1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the 1987–88 season.

1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Far West Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Record	20–11 (12–6 Pac 10)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (18th season)
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	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
† Conference tournament winner As of April 15, 1988[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Led by Ralph Miller, in his 18th season at Oregon State, the Beavers would finish with a record of 20–11 (12–6 Pac-10). The Beavers were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Louisville.^[2]

Roster

1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 15 Eric Knox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G 20 Gary Payton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Skyline HS Oakland, California F 24 Earl Martin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So	Head coach Ralph Miller (Kansas) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 27, 1987*		vs. Clemson	L 54–69	0–1	Chinese Culture and Sports Center  Taipei, Taiwan
Dec 3, 1987*		at UC-Santa Barbara	L 70–71	0–2	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 5, 1987*		vs. Portland	W 74–62	1–2
Dec 9, 1987*		Loyola Marymount	W 84–69	2–2	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Dec 12, 1987*		U.S. International	W 85–57	3–2	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Dec 19, 1987*		Wichita State	L 57–60	3–3	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Dec 26, 1987*		vs. TCU Far West Classic	W 63–49	4–3	Portland, OR
Dec 27, 1987*		vs. Lamar Far West Classic	W 62–44	5–3	Portland, OR
Dec 28, 1987*		vs. Oregon Far West Classic	W 62–51	6–3	Portland, OR
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 7, 1988		at UCLA	W 65–64	7–3 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (7,721) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 9, 1988		at USC	W 80–77	8–3 (2–0)	L.A. Sports Arena  Los Angeles, CA
Jan 14, 1988		No. 1 Arizona	L 48–70	8–4 (2–1)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Jan 16, 1988		Arizona State	W 76–68	9–4 (3–1)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Jan 21, 1988		at Washington	L 59–63	9–5 (3–2)	Bank of America Arena  Seattle, WA
Jan 23, 1988		at Washington State	L 49–56	9–6 (3–3)	Friel Court  Pullman, WA
Jan 28, 1988		Stanford	L 65–78	9–7 (3–4)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Jan 30, 1988		California	W 82–46	10–7 (4–4)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Feb 4, 1988		USC	W 84–57	11–7 (5–4)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Feb 7, 1988		UCLA	W 73–68	12–7 (6–4)	Gill Coliseum (7,612) Corvallis, OR
Feb 11, 1988		at Arizona State	W 78–75	13–7 (7–4)	Wells Fargo Arena  Tempe, AZ
Feb 14, 1988		at No. 3 Arizona	L 62–77	13–8 (7–5)	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
Feb 18, 1988		Washington State	W 62–48	14–8 (8–5)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Feb 20, 1988		Washington	W 69–57	15–8 (9–5)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Feb 25, 1988		at California	W 65–54	16–8 (10–5)	Harmon Gym  Berkeley, CA
Feb 27, 1988		at Stanford	W 63–61	17–8 (11–5)	Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
Mar 3, 1988		Oregon	W 59–47	18–8 (12–5)	Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
Mar 5, 1988		at Oregon	L 61–62	18–9 (12–6)	McArthur Court  Eugene, OR
Pacific-10 tournament
Mar 11, 1988* 7:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. Washington Pac-10 tournament Quarterfinal	W 80–61	19–9	McKale Center (13,061) Tucson, AZ
Mar 12, 1988* 3:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. Washington State Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal	W 74–68 2OT	20–9	McKale Center (13,549) Tucson, AZ
Mar 13, 1988*	(2)	at (1) No. 3 Arizona Pac-10 tournament championship	L 67–83	20–10	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1988*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) Louisville First round	L 61–70	20–11	Omni Coliseum  Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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