1987–88 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1987–88 Indiana Hoosiers 1979-1997 Indiana logo.png Big Ten Conference Big Ten 19 19–10 11–7 Bobby Knight 17th Steve Eyl Dean Garrett Keith Smart Assembly Hall NCAA men's Division I tournament Round of 64 The 1987–88 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 17th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–10 and a conference record of 11–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1988 NCAA Tournament as a 4-seed; however, IU made a quick exit with a first-round loss to 13-seed Richmond.http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/college/indiana/2013/10/29/indiana-basketball-mens-database/3308409/ Indiana Basketball Men's Database IndyStar November 15, 2015 Roster No.NamePositionHt.YearHometown3Jay EdwardsG/F6–4Fr.Marion, Indiana4Lyndon JonesG6–2Fr.Marion, Indiana10Mark RobinsonF6–5RS Jr.Van Nuys, California11Todd JadlowF/C6–9Jr.Salina, Kansas14Magnus PelkowskiC6–10Jr.Bogotá, Colombia20Ricky CallowayG/F6–6Jr.Cincinnati, Ohio22Dean GarrettC6–10Sr.San Clemente, California 23Keith SmartG6–1Sr.Baton Rouge, Louisiana32Steve EylF6–6Sr.Hamilton, Ohio35Jeff OliphantG6–5So.Lyons, Indiana 42Kreigh SmithG/F6–7Jr.Tipton, Indiana44Joe HillmanG6–2Jr.Glendale, California45Brian SloanF/C6–8Jr.McLeansboro, Illinois Schedule/results no yes no no |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana Hoosiers|Non-conference regular season 11/28/1987 yes 6 Miami (OH) Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 90–65 1–0 12/1/1987 yes 5 Notre Dame Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 76–59 2–0 12/5/1987 yes yes 5 Kentucky 2 Hoosier Dome Indianapolis Indiana–Kentucky rivalry 76–82 2–1 12/8/1987 yes 6 Vanderbilt Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 63–61 3–1 12/11/1987 yes 6 James Madison Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 84–52 4–1 12/12/1987 yes 6 Washington State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Indiana Classic 63–56 5–1 12/15/1987 yes 5 Eastern Kentucky Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 103–75 6–1 12/19/1987 yes yes 5 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 69–81 6–2 12/28/1987 yes yes 13 Pennsylvania Market Square Arena Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 94–54 7–2 12/29/1987 yes yes 13 Stanford Market Square Arena Indianapolis Hoosier Classic 83–73 8–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana Hoosiers|Big Ten regular season 1/6/1988 yes 12 Iowa 16 Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 70–84 8–3 0–1 1/11/1988 yes 12 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 64–66 8–4 0–2 1/14/1988 15 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 55–53 15,230 9–4 1–2 1/16/1988 yes 15 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan 74–75 9–5 1–3 1/24/1988 Michigan 7 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 60–72 9–6 1–4 1/27/1988 yes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio 75–71 10–6 2–4 1/30/1988 Purdue 2 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 82–79 11–6 3–4 2/4/1988 Minnesota Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 92–63 12–6 4–4 2/6/1988 yes Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois Rivalry 75–74 13–6 5–4 2/11/1988 19 Northwestern Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 74–45 14–6 6–4 2/13/1988 yes 19 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan 72–92 14–7 6–5 2/18/1988 Michigan State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 95–58 15–7 7–5 2/21/1988 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Rivalry 85–95 15–8 7–6 2/24/1988 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin 84–74 9,229 16–8 8–6 2/29/1988 Illinois Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana Rivalry 65–75 16–9 8–7 3/5/1988 Ohio State Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 85–77 17–9 9–7 3/10/1988 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis 91–85 18–9 10–7 3/12/1988 Iowa 15 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 116–89 19–9 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Indiana Hoosiers|NCAA Tournament 3/18/1988 yes yes (4) Richmond (13) Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut First Round 69–72 19–10 11–7 AP Poll Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball seasons Indiana Indiana Category:1987 in sports in Indiana Category:1988 in sports in Indiana