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1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
year1987–88
teamPurdue Boilermakers
sportBasketball
image_size150px
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
CoachRank4
APRank3
record29–4
conf_record16–2
head_coachGene Keady
hc_year8th
asst_coach1Bruce Weber
ac1_year8th
asst_coach2Kevin Stallings
ac2_year6th
asst_coach3Tom Reiter
ac3_year2nd
arenaMackey Arena
championBig Ten Champions
tourney[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament](1988-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)
tourney_result[Sweet Sixteen](1988-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament)

The 1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 1987–88 college basketball season. Led by head coach Gene Keady, the team won the Big Ten Conference championship by a 3-game margin. The Boilermakers earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, finishing the season with a 29–4 record (16–2 Big Ten).

Roster

  • Gene Keady ()
  • Bruce Weber ()
  • Kevin Stallings ()
  • Tom Reiter

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=|Non-Conference Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=|Big Ten Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

NCAA basketball tournament

During the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Kansas State.

  • Midwest
    • Purdue (#1 seed) 94, Fairleigh Dickinson (#16 seed) 79
    • Purdue 100, Memphis (#9 seed) 73
    • Kansas State (#4 seed) 73, Purdue 70

Rankings

Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Awards and honors

  • Gene Keady – Big Ten Coach of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

References

  1. (March 18, 1988). "Fairleigh Dickinson Turned Inside-Out by Purdue, 94-79". [[The Los Angeles Times]].
  2. (March 20, 1988). "PURDUE LEAPS HURDLE AGAINST MEMPHIS STATE". [[The Washington Post]].
  3. (March 25, 1988). "KANSAS STATE SPELLS END OF PURDUE DREAM". [[The Chicago Tribune]].
  4. "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide". [[Purdue Boilermakers]].
  5. "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  6. "1988 NBA Draft". [[Sports Reference.
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