1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners Basketball UTSA Roadrunners logo.svg 250 Trans America Athletic Conference TAAC 22–9 13–5 Ken Burmeister 2nd Convocation Center TAAC tournament champion NCAA tournament The 1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 1987–88 college basketball season. This was head coach Ken Burmeister's second season at UTSA. They played their home games at the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners finished the season 22–9, 13–5 in TAAC play to finish in third place. They won the TAAC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region, UTSA was beaten by No. 3 seed Illinois in the round of 64.Illinois Sheds Ugly Memory https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-03-19-8803020021-story.html The Chicago Tribune March 19, 1988 May 8, 2022 Roster 1987 UTSA Roadrunners y yes Frank Hampton 24 F 6 4 sr Ken Burmeister (St. Mary's (TX)) https://goutsa.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1987 1987-88 UTSA Roadrunners Roster UTSA Athletics May 8, 2022 Schedule and results Sourcehttps://goutsa.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2010 1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule UTSA Athletics May 8, 2022 All times are Central yes |- !colspan=9 style=UTSA Roadrunners| Non-conference Regular season Nov 27, 1987 yes yes La Salle Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut CBT Invitational Tournament 51–74 3,500 0–1 Nov 28, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Hartford Hawks Hartford Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut CBT Invitational Tournament 79–76 3OT 3,500 1–1 Dec 5, 1987 yes 1987 men Huston-Tillotson Rams Huston-Tillotson Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 88–73 1,115 2–1 Dec 12, 1987 yes 1987 men UT Arlington Mavericks UT Arlington Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 95–74 1,390 3–1 Dec 19, 1987 yes 1987 men Schreiner Mountaineers Schreiner Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 97–69 1,184 4–1 Dec 21, 1987 yes yes Syracuse 7 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 84–108 26,222 4–2 Dec 23, 1987 yes yes DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 82–93 10,140 4–3 |- !colspan=9 style=UTSA Roadrunners| TAAC Regular season Jan 2, 1988 6:00 p.m. 1987 men Georgia Southern Eagles Georgia Southern Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 70–61 1,322 5–3 1–0 Jan 4, 1988 1987 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 81–62 2,204 6–3 2–0 Jan 7, 1988 yes 1987 men Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas 60–50 1,679 7–3 3–0 Jan 9, 1988 yes 1987 men Centenary Gentlemen Centenary (LA) Gold Dome Shreveport, Louisiana 74–75 1,463 7–4 3–1 Jan 14, 1988 1987 men Little Rock Trojans Little Rock Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 65–74 3,056 7–5 3–2 Jan 16, 1988 1987 men Samford Bulldogs Samford Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 84–61 1,384 8–5 4–2 |- !colspan=9 style=UTSA Roadrunners| Non-conference Regular season Jan 18, 1988 yes yes UT Arlington Texas Hall Arlington, Texas 79–72 OT 650 9–5 Jan 20, 1988 yes yes 1987 men Saint Mary's Gaels Saint Mary's 84–74 OT 5,369 10–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UTSA Roadrunners| TAAC Regular season Jan 23, 1988 yes 1987 men Hardin-Simmons Cowboys Hardin-Simmons Mabee Complex Abilene, Texas 81–79 1,501 11–5 5–2 Jan 28, 1988 yes 1987 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 65–87 1,237 11–6 5–3 Jan 30, 1988 yes 1987 men Mercer Bears Mercer Porter Gym Macon, Georgia 77–78 1,003 11–7 5–4 Feb 4, 1988 yes Georgia Southern Hanner Fieldhouse Statesboro, Georgia 50–47 3,547 12–7 6–4 Feb 6, 1988 yes Stetson Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida 74–72 OT 4,180 13–7 7–4 Feb 11, 1988 Houston Baptist Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 80–63 1,589 14–7 8–4 Feb 13, 1988 Centenary (LA) Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 102–85 1,489 15–7 9–4 Feb 18, 1988 yes Little Rock Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas 70–75 OT 4,200 15–8 9–5 Feb 20, 1988 yes Samford Seibert Hall Homewood, Alabama 80–59 925 16–8 10–5 Feb 27, 1988 Hardin-Simmons Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 91–80 1,782 17–8 11–5 Mar 3, 1988 Georgia State Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 91–83 1,676 18–8 12–5 Mar 5, 1988 Mercer Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas 108–85 1,612 19–8 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style=UTSA Roadrunners| TAAC tournament Mar 10, 1988 yes yes Stetson Ocean Center DeLand, Florida Quarterfinals 78–74 3,122 20–8 Mar 11, 1988 yes yes Little Rock Ocean Center DeLand, Florida Semifinals 101–75 1,702 21–8 Mar 12, 1988 yes yes Georgia Southern Ocean Center DeLand, Florida Championship game 76–69 OT 1,811 22–8 |- !colspan=9 style=UTSA Roadrunners| NCAA tournament Mar 18, 1988 yes yes 14 SE Illinois 16 3 SE Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio First Round 72–81 16,562 22–9 AP poll Central SE Southeast References Category:UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball seasons Utsa UTSA Roadrunners basketball UTSA Roadrunners basketball Utsa