1987–88 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1987–88 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 12–16 6–12 Steve Yoder 6th Ray McCallum 4th Brad McNulty 6th Ron Zentner 1st Wisconsin Field House The 1987–88 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Steve Yoder, coaching his sixth season with Wisconsin. The Badgers finished 12–16, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in seventh place. Roster 1987 Wisconsin Badgers y G 10 Billy Douglass 6 4 170 FR Lake Forest, Illinois yes y Rodney Tapp G 14 6 0 170 SR Evansville, Indiana C G 20 Byron Robinson 6 5 185 FR Springfield, Illinois y G 22 Pollis Robertson 6 7 210 JR Wayne, Michigan Willie Simms 23 G 6 5 170 FR Pontiac, Michigan I*Tom Molaski 30 G/F 6 6 200 JR Grafton, Wisconsin C Trent Jackson 32 G 6 1 180 JR Bolingbrook, Illinois Sean Fleming 33 G 6 2 195 SO Oakland, California Rob Willey 41 F 6 9 220 SO y Neenah, Wisconsin Patrick Tompkins 43 F 6 6 230 FR Waukegan, Illinois Tim Locum 44 G 6 4 175 FR Flora, Illinois Danny Jones basketball y 50 F 6 6 240 SO Rockford, Illinois Darin Schubring 52 C 6 10 230 JR Baraboo, Wisconsin Kurt Portmann 53 F 6 11 220 SO Sheboygan, Wisconsin Greg Sipla 55 F/C 6 10 225 JR yes Racine, Wisconsin W Steve Yoder (Illinois Wesleyan) * Brad McNulty (Purdue) Ray McCallum (Ball State) Rod Zentner (UW-La Crosse) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/1988.html 1987-88 Wisconsin Badgers Roster and Stats June 15, 2019 *academically ineligible second semester Schedule and results no yes no no |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers| Non-conference regular season |- Nov 28, 1987 yes yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, FL 58–55 3,736 1–0 Dec 1, 1987 yes Northern Illinois Dane County Coliseum Madison, WI 87–77 5,642 2–0 Dec 3, 1987 yes yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 52–59 4,793 2–1 Dec 5, 1987 yes Butler Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 92–80 5,344 3–1 Dec 8, 1987 yes yes Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 76–80 4,475 3–2 Dec 10, 1987 yes Marquette Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 66–55 9,009 4–2 Dec 12, 1987 yes Loyola (IL) Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 75–78 5,479 4–3 Dec 28, 1987 yes yes UNLV 15 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Rebel Classic 65–102 15,971 4–4 Dec 29, 1987 yes yes Northern Iowa Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV Rebel Classic 64–56 2,000 5–4 Jan 3, 1988 yes Washington State Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 80–65 6,205 6–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers| Big Ten regular season Jan 7, 1988 Michigan State Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 78–72 2OT 6,743 7–4 1–0 Jan 9, 1988 Ohio State Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 64–63 8,862 8–4 2–0 Jan 14, 1988 yes Indiana 15 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 53–55 15,230 8–5 2–1 Jan 16, 1988 Illinois 20 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 65–80 11,068 8–6 2–2 Jan 21, 1988 yes Michigan 7 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 54–65 13,459 8–7 2–3 Jan 25, 1988 Iowa 19 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 89–104 9,119 8–8 2–4 Jan 30, 1988 Northwestern Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 80–59 8,838 9–8 3–4 Feb 3, 1988 yes Purdue 6 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 62–86 14,123 9–9 3–5 Feb 8, 1988 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 62–71 10,742 9–10 3–6 Feb 11, 1988 Michigan 12 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 67–80 7,496 9–11 3–7 Feb 13, 1988 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 53–78 13,320 9–12 3–8 Feb 21, 1988 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 65–85 16,348 9–13 3–9 Feb 24, 1988 Indiana Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 74–84 9,229 9–14 3–10 Feb 28, 1988 Minnesota Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 81–70 9,015 10–14 4–10 Mar 3, 1988 Purdue 2 Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 56–84 8,496 10–15 4–11 Mar 5, 1988 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 74–69 6,473 11–15 5–11 Mar 10, 1988 yes Iowa 15 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 70–103 15,500 11–16 5–12 Mar 12, 1988 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 71–69 8,158 12–16 6–12 AP Poll https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/wisconsin/men/1988-schedule.html 1987-88 Wisconsin Badgers Schedule and Results February 23, 2023 Player statistics +Individual player statistics (Final)MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgATOBlkStlPFJackson, Trent2828103236.954619.5192426.45174164.45188106.830--1063.8986645959Jones, Danny2625831.532.044117.0176309.57001.00089124.718--1214.72650171483Locum, Tim28347817.11876.758137.4234193.4413035.857--411.5413521645Molaski, Tom281974526.61585.649128.383617.3535467.806-1063.81045334268Tapp, Rodney281555119.71535.562129.481412.3332543.581--511.8434101448Portmann, Kurt282368124.31515.462160.38800.0002749.551--1013.63357251694Tompkins, Patrick277426.515.81204.44695.48403.0002854.519--883.332439724Schubring, Darin2813526.518.8933.34189.46100.0001136.306--1013.629305971Robinson, Byron19626614.0633.31948.39600.0002533.758--341.8303311819Simms, Willie21189.042.014.25000.00025.400--73.532001Fleming, Sean70456.481.125.40012.50034.750--20.339013Willey, Rob80182.340.512.50000.00024.500--30.402102Robertson, Pollis15031.52.150.317.14300.00039.333--60.407101Total28-565040.4193369.07101539.461126292.432387569.680--84130.044242968196518Opponents28-565040.4208474.47841585.495108264.409408560.729--96834.646246184199562 Legend GP Games played GS Games started Tot Total count Avg Average per game  Pts  Points FG Field goals made  FGA  Field goal attempts  3FG  3-pointers made  3FA  3-point attempts FT Free throws made  FTA  Free throw attempts Off Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds A Assists  TO  Turnovers Blk Blocks Stl Steals PFPersonal fouls Team high Awards and honors Trent Jackson - Third Team All-Big Ten (UPI) References Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball