1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1987–88 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach C. M. Newton and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.

1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	20–11 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach	C. M. Newton (7th season)
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Kentucky †	13	–	5		.722			27	–	6		.818
Auburn	11	–	7		.611			19	–	11		.633
Florida	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
LSU	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Vanderbilt	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
Tennessee	9	–	9		.500			16	–	13		.552
Georgia	8	–	10		.444			20	–	16		.556
Ole Miss	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
Alabama	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Mississippi State	6	–	12		.333			14	–	15		.483
† 1988 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Commodores finished with a 20–11 record (10–8 SEC, T-4th) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Vanderbilt made a run to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to the eventual National champion, Kansas.^[1]

Roster

1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 4 Barry Booker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G 12 Barry Goheen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr Marshall County, Kentucky C 32 Will Perdue 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Merritt Island, Florida F 34 Frank Kornet 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Lexington, Kentucky	Head coach C. M. Newton (Kentucky) 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
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*		Hawaii	W 91–62	1–0	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1987*		Lehigh	W 102–91	2–0	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1987*		No. 1 North Carolina	W 78–76	3–0	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 8, 1987*		at No. 6 Indiana	L 61–63	3–1	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana
Dec 19, 1987*		Ohio	W 93–77	4–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 21, 1987*		Morehead State	W 81–73	5–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 28, 1987*		East Carolina	W 99–63	6–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1987*		Cornell	W 95–79	7–1	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 31, 1987		at No. 2 Kentucky	L 74–81	7–2 (0–1)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 6, 1988		LSU	L 39–51	7–3 (0–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1988		at Tennessee	L 72–80	7–4 (0–3)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1988		at Ole Miss	W 60–57	8–4 (1–3)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1988		Alabama	W 76–60	9–4 (2–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 20, 1988		Georgia	W 92–77	10–4 (3–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 23, 1988		at Auburn	W 75–71	11–4 (4–3)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Jan 27, 1988		No. 9 Kentucky	W 83–66	12–4 (5–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1988		No. 14 Florida	W 92–65	13–4 (6–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 3, 1988		Mississippi State	W 82–66	14–4 (7–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 6, 1988	No. 15	at LSU	L 79–94	14–5 (7–4)	LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	(5)	at (4) LSU Quarterfinals	L 80–87	18–10	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*	(7 MW)	vs. (10 MW) Utah State First round	W 80–77	19–10	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 20, 1988*	(7 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Pittsburgh Second round	W 80–74 OT	20–10	Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,433) Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 25, 1988*	(7 MW)	vs. (6 MW) Kansas Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 64–77[1]	20–11	Pontiac Silverdome  Pontiac, Michigan
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

• Will Perdue – SEC Player of the Year, SEC Athlete of the Year, Third-team All-American

NBA draft

Main article: 1989 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	11	Will Perdue	Chicago Bulls

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