1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season.

1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record22–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachMonte Towe (8th season)
CaptainVernon Maxwell
Home arenaO'Connell Center
Seasons
1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kentucky 13 5   .722 27 6   .818
Auburn 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Florida 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
LSU 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Tennessee 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Georgia 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
Ole Miss 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Alabama 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
1988 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 11 Vernon Maxwell
Sr
G 23 Clifford Lett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Pensacola Pensacola, Florida
C 33 Dwayne Schintzius 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
So Brandon Brandon, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site
city, state
November 21, 1987*
No. 14 Jacksonville
Preseason Big Apple NIT
W 82–52  1–0
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 23, 1987*
No. 14 No. 18 Georgia Tech
Preseason Big Apple NIT
W 80–69  2–0
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
November 27, 1987*
8:00 p.m., USA
No. 14 vs. Iowa State
Preseason Big Apple NIT
W 96–89  3–0
                  Madison Square Garden (7,311)
New York, NY
November 28, 1987*
No. 14 vs. Seton Hall
Preseason Big Apple NIT
W 70–68  4–0
                  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
December 3, 1987*
No. 7 at SMU L 76–82  4–1
                  Moody Coliseum 
University Park, TX
December 12, 1987*
No. 12 Florida State
Rivalry
W 71–48  5–1
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 16, 1987*
No. 11 Ohio State W 102–69  6–1
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 21, 1987*
No. 8 South Florida W 83–69  7–1
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
December 29, 1987*
8:30 p.m.
No. 8 vs. No. 9 Duke
Fiesta Bowl Classic
L 70–93  7–2
                  McKale Center (13,284)
Tucson, AZ
December 30, 1987*
No. 8 vs. Michigan State
Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 83–59  8–2
                  McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 2, 1988*
 CBS
No. 8 at No. 3 Pittsburgh L 68–80  8–3
                  Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 1988*
No. 15 Towson State W 77–55  9–3
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 6, 1988
No. 15 at Auburn L 67–72  9–4
(0–1)
                  Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
January 9, 1988
No. 15 Georgia W 87–70  10–4
(1–1)
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 13, 1988
at Mississippi State W 55–45  11–4
(2–1)
                    
Starkville, MS
January 16, 1988
Ole Miss W 77–72  12–4
(3–1)
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 20, 1988
at No. 4 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 58–56  13–4
(4–1)
                  Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
January 23, 1988
at Tennessee W 76–56  14–4
(5–1)
                  Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
January 27, 1988
 JPT[1]
No. 14 LSU W 61–50  15–4
(6–1)
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 30, 1988
No. 14 at Vanderbilt L 65–92  15–5
(6–2)
                  Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 3, 1988
No. 19 at Alabama W 74–64  16–5
(7–2)
                    
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 6, 1988
No. 19 Auburn L 57–58  16–6
(7–3)
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 10, 1988
at Georgia L 65–71  16–7
(7–4)
                    
Athens, GA
February 13, 1988
Mississippi State W 69–52  17–7
(8–4)
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 15, 1988*
at Miami (FL) W 83–73  18–7
                    
Miami, FL
February 17, 1988
at Ole Miss L 75–82  18–8
(8–5)
                    
Oxford, MS
February 20, 1988
 NBC
No. 9 Kentucky W 83–76  19–8
(9–5)
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 24, 1988
Tennessee L 63–65  19–9
(9–6)
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 2, 1988
No. 19 Vanderbilt W 81–65  20–9
(10–6)
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 5, 1988
Alabama W 52–45  21–9
(11–6)
                  O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
March 9, 1988
 ABC
at LSU L 69–86  21–10
(11–7)
                  LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
March 11, 1988*
 JPT
vs. Tennessee
SEC Tournament Quarterfinals
W 67–60  22–10
                  LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
March 12, 1988*
 JPT
vs. Georgia
SEC Tournament Semifinals
L 70–72  22–11
                  LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
March 17, 1988*
No. (6) vs. St. John's
NCAA Tournament
W 62–59 
                  Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
March 19, 1988*
vs. No. 10 Michigan
NCAA Tournament
L 85–108 
                    
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
The two NCAA tournament results were vacated.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "UF basketball slate finalized". The Gainesville Sun. Gainesville, Florida. September 4, 1987. p. 4D. Retrieved September 27, 2023 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ 2017–18 Florida Gators men's basketball media guide. p. 92–93. Retrieved 2017-Nov-23.