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1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Freedom Bowl Classic Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	16–14 (9–9 PCAA)
Head coach	Bill Mulligan (8th season);
Home arena	Bren Events Center
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 12 UNLV	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
UC Santa Barbara	13	–	5	.722	22	–	8	.733
Utah State †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	10	.677
Long Beach State	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
UC Irvine	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
New Mexico State	8	–	10	.444	16	–	16	.500
San Jose State	8	–	10	.444	14	–	15	.483
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	11	.389	12	–	17	.414
Fresno State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	19	.321
Pacific	0	–	18	.000	5	–	24	.172

† 1988 PCAA tournament winner

The 1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eighth year head coach Bill Mulligan and played at the Bren Events Center. They were members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. They finished the season 14–14, 9–9 in PCAA play and reached the PCAA Tournament finals for the first time.

Previous season

The 1986–87 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 14–14 and 9–9 in PCAA play. They were eliminated in the first round of the PCAA Tournament by Cal State Fullerton.

Roster

1987–88 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Justin Anderson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
		John Boyle	—	—
G		Chris Cresswell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—
C		Mike Doktorczyk	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—
F	30	Wayne Engelstad	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Rosemead, CA
F		Steve Florentine	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
G		Kevin Floyd	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—
F		Jeff Herdman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr
G	25	Mike Hess	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Hilton Head, SC
G		Tyrone Howard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—
C		Ed Johansen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—
F		Mike Labat	—	—
G		Eddie Shannon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—
G	25	Peter Strauss	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Hilton Head, SC
F		Frank Woods	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—

Head coach

Bill Mulligan

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 19, 2017

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 27, 1987*	Army Freedom Bowl Classic	W 90–68	1–0	Bren Events Center (1,469) Irvine, CA
November 28, 1987*	Manhattan Freedom Bowl Classic	W 86–83	2–0	Bren Events Center (1,787) Irvine, CA
December 1, 1987*	at Pepperdine	L 89–91	2–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (2,077) Malibu, CA
December 4, 1987*	vs. Jacksonville Hawkeye Classic	W 76–73	3–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 5, 1987*	at Iowa Hawkeye Classic	L 88–124	3–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
December 11, 1987*	Pennsylvania	W 90–66	4–2	Bren Events Center (2,167) Irvine, CA
December 14, 1987*	New Orleans	W 93–91	5–2	Bren Events Center (1,940) Irvine, CA
December 17, 1987*	at UCLA	L 100–116	5–3	Pauley Pavilion (6,735) Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1987*	at Bradley	L 119–139	5–4	Carver Arena (8,911) Peoria, IL
Conference Season
January 4, 1988	UC Santa Barbara	L 78–81	5–5 (0–1)	Bren Events Center (3,005) Irvine, CA
January 7, 1988	at Cal State Fullerton	W 81–73	6–5 (1–1)	Titan Gym (3,106) Fullerton, CA
January 9, 1988	at No. 13 UNLV	L 68–103	6–6 (1–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (15,506) Paradise, NV
January 14, 1988	Utah State	W 87–81	7–6 (2–2)	Bren Events Center (2,863) Irvine, CA
January 16, 1988	San Jose State	W 98–77	8–6 (3–2)	Bren Events Center (3,438) Irvine, CA
January 21, 1988	at Pacific	W 87–80	9–6 (4–2)	Alex G. Spanos Center (2,724) Stockton, CA
January 23, 1988	at Fresno State	L 67–71	9–7 (4–3)	Selland Arena (10,159) Fresno, CA
January 28, 1988	at Long Beach State	L 80–100	9–8 (4–4)	Bren Events Center (3,277) Irvine, CA
January 30, 1988	New Mexico State	W 79–62	10–8 (5–4)	Bren Events Center (1,507) Irvine, CA
February 4, 1988	No. 2 UNLV	L 77–99	10–9 (5–5)	Bren Events Center (5,000) Irvine, CA
February 6, 1988	Cal State Fullerton	L 77–99	11–9 (6–5)	Bren Events Center (2,547) Irvine, CA
February 13, 1988	at Utah State	L 83–102	11–10 (6–6)	Smith Spectrum (8,162) Logan, UT
February 15, 1988	at San Jose State	W 63–55	12–10 (7–6)	San Jose Civic Auditorium (1,574) San Jose, CA
February 18, 1988	Fresno State	W 82–78 ^OT	13–10 (8–6)	Bren Events Center (2,053) Irvine, CA
February 20, 1988	Pacific	W 85–81	14–10 (9–6)	Bren Events Center (3,153) Irvine, CA
February 25, 1988	at New Mexico State	L 59–75	14–11 (9–7)	Pan American Center (4,853) Las Cruces, NM
February 28, 1988	at Long Beach State	L 90–98	14–12 (9–8)	Gold Mine (2,537) Long Beach, CA
March 5, 1988	at UC Santa Barbara	L 77–83	14–13 (9–9)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (6,000) Santa Barbara, CA
PCAA tournament
March 10, 1988	vs. Long Beach State Quarterfinals	W 74–69	15–13	The Forum (2,000) Inglewood, CA
March 11, 1988	vs. No. 7 UNLV Semifinals	W 74–70	16–13	The Forum (12,066) Inglewood, CA
March 13, 1988	vs. Utah State Championship Game	L 79–86	16–14	The Forum (7,994) Inglewood, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.