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{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|Mode=Basketball
|sport =Basketball
|Year=1987–88
|year =1987–88
|Prev year=1986–87
|prev_year =1986–87
|Next year=1988–89
|next_year =1988–89
|Team=Villanova Wildcats
|team =Villanova Wildcats
|image =
|Image=
|image_size =
|Image_size=
|Conference=Big East Conference
|conference =Big East Conference
|conference_link=Big East Conference (1979–2013)
|conference_link=Big East Conference (1979–2013)
|division =
|Division=
|ShortConference=Big East
|short_conf =Big East
|CoachRank=
|CoachRank =
|APRank=
|APRank =
|Record= 24–13
|record = 24–13
|ConfRecord= 9–7
|conf_record = 9–7
|HeadCoach=[[Rollie Massimino]]
|head_coach = [[Rollie Massimino]]
|HCYear=15th
|hc_year = 15th
|asst_coach1 = [[Jay Wright (basketball)|Jay Wright]]
|AsstCoach1=
|ac1_year = 1st
|AsstCoach2=
|asst_coach2 =
|AsstCoach3=
|asst_coach3 =
|StadiumArena=[[John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion]] (Capacity: 6,500)
|stadium =[[John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion]] (Capacity: 6,500)
|Champion=
|champion =
|BowlTourney= [[1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Tournament]]
|bowl = [[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]]
|BowlTourneyResult=Elite Eight
|bowl_result =Elite Eight
}}
}}
{{1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings}}
{{1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings}}
The '''1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team''' represented [[Villanova University]] in the 1987–88 season. The head coach was [[Rollie Massimino]]. The team played its home games at [[The Pavilion]] in [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]], and was a member of the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]].
The '''1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team''' represented [[Villanova University]] in the 1987–88 season. The head coach was [[Rollie Massimino]]. The team played its home games at [[Finneran Pavilion|The Pavilion]] in [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]], and was a member of the [[Big East Conference (1979–2013)|Big East Conference]].


== Roster ==
== Roster ==
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tim|last=Muller|link=|dab=|num=32|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=|class=Fr|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tim|last=Muller|link=|dab=|num=32|pos=G|ft=6|in=2|lbs=|class=Fr|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Plansky|link=|dab=|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=Sr|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Plansky|link=y|dab=|num=31|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=|class=Sr|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rodney|last=Taylor|link=|dab=|num=35|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=|class=So|home=}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Rob|last=Tribuiani|link=|dab=|num=12|pos=G|ft=|in=|lbs=|class=Fr|home=}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Doug|last=West|link=|dab=|num=42|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=200|class=Jr|home=}}
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kenny|last=Wilson|link=|dab=|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=|class=Jr|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kenny|last=Wilson|link=|dab=|num=3|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=|class=Jr|home=}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
{{CBB roster/Footer
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}}
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 27, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball|Nebraska]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Lahania Civic Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Lahaina, Hawaii]]
| gamename = [[1987 Maui Invitational Tournament|Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic]] Quarterfinal
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 70–53
| overtime =
| attend = 1,200
| record = 1–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 28, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Lahania Civic Center
| site_cityst = Lahaina, Hawaii
| gamename = Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Semifinal
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 78–76
| overtime =
| attend = 1,200
| record = 2–0
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 29, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team|Iowa]]
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Lahania Civic Center
| site_cityst = Lahaina, Hawaii
| gamename = Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Championship
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 74–97
| overtime =
| attend = 3,200
| record = 2–1
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[Penn Quakers men's basketball|Penn]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion]]
| site_cityst = [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]]
| gamename = [[Philadelphia Big 5|Big 5]]
| tv = PRISM
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 84–55
| overtime =
| attend = 6,222
| record = 3–1
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 6, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[California Golden Bears men's basketball|California]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 65–50
| overtime =
| attend = 6,500
| record = 4–1
| conference =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8, 1987
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1987–88 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team|Connecticut]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 63–61
| overtime =
| attend = 6,500
| record = 5–1
| conference = 1–0
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 12, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[St. Joseph's Hawks men's basketball|St. Joseph's]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename = Big 5
| tv = PRISM
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 52–53
| overtime =
| attend = 6,500
| record = 5–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1987–88 La Salle Explorers men's basketball team|La Salle]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Palestra|The Palestra]]
| site_cityst = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| gamename = Big 5/Jostens Philadelphia Classic Semifinal
| tv = PRISM
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 83–80
| overtime =
| attend = 8,144
| record = 6–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 19, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball|Wake Forest]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Palestra
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename = Jostens Philadelphia Classic Championship
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 83–70
| overtime =
| attend = 5,114
| record = 7–2
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 29, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[1987–88 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team|Auburn]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Omni Coliseum|The Omni]]
| site_cityst = [[Atlanta|Atlanta, Georgia]]
| gamename = Cotton State Kiwanis Classic Semifinal
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 64–65
| overtime =
| attend = 11,033
| record = 7–3
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 30, 1987
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = [[William & Mary Tribe men's basketball|William & Mary]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = The Omni
| site_cityst = Atlanta, Georgia
| gamename = Cotton State Kiwanis Classic Consolation
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 76–57
| overtime =
| attend = 13,111
| record = 8–3
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team|Virginia]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 63–54
