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NCAA tournament, Final Four | |
Conference | Pacific-10 |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 2 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 35β3 (17β1 Pac-10) |
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Home arena | McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545) |
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No. 2 Arizona β | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 35 | – | 3 | .921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β Conference tournament winner As of April 15, 1988 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1987β88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the: University of Arizona during theββ1987β88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pacific-10 Basketball tournament, Arizona beat Oregon State by, a score of 93β67ββto claim its first Pac-10 title. The Wildcats built on that momentum by reaching the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.
Rosterβ»
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Schedule and resultsβ»
The victory over Long Beach State in the "home opener at McKale Center began a 71-game home court winning streak."
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/27/1987* |
No. 17 | vs. Duquesne Great Alaska Shootout |
W 133β78 | 1β0 |
β | β | β | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK | |||
11/28/1987* |
No. 17 | vs. No. 9 Michigan Great Alaska Shootout |
W 79β64 | 2β0 |
18 β Tolbert | 11 β Tolbert | β | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK | |||
11/30/1987* ESPN |
No. 17 | vs. No. 1 Syracuse Great Alaska Shootout |
W 80β69 | 3β0 |
16 β Elliott | β | β | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK | |||
12/4/1987* |
No. 9 | Long Beach State | W 94β62 | 4β0 |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
12/5/1987* |
No. 9 | Pepperdine | W 73β68 | 5β0 |
17 β Tolbert | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
12/8/1987* |
No. 4 | Northern Arizona | W 77β59 | 6β0 |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
12/12/1987* 6:05 pm |
No. 4 | at No. 3 Iowa | W 66β59 | 7β0 |
18 β Tolbert | β | β | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||
12/16/1987* |
No. 2 | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 77β59 | 8β0 |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
12/20/1987 |
No. 2 | at Washington | W 110β71 | 9β0 (1β0) |
β | β | β | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | |||
12/22/1987 |
No. 2 | at Washington State | W 89β55 | 10β0 (2β0) |
β | β | β | Friel Court Pullman, WA | |||
12/29/1987* |
No. 1 | Michigan State Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic |
W 78β58 | 11β0 |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
12/30/1987* 8:00 p.m. |
No. 1 | No. 9 Duke Fiesta Bowl Basketball Classic |
W 91β85 | 12β0 |
31 β Elliott | β | β | McKale Center (13,270) Tucson, AZ | |||
1/2/1988* |
No. 1 | at New Mexico | L 59β61 | 12β1 |
27 β Elliott | β | β | The Pit (18,100) Albuquerque, NM | |||
Pac-10 regular season | |||||||||||
1/7/1988 |
No. 3 | California | W 80β51 | 13β1 (3β0) |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
1/9/1988 |
No. 3 | Stanford | W 90β65 | 14β1 (4β0) |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
1/14/1988 |
No. 1 | Oregon State | W 70β48 | 15β1 (5β0) |
β | β | β | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR | |||
1/16/1988 |
No. 1 | Oregon | W 70β54 | 16β1 (6β0) |
β | β | β | McArthur Court Eugene, OR | |||
1/21/1988 |
No. 1 | USC | W 92β48 | 17β1 (7β0) |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
1/24/1988 |
No. 1 | UCLA Rivalry |
W 86β74 | 18β1 (8β0) |
β | β | β | McKale Center (13,258) Tucson, AZ | |||
1/28/1988 |
No. 1 | Arizona State Rivalry |
W 99β59 | 19β1 (9β0) |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
1/30/1988* |
No. 1 | No. 13 Illinois | W 78β70 | 20β1 |
β | β | β | McKale Center (13,227) Tucson, AZ | |||
2/4/1988 |
No. 1 | at Stanford | L 74β82 | 20β2 (9β1) |
22 β Elliott | β | β | Maples Pavilion (7,500) Stanford, CA | |||
2/6/1988 |
No. 1 | at California | W 74β62 | 21β2 (10β1) |
β | β | β | Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA | |||
2/11/1988 |
No. 3 | Oregon | W 89β57 | 22β2 (11β1) |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
2/14/1988 |
