1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 74–80 vs. Vanderbilt
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record24–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Norm Law (2nd season)
  • Mark Coleman (2nd season)
  • John Calipari (3rd season)
Home arenaFitzgerald Field House
(Capacity: 4,122)
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh124 .750247  .774
No. 9 Syracuse115 .688269  .743
Georgetown97 .5632010  .667
Villanova97 .5632413  .649
St. John's88 .5001712  .586
Seton Hall88 .5002213  .629
Boston College610 .3751815  .545
Providence511 .3131117  .393
Connecticut412 .2502014  .588
1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 24–7.[2] They received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where, as a #2 seed, they lost in overtime in the second round to Vanderbilt.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 28, 1987*
No. 4 Robert Morris W 96–70  1–0
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 2, 1987*
No. 4 Saint Francis (PA) W 88–70  2–0
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1987*
No. 2 Chicago State W 89–63  3–0
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 12, 1987*
No. 2 at West Virginia W 70–64  4–0
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
December 21, 1987*
No. 3 vs. Akron W 67–63  5–0
Richfield Coliseum 
Richfield, Ohio
Dec 26, 1987*
No. 3 at Jacksonville W 81–67  6–0
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 28, 1987*
No. 3 vs. Florida State W 72–71  7–0
Orange County Civic Center 
Orlando, Florida
Dec 29, 1987*
No. 3 vs. Alabama W 87–51  8–0
Orange County Civic Center 
Orlando, Florida
January 2, 1988*
 CBS
No. 3 No. 8 Florida W 80-68  9-0
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Big East regular season
January 6, 1988
 ESPN
No. 2 at No. 14 Georgetown L 57–62  9–1
(0–1)
Capital Centre (13,970)
Landover, Maryland
January 9, 1988
 Big East TV
No. 2 No. 20 St. John's W 81–70  10–1
(1–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Non-conference regular season
January 11, 1988*
No. 6 Duquesne W 85–58  11–1
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Big East regular season
January 13, 1988
 Big East TV
No. 6 Connecticut W 61–58  12–1
(2–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 16, 1988
 Big East TV
No. 6 Villanova W 85–73  13–1
(3–1)
Fitzgerald Field House (6,798)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Non-conference regular season
January 23, 1988*
 CBS
No. 6 at No. 11 Oklahoma L 83–86  13–2
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Big East regular season
January 25, 1988
 ESPN
No. 11 Providence W 90–56  14–2
(4–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 30, 1988
 Big East TV
No. 11 at Boston College W 73–67  15–2
(5–1)
Boston Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
February 3, 1988
 ESPN
No. 9 at No. 20 St. John's W 88–71  16–2
(6–1)
Alumni Hall 
Jamaica, New York
February 10, 1988
 ESPN
No. 5 No. 11 Syracuse L 75–84  16–3
(6–2)
Civic Arena (16,798)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 13, 1988
 Big East TV
No. 5 at No. 20 Villanova W 87–75  17–3
(7–2)
John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 16, 1988
 Big East TV
No. 8 at Providence W 87–86  18–3
(8–2)
Providence Civic Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
February 20, 1988
 CBS
No. 8 No. 18 Georgetown W 64–58  19–3
(9–2)
Civic Arena (16,721)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 22, 1988
 ESPN
No. 6 at Seton Hall L 72–89  19–4
(9–3)
Meadowlands Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
February 27, 1988
 Big East TV
No. 6 at Connecticut W 74–69  20–4
(10–3)
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
March 1, 1988
 Big East TV
No. 7 Boston College W 87–79  21–4
(11–3)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 2, 1988
No. 7 Seton Hall L 79–83  21–5
(11–4)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 6, 1988
 CBS
No. 7 at No. 12 Syracuse W 85–84  22–5
(12–4)
Carrier Dome (32,492)
Syracuse, New York
Big East tournament
March 11, 1988*
 Big East TV
(1) No. 5 vs. (9) Connecticut
Big East tournament Quarterfinal
W 75–58  23–5
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 12, 1988*
 Big East TV
(1) No. 5 vs. (4) Villanova
Big East tournament semifinal
L 69–72  23–6
Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1988*
 ESPN
NCAA Productions
(2 MW) No. 8 vs. (15 MW) Eastern Michigan
NCAA tournament first round
W 108–90  24–6
Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,375)
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 20, 1988*
 CBS
(2 MW) No. 8 vs. (7 MW) Vanderbilt
NCAA Tournament second round
L 74–80 OT 24–7
Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,433)
Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

References

  1. sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. "1987-88 Pitt Panthers Schedule and Results".
  3. College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-18.
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