1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 Temple Owls basketball Temple T logo.svg 125 Atlantic 10 Conference A–10 1 1 32–2 18–0 John Chaney 6th McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500) NCAA Division I regular season championsA–10 Regular Season ChampionsA–10 tournament champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Roster 1987 Temple Owls y yes Darrin Pearsall 11 F 6 7     Mark Macon y 12 G 6 4 185 FR Saginaw, MI Buena Vista HS Howard Evans 21 G 6 1 SR C     Jerome Dowdell 22 G 6 3 JR     Tom Katsikis 23 G 6 6     Derrick Brantley 24 F 6 7 SR     Mike Vreeswyk y 32 F 6 7 220 JR C   Morrisville HS Tim Perry y 33 F 6 9 201 SR Freehold, NJ Freehold HS Shawn Johnson 34 F 6 7     Ramón Rivas y 44 C 6 10 250 SR Carolina, PR Pedro Albizu Campos Duane Causwell y 45 C 7 0 240 SO Queens, NY Benjamin N. Cardozo HS Ernest Pollard G 6 6     Shoun Randolph G 6 5 FR     https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/temple/1988.html John Chaney Derrick Brantley (1.9 ppg) Duane Causwell (2.0 ppg) Jerome Dowdell (1.5 ppg) G Howard Evans (C) (Sr, 11.1 ppg), All A-10 (1st team) Shawn Johnson (1.8 ppg) Tom Katsikis (1.9 ppg) G Mark Macon (Fr, 20.6 ppg), AP All-American (2nd team) F Darrin Pearsall (Jr, 1.5 ppg) F Tim Perry (Sr, 14.5 ppg), A-10 Player of Year Ernest Pollard (1.3 ppg) Shoun Randolph (1.0 ppg) C Ramon Rivas (Sr, 6.9 ppg) F Mike Vreeswyk (C) (Jr, 16.7 ppg) All A-10 (2nd team) . Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.2015-16 Temple Owls media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20230108193311/http://owlsports.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/10/22/6-History%2015-16.pdf?id=4333 January 8, 2023 . Retrieved 2015-Dec-21. Schedule |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| Regular Season December 3, 1987 yes ESPN 12 yes UCLA 81–76 Pauley Pavilion 8,171 Los Angeles, CA 1–0 December 7, 1987 12 yes 1987 men UMass Minutemen Massachusetts 89–71 Curry Hicks Cage 4,024 Amherst, MA 2–0 1–0 December 10, 1987 PRISM 11 1987 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's Big 5 83–62 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 3–0 2–0 December 12, 1987 11 Rhode Island 75–66 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 4–0 3–0 December 19, 1987 yes 8 1987 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina 63–50 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 5–0 December 28, 1987 yes 6 yes 1987 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Sugar Bowl Classic 70–61 Louisiana Superdome 5,402 New Orleans, LA 6–0 December 29, 1987 yes 6 yes Southern Sugar Bowl Classic 84–47 Louisiana Superdome 4,923 New Orleans, LA 7–0 January 4, 1988 Creative Sports 6 1987 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers 86–60 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 8–0 4–0 January 6, 1988 yes PRISM 6 yes 1987 men Penn Quakers Penn Big 5 84–50 The Palestra 3,974 Philadelphia, PA 9–0 January 9, 1988 6 yes 1987 men George Washington Colonials George Washington 79–66 Charles E. Smith Center 4,824 Washington, D.C. 10–0 5–0 January 14, 1988 yes PRISM 4 La Salle Big 5 59–56 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 11–0 January 16, 1988 4 yes 1987 men St. Bonaventure Bonnies St. Bonaventure 73–63 Reilly Center 6,105 St. Bonaventure, NY 12–0 6–0 January 18, 1988 4 yes 1987 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State 59–44 Rec Hall 6,747 State College, PA 13–0 7–0 January 21, 1988 3 Massachusetts 71–52 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 14–0 8–0 January 24, 1988 yes ABC 3 yes 8 UNLV 58–59 Thomas & Mack Center 11,900 Las Vegas, NV 14–1 January 28, 1988 6 St. Bonaventure 87–66 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 15–1 9–0 January 31, 1988 6 yes Rhode Island 77–70 Keaney Gymnasium 4,829 Kingston, RI 16–1 10–0 February 4, 1988 5 1987 men Duquesne Dukes Duquesne 110–70 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 17–1 11–0 February 6, 1988 5 yes Rutgers 84–53 Louis Brown Athletic Center 7,720 Piscataway, NJ 18–1 12–0 February 10, 1988 yes PRISM 1 10 Villanova Big 5 98–86 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 19–1 February 14, 1988 1 George Washington 92–67 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 20–1 13–0 February 16, 1988 FNN/SCORE 1 Penn State 50–49 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 21–1 14–0 February 21, 1988 yes NBC 1 yes 5 North Carolina 83–66 Dean Smith Center 21,444 Chapel Hill, NC 22–1 February 23, 1988 USA Network 1 yes 1987 men West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia 78–69 WVU Coliseum 10,766 Morgantown, WV 23–1 15–0 February 25, 1988 1 yes Duquesne 94–55 Palumbo Center 4,567 Pittsburgh, PA 24–1 16–0 February 28, 1988 1 West Virginia 62–61 McGonigle Hall 4,500 Philadelphia, PA 25–1 17–0 March 2, 1988 1 yes Saint Joseph's Big 5 75–62 The Palestra 9,200 Philadelphia, PA 26–1 18–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| Atlantic 10 Tournament March 6, 1988 yes Creative Sports 1 1 yes 8 Duquesne Atlantic 10 tournament Quarterfinal 77–57 WVU Coliseum 5,746 Morgantown, WV 27–1 March 8, 1988 yes Creative Sports 1 1 yes 5 St. Joseph's Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinal 79–67 WVU Coliseum 6,036 Morgantown, WV 28–1 March 10, 1988 yes ESPN 1 1 yes 2 Rhode Island Atlantic 10 tournament championship 68–63 OT WVU Coliseum 4,149 Morgantown, WV 29–1 |- !colspan=12 style=Temple Owls| NCAA Tournament March 18, 1988 yes ESPN 1 E 1 yes 16 E Lehigh NCAA tournament first round 87–73 Hartford Civic Center 15,608 Hartford, CT 30–1 March 20, 1988 yes CBS 1 E 1 yes 8 E Georgetown NCAA tournament second round 74–53 Hartford Civic Center 15,608 Hartford, CT 31–1 March 24, 1988 yes CBS 1 E 1 yes 13 E Richmond NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 69–47 Brendan Byrne Arena 19,591 East Rutherford, NJ 32–1 March 26, 1988 yes CBS 1 E 1 yes 2 E 5 Duke NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 53–63 Brendan Byrne Arena 19,633 East Rutherford, NJ 32–2 AP Poll Eastern Standard Time E East 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20230108193311/http://owlsports.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/10/22/6-History%2015-16.pdf?id=4333 January 8, 2023 . Retrieved 2015-Dec-21. Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Tim Perry – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, First-team All-Atlantic 10 Mark Macon – Consensus Second-team All-American, First-team All-Atlantic 10 Howard Evans – First-team All-Atlantic 10 John Chaney – AP Coach of the Year, NABC Coach of the Year, UPI Coach of the Year, USBWA National Coach of the Year, Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year Team players in the 1988 NBA draft 1988 NBA draft Temple Owls Round Pick Player NBA club 1 7 Tim Perry Phoenix Suns https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html 1988 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 26, 2019 References Category:Temple Owls men's basketball seasons Temple Temple Temple Temple Category:1987 in Philadelphia Category:1988 in Philadelphia