1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team

1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball
1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Record	22–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach	Norm Sloan (8th season);
Assistant coach	Monte Towe (8th season)
Captain	Vernon Maxwell
Home arena	O'Connell Center

1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	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
	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 1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	11	Vernon Maxwell	—	—	Sr
G	23	Clifford Lett	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr	Pensacola	Pensacola, Florida
C	33	Dwayne Schintzius	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	—	So	Brandon	Brandon, Florida

Head coach

Norm Sloan

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
November 21, 1987*	No. 14	Jacksonville Preseason Big Apple NIT	W 82–52	1–0	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
November 23, 1987*	No. 14	No. 18 Georgia Tech Preseason Big Apple NIT	W 80–69	2–0	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
November 27, 1987* 8:00 p.m., USA	No. 14	vs. Iowa State Preseason Big Apple NIT	W 96–89	3–0	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden (7,311) New York, NY
November 28, 1987*	No. 14	vs. Seton Hall Preseason Big Apple NIT	W 70–68	4–0	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 3, 1987*	No. 7	at SMU	L 76–82	4–1	–	–	–	Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
December 12, 1987*	No. 12	Florida State Rivalry	W 71–48	5–1	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 16, 1987*	No. 11	Ohio State	W 102–69	6–1	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 21, 1987*	No. 8	South Florida	W 83–69	7–1	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
December 29, 1987* 8:30 p.m.	No. 8	vs. No. 9 Duke Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 70–93	7–2	–	–	–	McKale Center (13,284) Tucson, AZ
December 30, 1987*	No. 8	vs. Michigan State Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 83–59	8–2	–	–	–	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 2, 1988* CBS	No. 8	at No. 3 Pittsburgh	L 68–80	8–3	–	–	–	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 1988*	No. 15	Towson State	W 77–55	9–3	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 6, 1988	No. 15	at Auburn	L 67–72	9–4 (0–1)	–	–	–	Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
January 9, 1988	No. 15	Georgia	W 87–70	10–4 (1–1)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 13, 1988		at Mississippi State	W 55–45	11–4 (2–1)	–	–	–	Starkville, MS
January 16, 1988		Ole Miss	W 77–72	12–4 (3–1)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 20, 1988		at No. 4 Kentucky Rivalry	W 58–56	13–4 (4–1)	–	–	–	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 23, 1988		at Tennessee	W 76–56	14–4 (5–1)	–	–	–	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
January 27, 1988 JPT^[1]	No. 14	LSU	W 61–50	15–4 (6–1)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 30, 1988	No. 14	at Vanderbilt	L 65–92	15–5 (6–2)	–	–	–	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 3, 1988	No. 19	at Alabama	W 74–64	16–5 (7–2)	–	–	–	Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6, 1988	No. 19	Auburn	L 57–58	16–6 (7–3)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 10, 1988		at Georgia	L 65–71	16–7 (7–4)	–	–	–	Athens, GA
February 13, 1988		Mississippi State	W 69–52	17–7 (8–4)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 15, 1988*		at Miami (FL)	W 83–73	18–7	–	–	–	Miami, FL
February 17, 1988		at Ole Miss	L 75–82	18–8 (8–5)	–	–	–	Oxford, MS
February 20, 1988 NBC		No. 9 Kentucky	W 83–76	19–8 (9–5)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
February 24, 1988		Tennessee	L 63–65	19–9 (9–6)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
March 2, 1988		No. 19 Vanderbilt	W 81–65	20–9 (10–6)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
March 5, 1988		Alabama	W 52–45	21–9 (11–6)	–	–	–	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
March 9, 1988 ABC		at LSU	L 69–86	21–10 (11–7)	–	–	–	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 11, 1988* JPT		vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinals	W 67–60	22–10	–	–	–	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 12, 1988* JPT		vs. Georgia SEC Tournament Semifinals	L 70–72	22–11	–	–	–	LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
March 17, 1988*	No. (6)	vs. St. John's NCAA Tournament	W 62–59		–	–	–	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
March 19, 1988*		vs. No. 10 Michigan NCAA Tournament	L 85–108		–	–	–	Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. The two NCAA tournament results were vacated.

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Rankings

References

^ "UF basketball slate finalized". The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, Florida. September 4, 1987. p. 4D. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
^ 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guide. p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23.

[1] "UF basketball slate finalized". The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, Florida. September 4, 1987. p. 4D. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.

[2] 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guide. p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23.

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