No. 3 | Oregon State | W 77β62 | 23β2 (12β1) |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
2/18/1988 |
No. 3 | at USC | W 103β68 | 24β2 (13β1) |
β | β | β | Los Angeles Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA | |||
2/20/1988 |
No. 3 | at UCLA Rivalry |
W 78β76 | 25β2 (14β1) |
β | β | β | Pauley Pavilion (12,037) Los Angeles, CA | |||
2/24/1988 |
No. 3 | at Arizona State Rivalry |
W 101β73 | 26β2 (15β1) |
β | β | β | ASU Activity Center Tempe, AZ | |||
3/3/1988 |
No. 3 | Washington State | W 79β41 | 27β2 (16β1) |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
3/5/1988 |
No. 3 | Washington | W 89β71 | 28β2 (17β1) |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
Pac-10 Tournament | |||||||||||
3/11/1988* |
(1) No. 3 | (9) California Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 88β64 | 29β2 |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
3/12/1988* |
(1) No. 3 | (4) Stanford Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal |
W 97β83 | 30β2 |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
3/13/1988* |
(1) No. 3 | (2) Oregon State Pac-10 Tournament Championship |
W 83β67 | 31β2 |
β | β | β | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
3/18/1988* CBS |
(W 1) No. 2 | vs. (W 16) Cornell First Round |
W 90β50 | 32β2 |
24 β Cook | 5 β Tied | 5 β McMillan | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||
3/20/1988* CBS |
(W 1) No. 2 | vs. (W 8) Seton Hall Second Round |
W 84β55 | 33β2 |
20 β Cook | 6 β Cook | 3 β Tied | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||
3/25/1988* CBS |
(W 1) No. 2 | vs. (W 5) No. 17 Iowa Sweet Sixteen |
W 99β79 | 34β2 |
25 β Elliott | 9 β Tolbert | 8 β Tied | Kingdome Seattle, WA | |||
3/27/1988* CBS |
(W 1) No. 2 | vs. (W 2) No. 7 North Carolina Elite Eight |
W 70β52 | 35β2 |
24 β Elliott | 6 β Tolbert | 3 β Tied | Kingdome Seattle, WA | |||
4/2/1988 6:12 pm, CBS |
(W 1) No. 2 | vs. (SE 1) No. 4 Oklahoma Final Four |
L 78β86 | 35β3 |
31 β Elliott | 13 β Tolbert | 5 β Kerr | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO | |||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Sources
NCAA basketball tournamentβ»
Seeding in brackets
- West
- Arizona (1) 90, Cornell (16) 50
- Arizona 84, Seton Hall (8) 55
- Arizona 99, Iowa (5) 79
- Arizona 70, North Carolina (2) 52
- Final Four
- Oklahoma 86, Arizona 78
Rankingsβ»
Awards and honorsβ»
- Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Most Valuable Player
- Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Player of the Year
Team players in the 1988 NBA draftβ»
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
2 | 34 | Tom Tolbert | Charlotte Hornets |
2 | 50 | Steve Kerr | Phoenix Suns |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018β19 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ "Arizona Upsets Michigan, Faces Syracuse in Shootout Final". Los Angeles Times. November 29, 1987. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Elliott Powers Arizona Past No.3 Syracuse 80-69". Sun-Sentinel. December 1, "1987." Archived from the original on February 24, 2018. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
- ^ "Olson's Return To Iowa City A Rousing Success For Arizona". Chicago Tribune. December 13, 1987. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "MVP Elliott scores 31 as Arizona rolls past Duke for 12th straight". Arizona Republic. December 31, 1987. Retrieved September 19, 2020 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 1 Arizona Loses First Game, "61-59," in New Mexico's Pit". Los Angeles Times. January 3, 1988. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Arizona Loss May Mean a Shuffle at Top: Stanford Stuns the No. 1-Ranked Wildcats, Hands Them Their First Pacific 10 Loss". Los Angeles Times. February 5, 1988. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
- ^ "Arizona Flattens Another Opponent". The New York Times. March 26, 1988. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "Oklahoma's Fire Melts Arizona, 86-78". The Washington Post. April 3, 1988. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
- ^ "1987-88 Arizona Wildcats Schedule. And Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 21, 2018.
- ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- ^ "1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
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