missouri
Semifinals 		W 102–99  29–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
03/13/1988
3:00 pm, ABC 		No. 4 vs. Kansas State
Finals 		W 88–83  30–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/17/1988
1:37 pm, ESPN/NCAA Productions 		(SE 1) No. 4 vs. (SE 16) Chattanooga
Round of 64 		W 94–66[9]  31–3
 The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
03/19/1988
4:00 pm, CBS 		(SE 1) No. 4 vs. (SE 8) Auburn
Round of 32 		W 107–87  32–3
 The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
03/24/1988
9:39 pm, CBS 		(SE 1) No. 4 vs. (SE 5) Louisville
Sweet Sixteen 		W 108–98  33–3
 BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/26/1988
3:05 pm, CBS 		(SE 1) No. 4 vs. (SE 6) Villanova
Elite Eight 		W 78–59  34–3
 BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, AL
04/02/1988
7:12 pm, CBS 		(SE 1) No. 4 vs. (W 1) No. 2 Arizona
Final Four 		W 86–78[10]  35–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
04/04/1988
8:12 pm, CBS 		(SE 1) No. 4 vs. (MW 6) Kansas
National Championship 		L 79–83  35–4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region SE=Southeast.

Rankings

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Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Final
AP 19 18 16 14 12 10 8 3 11 10 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coaches n/a 17 16 14 13 10 8 3 11 10 8 4 4 4 3 4 4

NCAA basketball tournament

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Main article: 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament:[11]

Honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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The following players were drafted in the 1988 NBA draft:[3][12]

Round Pick Player Position NBA club
1 12 Harvey Grant Guard Washington Bullets
3 67 Ricky Grace Guard Utah Jazz

The following players were varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA draft in later years:[3][13]

References

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  1. ^ "A Team for the Ages". University of Oklahoma. February 25, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ^ "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  5. ^ "1988 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  7. ^ a b c "Honored Jerseys". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  8. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  9. ^ "N.C.A.A. Tournament; Southeast Regional; Purdue Displays Power; Auburn Rallies". The New York Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "Oklahoma's Fire Melts Arizona, 86-78". The Washington Post. April 3, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "1988 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  12. ^ "1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  13. ^ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. pp. 168–169. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
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