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

1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
Record	22–10 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Cremins (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Perry Clark (6th season); Kevin Cantwell (2nd season); Jimmy Hebron (7th season);
Home arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Roster

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

Bobby Cremins (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Perry Clark (Gettysburg)
Kevin Cantwell
Jimmy Hebron

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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

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

[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.

[ESPN-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.

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