1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 none 1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears Basketball Association of Mid-Continent Universities AMCU-8 22–7 12–2 Charlie Spoonhour 5th Hammons Student Center AMCU-8 Regular Season Champions NCAA tournament The 1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1987–88 season. Playing in the Summit League (AMCU-8) and led by head coach Charlie Spoonhour, the Bears finished the season with a 22–7 overall record and won the AMCU-8 regular season title. 2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide Missouri State University 2018 https://missouristate_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/sports/m-baskbl/mediaguide/2018-19%20MSU%20MBB%20Media%20Guide.pdf May 7, 2022 Southwest Missouri State lost to UNLV in the opening round of the NCAA tournament.Los Angeles Times UNLV Barely Escapes With 54-50 Victory https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-03-19-sp-1015-story.html March 19, 1988 May 7, 2022 Roster 1987 Missouri State Bears y Lee Campbell F 6 7 So Kelby Stuckey 42 C 6 7 Jr Charlie Spoonhour (Ozarks) https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/missouri-state/1988.html 1987-88 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats May 7, 2022 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri State Bears| Exhibition Nov 23, 1987 yes 1987 men Windsor Lancers Windsor Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 107–48 5,790 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri State Bears| Non-conference regular season Nov 28, 1987 yes 1987 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Mazzio’s Pizza Classic 80–57 7,782 1–0 Nov 29, 1987 yes SMU Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri Mazzio’s Pizza Classic 58–69 7,594 1–1 Dec 1, 1987 yes 1987 men Northern Michigan Wildcats Northern Michigan Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 82–69 5,698 2–1 Dec 5, 1987 yes yes Arkansas Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 47–53 8,610 2–2 Dec 8, 1987 yes yes Kansas State Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas 82–80 4OTSW Missouri St. 82, Kansas St. 80 (4OT) https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/12/09/Clay-Holt-scored-35-points-Tuesday-night-to-lead/3382566024400/ UPI Archives December 9, 1987 May 8, 2022 10,800 3–2 Dec 10, 1987 yes 1987 men Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 75–71 6,741 4–2 Dec 12, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois 74–77 4,152 4–3 Dec 19, 1987 yes 1987 men Texas State Bobcats Texas State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 71–56 8,395 5–3 Dec 21, 1987 yes 1987 men Arkansas State Indians Arkansas State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 65–57 6,722 6–3 Dec 27, 1987 yes yes Southern Miss Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma First Tulsa Classic 82–89 OT 7,725 6–4 Dec 28, 1987 yes yes 1987 men Grambling State Tigers Grambling State Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma First Tulsa Classic 77–60 7,955 7–4 Jan 4, 1988 yes Wichita State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 58–56 8,483 8–4 Jan 7, 1988 yes yes 1987 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri 64–49 7,402 9–4 Jan 9, 1988 yes 1987 men Lincoln Blue Tigers Lincoln Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 82–54 8,372 10–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Missouri State Bears| AMCU-8 Regular Season Jan 16, 1988 1987 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 75–67 8,158 11–4 1–0 Jan 18, 1988 yes 1987 men Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Western Hall Macomb, Illinois 44–70 4,613 11–5 1–1 Jan 23, 1988 1987 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 89–84 9,154 12–5 2–1 Jan 25, 1988 yes 1987 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 57–55 1,685 13–5 3–1 Jan 30, 1988 yes 1987 men Valparaiso Crusaders Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Indiana 72–44 2,857 14–5 4–1 Feb 1, 1988 1987 men UIC Flames Illinois-Chicago Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 80–51 8,052 15–5 5–1 Feb 6, 1988 yes 1987 men Wisconsin–Green Bay Wisconsin–Green Bay Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin 77–65 5,536 16–5 6–1 Feb 8, 1988 yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 93–78 1,430 17–5 7–1 Feb 13, 1988 Western Illinois Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 84–70 8,922 18–5 8–1 Feb 15, 1988 yes Cleveland State Woodling Gym Cleveland, Ohio 53–75 3,262 18–6 8–2 Feb 20, 1988 Eastern Illinois Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 76–56 9,129 19–6 9–2 Feb 22, 1988 Valparaiso Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 80–65 7,028 20–6 10–2 Feb 25, 1988 yes Illinois-Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois 88–66 1,824 21–6 11–2 Mar 5, 1988 Wisconsin–Green Bay Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 70–52 9,170 22–6 12–2 |- !colspan=10 style=Missouri State Bears| NCAA Tournament Mar 18, 1988 yes yes 13 W UNLV 12 4 W Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California First Round 50–54 11,175 22–7 Central Time W West https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_1988_669_Missouri%20State%20University.pdf 1987–88 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics References Category:Missouri State Bears basketball seasons Southwest Missouri State Missouri State 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