1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Appearance
1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 23 |
Record | 22–10 (8–6 ACC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Alexander Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 North Carolina | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 NC State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 24 | – | 8 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Duke † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1988 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bobby Cremins, the team finished the season with an overall record of 22-10 (8-6 ACC). The team reached the Round of 32 of the NCAA tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
Nov 20, 1987* |
Alcorn State | W 114–71 | 1–0 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Nov 23, 1987* |
No. 18 | at No. 14 Florida | L 69–80 | 1–1 |
Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | ||||||
Dec 1, 1987* |
Jackson State | W 79–71 | 2–1 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 5, 1987* |
Georgia | W 78–77 | 3–1 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 12, 1987* |
Augusta State | W 108–74 | 4–1 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 16, 1987* |
LSU | W 87–70 | 5–1 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 19, 1987* |
at Penn | W 79–55 | 6–1 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 22, 1987* |
Richmond | L 67–73 | 6–2 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 29, 1987* |
William & Mary | W 80–59 | 7–2 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 30, 1987* |
Auburn | W 83–72 | 8–2 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 2, 1988* |
George Washington | W 86–57 | 9–2 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 6, 1988* |
at Louisville | W 62–61 | 10–2 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Jan 10, 1988 |
Wake Forest | W 78–66 | 11–2 (1–0) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 12, 1988* |
Georgia State | W 68–66 | 12–2 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 16, 1988 |
NC State | L 74–76 | 12–3 (1–1) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 19, 1988* |
North Carolina A&T | W 84–72 | 13–3 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 23, 1988 |
at Virginia | L 55–58 | 13–4 (1–2) |
University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia | |||||||
Jan 26, 1988 |
Clemson | W 85–76 | 14–4 (2–2) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 30, 1988 |
at No. 3 North Carolina | L 71–73 | 14–5 (2–3) |
Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 3, 1988 9:00 p.m. |
at No. 4 Duke | L 65–78 | 14–6 (2–4) |
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 6, 1988* |
DePaul | W 71–70 | 15–6 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 8, 1988 |
at Maryland | W 96–83 | 16–6 (3–4) |
Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland | |||||||
Feb 13, 1988 |
at Wake Forest | W 78–75 | 17–6 (4–4) |
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 16, 1988 |
Maryland | W 104–82 | 18–6 (5–4) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 20, 1988 |
at No. 14 NC State | W 87–84 | 19–6 (6–4) |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina | |||||||
Feb 25, 1988 |
No. 20 | Virginia | W 76–71 | 20–6 (7–4) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Feb 28, 1988 4:00 p.m. |
No. 20 | No. 5 Duke | W 91–87 | 21–6 (8–4) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,117) Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Mar 2, 1988 |
No. 13 | No. 6 North Carolina | L 80–97 | 21–7 (8–5) |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
Mar 5, 1988 |
at Clemson | L 94–97 2OT | 21–8 (8–6) |
Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina | |||||||
ACC Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1988* |
No. 18 | vs. Maryland Quarterfinals |
L 67–84 | 21–9 |
Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 1988* |
(5 E) | vs. (12 E) Iowa State First round |
W 90–78 | 22–9 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
Mar 20, 1988* |
(5 E) | vs. (13 E) Richmond Second round |
L 55–59[2] | 22–10 |
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Rankings
References
- ^ "1987-88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
- ^ "INSIDE, RICHMOND'S TOUGH". The Washington Post. March 21, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 954–955. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.