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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
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|stadium=[[Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio)|Convocation Center]]
|stadium=[[Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio)|Convocation Center]]
|champion=[[1988 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament|TAAC Tournament]] champion
|champion=[[1988 TAAC men's basketball tournament|TAAC tournament]] champion
|tourney=[[1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]]
|tourney=[[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]
|tourney_result=
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}}
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{{1987–88 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}}
{{1987–88 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings}}
The '''1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team''' represented the [[University of Texas at San Antonio]] in the [[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1987–88]] [[college basketball]] season. This was head coach [[Ken Burmeister]]&rsquo;s second season at UTSA. They played their home games at the [[Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio)|Convocation Center]]. The Roadrunners finished the season 22–9, 13–5 in TAAC play to finish in third place. They won the [[1988 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament|TAAC Tournament]] to advance to the [[1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]] for the first time in program history. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region, UTSA was beaten by No. 3 seed [[1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]] in the round of 64.<ref>{{cite news |title=Illinois Sheds Ugly Memory |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-03-19-8803020021-story.html |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |date=March 19, 1988 |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>
The '''1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team''' represented the [[University of Texas at San Antonio]] in the [[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|1987–88]] [[college basketball]] season. This was head coach [[Ken Burmeister]]'s second season at UTSA. They played their home games at the [[Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio)|Convocation Center]]. The Roadrunners finished the season 22–9, 13–5 in TAAC play to finish in third place. They won the [[1988 TAAC men's basketball tournament|TAAC tournament]] to advance to the [[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] for the first time in program history. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region, UTSA was beaten by No. 3 seed [[1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]] in the round of 64.<ref>{{cite news |title=Illinois Sheds Ugly Memory |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1988-03-19-8803020021-story.html |newspaper=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |date=March 19, 1988 |access-date=May 8, 2022}}</ref>


==Roster==
==Roster==
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==Schedule and results==
==Schedule and results==
Source<ref name="schedule">{{cite web|url=https://goutsa.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2010 |title=2010 Men's Basketball Schedule |publisher=[[UTSA Roadrunners|UTSA Athletics]] |access-date=March 21, 2021 }}</ref>
Source<ref name="schedule">{{cite web|url=https://goutsa.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2010 |title=1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule |publisher=[[UTSA Roadrunners|UTSA Athletics]] |access-date=May 8, 2022 }}</ref>
*All times are [[Central Time Zone|Central]]
*All times are [[Central Time Zone|Central]]


{{CBB schedule start |attend=yes}}
{{CBB schedule start |attend=yes}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| Regular Season
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| Non-conference Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Nov 27, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1987–88 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Hartford Civic Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Hartford, Connecticut]]
| gamename = CBT Invitational Tournament
| score = 51–74
| overtime =
| attend = 3,500
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 28, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Hartford Hawks|title=Hartford}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, Connecticut
| gamename = CBT Invitational Tournament
| score = 79–76
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 3,500
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 5, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Huston-Tillotson Rams|title=Huston-Tillotson}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Convocation Center (University of Texas at San Antonio)|Convocation Center]]
| site_cityst = [[San Antonio, Texas]]
| gamename =
| score = 88–73
| overtime =
| attend = 1,115
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 12, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=UT Arlington Mavericks|title=UT Arlington}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 95–74
| overtime =
| attend = 1,390
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Schreiner Mountaineers|title=Schreiner}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 97–69
| overtime =
| attend = 1,184
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 1987
| date = Dec 21, 1987
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| neutral =
| neutral =
| rank =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=none|team=Syracuse Orangemen|title=Syracuse}}
| opponent = [[1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team|Syracuse]]
| opprank = 7
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = [[Carrier Dome]]
| site_stadium = [[Carrier Dome]]
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| score = 84–108
| score = 84–108
| overtime =
| overtime =
| attend =
| attend = 26,222
| record = 2–2
| record = 4–2
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
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| neutral =
| neutral =
| rank =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
| opponent = [[1987–88 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team|DePaul]]
| opprank =
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Rosemont Horizon]]
| site_stadium = [[Rosemont Horizon]]
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| score = 82–93
| score = 82–93
| overtime =
| overtime =
| attend =
| attend = 10,140
| record = 2–3
| record = 4–3
}}
}}


