1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers Basketball 150px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 4 3 29–4 16–2 Gene Keady 8th Bruce Weber 8th Kevin Stallings 6th Tom Reiter 2nd Mackey Arena Big Ten Champions 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1987–88 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team won the Big Ten Conference championship by a 3-game margin. The Boilermakers earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, finishing the season with a 29–4 record (16–2 Big Ten). Roster 1987 Purdue Boilermakers y Everette Stephens 21 G 6 2 175 Sr y Evanston, Illinois Troy Lewis 23 G 6 7 205 Sr y Toledo, Ohio Tony Jones 25 G 6 3 So Ft. Wayne, Indiana Kip Jones 30 F 6 8 Jr Todd Mitchell 33 F 6 4 190 Sr y Anderson, Indiana Mel McCants 35 F 6 8 240 Jr y Chicago, Illinois Steve Scheffler 55 FC 6 9 250 So y Grand Rapids, Michigan Gene Keady (Kansas State) Bruce Weber (Milwaukee) Kevin Stallings (Purdue) Tom Reiter Schedule and results no no |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Non-Conference Regular Season Nov 20, 1987 w yes 2 Arkansas–Little Rock Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 102–88 1–0 Nov 24, 1987 6:30 pm l yes 2 Iowa State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN Big Apple NIT Score 96–104 1–1 Nov 30, 1987 8:00 pm w yes yes 2 Illinois State Horton Field House Normal, IL 68–61 6,942 2–1 Dec 3, 1987 w yes yes 11 Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, KS 80–78 3–1 Dec 5, 1987 w yes 11 Oregon Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 88–62 4–1 Dec 7, 1987 w yes 11 Colorado Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 72–54 5–1 Dec 12, 1987 w yes 13 Ball State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 96–47 6–1 Dec 20, 1987 w yes 12 Kansas State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 101–72 14,123 7–1 Dec 22, 1987 w yes 10 Texas Tech Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 82–59 8–1 Dec 29, 1987 w yes yes 11 Wake Forest West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach Classic 81–73 9–1 Dec 30, 1987 w yes yes 11 Miami (FL) West Palm Beach, FL Palm Beach Classic 110–82 10–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers|Big Ten Regular Season Jan 4, 1988 w yes 11 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 81–68 16,654 11–1 1–0 Jan 7, 1988 w 10 Ohio State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 84–77 12–1 2–0 Jan 9, 1988 w 10 Iowa 16 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 80–79 13–1 3–0 Jan 14, 1988 w 8 Northwestern Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 80–64 14–1 4–0 Jan 16, 1988 w yes 8 Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 82–74 15–1 5–0 Jan 20, 1988 w 5 Michigan State Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 78–67 16–1 6–0 Jan 23, 1988 w yes yes 5 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 91–85 17–1 Jan 30, 1988 l yes 2 Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 79–82 17–2 6–1 Feb 3, 1988 w 6 Wisconsin Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 86–62 14,123 18–2 7–1 Feb 7, 1988 w yes 6 Michigan 11 Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 91–87 19–2 8–1 Feb 10, 1988 w yes 2 Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 72–70 20–2 9–1 Feb 15, 1988 w yes 2 Iowa 13 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA ESPN 73–68 15,500 21–2 10–1 Feb 21, 1988 w 2 Indiana Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 95–85 22–2 11–1 Feb 25, 1988 w 2 Illinois Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 93–79 14,123 23–2 12–1 Feb 27, 1988 w yes 2 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 69–51 24–2 13–1 Mar 3, 1988 w yes 2 Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 84–56 8,496 25–2 14–1 Mar 5, 1988 w 2 Michigan 10 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 80–67 26–2 15–1 Mar 9, 1988 l yes 2 Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 60–71 26–3 15–2 Mar 12, 1988 w 2 Minnesota Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 93–66 27–3 16–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Purdue Boilermakers| NCAA Tournament Mar 17, 1988 w yes yes 3 1 Fairleigh Dickinson 16 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN NCAA tournament First Round CBS 94–79Fairleigh Dickinson Turned Inside-Out by Purdue, 94-79 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-18-sp-1525-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 18, 1988 May 9, 2022 28–3 Mar 19, 1988 w yes yes 3 1 Memphis State 9 Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN NCAA Tournament Second Round CBS 100–73PURDUE LEAPS HURDLE AGAINST MEMPHIS STATE https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1988/03/20/purdue-leaps-hurdle-against-memphis-state/13a6db43-ca9e-4c79-965e-5b372fd367ff/ The Washington Post March 20, 1988 May 7, 2022 29–3 Mar 25, 1988 l yes yes 3 Kansas State 20 Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen CBS 70–73KANSAS STATE SPELLS END OF PURDUE DREAM https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-03-26-8803040010-story.html The Chicago Tribune March 25, 1988 May 9, 2022 31,309 29–4 AP Poll 2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide https://purduesports.com/documents/2019/9/30/2019_20_Purdue_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf Purdue Boilermakers April 25, 2020 NCAA basketball tournament During the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Kansas State. Midwest Purdue (#1 seed) 94, Fairleigh Dickinson (#16 seed) 79 Purdue 100, Memphis (#9 seed) 73 Kansas State (#4 seed) 73, Purdue 70 http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1988 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Gene Keady – Big Ten Coach of the Year Team players drafted into the NBA Purdue Boilermakers Round Pick Player NBA club 2 31Everette StephensPhiladelphia 76ers 2 43Todd MitchellDenver Nuggetshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html 1988 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com April 25, 2020 References Purdue Boilermarkers Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball seasons Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball