1987–88 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 SMU Mustangs Basketball Southwest Conference SWC 28–7 12–4 Dave Bliss 8th Paul Graham 6th Moody Coliseum SWC tournament championsSWC regular season champions NCAA tournament second round, L 79–94 vs. Duke The 1987–88 SMU Mustangs men's basketball team represented Southern Methodist University during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. There, they defeated Notre Dame to advance to the Second Round. In the Second Round, they lost to the #2 seed Duke, 94–79. Roster 1987 SMU Mustangs y yes Carlton McKinney 14 G 6 4 sr Tulsa y Kato Armstrong 22 G 5 11 jr Dave Bliss (Cornell) Paul Graham (North Texas) https://smumustangs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1987-88 Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=SMU Mustangs| Non-conference regular season November 28 yes yes James Madison 121–89 1–0 November 29 yes yes Missouri State Mazzio's Pizza Classic 69–58 2–0 Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri December 3 yes 7 Florida 82–76 3–0 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 5 yes Alabama State 90–66 4–0 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 8 yes Prairie View 91–75 5–0 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 12 yes yes 5 North Carolina 74–90 5–1 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC December 14 yes yes South Florida 87–66 6–1 Sun Dome Tampa, Florida December 19 yes Alcorn State 116–85 7–1 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 21 yes Santa Clara 78–70 8–1 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas December 27 yes yes Louisville Rainbow Classic 79–87 8–2 Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii December 28 yes yes Creighton 88–51 9–2 December 29 yes yes Texas A&M 89–66 10–2 January 2 yes Morgan State 96–65 11–2 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |- !colspan=9 style=SMU Mustangs| SWC Regular Season January 6 yes Texas A&M 53–58 11–3 0–1 G. Rollie White Coliseum College Station, Texas January 9 Baylor 97–93 3OT 12–3 1–1 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas January 13 Arkansas 83–85 OT 12–4 1–2 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas January 16 yes Rice 72–60 13–4 2–2 Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas January 19 yes Houston 69–65 14–4 3–2 Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas January 23 Texas Tech 80–75 15–4 4–2 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas January 27 Texas 75–70 16–4 5–2 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas January 30 yes TCU 51–48 17–4 6–2 Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas February 6 Texas A&M 94–71 18–4 7–2 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas February 10 yes Baylor 57–71 18–5 7–3 Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas February 13 yes Arkansas 73–63 19–5 8–3 Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas February 17 Rice 86–68 20–5 9–3 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas February 20 Houston 87–84 21–5 10–3 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas February 24 yes Texas Tech 82–80 22–5 11–3 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas February 27 yes Texas 69–76 22–6 11–4 Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas March 2 TCU 87–54 23–6 12–4 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas March 5 yes Chicago State 83–66 24–6 12–4 Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |- !colspan=9 style=SMU Mustangs| SWC tournament March 11 yes TCU 86–66 25–6 12–4 Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas March 12 yes Houston 98–76 26–6 12–4 Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas March 13 yes Baylor Championship game 75–64 27–6 12–4 Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |- !colspan=9 style=SMU Mustangs| 1988 NCAA tournament March 17 yes 7 E yes 10 E Notre Dame First round 83–75 28–6 12–4 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC March 19 yes CBS yes 5 Duke Second round 79–94 28–7 12–4 Dean Smith Center 20,505 Chapel Hill, NC https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-methodist/1988-schedule.html 1987–88 SMU Mustangs Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com April 20, 2022 live https://web.archive.org/web/20210815011905/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/southern-methodist/1988-schedule.html August 15, 2021https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/smumustangs.com/documents/2018/10/11/061_128_Results_Web.pdf Results Southern Methodist University April 20, 2022 live https://web.archive.org/web/20220113144652/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/smumustangs.com/documents/2018/10/11/061_128_Results_Web.pdf January 13, 2022 References Category:SMU Mustangs men's basketball seasons SMU SMU SMU SMU