1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers File:Pitt Panthers wordmark.svg Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 8 8 24–7 12–4 Paul Evans 2nd Norm Law 2nd Mark Coleman 2nd John Calipari 3rd Fitzgerald Field House(Capacity: 4,122) Big East Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament second round, L 74–80 vs. Vanderbilt The 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 24–7.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/pittsburgh/1988-schedule.html 1987-88 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results They received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where, as a #2 seed, they lost in overtime in the second round to Vanderbilt. Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Pittsburgh Panthers| Non-conference regular season Nov 28, 1987 yes 4 1987 men Robert Morris Colonials Robert Morris Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 96–70 1–0 Dec 2, 1987 yes 4 1987 men Saint Francis Red Flash Saint Francis (PA) Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 88–70 2–0 Dec 7, 1987 yes 2 1987 men Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 89–63 3–0 December 12, 1987 yes yes 2 1987 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia 70–64 4–0 December 21, 1987 yes yes 3 1987 men Akron Zips Akron Richfield Coliseum Richfield, Ohio 67–63 5–0 Dec 26, 1987 yes yes 3 1987 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida 81–67 6–0 Dec 28, 1987 yes yes 3 Florida State Orange County Civic Center Orlando, Florida 72–71 7–0 Dec 29, 1987 yes yes 3 Alabama Orange County Civic Center Orlando, Florida 87–51 8–0 January 2, 1988 yes 3 Florida 8 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania CBS 80-68 9-0 |- !colspan=9 style=Pittsburgh Panthers| Big East regular season January 6, 1988 yes 2 Georgetown 14 Capital Centre Landover, Maryland ESPN 57–62 13,970 9–1 0–1 January 9, 1988 2 St. John's 20 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Big East TV 81–70 10–1 1–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Pittsburgh Panthers| Non-conference regular season January 11, 1988 yes 6 Duquesne Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 85–58 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Pittsburgh Panthers| Big East regular season January 13, 1988 6 Connecticut Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Big East TV 61–58 12–1 2–1 January 16, 1988 6 Villanova Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Big East TV 85–73 6,798 13–1 3–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Pittsburgh Panthers| Non-conference regular season January 23, 1988 yes yes 6 Oklahoma 11 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma CBS 83–86 13–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Pittsburgh Panthers| Big East regular season January 25, 1988 11 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Providence ESPN 90–56 14–2 4–1 January 30, 1988 yes 11 Boston College Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts Big East TV 73–67 15–2 5–1 February 3, 1988 yes 9 St. John's 20 Alumni Hall Jamaica, New York ESPN 88–71 16–2 6–1 February 10, 1988 5 Syracuse 11 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ESPN 75–84 16,798 16–3 6–2 February 13, 1988 yes 5 Villanova 20 John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Big East TV 87–75 6,500 17–3 7–2 February 16, 1988 yes 8 Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island Big East TV 87–86 18–3 8–2 February 20, 1988 8 Georgetown 18 Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania CBS 64–58 16,721 19–3 9–2 February 22, 1988 yes 6 Seton Hall Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey ESPN 72–89 19–4 9–3 February 27, 1988 yes 6 Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Big East TV 74–69 20–4 10–3 March 1, 1988 7 Boston College Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Big East TV 87–79 21–4 11–3 March 2, 1988 7 Seton Hall Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 79–83 21–5 11–4 March 6, 1988 yes 7 Syracuse 12 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York CBS 85–84 32,492 22–5 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Pittsburgh Panthers| Big East tournament March 11, 1988 yes yes 5 1 Connecticut 9 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Big East tournament Quarterfinal Big East TV 75–58 19,591 23–5 March 12, 1988 yes yes 5 1 Villanova 4 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Big East tournament semifinal Big East TV 69–72 19,591 23–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Pittsburgh Panthers| NCAA tournament March 18, 1988 yes yes 8 2 MW Eastern Michigan 15 MW Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska NCAA tournament first round ESPNNCAA Productions 108–90 14,375 24–6 March 20, 1988 yes yes 8 2 MW Vanderbilt 7 MW Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska NCAA Tournament second round CBS 74–80 OT 14,433 24–7 MW Midwest College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. 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