Record: 27-6 Overall W-L adjusted to 25-5 (13-5, 1st in SEC)
Rank: 6th in the Final AP Poll
Coach: Eddie Sutton
NCAA Tournament: (#2 seed in Southeast)
Won Southeast First Round (99-84) versus #15 Southern
Won Southeast Second Round (90-81) versus #7 Maryland
Lost Southeast Regional Semifinal (80-74) versus #6 Villanova
Team – Per Game
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 33 | 29.2 | 59.7 | .489 | 26.2 | 51.6 | .508 | 3.0 | 8.2 | .364 | 18.3 | 24.2 | .758 | 35.2 | 15.2 | 7.5 | 3.2 | 12.7 | 16.0 | 79.6 | |||
| Opponent | 33 | 26.8 | 59.0 | .454 | 22.6 | 47.2 | .478 | 4.2 | 11.8 | .355 | 11.1 | 15.4 | .719 | 31.8 | 13.8 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 16.1 | 20.4 | 68.8 |
Team – Totals
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 33 | 963 | 1971 | .489 | 865 | 1702 | .508 | 98 | 269 | .364 | 604 | 797 | .758 | 1163 | 502 | 246 | 104 | 420 | 529 | 2628 | |||
| Opponent | 33 | 883 | 1947 | .454 | 745 | 1558 | .478 | 138 | 389 | .355 | 365 | 508 | .719 | 1049 | 454 | 198 | 68 | 530 | 673 | 2269 |
Individual – Per Game
| Rk | Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Chapman | 32 | 31 | 34.6 | 7.2 | 14.4 | .501 | 5.2 | 9.4 | .546 | 2.1 | 5.0 | .415 | 2.5 | 3.2 | .794 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 19.0 | ||
| 2 | Ed Davender | 33 | 33 | 34.7 | 5.2 | 11.2 | .466 | 4.6 | 9.1 | .505 | 0.7 | 2.2 | .306 | 4.5 | 5.2 | .871 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 15.7 | ||
| 3 | Winston Bennett | 33 | 33 | 33.1 | 5.9 | 11.5 | .513 | 5.9 | 11.5 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 3.4 | 4.7 | .729 | 7.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 15.3 | ||
| 4 | Rob Lock | 33 | 33 | 26.3 | 3.7 | 6.6 | .562 | 3.7 | 6.6 | .562 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 4.7 | .747 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 10.9 | |||
| 5 | Eric Manuel | 32 | 10 | 21.4 | 2.8 | 5.6 | .511 | 2.7 | 5.3 | .506 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .600 | 1.3 | 1.5 | .833 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 7.1 | ||
| 6 | LeRon Ellis | 28 | 8 | 13.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .462 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .462 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .524 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 4.3 | |||
| 7 | Cedric Jenkins | 31 | 12 | 15.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 | .443 | 1.1 | 2.5 | .443 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .795 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 3.4 | |||
| 8 | Richard Madison | 30 | 5 | 15.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | .424 | 1.2 | 2.8 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 1.0 | .552 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.9 | ||
| 9 | Mike Scott | 15 | 0 | 4.9 | 0.7 | 1.5 | .478 | 0.7 | 1.5 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .750 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.7 | |||
| 10 | Reggie Hanson | 16 | 0 | 5.2 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .353 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .353 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | .900 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | |||
| 11 | Derrick Miller | 16 | 0 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 2.4 | .211 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .357 | 0.2 | 1.5 | .125 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .667 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 12 | Sean Sutton | 23 | 0 | 6.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .357 | 0.2 | 0.6 | .385 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .543 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
Individual – Totals
| Rk | Player | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Chapman | 32 | 31 | 1108 | 231 | 461 | .501 | 165 | 302 | .546 | 66 | 159 | .415 | 81 | 102 | .794 | 93 | 117 | 53 | 16 | 85 | 61 | 609 | ||
| 2 | Ed Davender | 33 | 33 | 1145 | 173 | 371 | .466 | 151 | 299 | .505 | 22 | 72 | .306 | 149 | 171 | .871 | 71 | 131 | 52 | 3 | 77 | 68 | 517 | ||
| 3 | Winston Bennett | 33 | 33 | 1091 | 195 | 380 | .513 | 194 | 378 | .513 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 113 | 155 | .729 | 258 | 52 | 40 | 4 | 52 | 97 | 504 | ||
| 4 | Rob Lock | 33 | 33 | 869 | 123 | 219 | .562 | 123 | 219 | .562 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 154 | .747 | 216 | 31 | 28 | 32 | 69 | 110 | 361 | |||
| 5 | Eric Manuel | 32 | 10 | 684 | 91 | 178 | .511 | 85 | 168 | .506 | 6 | 10 | .600 | 40 | 48 | .833 | 103 | 74 | 33 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 228 | ||
| 6 | LeRon Ellis | 28 | 8 | 386 | 49 | 106 | .462 | 49 | 106 | .462 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 42 | .524 | 83 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 47 | 120 | |||
| 7 | Cedric Jenkins | 31 | 12 | 488 | 35 | 79 | .443 | 35 | 79 | .443 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 44 | .795 | 109 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 26 | 57 | 105 | |||
