1987–88 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 20–12 Basketball Big Eight Conference Big Eight Iowa State Cyclones Johnny Orr 6–8 8th Steve Krafcisin Hilton Coliseum NCAA tournament The 1987–88 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 8th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa. They finished the season 20–12, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #12 seed in the East region. The Cyclones lost to Georgia Tech in the opening round of the tournament. Roster 1987 Iowa State Cyclones y Gary Thompkins 3 F 6 3 Sr C Terry Woods 4 G 5 9 So Lafester Rhodes 5 F 6 8 Sr Dick Breitbach 13 Norman Brown 21 F Mike Born 22 G 6 2 Matt Margenthaler 23 6 3 y Bernard Dutchik 24 Elmer Robinson 25 F 6 5 Jr Marc Urquhart 30 G 6 4 Jr Adrian Moore 32 F 6 4 So Mark Baugh 41 F 6 5 So Dolton, Illinois Robert Johnson 42 6 6 Paul Doerrfeld 43 F 6 7 So Jeff Grayer 44 G 6 5 Sr y Flint, Michigan C Bryan Heger 51 C 6 9 So Victor Alexander 52 F 6 9 255 Fr y Detroit https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/iowa-state/1988.html 1987-88 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats * Johnny Orr (Beloit College) *Steve Krafcisin Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Regular season Nov 20, 1987 7:00 pm yes Texas Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa Big Apple NIT 100–83 Cyclone Television Network 14,122 1–0 Nov 24, 1987 6:30 pm yes yes Purdue 2 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Big Apple NIT 104–96 Score 2–0 Nov 27, 1987 8:00 pm yes yes Florida 14 Madison Square Garden New York City Big Apple NIT 89–96 USA 7,311 2–1 Nov 28, 1987 6:00 pm yes yes New Mexico Madison Square Garden New York Big Apple NIT 107–96 3–1 Dec 2, 1987 7:35 pm yes yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa Iowa Big Four 80–75 Iowa Public Television 4–1 Dec 5, 1987 7:38 pm yes yes Drake UNI-Dome Des Moines, Iowa Iowa Big Four 83–77 Heritage Cablevision 5–1 Dec 8, 1987 7:00 pm yes Arizona State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 99–85 Cyclone Television Network 6–1 Dec 12, 1987 1:05 pm yes Creighton Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 115–73 Cyclone Television Network 7–1 Dec 19, 1987 7:05 pm yes 20 Iowa 7 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa CyHawk Rivalry 102–100 Cyclone Television Network OT 8–1 Dec 21, 1987 7:05 pm yes 20 Eastern Illinois Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 76–66 OT 9–1 Dec 28, 1987 5:30 pm yes yes 16 Butler Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio Blade City Classic Semifinals 76–78 4,500 9–2 Dec 29, 1987 5:00 pm yes yes 16 Navy Centennial Hall Toledo, Ohio Blade City Classic Consolation 83–61 10–2 Jan 2, 1988 1:00 pm yes 16 South Dakota Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 95–67 Cyclone Television Network 11–2 Jan 7, 1988 7:00 pm yes 17 Grambling State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 99–81 12–2 Jan 9, 1988 7:10 pm yes yes 17 Dayton Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio 84–80 Cyclone Television Network 13–2 Jan 13, 1988 7:08 pm 14 Kansas 16 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 88–78 ESPN/Cyclone Television Network 14–2 1–0 Jan 16, 1988 1:08 pm yes 14 U.S. International Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 123–92 15–2 Jan 20, 1988 7:08 pm 10 Nebraska Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 114–76 Cyclone Television Network 16–2 2–0 Jan 23, 1988 1:10 pm yes 10 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri 93–119 Big Eight 16–3 2–1 Jan 27, 1988 7:35 pm yes 12 Oklahoma 10 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 86–109 Raycom/Closed Circuit (Iowa)January 27, 1988 (Page 11 of 30). Des Moines, Iowa:, Jan 27, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection. 16–4 2–2 Jan 30, 1988 1:00 pm 12 Oklahoma 10 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 91–96 Big Eight 16–5 2–3 Feb 3, 1988 7:05 pm yes 16 Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 68–79 Cyclone Television Network OT 16–6 2–4 Feb 6, 1988 3:10 pm 16 Oklahoma State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 78–80 Big Eight OT 16–7 2–5 Feb 10, 1988 9:05 pm yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 75–87 16–8 2–6 Feb 13, 1988 3:10 pm yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 72–82 Big Eight 16–9 2–7 Feb 17, 1988 9:10 pm Missouri 15 Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 102–89 ESPN 17–9 3–7 Feb 24, 1988 7:08 pm Kansas State Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 66–83 17–10 3–8 Feb 27, 1988 3:08 pm yes Nebraska Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 85–84 Big Eight (KCCI)1. February 8, 1988 (Page 9 of 24). Des Moines, Iowa:, Feb 08, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection. 18–10 4–8 Mar 2, 1988 7:10 pm yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 97–88 Cyclone Television Network 19–10 5–8 Mar 5, 1988 1:10 pm yes Colorado Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 98–62 20–10 6–8 |- !colspan=12 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|Big Eight tournament Mar 11, 1988 12:10 pm yes 5 Missouri 4 Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal 80–90 Raycom 20–11 |- !colspan=9 style="Iowa State Cyclones 0 white"|NCAA Tournament Mar 18, 1988 yes yes 12 E Georgia Tech 11:07 am Hartford Civic Center 5 E Hartford, Connecticut NCAA tournament East Region First round 78–90 WOI/KGAN/KCAU/KIMT/KLJBMarch 18, 1988 (Page 9 of 32). Des Moines, Iowa:, Mar 18, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.ESPN/NCAA Productions 20–12 |- AP poll Central Time SE Southeast Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results https://cyclones.com/documents/2015/5/4/Results.pdf April 18, 2020 Iowa State University Athletic Department August 10, 1988 (Page 17 of 216). Des Moines, Iowa:, Aug 10, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection. Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball seasons Iowa State Iowa State Iowa State Cyc Iowa State Cyc