1987–88 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1987–88 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 100px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 7 7 27–7 11–3 Dean Smith 27th Bill Guthridge 21st Roy Williams 10th Dick Harp 2nd Dean Smith Center ACC regular season champions NCAA tournament Elite Eight The 1987–88 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/1988-schedule.html 1987-88 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com 2018-06-01 Led by head coach Dean Smith, the Tar Heels won the ACC regular season title, reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, and achieved a top-ten final ranking in the AP poll. After the season, longtime assistant coach Roy Williams would depart to become head coach of that season's national championship winners, the Kansas Jayhawks. Williams would eventually leave Kansas in 2003 to become the head coach of the Tar Heels and win national titles in 2005, 2009, and 2017. http://m.tarheeltimes.com/rosterbasketball-1987.aspx North Carolina Tar Heels 1987-1988 Basketball Roster Tar Heel Times 2018-06-01 Roster 1987 North Carolina Tar Heels y Jeff Denny 3 G 6 4 G n Rural Hall, North Carolina Rodney Hyatt 11 G 5 8 So n Wadesboro, North Carolina Steve Bucknall 20 F 6 6 215 Jr y London, England King Rice 21 G 6 0 Fr y Binghamton, New York Kevin Madden 22 G/F 6 6 So n Staunton, Virginia Doug Elstun 24 G 6 3 Fr n Overland Park, Kansas David May 31 F 6 7 Jr n Greensboro, North Carolina Pete Chilcutt 32 F 6 9 Fr y Eutaw, Alabama Ranzino Smith 33 G 6 1 Sr n Chapel Hill, North Carolina J. R. Reid 34 F 6 9 245 So y Virginia Beach, Virginia Joe Jenkins 35 F 6 5 Sr n Elizabeth City, North Carolina Scott Williams basketball 42 C 6 11 230 So y Hacienda Heights, California Rick Fox 44 F 6 7 225 Fr y Nassau, Bahamas Dean Smith (Kansas) Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Roy Williams (North Carolina) Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| Non-conference Regular Season Nov 21, 1987 yes yes 3 Syracuse 1 Springfield Civic Center Springfield, Massachusetts Hall of Fame Tip Off Classic 96–93 1–0 Nov 27, 1987 yes yes 3 1987 men USC Trojans USC 82–77 2–0 Nov 28, 1987 yes yes 3 Richmond Robins Center Richmond, Virginia Central Fidelity Holiday Classic 87–76 3–0 Dec 3, 1987 yes 1 1987 men Stetson Hatters Stetson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 86–74 4–0 Dec 5, 1987 yes yes 1 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 76–78 4–1 Dec 12, 1987 yes 5 SMU Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 90–74 5–1 Dec 17, 1987 yes 4 The Citadel Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 98–74 6–1 Dec 19, 1987 yes yes 4 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois 85–74 16,712 7–1 Dec 30, 1987 yes yes 4 1987 men Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada 115–91 8–1 Jan 2, 1988 yes yes 4 UCLA Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California 80–73 12,544 9–1 Jan 6, 1988 yes yes 4 1987 men Fordham Rams Fordham Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina 76–67 10–1 Jan 9, 1988 yes 4 La Salle Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 96–82 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| ACC Regular season Jan 14, 1988 yes 2 Maryland Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 71–65 12–1 1–0 Jan 16, 1988 2 Virginia Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 87–62 13–1 2–0 Jan 21, 1988 8:00 p.m. 2 Duke 9 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Rivalry 69–70 21,444 ESPN 13–2 2–1 Jan 24, 1988 yes 2 NC State 20 Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 77–73 14–2 3–1 Jan 28, 1988 yes 3 1987 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 80–83 14–3 4–1 Jan 30, 1988 3 Georgia Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 73–71 15–3 5–1 Feb 4, 1988 yes 8 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 88–64 16–3 6–1 Feb 11, 1988 6 NC State 16 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 75–73 17–3 7–1 Feb 14, 1988 yes 6 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 64–58 18–3 8–1 Feb 17, 1988 5 Wake Forest Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 80–62 19–3 9–1 Feb 20, 1988 5 Maryland Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 74–73 20–3 10–1 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| Non-conference Regular season Feb 21, 1988 yes 5 Temple 1 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 66–83 NBC 21,444 20–4 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| ACC Regular season Feb 28, 1988 9 Clemson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 88–52 21–4 10–2 Mar 2, 1988 yes 6 Georgia Tech 13 Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 97–80 22–4 11–2 Mar 6, 1988 1:00 p.m. yes 6 Duke 9 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Rivalry 81–96 8,564 NBC 22–5 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| ACC Tournament Mar 11, 1988 yes yes 9 Wake Forest Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Quarterfinals 83–62 23–5 Mar 12, 1988 yes 9 Maryland Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Semifinals 74–64 24–5 Mar 13, 1988 yes yes 9 Duke 8 Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina Championship game 61–65 24–6 |- !colspan=9 style=North Carolina Tar Heels| 1988 NCAA tournament Mar 17, 1988 yes yes 7 2 W North Texas State 15 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah First round 83–65 25–6 Mar 19, 1988 yes yes 7 2 W Loyola Marymount 15 10 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah Second round 123–97 26–6 Mar 25, 1988 yes yes 7 2 W Michigan 10 3 W Kingdome Seattle, Washington West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 78–69 27–6 Mar 27, 1988 yes yes 7 2 W Arizona 2 1 W Kingdome Seattle, Washington West Regional Final – Elite Eight 52–70 27–7 AP Poll W West Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons Tar Tar North Carolina North Carolina