1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team


The 1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Terry Holland, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record13–18 (5–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
Seasons
1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
No. 14 NC State 10 4   .714 24 8   .750
No. 5 Duke 9 5   .643 28 7   .800
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 22 10   .688
Maryland 6 8   .429 18 13   .581
Virginia 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
Clemson 4 10   .286 14 15   .483
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
1988 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 4 Rob Metcalf 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Fr Port Edwards, Wisconsin
G 5 Ron Price 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 172 lb (78 kg) So Spencer, Virginia
G 10 John Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Brooklyn, New York
G 11 Richard Morgan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Salem, Virginia
F 12 Kenny Turner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 20 Darrick Sims 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Alexandria, Virginia
F 21 Mel Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Long Island, New York
G 22 John Crotty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fr Orange, New Jersey
F 24 Dirk Katstra 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Stilwell, Kansas
F 30 Matt Blundin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Ridley Township, Pennsylvania
F 31 Mark Cooke 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) So Martinsville, Virginia
F 34 Bill Batts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr South Euclid, Ohio
C 42 Brent Bair 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 219 lb (99 kg) Jr Ankeny, Iowa
F/C 44 Jeff Daniel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F 52 John Dyslin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Sr Knoxville, Tennessee
C 54 Tim Martin 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 249 lb (113 kg) Jr Ridgeway, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Dec 6, 1987*
at Connecticut W 72–59  3–1
Hartford Civic Center (10,087)
Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 9, 1987*
Dayton W 69–50  4–1
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 12, 1987*
at Arkansas L 52–66  4–2
Barnhill Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 23, 1987*
vs. No. 12 Oklahoma
Chaminade Classic
L 61–109  4–5
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 24, 1987*
vs. Georgia
Chaminade Classic
W 87–54  5–5
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 26, 1987*
at Chaminade
Chaminade Classic
W 66–58  6–5
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 2, 1987*
at Villanova L 53–63  6–6
John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1987*
Radford W 65–56  7–6
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Regular season
Jan 9, 1988
4:00 p.m.
No. 9 Duke L 59–77  7–7
(0–1)
University Hall (8,005)
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 10, 1988
Clemson W 77–75  8–7
(1–1)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 16, 1988
at No. 2 North Carolina L 62–87  8–8
(1–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1988
Maryland W 84–72  9–8
(2–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 23, 1988
Georgia Tech W 58–55  10–8
(3–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 14, 1988
No. 6 North Carolina L 58–64  12–12
(4–4)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 17, 1988
7:30 p.m.
at No. 6 Duke L 54–73  12–13
(4–5)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 21, 1988
at Clemson L 62–65  12–14
(4–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 25, 1988
at No. 20 Georgia Tech L 71–76  12–15
(4–7)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 27, 1988
NC State L 63–64  12–16
(4–8)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 2, 1988
at Wake Forest W 69–67  13–16
(5–8)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988
at Maryland L 63–69  13–17
(5–9)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1988*
(6) vs. (3) No. 8 Duke
Quarterfinals
L 48–60  13–18
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern time.
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References

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  1. ^ "2020-21 Fact Book" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved July 13, 2021.