1987–88 Bradley Braves men's basketball team
Appearance
1987–88 Bradley Braves men's basketball | |
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MVC tournament champions MVC Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 26–5 (12–2 MVC) |
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Home arena | Carver Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Bradley † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† AP Poll[1]
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The 1987–88 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented
Carver Arena. They won the MVC regular season championship as well as the conference tournament.[2] Bradley finished the season 26–5, and qualified for the NCAA tournament. They were led by second-year head coach, and MVC Coach of the Year, Stan Albeck, and Consensus First-team All-American Hersey Hawkins, who led the nation in scoring by averaging 36.3 points per game.[3] Hawkins collected multiple national player of the year awards, and remains the career scoring leader in Missouri Valley Conference history
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Roster
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Dec 4, 1987* |
New Orleans | W 111–94 | 1–0 |
42 – Hawkins | – | – | Carver Arena (9,587) Peoria, IL | ||||
Dec 9, 1987* |
Colorado | W 94–78 | 2–0 |
44 – Hawkins | – | – | Carver Arena (9,091) Peoria, IL | ||||
Dec 13, 1987* |
vs. Northern Illinois | W 84–78 | 3–0 |
39 – Hawkins | – | – | Rockford MetroCentre (2,451)
Rockford, IL | ||||
Dec 17, 1987* |
at No. 19 Memphis State | L 108–113 OT[5] | 3–1 |
38 – Hawkins | – | – | Mid-South Coliseum (11,200) Memphis, TN | ||||
Dec 19, 1987* |
UC Irvine | W 139–119[6] | 4–1 |
51 – Hawkins | – | 21 – Manuel | Carver Arena (8,911) Peoria, IL | ||||
Dec 22, 1987* |
Evansville | W 93–80[7] | 5–1 |
32 – Hawkins | – | – | Carver Arena (9,879) Peoria, IL | ||||
Dec 30, 1987* |
at Dayton | W 97–80 | 6–1 |
36 – Hawkins | – | – | University of Dayton Arena (12,674)
Dayton, OH | ||||
Jan 2, 1988* |
at Loyola (IL) | W 99–82 | 7–1 |
37 – Manuel | – | – | Chicago, IL
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Jan 4, 1988 8:05 pm, WEEK |
Illinois State I-74 Rivalry |
L 74–85 | 7–2 (0–1) |
– | – | – | Carver Arena (10,670) Peoria, IL | ||||
Jan 6, 1988* |
at UNC Charlotte | W 98–82 | 8–2 |
49 – Hawkins | – | – | Charlotte Coliseum (10,012) Charlotte, NC | ||||
Jan 9, 1988 |
Wichita State | W 88–70 | 9–2 (1–1) |
31 – Hawkins | – | – | Carver Arena (10,470) Peoria, IL | ||||
Jan 16, 1988 |
at Indiana State | W 79–68[8][9] | 10–2 (2–1) |
– | – | – | Hulman Center (7,077) Terre Haute, IN | ||||
Jan 21, 1988 |
Southern Illinois | W 99–93 | 11–2 (3–1) |
42 – Hawkins | – | – | Carver Arena (10,480) Peoria, IL | ||||
Jan 28, 1988* |
West Virginia | W 96–65 | 12–2 |
34 – Hawkins | – | 18 – Manuel | Carver Arena (10,045) Peoria, IL | ||||
Jan 30, 1988 |
at Tulsa | W 65–62 | 13–2 (4–1) |
– | – | – | Tulsa Convention Center (7,981)
Tulsa, OK | ||||
Feb 2, 1988 |
No. 18 | at Wichita State | L 92–116 | 13–3 (4–2) |
37 – Hawkins | – | – | Levitt Arena (10,525)
Wichita, KS | |||
Feb 6, 1988 |
No. 18 | at Drake | W 85–67 | 14–3 (5–2) |
32 – Hawkins | – | – | Veterans Memorial Auditorium (10,689)
Des Moines, IA | |||
Feb 8, 1988* |
No. 18 | Saint Louis | W 83–67 | 15–3 |
– | – | – | Carver Arena (9,710) Peoria, IL | |||
Feb 10, 1988* |
No. 15 | at DePaul | L 80–86 | 15–4 |
– | – | – | Rosemont Horizon (15,610)
Rosemont, IL | |||
Feb 13, 1988 |
No. 15 | Creighton | W 98–68 | 16–4 (6–2) |
– | – | – | Carver Arena (10,490) Peoria, IL | |||
Feb 15, 1988 |
