1987–88 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 1987–88 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1985–86 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as the Big West Conference. The Rebels won the regular season conference and PCAA tournament titles. The team finished with a record of 28–6 (15–3 PCAA) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.

1987–88 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
PCAA Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 12
Record	28–6 (15–3 PCAA)
Head coach	Jerry Tarkanian (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Grgurich (7th season) Ralph Readout (6th season) Keith Starr (2nd season)
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 UNLV	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
UC Santa Barbara	13	–	5		.722			22	–	8		.733
Utah State †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Long Beach State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	12		.586
UC Irvine	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
New Mexico State	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
San Jose State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	11		.389			12	–	17		.414
Fresno State	6	–	12		.333			9	–	19		.321
Pacific	0	–	18		.000			5	–	24		.172
† 1988 PCAA tournament winner

Roster

1987–88 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 5 Stacey Cvijanovich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Oxnard, California F 23 Gerald Paddio 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Rayne, Louisiana F 31 Stacey Augmon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Pasadena, California C Anthony Todd num=32 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr San Diego , California C 34 James Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio F 35 Moses Scurry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Brooklyn, New York G 50 Greg Anthony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Las Vegas, Nevada F 53 Chris Jeter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Fr San Diego, California G John Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr	Head coach Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State) Assistant coach(es) Tim Grgurich (Pittsburgh) Mark Warkentien (Cal State Fullerton) Ralph Readout (Ohio) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1987*	No. 19	at Hawaii–Loa Pearl Harbor Classic	W 114–46	1–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (500) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 4, 1987*	No. 19	at Hawaii–Hilo Pearl Harbor Classic	W 113–65	2–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (2,425) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 5, 1987*	No. 19	at Hawaii–Loa Pearl Harbor Classic	W 120–47	3–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center (500) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 8, 1987*	No. 17	at Nevada	W 98–96	4–0	Lawlor Events Center (11,388) Reno, Nevada
Dec 12, 1987*	No. 17	at Houston	W 89–69	5–0	Hofheinz Pavilion (6,021) Houston, Texas
Dec 21, 1987*	No. 15	Tennessee Tech	W 103–76	6–0	Thomas & Mack Center (17,202) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 22, 1987*	No. 15	Creighton	W 90–59	7–0	Thomas & Mack Center (15,957) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 28, 1987*	No. 15	Wisconsin UNLV Holiday Classic	W 102–65	8–0	Thomas & Mack Center (15,971) Paradise, Nevada
Dec 29, 1987*	No. 15	Louisiana State UNLV Holiday Classic	W 78–59	9–0	Thomas & Mack Center (16,596) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 2, 1988	No. 15	at New Mexico State	W 69–64	10–0 (1–0)	Pan American Center (10,812) Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 4, 1988	No. 13	at Long Beach State	W 71–68	11–0 (2–0)	Long Beach Arena (4,286) Long Beach, California
Jan 7, 1988	No. 13	UC Santa Barbara	L 60–62	11–1 (2–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 9, 1988	No. 13	UC Irvine	W 103–68	12–1 (3–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (15,506) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 16, 1988	No. 13	at Cal State Fullerton	W 63–57	13–1 (4–1)	Titan Gym (4,113) Fullerton, California
Jan 17, 1988*	No. 13	at Providence	W 92–72	14–1	Providence Civic Center (13,100) Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 19, 1988	No. 8	at Utah State	W 87–83	15–1 (5–1)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah
Jan 21, 1988	No. 8	at San Jose State	W 95–83	16–1 (6–1)	San Jose Civic Auditorium (2,612) San Jose, California
Jan 24, 1988*	No. 8	No. 3 Temple	W 59–58	17–1	Thomas & Mack Center (19,000) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 28, 1988	No. 4	Fresno State	W 87–71	18–1 (7–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (17,934) Paradise, Nevada
Jan 30, 1988	No. 4	Pacific	W 92–67	19–1 (8–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (17,583) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 4, 1988	No. 2	at UC Irvine	W 99–77	20–1 (9–1)	Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, California
Feb 6, 1988	No. 2	at UC Santa Barbara	L 66–71	20–2 (9–2)	The Thunderdome (6,000) Santa Barbara, California
Feb 11, 1988	No. 7	Cal State Fullerton	W 77–61	21–2 (10–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (17,530) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 13, 1988*	No. 7	Missouri	L 79–81	21–3	Thomas & Mack Center (19,000) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 18, 1988	No. 11	Utah State	W 94–74	22–3 (11–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (19,250) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 20, 1988	No. 11	San Jose State	W 85–68	23–3 (12–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (16,798) Paradise, Nevada
Feb 25, 1988	No. 8	at Pacific	W 77–61	24–3 (13–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (5,424) Stockton, California
Feb 27, 1988	No. 8	at Fresno State	W 71–60	25–3 (14–2)	Selland Arena (10,159) Fresno, California
Mar 3, 1988	No. 5	Long Beach State	L 77–79	25–4 (14–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (18,310) Paradise, Nevada
Mar 5, 1988	No. 5	New Mexico State	W 86–68	26–4 (15–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (19,371) Paradise, Nevada
PCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	No. 7	vs. Cal State Fullerton Quarterfinals	W 61–56	27–4	The Forum (9,587) Inglewood, California
Mar 12, 1988*	No. 7	vs. UC Irvine Semifinals	L 70–74	27–5	The Forum (12,066) Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*	(4 W) No. 12	vs. (13 W) SW Missouri State First round	W 54–50[1]	28–5	Pauley Pavilion (11,175) Los Angeles, California
Mar 20, 1988* CBS	(4 W) No. 12	vs. (5 W) No. 17 Iowa Second round	L 86–104[2]	28–6	Pauley Pavilion (12,901) Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1985–86 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	19	17	15	15	15	13	13	8	4	2	7	11	8	5	7	12
Coaches	Not released	18	17	15	14	14	12	13	7	5	3	7	11	8	6	8	15

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See also

• UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
• 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament