1987–88 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

1987–88 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
PCAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Record21–10 (13–5 PCAA)
Head coach
Home arenaDee Glen Smith Spectrum
Seasons
1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings
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 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. After winning the PCAA tournament, the Aggies received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.[1]

Roster

1987–88 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 30 Dan Conway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Rexburg, Idaho
Head coach
  • Rod Tueller
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
 at Utah L 64–77  0–1
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 1, 1987*
 BYU L 92–96  0–2
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 5, 1987*
 Utah W 76–70 2OT 1–2
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 11, 1987*
 vs. Murray State
Longhorn Invitational 		W 74–57  2–2
 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec 12, 1987*
 at Texas
Longhorn Invitational 		W 80–75  3–2
 Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Dec 19, 1987*
 at BYU L 112–121 OT 3–3
 Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 22, 1987*
 at Weber State W 107–93  4–3
 Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
Dec 29, 1987*
 Weber State W 92–69  5–3
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 31, 1987*
 Kansas State L 69–81  5–4
 Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 2, 1988
 at Pacific W 78–71  6–4
(1–0) 		Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, California
Jan 4, 1988
 at Fresno State W 90–68  7–4
(2–0) 		Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Jan 7, 1988
 Long Beach State W 86–81  8–4
(3–0) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 9, 1988
 New Mexico State W 53–52  9–4
(4–0) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 14, 1988
 at UC Irvine L 81–87  9–5
(4–1) 		Bren Events Center 
Irvine, California
Jan 16, 1988
 at UC Santa Barbara W 73–72  10–5
(5–1) 		The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 19, 1988
 No. 8 UNLV L 83–87  10–6
(5–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 21, 1988
 Cal State Fullerton W 75–72  11–6
(6–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 30, 1988
 San Jose State W 114–85  12–6
(7–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Feb 4, 1988
 at New Mexico State W 78–77  13–6
(8–2) 		Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 6, 1988
 at Long Beach State W 82–75  14–6
(9–2) 		Gold Mine 
Long Beach, California
Feb 10, 1988
 UC Santa Barbara W 85–62  15–6
(10–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Feb 13, 1988
 UC Irvine W 102–83  16–6
(11–2) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Feb 18, 1988
 at No. 11 UNLV L 74–94  16–7
(11–3) 		Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Feb 20, 1988
 at Cal State Fullerton L 77–80  16–8
(11–4) 		Titan Gym 
Fullerton, California
Feb 28, 1988
 at San Jose State L 95–96  16–9
(11–5) 		San Jose Civic Auditorium 
San Jose, California
Mar 3, 1988
 Fresno State W 82–69  17–9
(12–5) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Mar 5, 1988
 Pacific W 102–73  18–9
(13–5) 		Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
PCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1988*
 (2) vs. (7) San Jose State
Quarterfinals 		W 80–72  19–9
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 12, 1988*
 (2) vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara
Semifinals 		W 73–66  20–9
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
Mar 13, 1988*
 (2) vs. (5) UC Irvine
Championship game 		W 86–79  21–9
 The Forum 
Inglewood, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
 (10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Vanderbilt
First Round 		L 77–80  21–10
 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Notes

References

  1. ^ "Midwest Regional at Lincoln". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "1987–88 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Utah State University Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University.