1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters Pacific Coast Athletic Association PCAA 16–14 9–9 Bill Mulligan 8th Bren Events Center Freedom Bowl Classic Champions The 1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eighth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 14–14, 9–9 in PCAA play and reached the PCAA Tournament finals for the first time. Previous season The 1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 14–14 and 9–9 in PCAA play. They were eliminated in the first round of the PCAA Tournament by 1986 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton. Roster 1987 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Justin Anderson F 6 5 John Boyle Chris Cresswell G 6 3 Mike Doktorczyk C 6 9 Wayne Engelstad y 30 F 6 8 245 Sr Rosemead, CA Steve Florentine F 6 7 Kevin Floyd G 6 5 Jeff Herdman F 6 7 Fr Mike Hess 25 G 6 1 180 Sr Hilton Head, SC Tyrone Howard G 6 4 Ed Johansen C 6 9 Mike Labat F Eddie Shannon G 6 0 Peter Strauss 25 G 6 5 180 Sr Hilton Head, SC Frank Woods F 6 5 http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1988_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf September 19, 2017 Bill Mulligan Schedule yes 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1987 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Non-Conference Season November 27, 1987 yes 1987 men Army Black Knights Army Bren Events Center Irvine, CA Freedom Bowl Classic 1,469 90–68 1–0 November 28, 1987 yes 1987 men Manhattan Jaspers Manhattan Bren Events Center Irvine, CA Freedom Bowl Classic 1,787 86–83 2–0 December 1, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA 2,077 89–91 2–1 December 4, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Jacksonville Dolphins Jacksonville Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Hawkeye Classic 15,500 76–73 3–1 December 5, 1987 yes yes Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Hawkeye Classic 15,500 88–124 3–2 December 11, 1987 yes 1987 men Pennsylvania Quakers Pennsylvania Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,167 90–66 4–2 December 14, 1987 yes 1987 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,940 93–91 5–2 December 17, 1987 yes yes UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA 6,735 100–116 5–3 December 19, 1987 yes yes Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, IL 8,911 119–139 5–4 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Conference Season January 4, 1988 UC Santa Barbara Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 3,005 78–81 5–5 0–1 January 7, 1988 yes 1987 men Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 3,106 81–73 6–5 1–1 January 9, 1988 yes UNLV 13 Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV 15,506 68–103 6–6 1–2 January 14, 1988 Utah State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,863 87–81 7–6 2–2 January 16, 1988 1987 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 3,438 98–77 8–6 3–2 January 21, 1988 yes 1987 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 2,724 87–80 9–6 4–2 January 23, 1988 yes 1987 men Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA 10,159 67–71 9–7 4–3 January 28, 1988 yes 1987 men Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 3,277 80–100 9–8 4–4 January 30, 1988 1987 men New Mexico State Aggies New Mexico State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 1,507 79–62 10–8 5–4 February 4, 1988 UNLV 2 Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 5,000 77–99 10–9 5–5 February 6, 1988 Cal State Fullerton Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,547 77–99 11–9 6–5 February 13, 1988 yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 8,162 83–102 11–10 6–6 February 15, 1988 yes San Jose State San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, CA 1,574 63–55 12–10 7–6 February 18, 1988 Fresno State Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 2,053 82–78 OT 13–10 8–6 February 20, 1988 Pacific Bren Events Center Irvine, CA 3,153 85–81 14–10 9–6 February 25, 1988 yes New Mexico State Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM 4,853 59–75 14–11 9–7 February 28, 1988 yes Long Beach State Gold Mine Long Beach, CA 2,537 90–98 14–12 9–8 March 5, 1988 yes UC Santa Barbara UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, CA 6,000 77–83 14–13 9–9 |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters| PCAA tournament March 10, 1988 yes Long Beach State The Forum Inglewood, CA Quarterfinals 2,000 74–69 15–13 March 11, 1988 yes UNLV 7 The Forum Inglewood, CA Semifinals 12,066 74–70 16–13 March 13, 1988 yes Utah State The Forum Inglewood, CA Championship Game 7,994 79–86 16–14 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=27 UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book UC Irvine Athletics UC Irvine Sports July 22, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=27 dead http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1988_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf#page=2 Final 1988 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report NCAA July 22, 2017 References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1980s in Orange County, California UC Irvine UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters