1987–88 BYU Cougars men's basketball team

1987–88 BYU Cougars men's basketball
1987–88 BYU Cougars men's basketball
WAC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 19
Record	26–6 (13–3 WAC)
Head coach	LaDell Andersen (5th season);
Home arena	Marriott Center
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 19 BYU	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 13 Wyoming †	11	–	5	.688	26	–	6	.813
Utah	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
UTEP	10	–	6	.625	23	–	10	.697
New Mexico	8	–	8	.500	22	–	14	.611
Colorado State	8	–	8	.500	22	–	13	.629
San Diego State	5	–	11	.313	12	–	17	.414
Air Force	4	–	12	.250	11	–	17	.393
Hawaii	2	–	14	.125	4	–	25	.138

† 1988 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The 1987–88 BYU Cougars men's basketball team represented Brigham Young University as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1987–88 basketball season. Led by head coach LaDell Andersen, the Cougars compiled a record of 26–6 (13–3 WAC) to finish atop the WAC regular season standings. The team played their home games at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah, and finished took an unblemished record at home into the regular season finale (15–0) before losing to UTEP. BYU opened the season with 17 consecutive victories and rose to No. 3 in the AP poll. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. In the opening round, BYU defeated UNC Charlotte in overtime before losing to No. 5 seed Louisville in the round of 32, 97–76.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	4	Michael Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Hacienda Heights, California
G	11	Marty Haws	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Midvale, Utah
G	13	Andy Toolson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Twin Falls, Idaho
G	14	Brian Taylor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Kaysville, Utah
G	23	Nathan Call	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Mission Viejo, California
F	24	Jeff Chatman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Talladega, Alabama
F	25	Mike Herring	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Mission Viejo, California
G	32	Chris Lynch	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Seattle, Washington
F	33	Vince Bryan	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Irvine, California
C	34	Gary Trost	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Salt Lake City, Utah
F	40	Mark Clausen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Windsor, California
F	44	Alan Astle	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr	Sacramento, California
F	50	David Wolfe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Pomona, California
C	52	Jim Usevitch	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Sr	Huntington Beach, California

Head coach

LaDell Andersen

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 27, 1987*		Montana State	W 90–89	1–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 1, 1987*		at Utah State	W 96–92	2–0	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Dec 3, 1987*		at Washington State	W 60–54	3–0	Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Dec 5, 1987*		at UCLA	W 87–80	4–0	Los Angeles, California
Dec 11, 1987*		Weber State	W 104–71	5–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 12, 1987*		Chicago State	W 91–60	6–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 19, 1987*		Utah State	W 121–112	7–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Dec 29, 1987*		La Salle	W 95–82	8–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 2, 1988*		Central Connecticut State	W 109–76	9–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 7, 1988		Hawaii	W 97–66	10–0 (1–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 9, 1988		San Diego State	W 92–65	11–0 (2–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Jan 15, 1988		at No. 12 Wyoming	W 83–67	12–0 (3–0)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 21, 1988	No. 12	at No. 18 UTEP	W 81–71	13–0 (4–0)	Special Events Center El Paso, Texas
Jan 23, 1988	No. 12	at New Mexico	W 89–82	14–0 (5–0)	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 29, 1988	No. 7	Air Force	W 95–75	15–0 (6–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 1, 1988*	No. 3	Tulsa	W 72–57	16–0	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 4, 1988	No. 3	Utah	W 82–64	17–0 (7–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 6, 1988*	No. 3	at Alabama-Birmingham	L 83–102	17–1	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 9, 1988*	No. 8	Miami (FL)	W 99–86	18–1	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 12, 1988	No. 8	No. 18 Wyoming	W 78–69	19–1 (8–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 13, 1988*	No. 8	Colorado State	W 86–80	20–1 (9–0)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 18, 1988	No. 7	at San Diego State	L 80–82	20–2 (9–1)	San Diego, California
Feb 20, 1988	No. 7	at Hawaii	W 72–70	21–2 (10–1)	Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 23, 1988	No. 11	at Colorado State	W 75–67	22–2 (11–1)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 25, 1988	No. 11	at Air Force	W 76–62	23–2 (12–1)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 27, 1988	No. 11	at Utah	L 60–62	23–3 (12–2)	Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 3, 1988	No. 15	New Mexico	W 89–82	24–3 (13–2)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Mar 5, 1988	No. 15	UTEP	L 80–83	24–4 (13–3)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
WAC Tournament
Mar 10, 1988*	(1) No. 17	(9) Hawaii Quarterfinals	W 76–74	25–4	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Mar 11, 1988*	(1) No. 17	(4) UTEP Semifinals	L 63–66	25–5	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 1988*	(4 SE) No. 19	vs. (13 SE) UNC Charlotte First round	W 98–92 ^OT	26–5	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 19, 1988*	(4 SE) No. 19	vs. (5 SE) Louisville Second round	L 76–97	26–6	The Omni Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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Rankings

References

^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1987–88 BYU Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
^ "2019–20 BYU Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). BYU Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[1] sports-reference.com 1987-88 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[2] "1987–88 BYU Cougars Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

[3] "2019–20 BYU Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). BYU Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.

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