1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . UCLA hosted the #12 Temple Owls and the #4 North Carolina Tarheels. UCLA lost their home game to the #3 Wildcats 76–78 in overtime. The Bruins finished tied for second place in the Pac-10 behind Arizona. In the Pac-10 tournament UCLA was upset in their first game vs. Washington St. The Bruins did not play in any post season tournaments after that for the first time in four years. Walt Hazzard who had played for UCLA under John Wooden, coached for his fourth and final year at UCLA (the longest tenure at this point of any post-Wooden coach).
Starting lineup
Roster
1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Walt Hazzard (UCLA )
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
November 20, 1987
Oral Roberts
W 119–79
1–0
Pauley Pavilion (2,641)Los Angeles, CA
November 23, 1987
at New Mexico
L 66–77
1–1
The Pit (14,115)Albuquerque, NM
December 3, 1987
No. 12 Temple
L 76–81
1–2
Pauley Pavilion (8,171)Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1987
BYU
L 80–87
1–3
Pauley Pavilion (10,696)Los Angeles, CA
December 12, 1987
St. John's
L 64–72
1–4
Pauley Pavilion (9,331)Los Angeles, CA
December 14, 1987
Pennsylvania
W 98–49
2–4
Pauley Pavilion (4,849)Los Angeles, CA
December 17, 1987
UC Irvine
W 116–100
3–4
Pauley Pavilion (6,735)Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 1987
at California
L 70–83
3–5 (0–1)
Harmon Gym (6,450)Berkeley, CA
December 23, 1987
at Stanford
L 110–116 2OT
3–6 (0–2)
Maples Pavilion (7,236)Stanford, CA
December 28, 1987
Cal State Fullerton
W 74–65
4–6
Pauley Pavilion (7,865)Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1988
No. 4 North Carolina
L 73–80
4–7
Pauley Pavilion (12,544)Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1988
Oregon State
L 64–65
4–8 (0–3)
Pauley Pavilion (7,721)Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 1988
Oregon
W 65–60
5–8 (1–3)
Pauley Pavilion (6,165)Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 1988
USC
W 81–65
6–8 (2–3)
Pauley Pavilion (11,425)Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1988
at Louisville
L 79–92
6–9
Freedom Hall (19,253)Louisville, KY
January 21, 1988
at Arizona State
W 94–81
7–9 (3–3)
ASU Activity Center (7,542)Tempe, AZ
January 24, 1988
at No. 1 Arizona
L 74–86
7–10 (3–4)
McKale Center (13,258)Tucson, AZ
January 28, 1988
Washington State
L 88–663
8–10 (4–4)
Pauley Pavilion (6,583)Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 1988
Washington
W 78–71
9–10 (5–4)
Pauley Pavilion (6,181)Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 1988
at Oregon
W 76–71
10–10 (6–4)
McArthur Court (8,554)Eugene, OR
February 7, 1988
at Oregon State
L 68–73
10–11 (6–5)
Gill Coliseum (7,612)Corvallis, OR
February 11, 1988
at USC
W 85–70
11–11 (7–5)
Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (6,057)Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 1988
at Notre Dame
L 66–73
11–12
Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418)Notre Dame, IN
February 18, 1988
Arizona State
W 79–73
12–12 (8–5)
Pauley Pavilion (5,427)Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 1988
No. 3 Arizona
L 76–78 OT
12–13 (8–6)
Pauley Pavilion (12,037)Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 1988
at Washington
W 97–87
13–13 (9–6)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,235)Seattle, WA
February 27, 1988
at Washington State
W 62–55
14–13 (10–6)
Beasley Coliseum (5,475)Pullman, WA
March 3, 1988
Stanford
W 91–69
15–13 (11–6)
Pauley Pavilion (7,453)Los Angeles, CA
March 6, 1988
California
W 74–66
16–13 (12–6)
Pauley Pavilion (7,710)Los Angeles, CA
Pac-10 Tournament
March 11, 1988
vs. Washington State Quarterfinals
L 71–73
16–14
McKale Center (13,061)Tucson, AZ
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[ 2]
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Notes
Oregon St. swept the Bruins for the first time in four years (1983–84), and for only the third time since 1958.
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics