1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1987-88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 8 Conference Regular Season Champions
Big 8 Conference Tournament Champions
Conference Big Eight Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #4
1987-88 record 35-4 (12-2 Big Eight)
Head coach Billy Tubbs
Assistant coach Mike Mims
Assistant coach Jim Kerwin
Assistant coach Mike Anderson[1]
Home arena Lloyd Noble Center
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#4 Oklahoma† 12 – 2   .857     35 – 4   .897
#20 Kansas State 11 – 3   .786     25 – 9   .735
Kansas 9 – 5   .643     27 – 11   .711
Missouri 7 – 7   .500     19 – 11   .633
Iowa State 6 – 8   .429     20 – 12   .625
Oklahoma State 4 – 10   .286     14 – 16   .467
Nebraska 4 – 10   .286     13 – 18   .419
Colorado 3 – 11   .214     7 – 21   .250
† 1988 Big Eight Tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll
Oklahoma earned its third Final Four appearance in 1988, where they suffered a loss against Kansas in the championship game.

The 1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) former Big Eight Conference at that time. The team posted a 35–4 overall record and a 12–2 conference record to earn the Conference title under head coach Billy Tubbs. This was the third Big Eight Conference Regular Season Championship for Tubbs and his second Big Eight Conference Tournament Championship.[2]

The team was led by three future NBA Draft first round selections: Harvey Grant, Stacey King and Mookie Blaylock.[3] Grant and King earned All-American recognition that season.[4] The team won its first 14 games before losing back to back contests to unranked LSU and Kansas State. The team then won 12 consecutive games before falling to unranked Missouri in overtime in its penultimate regular season game. The team then ran off 9 more wins taking it to the championship game of the 1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where it lost to Kansas. The team defeated all five ranked opponents it faced during the season. (In order, #6 Pitt, #12 Iowa State twice, a rematch against #14 Kansas State, and #2 Arizona in the final four).[5]

Mookie Blaylock established the current National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball single-season steals (150) and single-game steals (13) records.[6][7] Stacey King set the current Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball single-season blocked shots (103) record. Ricky Grace set the single-season assists (280) record.[6] The team holds numerous Sooner records including wins (35), and points per game (102.5).[8]

Roster

1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 21 Bell, MikeMike Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Jr Robert E. Lee Montgomery, AL
G 10 Blaylock, MookieMookie Blaylock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Garland Garland, TX
G 23 Durley, ChrisChris Durley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Douglass Oklahoma City, OK
G 14 Grace, RickyRicky Grace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Wilmer–Hutchins Dallas, TX
F 25 Grant, HarveyHarvey Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr — Sparta, GA
F 55 Johnson, DarrylDarryl Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Yates Houston, TX
F 22 Jones, TyroneTyrone Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dunbar Washington, D.C.
C 33 King, StaceyStacey King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Jr Lawton Lawton, OK
F 50 Martin, TonyTony Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Manual Arts Los Angeles, CA
G 24 Mullins, TerrenceTerrence Mullins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Riordan San Francisco, CA
G 20 Pollard, ArtArt Pollard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Jr Roosevelt East Chicago, IN
F 44 Sieger, DaveDave Sieger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Sr San Gorgonio San Bernardino, CA
G 11 Skurcenski, JasonJason Skurcenski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Bartlesville Bartlesville, OK
F 32 Wiley, AndreAndre Wiley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Southwestern Flint, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-Jan-29

NCAA basketball tournament

The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament:[9]

Honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

The following players were drafted in the 1988 NBA Draft:[3][11]

Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 12 Harvey Grant Washington Bullets
3 67 Ricky Grace Utah Jazz

The following players were varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA Draft in later years:[12][13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "A Team for the Ages". University of Oklahoma. February 25, 2008. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Conference Championships". SoonerStats.com. Archived from the original on 23 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  3. 1 2 "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  4. 1 2 "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "1988 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
  6. 1 2 "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  7. ↑ "Honored Jerseys". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  8. ↑ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 127. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  9. ↑ "1988 NCAA Basketball Tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  10. 1 2 "Honored Jerseys". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  11. ↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N
  12. ↑ "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  13. ↑ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. pp. 168–169. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
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