1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1987-88 Oklahoma Sooners Oklahoma Sooners Logo 1979-2000.png 150 Big Eight Conference Big Eight 3 4 35–4 12–2 Billy Tubbs 8th Mike Mims Jim Kerwin 4th Mike Anderson A Team for the Ages http://www.soonersports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?ATCLID=208389786 University of Oklahoma January 22, 2016 February 25, 2008 Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871) NCAA Tournament, Runner-upBig 8 Conference Regular Season ChampionsBig 8 Conference tournament champions National Championship Game L Lost 79-83 vs. Kansas thumb|150px|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.http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-conf-championships.html Conference Championships 2010-07-06 SoonerStats.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100623042818/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-conf-championships.html 23 June 2010 dead The team was led by three future NBA draft first round selections: Harvey Grant, Stacey King and Mookie Blaylock. Grant and King earned All-American recognition that season. The team won its first 14 games before losing back to back contests to unranked 1987 men LSU Tigers Louisiana State University 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).http://www.soonerstats.com/basketball/men/seasons/schedule.cfm?SeasonID=1988 1988 Men's Basketball Season 2010-07-06 SoonerStats.com Mookie Blaylock established the current National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball single-season steals (150) and single-game steals (13) records. 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.http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide 2010-07-05 126 CBS Interactive 2012-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead The team holds numerous Sooner records including wins (35), and points per game (102.5).http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide 2010-07-05 127 CBS Interactive 2012-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead Roster 1987 Oklahoma Sooners y yes Mike Bell 21 F 6 5 201 Jr Montgomery, AL Robert E. Lee Mookie Blaylock y Mookie Blaylock 10 G 6 0 177 Jr Garland, TX Garland Chris Durley 23 G 6 3 210 Jr Oklahoma City, OK Douglass Ricky Grace y 14 G 6 1 172 Sr Dallas, TX Wilmer–Hutchins Harvey Grant y Harvey Grant 25 F 6 8 200 Sr Sparta, GA Independence CC Darryl Johnson 55 F 6 5 218 Fr Houston, TX Yates Tyrone Jones 22 F 6 5 215 Jr Washington, D.C. Dunbar Stacey King y Stacey King 33 C 6 10 229 Jr Lawton, OK Lawton Tony Martin 50 F 6 7 230 Los Angeles, CA Manual Arts Terrence Mullins 24 G 6 2 198 Fr San Francisco, CA Riordan Art Pollard 20 G 6 2 184 Jr East Chicago, IN Roosevelt Dave Sieger 44 F 6 5 207 Sr San Bernardino, CA San Gorgonio Jason Skurcenski 11 G 6 2 172 Fr Bartlesville, OK Bartlesville Andre Wiley 32 F 6 5 197 Jr Flint, MI Southwestern http://soonerstats.com/basketball/men/players/roster.cfm?seasonid=1988#.VqwH63mP7IU 2016-Jan-29 Billy Tubbs Mike Mims Jim Kerwin Mike Anderson Schedule yes |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Regular Season 11/28/1987 3:00 pm yes 19 Texas A&M Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 104–80 1–0 12/01/1987 8:00 pm yes yes 18 Penn State Rec Hall University Park, PA USA 93–59 2–0 12/05/1987 3:00 pm yes 18 Loyola (IL) Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 123–73 3–0 12/07/1987 8:00 pm yes 18 Sam Houston State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 111–69 4–0 12/10/1987 8:00 pm yes yes 16 Florida State Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL ESPN 89–87 5–0 12/12/1987 3:00 pm yes 16 Centenary (LA) Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 152–84 6–0 12/19/1987 3:00 pm yes 14 Georgia State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 124–81 7–0 12/23/1987 2:30 pm yes yes 12 Virginia Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Chaminade Classic quarterfinals 109–61 8–0 12/24/1987 4:00 pm yes yes 12 1987 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Chaminade Classic semifinals 151–99 9–0 12/25/1987 6:30 pm yes yes 12 Georgia Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, HI Chaminade Classic championship 93–90 10–0 12/29/1987 6:00 pm yes yes 10 Oral Roberts Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK All–College Classic semifinals Sooner Sports Network 144–93 11–0 12/30/1987 8:00 pm yes yes 10 Illinois State Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, OK All–College Classic championship Sooner Sports Network 107–56 12–0 01/04/1988 8:00 pm yes 10 Austin Peay Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 109–69 13–0 01/09/1988 3:00 pm 8 Oklahoma State Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Bedlam Series Raycom 108–80 14–0 1–0 01/11/1988 8:00 pm yes yes 8 LSU Lakefront Arena New Orleans, LA USA 77–84 14–1 01/16/1988 3:00 pm yes 3 Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS Raycom 62–69 14–2 1–1 01/20/1988 9:00 pm yes 11 Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO Sooner Sports Network 96–76 15–2 2–1 01/23/1988 1:00 pm yes 11 Pittsburgh 6 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK CBS 86–83 16–2 01/27/1988 8:00 pm 10 Iowa State 12 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Raycom 109–86 17–2 3–1 01/30/1988 1:00 pm yes 10 Iowa State 12 Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA Raycom 96–91 