|-
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| [[1988 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament|<span style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}>TAAC Tournament</span>]]
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| TAAC Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 2, 1988
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 70–61
| overtime =
| attend = 1,322
| record = 5–3
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 4, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 81–62
| overtime =
| attend = 2,204
| record = 6–3
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 7, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Houston Baptist Huskies|title=Houston Baptist}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Sharp Gymnasium]]
| site_cityst = [[Houston, Texas]]
| gamename =
| score = 60–50
| overtime =
| attend = 1,679
| record = 7–3
| conference = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 9, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Centenary Gentlemen|title=Centenary (LA)}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Gold Dome (Centenary)|Gold Dome]]
| site_cityst = [[Shreveport, Louisiana]]
| gamename =
| score = 74–75
| overtime =
| attend = 1,463
| record = 7–4
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 14, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Little Rock Trojans|title=Little Rock}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 65–74
| overtime =
| attend = 3,056
| record = 7–5
| conference = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 16, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Samford Bulldogs|title=Samford}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 84–61
| overtime =
| attend = 1,384
| record = 8–5
| conference = 4–2
}}

|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| Non-conference Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 18, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UT Arlington
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Texas Hall]]
| site_cityst = [[Arlington, Texas]]
| gamename =
| score = 79–72
| overtime = OT
| attend = 650
| record = 9–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 20, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Saint Mary's Gaels|title=Saint Mary's}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst =
| gamename =
| score = 84–74
| overtime = OT
| attend = 5,369
| record = 10–5
}}

|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| TAAC Regular season

{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 23, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Hardin-Simmons Cowboys|title=Hardin-Simmons}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Mabee Complex]]
| site_cityst = [[Abilene, Texas]]
| gamename =
| score = 81–79
| overtime =
| attend = 1,501
| record = 11–5
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 28, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Georgia State Panthers|title=Georgia State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[GSU Sports Arena]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
| gamename =
| score = 65–87
| overtime =
| attend = 1,237
| record = 11–6
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Jan 30, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Mercer Bears|title=Mercer}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Porter Gym]]
| site_cityst = [[Macon, Georgia]]
| gamename =
| score = 77–78
| overtime =
| attend = 1,003
| record = 11–7
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 4, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Hanner Fieldhouse]]
| site_cityst = [[Statesboro, Georgia]]
| gamename =
| score = 50–47
| overtime =
| attend = 3,547
| record = 12–7
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 6, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Stetson
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Edmunds Center]]
| site_cityst = [[DeLand, Florida]]
| gamename =
| score = 74–72
| overtime = OT
| attend = 4,180
| record = 13–7
| conference = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 11, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Houston Baptist
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 80–63
| overtime =
| attend = 1,589
| record = 14–7
| conference = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 13, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Centenary (LA)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 102–85
| overtime =
| attend = 1,489
| record = 15–7
| conference = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 18, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Little Rock
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Barton Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
| gamename =
| score = 70–75
| overtime = OT
| attend = 4,200
| record = 15–8
| conference = 9–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 20, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Samford
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Seibert Hall]]
| site_cityst = [[Homewood, Alabama]]
| gamename =
| score = 80–59
| overtime =
| attend = 925
| record = 16–8
| conference = 10–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Feb 27, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Hardin-Simmons
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 91–80
| overtime =
| attend = 1,782
| record = 17–8
| conference = 11–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Georgia State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 91–83
| overtime =
| attend = 1,676
| record = 18–8
| conference = 12–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Mercer
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convocation Center
| site_cityst = San Antonio, Texas
| gamename =
| score = 108–85
| overtime =
| attend = 1,612
| record = 19–8
| conference = 13–5
}}

