1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies Basketball North Carolina A&T Aggies logo.svg 125 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 26–3 16–0 Don Corbett 9th Corbett Sports Center MEAC regular season championsMEAC tournament champions NCAA tournament First Round The 1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 9th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–3, 16–0 in MEAC play to finish in first place by 5 games. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Florida A&M, to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament – the school's 7th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament – where they were defeated by No. 3 seed Syracuse, 69–55, in the opening round.Loyola, North Carolina, Syracuse, Rhode Island Win https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/03/18/loyola-north-carolina-syracuse-rhode-island-win/1de7235f-3767-472b-920a-725616cb6aca/ The Washington Post March 18, 1988 May 6, 2022Syracuse 69, North Carolina A&T 55 https://www.upi.com/Archives/1988/03/18/North-Carolina-AT-was-knocked-out-in-the-first/5685574664400/ UPI Archives March 18, 1988 May 6, 2022 Roster 1987 North Carolina A&T Aggies y Claude Williams basketball, born 1965 F 6 7 Sr y Don Corbett Schedule and results 1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1987 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina A&T Aggies| Regular season Dec 2, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Detroit Mercy Titans Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 82–70 1,276 1–0 Dec 5, 1987 yes 1987 men Western Carolina Catamounts Western Carolina Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 97–73 4,500 2–0 Dec, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Winston-Salem State Rams Winston-Salem State Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 65–58 5,500 3–0 Dec, 1987 yes 1987 men Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls Johnson C. Smith Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 83–67 5,500 4–0 Dec 19, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union Richmond, Virginia 89–75 924 5–0 Jan 2, 1988 yes yes 1987 men Akron Zips Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 57–63 3,442 5–1 Jan 4, 1988 yes 1987 men Coppin State Eagles Coppin State Coppin Center Baltimore, Maryland 90–61 1,500 6–1 1–0 Jan 9, 1988 yes 1987 men Howard Bison Howard Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 70–66 2,500 7–1 2–0 Jan 11, 1988 yes 1987 men Morgan State Bears Morgan State Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, Maryland 72–62 550 8–1 3–0 Jan 14, 1988 yes yes Western Carolina Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 83–69 1,687 9–1 Jan 16, 1988 1987 men Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Bethune-Cookman Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 78–69 4,500 10–1 4–0 Jan 19, 1988 yes yes Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 72–84 5,063 10–2 Jan 23, 1988 yes Bethune-Cookman Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, Florida 69–57 1,700 11–2 5–0 Jan 25, 1988 yes 1987 none Florida A&M Rattlers Florida A&M Jake Gaither Gymnasium Tallahassee, Florida 89–86 OT 3,532 12–2 6–0 Jan 30, 1988 yes 1987 men Delaware State Hornets Delaware State Memorial Hall Dover, Delaware 94–61 1,700 13–2 7–0 Feb 1, 1988 yes 1987 men Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Maryland-Eastern Shore J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium Princess Anne, Maryland 83–64 1,500 14–2 8–0 Feb 3, 1988 Akron Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 92–70 4,200 15–2 9–0 Feb 6, 1988 Maryland-Eastern Shore Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 91–82 2,500 16–2 10–0 Feb 8, 1988 Delaware State Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 93–60 3,300 17–2 11–0 Feb, 1988 yes Winston-Salem State Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 60–57 7,300 18–2 Feb 13, 1988 yes 1987 none South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina 74–64 2,629 19–2 12–0 Feb 15, 1988 Florida A&M Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 88–78 4,100 20–2 13–0 Feb 17, 1988 Coppin State Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 102–70 2,200 21–2 14–0 Feb 20, 1988 Howard Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 93–70 7,800 22–2 15–0 Feb 22, 1988 Morgan State Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 78–60 2,500 23–2 16–0 Feb 27, 1988 South Carolina State Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, North Carolina 92–55 6,817 24–2 17–0 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina A&T Aggies| 1988 MEAC tournament Mar 4, 1988 yes Howard Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 67–62 5,154 25–2 Mar 5, 1988 yes Florida A&M Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Championship game 101–86 8,800 26–2 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina A&T Aggies|1988 NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1988 yes yes 14 E Syracuse 9 3 E Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina First Round 55–69 14,617 26–3 AP poll Eastern Time SE Southeast https://ncataggies.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1987-88 1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule North Carolina A&T Athletics May 6, 2022 Awards and honors Claude Williams – MEAC Player of the Year References Category:North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball seasons North Carolina North Carolina AandT North Carolina AandT Aggies men's basketball North Carolina AandT Aggies men's basketball