1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1987-88 Kansas State Wildcats Big Eight Conference Big Eight 20 20 25–9 11–3 Lon Kruger 2nd Dana Altman 2nd Greg Grensing Ahearn Field House Sun-Met Classic champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his second of four years at the helm of his alma mater. The Wildcats tied a then-school record with 25 wins and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.http://www.fanbase.com/Kansas-State-Wildcats-Mens-Basketball-1987-88/schedule Schedule 2010-01-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201828/http://www.fanbase.com/kansas-state-wildcats-mens-basketball-1987-88/schedule 2016-03-03 dead The team played its home games in Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. It was the last season the team played in Ahearn Field House before moving into Bramlage Coliseum. Kansas State was a member of the Big 8 Conference. Roster 1987 Kansas State Wildcats y Steve Henson 12 G 5 11 170 So y McPherson, Kansas Mitch Richmond 23 G 6 5 210 Sr y Fort Lauderdale, Florida Lon Kruger (Kansas State) Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico) https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1987-88 Starting line-up This was the starting five for the last game of the regular season, against Missouri on March 5, 1988. Position PlayerForward Mitch RichmondForward Charles BledsoeCenter Ron MeyerGuard Steve HensonGuard Will Scott Class of 1987 recruits no no 1987 Carlos Diggins SG South Bend, IN Clay HS / Butler County CC 6 4 200 Buster Glover SG Gary, IN Lew Wallace HS / Allen County CC 6 0 155 Fred McCoy PF Washington, DC Woodson HS / Allen County CC 6 7 230 John Rettiger C Strong City, Kansas Chase County HS 6 9 210 Schedule no no |- !colspan=6 style=Kansas State Wildcats| Regular Season 11/27/87 yes yes San Diego State Selland Arena Fresno, CA Sun Met Classic 79–68 10,159 1–0 11/28/87 yes yes Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA Sun Met Classic 65–50 10,159 2–0 11/30/87 yes Cal-State Northridge Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 79–68 10,500 3–0 12/2/87 w yes UMKC Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 81–54 10,400 4–0 12/5/87 w yes yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 88–78 5,787 5–0 12/8/87 l yes Southwest Missouri State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 80–82 4OT 10,800 5–1 12/17/87 l yes Southern Miss Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 69–71 9,500 5–2 12/20/87 l yes yes Purdue 12 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 72–101 14,123 5–3 12/31/87 w yes yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, UT 81–69 5,735 6–3 1/3/88 w yes yes Marquette Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO 78–57 6,724 7–3 1/11/88 l yes yes Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS 89–91 OT 7,512 7–4 1/16/88 w Oklahoma 3 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 69–62 11,220 8–4 1–0 1/19/88 w yes Wichita State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 58–47 11,220 9–4 1/23/88 w yes Oklahoma State Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK 76–60 6,381 10–4 2–0 1/27/88 w yes Colorado CU Events/Conference Center Boulder, CO 68–60 3,132 11–4 3–0 1/30/88 w yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown 72–61 15,800 12–4 4–0 2/3/88 w Iowa State 16 Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 79–68 OT 11,220 13–4 5–0 2/6/88 w Nebraska Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 65–63 11,220 14–4 6–0 2/9/88 l yes 14 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO 75–79 13,028 14–5 6–1 2/13/88 l yes 14 Oklahoma 4 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 95–112 11,327 14–6 6–2 2/16/88 w Colorado Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 83–65 10,400 15–6 7–2 2/18/88 l Kansas Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown 63–64 11,220 15–7 7–3 2/22/88 w yes Northern Illinois Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 88–67 9,500 16–7 2/24/88 w yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 83–66 14,263 17–7 8–3 2/27/88 w Oklahoma State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 59–58 11,220 18–7 9–3 3/2/88 w yes Nebraska NU Sports Complex Lincoln, NE 77–67 13,487 19–7 10–3 3/5/88 w Missouri Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS 92–82 11,850 20–7 11–3 |- !colspan=6 style=Kansas State Wildcats| Big 8 Tournament 3/11/88 w yes Nebraska Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big 8 Tournament – Quarterfinals 75–70 16,900 21–7 3/12/88 w yes Kansas Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big 8 Tournament – Semifinals 69–54 16,904 22–7 3/13/88 l yes Oklahoma 4 Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Big 8 Tournament – Championship game ABC 83–88 15,953 22–8 |- !colspan=6 style=Kansas State Wildcats| NCAA Tournament 3/17/88 w yes 20 La Salle Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN NCAA tournament Opening Round 66–53 10,760 23–8 3/19/88 w yes 20 DePaul Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, IN NCAA Tournament Second Round CBS 66–58Purdue Overpowers Memphis State https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/20/sports/ncaa-tournament-midwest-regional-purdue-overpowers-memphis-state.html The New York Times March 20, 1988 May 9, 2022 10,760 24–8 3/25/88 w yes 20 Purdue 3 Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen CBS 73–70KANSAS 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 25–8 3/27/88 l yes 20 Kansas Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, MI NCAA Tournament Elite Eight CBS 58–71 31,632 25–9 AP Poll Source1987-88 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kansas-state/1988-schedule.html#all_scans CBBRef Sports Reference LLC 22 March 20212020-21 K-State Media Guide https://www.kstatesports.com/documents/2020/12/13/Complete_Guide_Compressed_.pdf K-State Basketball K-State Athletics 22 March 2021 Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Awards and honors Mitch Richmond – Consensus Second-team All-American NBA draft 1988 NBA draft Kansas State Wildcats Round Pick Player NBA club 1 5 Mitch Richmond Sacramento Kings https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1988.html 1988 NBA Draft basketball-reference.com December 11, 2021 References Kansas State Kansas State Category:Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Category:1987 in sports in Kansas Category:1988 in sports in Kansas