1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball
Far West Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pac-10 Conference
Record	20–11 (12–6 Pac 10)
Head coach	Ralph Miller (18th season);
Home arena	Gill Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team represented Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in the 1987–88 season.

1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	17	–	1	.944	35	–	3	.921
Oregon State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	11	.645
UCLA	12	–	6	.667	16	–	14	.533
Stanford	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Oregon	10	–	8	.556	16	–	14	.533
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	16	.448
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	16	.448
USC	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
California	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Washington	5	–	13	.278	10	–	19	.345

† Conference tournament winner As of April 15, 1988^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Led by Ralph Miller, in his 18th season at Oregon State, the Beavers would finish with a record of 20–11 (12–6 Pac-10). The Beavers were invited to the NCAA tournament, where they lost in the first round to Louisville.^[2]

Roster

1987–88 Oregon State Beavers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	15	Eric Knox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G	20	Gary Payton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Skyline HS	Oakland, California
F	24	Earl Martin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So

Head coach

Ralph Miller (Kansas)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 27, 1987*		vs. Clemson	L 54–69	0–1	Chinese Culture and Sports Center Taipei, Taiwan
Dec 3, 1987*		at UC-Santa Barbara	L 70–71	0–2	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
Dec 5, 1987*		vs. Portland	W 74–62	1–2
Dec 9, 1987*		Loyola Marymount	W 84–69	2–2	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Dec 12, 1987*		U.S. International	W 85–57	3–2	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Dec 19, 1987*		Wichita State	L 57–60	3–3	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Dec 26, 1987*		vs. TCU Far West Classic	W 63–49	4–3	Portland, OR
Dec 27, 1987*		vs. Lamar Far West Classic	W 62–44	5–3	Portland, OR
Dec 28, 1987*		vs. Oregon Far West Classic	W 62–51	6–3	Portland, OR
Pac-10 regular season
Jan 7, 1988		at UCLA	W 65–64	7–3 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (7,721) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 9, 1988		at USC	W 80–77	8–3 (2–0)	L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA
Jan 14, 1988		No. 1 Arizona	L 48–70	8–4 (2–1)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Jan 16, 1988		Arizona State	W 76–68	9–4 (3–1)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Jan 21, 1988		at Washington	L 59–63	9–5 (3–2)	Bank of America Arena Seattle, WA
Jan 23, 1988		at Washington State	L 49–56	9–6 (3–3)	Friel Court Pullman, WA
Jan 28, 1988		Stanford	L 65–78	9–7 (3–4)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Jan 30, 1988		California	W 82–46	10–7 (4–4)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb 4, 1988		USC	W 84–57	11–7 (5–4)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb 7, 1988		UCLA	W 73–68	12–7 (6–4)	Gill Coliseum (7,612) Corvallis, OR
Feb 11, 1988		at Arizona State	W 78–75	13–7 (7–4)	Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
Feb 14, 1988		at No. 3 Arizona	L 62–77	13–8 (7–5)	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Feb 18, 1988		Washington State	W 62–48	14–8 (8–5)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb 20, 1988		Washington	W 69–57	15–8 (9–5)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Feb 25, 1988		at California	W 65–54	16–8 (10–5)	Harmon Gym Berkeley, CA
Feb 27, 1988		at Stanford	W 63–61	17–8 (11–5)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
Mar 3, 1988		Oregon	W 59–47	18–8 (12–5)	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
Mar 5, 1988		at Oregon	L 61–62	18–9 (12–6)	McArthur Court Eugene, OR
Pacific-10 tournament
Mar 11, 1988* 7:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. Washington Pac-10 tournament Quarterfinal	W 80–61	19–9	McKale Center (13,061) Tucson, AZ
Mar 12, 1988* 3:00 p.m.	(2)	vs. Washington State Pac-10 Tournament Semifinal	W 74–68 ^2OT	20–9	McKale Center (13,549) Tucson, AZ
Mar 13, 1988*	(2)	at (1) No. 3 Arizona Pac-10 tournament championship	L 67–83	20–10	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1988*	(12 SE)	vs. (5 SE) Louisville First round	L 61–70	20–11	Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Sources^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "1987-88 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.
^ "1987-88 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "1987-88 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "2020-21 Oregon State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oregon State University Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2021.

[4] "1987-88 Oregon State Beavers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 18, 2019.

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