1987–88 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team
1987–88 Midwestern Collegiate Conference | |
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 19 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 26–4 (9–1 MCC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Dino Gaudio (1st season) |
Home arena | Cincinnati Gardens |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Xavier † | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 26 | – | 4 | .867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | 21 | – | 8 | .724 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Louis | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 5 | – | 5 | .500 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola (IL) | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit Mercy |
2 | – | 8 | .200 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1988 MCC tournament winner Rankings from AP |
The 1987–88 Xavier Musketeers men's basketball team represented
Cincinnati, Ohio. After opening the season 2–2, Xavier won 24 of its next 25 games on its way to winning regular season and MCC tournament titles. The team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region – despite a No. 18 ranking in the AP poll. In the NCAA tournament, the Musketeers fell in the opening round to No. 6 seed and eventual National champion Kansas, 85–72.[1]
Xavier finished with a 26–4 record (9–1 MCC).
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Dec 5, 1987* |
at Marquette | L 61–67 | 0–1 |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Dec 8, 1987* |
Delaware State | W 100–77 | 1–1 |
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Dec 12, 1987* |
at Miami (OH)
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W 91–73 | 2–1 |
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 22, 1987* |
at Providence | L 76–96 | 2–2 |
Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island | |||||||
Dec 29, 1987* |
Canisius | W 87–56 | 3–2 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 2, 1988* |
Kent State | W 92–87 | 4–2 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 6, 1988* |
at Western Michigan | W 82–70 | 5–2 |
University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan | |||||||
Jan 9, 1988* |
Florida International | W 125–84 | 6–2 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 12, 1988* |
Cincinnati | W 98–80 | 7–2 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 16, 1988 |
Loyola–Chicago | W 98–90 | 8–2 (1–0) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 18, 1988 |
Detroit Mercy | W 105–84 | 9–2 (2–0) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 23, 1988 |
at Evansville | L 84–86 | 9–3 (2–1) |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 25, 1988 |
at Saint Louis | W 100–86 | 10–3 (3–1) |
St. Louis, Missouri
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Jan 30, 1988* |
vs. Saint Peter's | W 78–75 | 11–3 |
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Feb 3, 1988* |
Wright State | W 101–84 | 12–3 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 6, 1988 |
Butler | W 89–74 | 13–3 (4–1) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 8, 1988* |
Western Michigan | W 100–84 | 14–3 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 13, 1988 |
at Loyola–Chicago | W 94–83 | 15–3 (5–1) |
Chicago, Illinois
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Feb 15, 1988 |
at Detroit Mercy | W 114–97 | 16–3 (6–1) |
Detroit, Michigan
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Feb 20, 1988 |
Evansville | W 102–79 | 17–3 (7–1) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 22, 1988 |
Saint Louis | W 93–70 | 18–3 (8–1) |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 24, 1988* |
at Florida International | W 122–95 | 19–3 |
Miami, Florida
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Feb 27, 1988* |
Dayton | W 86–73 | 20–3 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||
Mar 1, 1988* |
No. 20 | at Niagara | W 93–80 | 21–3 |
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Lewiston, New York | ||||||
Mar 6, 1988 |
No. 20 | at Butler | W 71–70 | 22–3 (9–1) |
Indianapolis, Indiana
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Midwestern Collegiate Conference tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1988* |
No. 20 | vs. Loyola–Chicago Semifinals |
W 117–79 | 25–3 |
Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
Mar 12, 1988* |
No. 20 | vs. Detroit Mercy Championship game |
W 122–96 | 26–3 |
Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1988* |
(11 MW) No. 18 | vs. (6 MW) Kansas First Round |
L 72–85 | 26–4 |
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from .
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Rankings
Awards and honors
References
- ^ "N.C.A.A. TOURNAMENT: MIDWEST REGIONAL; Villanova and Pitt Advance". The New York Times. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Xavier Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Xavier University Athletics. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "1987-88 Xavier Musketeers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ^ "1987-88 Xavier Musketeers Schedule and Results". Retrieved May 7, 2022.
- ISBN 0-345-51392-4.