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1987–88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
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American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 1987–88 |
| team | Arizona Wildcats |
| image | File:Arizona Wildcats logo.svg |
| image_size | 125 |
| conference | Pacific-10 |
| short_conf | Pac-10 |
| CoachRank | 2 |
| APRank | 2 |
| record | 35–3 |
| conf_record | 17–1 |
| head_coach | Lute Olson |
| hc_year | 5th |
| asst_coach1 | Ricky Byrdsong |
| ac1_year | 6th |
| asst_coach2 | Kevin O'Neill |
| ac2_year | 2nd |
| arena | McKale Center (Capacity: 14,545) |
| champion | Great Alaska Shootout champions |
| Pacific-10 Regular-Season Champions | |
| [Pacific-10 Tournament champions](1988-pacific-10-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) | |
| bowl | [NCAA tournament](1988-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| bowl_result | Final Four |
Pacific-10 Regular-Season Champions Pacific-10 Tournament champions
The 1987–88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pacific-10 Basketball tournament, Arizona beat Oregon State by a score of 93–67 to claim its first Pac-10 title. The Wildcats built on that momentum by reaching the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.
Roster
- Lute Olson ()
Schedule and results
The victory over Long Beach State in the home opener at McKale Center began a 71-game home court winning streak. |- !colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season |- !colspan=12 style=| Pac-10 regular season |- !colspan=12 style=| Pac-10 Tournament |- !colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament Sources
NCAA basketball tournament
Seeding in brackets
- West
- Arizona (1) 90, Cornell (16) 50
- Arizona 84, Seton Hall (8) 55
- Arizona 99, Iowa (5) 79
- Arizona 70, North Carolina (2) 52
- Final Four
- Oklahoma 86, Arizona 78
Rankings
Awards and honors
- Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament Most Valuable Player
- Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Player of the Year
Team players in the 1988 NBA draft
Main article: 1988 NBA draft
References
References
- "Arizona Men's Basketball 2018–19 Media Guide".
- (November 29, 1987). "Arizona Upsets Michigan, Faces Syracuse in Shootout Final". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (December 1, 1987). "Elliott Powers Arizona Past No.3 Syracuse 80-69". [[Sun-Sentinel]].
- (December 13, 1987). "Olson's Return To Iowa City A Rousing Success For Arizona". [[Chicago Tribune]].
- (December 31, 1987). "MVP Elliott scores 31 as Arizona rolls past Duke for 12th straight". [[Arizona Republic]].
- (January 3, 1988). "No. 1 Arizona Loses First Game, 61-59, in New Mexico's Pit". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (February 5, 1988). "Arizona Loss May Mean a Shuffle at Top: Stanford Stuns the No. 1-Ranked Wildcats, Hands Them Their First Pacific 10 Loss". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (March 26, 1988). "Arizona Flattens Another Opponent". [[The New York Times]].
- (April 3, 1988). "Oklahoma's Fire Melts Arizona, 86-78". [[The Washington Post]].
- "1987-88 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". [[Sports Reference]].
- "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
- "1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".
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