1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team


The 1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bobby Cremins, the team finished the season with an overall record of 22-10 (8-6 ACC). The team reached the Round of 32 of the NCAA tournament.

1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
Record22–10 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Perry Clark (6th season)
  • Kevin Cantwell (2nd season)
  • Jimmy Hebron (7th season)
Home arenaAlexander Memorial Coliseum
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 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 4 Dennis Scott 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Reston, Virginia
G 10 Craig Neal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Washington, Indiana
G 13 Brian Oliver 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Smyrna, Georgia
G 33 Duane Ferrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1987*
Alcorn State W 114–71  1–0
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 23, 1987*
No. 18 at No. 14 Florida L 69–80  1–1
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Dec 1, 1987*
Jackson State W 79–71  2–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 5, 1987*
Georgia W 78–77  3–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 12, 1987*
Augusta State W 108–74  4–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 16, 1987*
LSU W 87–70  5–1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 19, 1987*
at Penn W 79–55  6–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1987*
Richmond L 67–73  6–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 29, 1987*
William & Mary W 80–59  7–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 30, 1987*
Auburn W 83–72  8–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 2, 1988*
George Washington W 86–57  9–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 6, 1988*
at Louisville W 62–61  10–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 10, 1988
Wake Forest W 78–66  11–2
(1–0)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 12, 1988*
Georgia State W 68–66  12–2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 16, 1988
NC State L 74–76  12–3
(1–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 19, 1988*
North Carolina A&T W 84–72  13–3
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 23, 1988
at Virginia L 55–58  13–4
(1–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 26, 1988
Clemson W 85–76  14–4
(2–2)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 30, 1988
at No. 3 North Carolina L 71–73  14–5
(2–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 3, 1988
9:00 p.m.
at No. 4 Duke L 65–78  14–6
(2–4)
Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564)
Durham, North Carolina
Feb 6, 1988*
DePaul W 71–70  15–6
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 8, 1988
at Maryland W 96–83  16–6
(3–4)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 13, 1988
at Wake Forest W 78–75  17–6
(4–4)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 16, 1988
Maryland W 104–82  18–6
(5–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 20, 1988
at No. 14 NC State W 87–84  19–6
(6–4)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1988
No. 20 Virginia W 76–71  20–6
(7–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 28, 1988
4:00 p.m.
No. 20 No. 5 Duke W 91–87  21–6
(8–4)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,117)
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 2, 1988
No. 13 No. 6 North Carolina L 80–97  21–7
(8–5)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 5, 1988
at Clemson L 94–97 2OT 21–8
(8–6)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1988*
No. 18 vs. Maryland
Quarterfinals
L 67–84  21–9
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(5 E) vs. (12 E) Iowa State
First round
W 90–78  22–9
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 20, 1988*
(5 E) vs. (13 E) Richmond
Second round
L 55–59[2]  22–10
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1987-88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "INSIDE, RICHMOND'S TOUGH". The Washington Post. March 21, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 954–955. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.