|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| [[1988 TAAC men's basketball tournament|<span style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}>TAAC tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 10, 1988
| date = Mar 10, 1988
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| neutral =
| neutral =
| rank =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Stetson Hatters|title=Stetson}}
| opponent = Stetson
| opprank =
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Ocean Center]]
| site_stadium = [[Ocean Center]]
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| score = 78–74
| score = 78–74
| overtime =
| overtime =
| attend =
| attend = 3,122
| record = 20–8
| record = 20–8
}}
}}
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| neutral = yes
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Little Rock Trojans|title=Little Rock}}
| opponent = Little Rock
| opprank =
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ocean Center
| site_stadium = Ocean Center
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| score = 101–75
| score = 101–75
| overtime =
| overtime =
| attend =
| attend = 1,702
| record = 21–8
| record = 21–8
}}
}}
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| neutral = yes
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Georgia Southern Eagles|title=Georgia Southern}}
| opponent = Georgia Southern
| opprank =
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Ocean Center
| site_stadium = Ocean Center
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| score = 76–69
| score = 76–69
| overtime = OT
| overtime = OT
| attend =
| attend = 1,811
| record = 22–8
| record = 22–8
}}
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| [[1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|<span style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}>NCAA Tournament</span>]]
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}| [[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|<span style={{NCAA color cell|UTSA Roadrunners}}>NCAA tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 18, 1988
| date = Mar 18, 1988
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| rank =
| rank =
| seed = 14 SE
| seed = 14 SE
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1987|sex=men|team=Illinois Fighting Illini|title=Illinois}}
| opponent = [[1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]]
| opprank = 16
| opprank = 16
| oppseed = 3 SE
| oppseed = 3 SE
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| score = 72–81
| score = 72–81
| overtime =
| overtime =
| attend =
| attend = 16,562
| record = 22–9
| record = 22–9
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule end
{{CBB schedule end
| rank =
| rank =
| poll=[[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|AP Poll]]
| poll=[[1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|AP poll]]
| time=[[Central Time Zone|Central]]
| time=[[Central Time Zone|Central]]
| region=SE
| region=SE
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Latest revision as of 05:58, 19 August 2023

1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record22–9 (13–5 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
1987–88 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Georgia Southern 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774
Arkansas–Little Rock 15 – 3   .833 24 – 7   .774
UTSA † 13 – 5   .722 22 – 9   .710
Hardin-Simmons 10 – 8   .556 18 – 12   .600
Mercer 8 – 10   .444 15 – 14   .517
Centenary 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464
Stetson 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464
Georgia State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 19   .321
Houston Baptist 4 – 14   .222 9 – 18   .333
Samford 4 – 14   .222 7 – 20   .259
† 1988 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 1987–88 college basketball season. This was head coach Ken Burmeister's second season at UTSA. They played their home games at the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners finished the season 22–9, 13–5 in TAAC play to finish in third place. They won the TAAC tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time in program history. Playing as the No. 14 seed in the Southeast region, UTSA was beaten by No. 3 seed Illinois in the round of 64.[1]

Roster

[edit]
1987–88 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 24 Frank Hampton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Sr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[2]

Schedule and results

[edit]