18–2 4–1 02/03/1988 8:00 pm yes 7 Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Raycom 73–65 19–2 5–1 02/06/1988 1:00 pm 7 Missouri Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Raycom 120–101 20–2 6–1 02/09/1988 8:00 pm yes 4 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE Sooner Sports Network 92–77 21–2 7–1 02/13/1988 1:00 pm 4 Kansas State 14 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Raycom 112–95 22–2 8–1 02/17/1988 8:00 pm yes 4 Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK Bedlam Series Raycom 79–75 23–2 9–1 02/20/1988 3:00 pm yes 4 New Mexico Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Sooner Sports Network 120–100 24–2 02/24/1988 6:00 pm 4 Kansas Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN 95–87 25–2 10–1 02/27/1988 1:00 pm 4 Colorado Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Raycom 134–84 26–2 11–1 03/03/1988 6:00 pm yes 4 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO ESPN 90–93 OT 26–3 11–2 03/05/1988 3:00 pm 4 Nebraska Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK Raycom 113–93 27–3 12–2 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| Phillips 66 Big 8 Tournament 03/11/1988 2:30 pm yes 4 1 Colorado 8 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals Raycom 99–66 28–3 03/12/1988 1:00 pm yes 4 1 Missouri 4 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Semifinals Raycom 102–99 29–3 03/13/1988 3:00 pm yes 4 1 Kansas State 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Finals ABC 88–83 30–3 |- ! colspan=9 style="background:#960018; color:#FFFDD0;"| NCAA Tournament 03/17/1988 1:37 pm yes 4 SE 1 Chattanooga SE 16 The Omni Atlanta, GA Round of 64 ESPN/NCAA Productions 94–66N.C.A.A. Tournament; Southeast Regional; Purdue Displays Power; Auburn Rallies https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/18/sports/ncaa-tournament-southeast-regional-purdue-displays-power-auburn-rallies.html The New York Times March 18, 1988 May 7, 2022 31–3 03/19/1988 4:00 pm yes 4 SE 1 Auburn SE 8 The Omni Atlanta, GA Round of 32 CBS 107–87 32–3 03/24/1988 9:39 pm yes 4 SE 1 Louisville SE 5 BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL Sweet Sixteen CBS 108–98 33–3 03/26/1988 3:05 pm yes 4 SE 1 Villanova SE 6 BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL Elite Eight CBS 78–59 34–3 04/02/1988 7:12 pm yes 4 SE 1 Arizona W 1 2 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Final Four CBS 86–78The Washington Post Oklahoma's Fire Melts Arizona, 86-78 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/longterm/memories/final4/articles/semi88b.htm April 3, 1988 May 7, 2022 35–3 04/04/1988 8:12 pm yes 4 SE 1 Kansas MW 6 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO National Championship CBS 79–83 35–4 AP Poll Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region SE=Southeast Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 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:http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1988 1988 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket 2010-07-05 databaseSports.com Southeast Oklahoma (1) 94, 1987 men Chattanooga Mocs University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga (16) 66 Oklahoma 107, Auburn (8) 87 Oklahoma 108, Louisville (5) 98 (Sweet 16) Oklahoma 78, Villanova (6) 59 (Regional Final) Final Four Oklahoma 86, Arizona 78 Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79 Honors All-American: Harvey Grant and Stacey King (1st of 2 times)http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide 164 CBS Interactive 5 July 2010 12 November 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead Big Eight tournament MVP: King NCAA Tournament Southeast Regional MVP: Kinghttp://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-retired-jerseys.html Honored Jerseys 2010-07-05 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100628220607/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/okla-retired-jerseys.html 2010-06-28 dead Team players drafted into the NBA The following players were drafted in the 1988 NBA draft:http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/sooners-in-nba-draft.html Sooners in NBA Draft 2010-07-05 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20100718064107/http://www.soonersports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/sooners-in-nba-draft.html 2010-07-18 deadhttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N 1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-05 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317221203/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N 2010-03-17 Oklahoma Sooners 2 Round Pick Player Position NBA club 112Harvey GrantGuardWashington Bullets367Ricky GraceGuardUtah Jazz The following players were varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA draft in later years:http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf 2010-07-05 Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide 168–169 CBS Interactive 2012-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112122651/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/okla/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010_mbb_guide_section7.pdf dead 1989 NBA draft: Stacey King (1st, 6th, Chicago Bulls), Mookie Blaylock (1st, 12th, New Jersey Nets) References Category:Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Oklahoma Oklahoma