1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 Villanova Wildcats Basketball Big East Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 24–13 9–7 Rollie Massimino 15th Jay Wright 1st John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500) NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1987–88 season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference. Roster 1987 Villanova Wildcats y Barry Bekkedam 34 F 6 10 So Greg Downs 4 G Fr Pat Enright 10 G 5 10 Jr Tom Greis 33 C 7 5 So Eric Leslie 44 G 6 3 So Chris Masotti 21 G 5 11 Fr Gary Massey 22 G 6 6 Jr Tim Muller 32 G 6 2 Fr Mark Plansky y 31 F 6 7 Sr Rodney Taylor 35 F 6 6 So Rob Tribuiani 12 G Fr Doug West y 42 G 6 6 200 Jr Kenny Wilson 3 G 5 9 Jr Rollie Massimino (Vermont) Schedule |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season November 27, 1987 yes yes Nebraska Lahania Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Quarterfinal 70–53 1,200 1–0 November 28, 1987 yes yes Illinois Lahania Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Semifinal 78–76 1,200 2–0 November 29, 1987 yes yes Iowa 11 Lahania Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Championship 74–97 3,200 2–1 December 2, 1987 yes Penn John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Big 5 PRISM 84–55 6,222 3–1 December 6, 1987 yes California John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania 65–50 6,500 4–1 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference regular season December 8, 1987 Connecticut John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Big East TV 63–61 6,500 5–1 1–0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season December 12, 1987 yes St. Joseph's John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Big 5 PRISM 52–53 6,500 5–2 December 18, 1987 yes yes La Salle The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Big 5/Jostens Philadelphia Classic Semifinal PRISM 83–80 8,144 6–2 December 19, 1987 yes yes Wake Forest The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Jostens Philadelphia Classic Championship 83–70 5,114 7–2 December 29, 1987 yes yes Auburn The Omni Atlanta, Georgia Cotton State Kiwanis Classic Semifinal 64–65 11,033 7–3 December 30, 1987 yes yes William & Mary The Omni Atlanta, Georgia Cotton State Kiwanis Classic Consolation 76–57 13,111 8–3 January 2, 1988 yes Virginia John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania 63–54 6,500 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference regular season January 4, 1988 yes St. John's Alumni Hall Jamaica, New York ESPN 69–62 6,008 10–3 2–0 January 9, 1988 Boston College John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Big East TV 66–54 6,500 11–3 3–0 January 11, 1988 Syracuse 7 The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ESPN 80–78 16,284 12–3 4–0 January 16, 1988 yes Pittsburgh 6 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Big East TV 73–85 6,798 12–4 4–1 January 20, 1988 yes Connecticut Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut Big East TV 69–58 13,077 13–4 5–1 January 23, 1988 Seton Hall John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Big East TV 69–63 6,500 14–4 6–1 January 27, 1988 19 St. John's John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania ESPN 55–60 6,500 14–5 6–2 January 30, 1988 Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island Big East TV 76–82 13,041 14–6 6–3 February 1, 1988 Georgetown 15 The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ESPN 64–58 18,059 15–6 7–3 February 6, 1988 yes Boston College Boston Garden Boston, Massachusetts Big East TV 66–54 7,427 16–6 8–3 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season February 10, 1988 yes yes 20 Temple 1 McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Big 5 PRISM 86–98 4,500 16–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference regular season February 13, 1988 20 Pittsburgh 5 John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Big East TV 75–87 6,500 16–8 8–4 February 15, 1988 yes Georgetown Capital Centre Landover, Maryland ESPN 54–56 11,816 16–9 6–5 February 20, 1988 Providence John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania Big East TV 96–68 6,500 17–9 9–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season February 22, 1988 yes Drexel John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, Pennsylvania City 6 90–73 6,500 18–9 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference regular season February 27, 1988 yes Seton Hall Meadowlands Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Big East TV 58–84 13,101 18–10 9–6 March 1, 1988 yes Syracuse 12 Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Big East TV 69–71 30,139 18–11 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season March 3, 1988 yes yes Vermont Patrick Gym Burlington, Vermont 92–62 1,893 19–11 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East tournament March 11, 1988 yes yes 4 St. John's 5 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Big East tournament Quarterfinal Big East TV 71–68 19,591 20–11 March 12, 1988 yes yes 4 Pittsburgh 5 1 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Big East tournament Semifinal Big East TV 72–69 19,591 21–11 March 13, 1988 yes yes 4 Syracuse 13 2 Madison Square Garden New York City, New York Big East tournament championship CBS 68–85 19,591 21–12 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| NCAA tournament March 18, 1988 yes yes 6 SE Arkansas 11 SE Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio NCAA tournament first round ESPNNCAA Productions 82–74 16,562 22–12 March 20, 1988 yes yes 6 SE Illinois 16 3 SE Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio NCAA tournament second round CBS 66–63 16,562 23–12 March 24, 1988 yes yes 6 SE Kentucky 6 2 SE BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen CBS 80–74 16,816 24–12 March 26, 1988 yes yes 6 SE Oklahoma 4 1 SE BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama NCAA Tournament Elite Eight CBS 59–78 16,816 24–13 SE Southeast College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-13. Awards and honors Doug West, 2nd Team All-Big East Doug West, 1st Team All-Big East tournament Doug West, NCAA Tournament All-Southeast Region Mark Plansky, 3rd Team All-Big East Mark Plansky, 1st Team All-Big East tournament Tom Greis, 3rd Team All-Big East Kenny Wilson, NCAA Tournament All-Southeast Region Gary Massey, Big East Defensive Player of the Year Team players drafted into the NBA Villanova Wildcats Year Round Pick Player NBA club 1989 2 38 Doug West Minnesota Timberwolveshttp://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N 1989 NBA Draft BasketballReference.com 13 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190913224241/http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N 2019-09-13 dead References Category:Villanova Wildcats men's basketball seasons Villanova Villanova Villanova Villanova