Source[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
 vs. La Salle
CBT Invitational Tournament 		L 51–74  0–1
 Hartford Civic Center (3,500)
Hartford, Connecticut
Nov 28, 1987*
 at Hartford
CBT Invitational Tournament 		W 79–76 3OT 1–1
 Hartford Civic Center (3,500)
Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 5, 1987*
 Huston-Tillotson W 88–73  2–1
 Convocation Center (1,115)
San Antonio, Texas
Dec 12, 1987*
 UT Arlington W 95–74  3–1
 Convocation Center (1,390)
San Antonio, Texas
Dec 19, 1987*
 Schreiner W 97–69  4–1
 Convocation Center (1,184)
San Antonio, Texas
Dec 21, 1987*
 at No. 7 Syracuse L 84–108  4–2
 Carrier Dome (26,222)
Syracuse, New York
Dec 23, 1987*
 at DePaul L 82–93  4–3
 Rosemont Horizon (10,140)
Rosemont, Illinois
TAAC Regular season
Jan 2, 1988
6:00 p.m. 		Georgia Southern W 70–61  5–3
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (1,322)
San Antonio, Texas
Jan 4, 1988
 Stetson W 81–62  6–3
(2–0) 		Convocation Center (2,204)
San Antonio, Texas
Jan 7, 1988
 at Houston Baptist W 60–50  7–3
(3–0) 		Sharp Gymnasium (1,679)
Houston, Texas
Jan 9, 1988
 at Centenary (LA) L 74–75  7–4
(3–1) 		Gold Dome (1,463)
Shreveport, Louisiana
Jan 14, 1988
 Little Rock L 65–74  7–5
(3–2) 		Convocation Center (3,056)
San Antonio, Texas
Jan 16, 1988
 Samford W 84–61  8–5
(4–2) 		Convocation Center (1,384)
San Antonio, Texas
Non-conference Regular season
Jan 18, 1988*
 at UT Arlington W 79–72 OT 9–5
 Texas Hall (650)
Arlington, Texas
Jan 20, 1988*
 vs. Saint Mary's W 84–74 OT 10–5
  (5,369)
 
TAAC Regular season
Jan 23, 1988
 at Hardin-Simmons W 81–79  11–5
(5–2) 		Mabee Complex (1,501)
Abilene, Texas
Jan 28, 1988
 at Georgia State L 65–87  11–6
(5–3) 		GSU Sports Arena (1,237)
Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 30, 1988
 at Mercer L 77–78  11–7
(5–4) 		Porter Gym (1,003)
Macon, Georgia
Feb 4, 1988
 at Georgia Southern W 50–47  12–7
(6–4) 		Hanner Fieldhouse (3,547)
Statesboro, Georgia
Feb 6, 1988
 at Stetson W 74–72 OT 13–7
(7–4) 		Edmunds Center (4,180)
DeLand, Florida
Feb 11, 1988
 Houston Baptist W 80–63  14–7
(8–4) 		Convocation Center (1,589)
San Antonio, Texas
Feb 13, 1988
 Centenary (LA) W 102–85  15–7
(9–4) 		Convocation Center (1,489)
San Antonio, Texas
Feb 18, 1988
 at Little Rock L 70–75 OT 15–8
(9–5) 		Barton Coliseum (4,200)
Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 20, 1988
 at Samford W 80–59  16–8
(10–5) 		Seibert Hall (925)
Homewood, Alabama
Feb 27, 1988
 Hardin-Simmons W 91–80  17–8
(11–5) 		Convocation Center (1,782)
San Antonio, Texas
Mar 3, 1988
 Georgia State W 91–83  18–8
(12–5) 		Convocation Center (1,676)
San Antonio, Texas
Mar 5, 1988
 Mercer W 108–85  19–8
(13–5) 		Convocation Center (1,612)
San Antonio, Texas
TAAC tournament
Mar 10, 1988*
 at Stetson
Quarterfinals 		W 78–74  20–8
 Ocean Center (3,122)
DeLand, Florida
Mar 11, 1988*
 vs. Little Rock
Semifinals 		W 101–75  21–8
 Ocean Center (1,702)
DeLand, Florida
Mar 12, 1988*
 vs. Georgia Southern
Championship game 		W 76–69 OT 22–8
 Ocean Center (1,811)
DeLand, Florida
NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
 (14 SE) vs. (3 SE) No. 16 Illinois
First Round 		L 72–81  22–9
 Riverfront Coliseum (16,562)
Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

References

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  1. ^ "Illinois Sheds Ugly Memory". The Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "1987-88 UTSA Roadrunners Roster". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
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