No. 15 | Drake | W 85–83 | 17–4 (7–2) |
38 – Hawkins | – | 16 – Manuel | Carver Arena (10,438) Peoria, IL | |||
Feb 18, 1988 |
No. 17 | at Creighton | W 83–67 | 18–4 (8–2) |
35 – Hawkins | – | – | Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,728) Omaha, NE | |||
Feb 20, 1988 2:30 pm, WHOI |
No. 17 | at Illinois State I-74 Rivalry |
W 78–71 OT | 19–4 (9–2) |
34 – Hawkins | – | – | Horton Field House (7,745) Normal, IL | |||
Feb 22, 1988* |
No. 17 | at Detroit Mercy
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W 122–107 | 20–4 |
63 – Hawkins | – | – | Detroit, MI
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Feb 25, 1988 |
No. 14 | Tulsa | W 67–62 | 21–4 (10–2) |
43 – Hawkins | – | – | Carver Arena (10,470) Peoria, IL | |||
Feb 27, 1988 |
No. 14 | Indiana State | W 95–74 | 22–4 (11–2) |
36 – Hawkins | – | 18 – Manuel | Carver Arena (10,490) Peoria, IL | |||
Mar 1, 1988 |
No. 14 | at Southern Illinois | W 113–102 | 23–4 (12–2) |
39 – Hawkins | – | – | SIU Arena (8,716)
Carbondale, IL | |||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1988* |
No. 14 | Indiana State MVC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 93–74 | 24–4 |
41 – Hawkins | – | – | Carver Arena (9,737) Peoria, IL | |||
Mar 6, 1988* |
No. 14 | Creighton MVC Tournament Semifinal |
W 101–77 | 25–4 |
38 – Hawkins | – | – | Carver Arena (9,225) Peoria, IL | |||
Mar 7, 1988* |
No. 14 | Illinois State MVC tournament championship |
W 89–59 | 26–4 |
– | – | – | Carver Arena (10,570) Peoria, IL | |||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 1988* |
(9 SE) No. 11 | vs. (8 SE) Auburn NCAA tournament first round |
L 86–90[10] | 26–5 |
44 – Hawkins | – | – | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from .
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | 18 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||
Coaches | Not released | 16 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
Awards and honors
- Hersey Hawkins – Adolph Rupp Trophy, AP Player of the Year, Oscar Robertson Trophy, Sporting News Player of the Year, UPI Player of the Year,[11] Consensus First-team All-American, MVC Player of the Year
- Stan Albeck – MVC Coach of the Year
Team players in the 1988 NBA draft
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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1 | 6 | Hersey Hawkins | Los Angeles Clippers |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- Newspapers.com.
- ^ Drum, Keith (March 21, 1988). "Bradley University guard Hersey Hawkins, who became only the..." UPI. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
- ^ "1987–88 Bradley Braves Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
- The Chicago Tribune. December 18, 1987. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Hawkins Throws Book at Irvine With 51 Points in 139-119 Bradley Win". Los Angeles Times. December 20, 1987. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Hersey Hawkins Was a Diamond in Pivot". Los Angeles Times. December 26, 1987. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ Wolff, Alexander (January 25, 1988). "SCORING IN HIGHEST STYLE". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "ON AND OFF COURT, BRADLEY`S HAWKINS IS ON TARGET". Chicago Tribune. January 17, 1988. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "AUBURN TIPS BRADLEY DESPITE HAWKINS` 44". Chicago Tribune. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "Bradley University guard Hersey Hawkins, who became only the..." UPI Archives. March 21, 1988. Retrieved May 17, 2019.
- ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.