| 8 | Richard Madison | 30 | 5 | 459 | 36 | 85 | .424 | 36 | 84 | .429 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 16 | 29 | .552 | 95 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 29 | 88 | ||
| 9 | Sean Sutton | 23 | 0 | 155 | 5 | 14 | .357 | 5 | 13 | .385 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 19 | 35 | .543 | 9 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 29 | ||
| 10 | Mike Scott | 15 | 0 | 73 | 11 | 23 | .478 | 11 | 23 | .478 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25 | |||
| 11 | Reggie Hanson | 16 | 0 | 83 | 6 | 17 | .353 | 6 | 17 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | .900 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 21 | |||
| 12 | Derrick Miller | 16 | 0 | 84 | 8 | 38 | .211 | 5 | 14 | .357 | 3 | 24 | .125 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | ||
| School Totals | 33 | 963 | 1971 | .489 | 865 | 1702 | .508 | 98 | 269 | .364 | 604 | 797 | .758 | 1163 | 502 | 246 | 104 | 420 | 529 | 2628 |
Schedule and Results
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | Arena | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat, Nov 28, 1987 | REG | Hawaii | WAC | W | 86 | 59 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 2 | Tue, Dec 1, 1987 | REG | Cincinnati | Metro | W | 101 | 77 | 2 | 0 | W 2 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 3 | Sat, Dec 5, 1987 | REG | N | Indiana (5) | Big Ten | W | 82 | 76 | OT | 3 | 0 | W 3 | RCA Dome |
| 4 | Sat, Dec 12, 1987 | REG | Louisville | Metro | W | 76 | 75 | 4 | 0 | W 4 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 5 | Fri, Dec 18, 1987 | REG | Miami (OH) | MAC | W | 85 | 71 | 5 | 0 | W 5 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 6 | Sat, Dec 19, 1987 | REG | Charlotte | Sun Belt | W | 84 | 81 | 6 | 0 | W 6 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 7 | Mon, Dec 28, 1987 | REG | Alaska-Anchorage | W | 100 | 58 | 7 | 0 | W 7 | Rupp Arena | |||
| 8 | Thu, Dec 31, 1987 | REG | Vanderbilt | SEC | W | 81 | 74 | 8 | 0 | W 8 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 9 | Sat, Jan 2, 1988 | REG | N | Georgia | SEC | W | 84 | 77 | 9 | 0 | W 9 | The Omni | |
| 10 | Wed, Jan 6, 1988 | REG | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 93 | 58 | 10 | 0 | W 10 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 11 | Sat, Jan 9, 1988 | REG | Auburn | SEC | L | 52 | 53 | 10 | 1 | L 1 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 12 | Wed, Jan 13, 1988 | REG | @ | Alabama | SEC | W | 63 | 55 | 11 | 1 | W 1 | Coleman Coliseum | |
| 13 | Sat, Jan 16, 1988 | REG | Tennessee | SEC | W | 83 | 65 | 12 | 1 | W 2 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 14 | Wed, Jan 20, 1988 | REG | Florida | SEC | L | 56 | 58 | 12 | 2 | L 1 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 15 | Sat, Jan 23, 1988 | REG | @ | Louisiana State | SEC | W | 76 | 61 | 13 | 2 | W 1 | Maravich Assembly Center | |
| 16 | Wed, Jan 27, 1988 | REG | @ | Vanderbilt | SEC | L | 66 | 83 | 13 | 3 | L 1 | Memorial Gymnasium | |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 31, 1988 | REG | N | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 78 | 69 | 14 | 3 | W 1 | Freedom Hall | |
| 18 | Wed, Feb 3, 1988 | REG | Mississippi | SEC | W | 94 | 65 | 15 | 3 | W 2 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 19 | Sat, Feb 6, 1988 | REG | @ | Mississippi State | SEC | W | 93 | 59 | 16 | 3 | W 3 | Humphrey Coliseum | |
| 20 | Wed, Feb 10, 1988 | REG | @ | Auburn | SEC | W | 69 | 62 | 17 | 3 | W 4 | Beard-Eaves-Memorial | |
| 21 | Sat, Feb 13, 1988 | REG | Alabama | SEC | W | 82 | 68 | 18 | 3 | W 5 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 22 | Wed, Feb 17, 1988 | REG | @ | Tennessee | SEC | L | 70 | 72 | 18 | 4 | L 1 | Thompson-Boling Arena | |
| 23 | Sat, Feb 20, 1988 | REG | @ | Florida | SEC | L | 76 | 83 | 18 | 5 | L 2 | Stephen C. O’Connell Center | |
| 24 | Wed, Feb 24, 1988 | REG | Louisiana State | SEC | W | 95 | 69 | 19 | 5 | W 1 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 25 | Sun, Feb 28, 1988 | REG | Syracuse (10) | Big East | W | 62 | 58 | 20 | 5 | W 2 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 26 | Wed, Mar 2, 1988 | REG | Georgia | SEC | W | 80 | 72 | 21 | 5 | W 3 | Rupp Arena | ||
| 27 | Sat, Mar 5, 1988 | REG | @ | Mississippi | SEC | W | 78 | 71 | 22 | 5 | W 4 | C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | Arena | ||
| 28 | Fri, Mar 11, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Mississippi | SEC | W | 82 | 64 | 23 | 5 | W 5 | Maravich Assembly Center | |
| 29 | Sat, Mar 12, 1988 | CTOURN | @ | Louisiana State | SEC | W | 86 | 80 | 24 | 5 | W 6 | Maravich Assembly Center | |
| 30 | Sun, Mar 13, 1988 | CTOURN | N | Georgia | SEC | W | 62 | 57 | 25 | 5 | W 7 | Maravich Assembly Center | |
| G | Date | Type | Opponent | Conf | Tm | Opp | OT | W | L | Streak | Arena | ||
| 31 | Fri, Mar 18, 1988 | NCAA | N | Southern | SWAC | W | 99 | 84 | 26 | 5 | W 8 | Riverfront Coliseum | |
| 32 | Sun, Mar 20, 1988 | NCAA | N | Maryland | ACC | W | 90 | 81 | 27 | 5 | W 9 | Riverfront Coliseum | |
| 33 | Thu, Mar 24, 1988 | NCAA | N | Villanova | Big East | L | 74 | 80 | 27 | 6 | L 1 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center |
