1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1987–88 season of University of Kentucky men's basketball team March 2026 August 2023 1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats basketball Kentucky Wildcats logo (1984-2005).png 150 Southeastern Conference SEC 5 6 25–5 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated)https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/friv/forfeits.cgi Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball 4 November 2013 13–5 Eddie Sutton 3rd James DickeyDwane CaseyJimmy DykesRoger Harden Winston Bennett Ed Davender Cedric Jenkins Rob Lock Richard Madison Rupp Arena SEC tournament champion (vacated) NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen (vacated) The 1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Suttonhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1988.html 1997-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats 4 November 2013 and the team finished the season with an overall record of 27–6.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/kentucky/1988-schedule.html 1987–1988 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results 4 November 2013 However, the team forfeited three of their games to finish 25–5.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/friv/forfeits.cgi Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball 4 November 2013 In the 1988 NCAA Tournament the Wildcats were invited as a #2 seed. After opening wins vs Southern and Maryland, they would face off vs Villanova. In the regional semi-finals Kentucky were defeated by Villanova 80–74. Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Kentucky Wildcats| Regular season November 28 yes 5 Hawaii 86–59 1–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 1 yes 5 Cincinnati 101–77 2–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 5 yes 2 yes 5 Indiana Big Four Classic 82–76 OT 3–0 Hoosier Dome Indianapolis, IN December 12 yes 1 Louisville Rivalry 76–75 4–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 18 yes 1 Miami (OH) UK Invitational Tournament 85–71 5–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 19 yes 1 UNC-Charlotte UK Invitational Tournament 84–81 6–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 28 yes 2 Alaska-Anchorage 100–58 7–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY December 31 2 Vanderbilt 81–74 8–0 1–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 2 2 yes Georgia 84–77 9–0 2–0 Atlanta, GA January 6 1 Mississippi State 93–52 10–0 3–0 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 9 1 Auburn 52–53 10–1 3–1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 13 5 yes Alabama 63–55 11–1 4–1 Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL January 16 5 Tennessee 83–65 12–1 5–1 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 20 4 Florida Rivalry 56–58 12–2 5–2 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY January 23 4 yes LSU 76–61 13–2 6–2 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA January 27 9 yes Vanderbilt 66–83 13–3 6–3 Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN January 31 yes 9 yes Notre Dame 78–69 14–3 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY February 3 10 Ole Miss 94–65 15–3 7–3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY February 6 10 yes Mississippi State 83–59 16–3 8–3 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS February 10 10 yes Auburn 69–62 17–3 9–3 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL February 13 10 Alabama 82–68 18–3 10–3 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY February 17 3:00 p.m. JPT1987–88 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide, page 1. 9 yes Tennessee 70–72 18–4 10–4 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN February 20 9 yes Florida 76–83 18–5 10–5 O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL February 24 12 LSU 95–69 19–5 11–5 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY February 28 yes 12 10 Syracuse 62–58 20–5 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY March 2 8:00 p.m. JPT 8 Georgia 80–72 21–5 12–5 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY March 5 8 yes Ole Miss 78–71 22–5 13–5 Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats| SEC tournament March 11 yes JPT 1 6 yes 8 Ole Miss SEC Tournament Quarterfinals 82–64 23–5 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA March 12 yes 12:00 p.m. JPT 1 6 yes 4 LSU SEC Tournament Semifinals 86–80 24–5 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA March 13 yes ABC 1 6 yes 7 Georgia SEC Tournament Championship 62–57 25–5 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |- !colspan=12 style=Kentucky Wildcats|NCAA tournament March 18 yes 2 SE 6 yes 15 SE Southern First Round 99–84 26–5 (win vacated) Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH March 20 yes 2 SE 6 yes 7 SE Maryland Second Round 90–81 27–5 (win vacated) Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH March 24 yes 2 SE 6 yes 6 SE Villanova Regional Semifinals 74–80 27–6 (loss vacated) BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL SE Southeast BigBlueHistory.net. Retrieved 2015-Aug-23. Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Category:Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball seasons Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats Kentucky Wildcats Category:Long stubs with short prose