| overtime =
| attend = 6,500
| record = 9–3
| conference =
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 4, 1988
| date = January 4, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| away = yes
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| site_cityst = [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]], New York
| site_cityst = [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]], New York
| gamename =
| gamename =
| tv =
| tv = ESPN
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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| attend = 6,008
| attend = 6,008
| record = 10–3
| record = 10–3
| conference = 1–0
| conference = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 9, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[Boston College Eagles men's basketball|Boston College]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 66–54
| overtime =
| attend = 6,500
| record = 11–3
| conference = 3–0
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 11, 1988
| date = January 11, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| nonconf =
| away =
| away =
| neutral =
| neutral =
| rank =
| rank =
| opponent = [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse]]
| opponent = [[1987–88 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team|Syracuse]]
| opprank = 7
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = [[Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]]
| site_stadium = [[Spectrum (arena)|The Spectrum]]
| site_cityst = [[Philadelphia]], Pennsylvania
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| tv = ESPN
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| attend = 16,284
| attend = 16,284
| record = 12–3
| record = 12–3
| conference = 3–0
| conference = 4–0
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16, 1988
| date = January 16, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| away = yes
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| opprank = 6
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = [[Fitzgerald Field House]]
| site_stadium = [[Fitzgerald Field House]]
| site_cityst = [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania
| site_cityst = [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
| gamename =
| gamename =
| tv =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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| attend = 6,798
| attend = 6,798
| record = 12–4
| record = 12–4
| conference = 3–1
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 20, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Connecticut
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[XL Center|Hartford Civic Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Hartford, Connecticut]]
| gamename =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 69–58
| overtime =
| attend = 13,077
| record = 13–4
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 23, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1987–88 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team|Seton Hall]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 69–63
| overtime =
| attend = 6,500
| record = 14–4
| conference = 6–1
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 27, 1988
| date = January 27, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| nonconf =
| away =
| away =
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| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| gamename =
| tv =
| tv = ESPN
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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| attend = 6,500
| attend = 6,500
| record = 14–5
| record = 14–5
| conference = 5–2
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 30, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[Providence Friars men's basketball|Providence]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Dunkin' Donuts Arena|Providence Civic Center]]
| site_cityst = [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
| gamename =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 76–82
| overtime =
| attend = 13,041
| record = 14–6
| conference = 6–3
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 1, 1988
| date = February 1, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf =
| nonconf =
| away =
| away =
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| gamename =
| tv =
| tv = ESPN
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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| attend = 18,059
| attend = 18,059
| record = 15–6
| record = 15–6
| conference = 6–3
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Boston Garden]]
| site_cityst = [[Boston|Boston, Massachusetts]]
| gamename =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 66–54
| overtime =
| attend = 7,427
| record = 16–6
| conference = 8–3
}}
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 10, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 20
| opponent = [[1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team|Temple]]
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = [[McGonigle Hall]]
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| gamename = Big 5
| tv = PRISM
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 86–98
| overtime =
| attend = 4,500
| record = 16–7
| conference =
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 13, 1988
| date = February 13, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| nonconf =
| away =
| away =
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| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| gamename =
| tv =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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| attend = 6,500
| attend = 6,500
| record = 16–8
| record = 16–8
| conference = 7–4
| conference = 8–4
}}
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 15, 1988
| date = February 15, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| away = yes
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| opponent = Georgetown
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Capital Centre]]
| site_stadium = [[Capital Centre (Landover, Maryland)|Capital Centre]]
| site_cityst = [[Landover, Maryland]]
| site_cityst = [[Landover, Maryland]]
| gamename =
| gamename =
| tv =
| tv = ESPN
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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| attend = 11,816
| attend = 11,816
| record = 16–9
| record = 16–9
| conference = 7–5
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 20, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Providence
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 96–68
| overtime =
| attend = 6,500
| record = 17–9
| conference = 9–5
}}
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[1987–88 Drexel Dragons men's basketball team|Drexel]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion
| site_cityst = Villanova, Pennsylvania
| gamename = [[City 6]]
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 90–73
| overtime =
| attend = 6,500
| record = 18–9
| conference =
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 27, 1988
| time =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Meadowlands Arena]]
| site_cityst = [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]]
| gamename =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 58–84
| overtime =
| attend = 13,101
| record = 18–10
| conference = 9–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1, 1988
| date = March 1, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| away = yes
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| site_cityst = [[Syracuse, New York]]
| site_cityst = [[Syracuse, New York]]
| gamename =
| gamename =
| tv =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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}}
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-Conference Regular Season
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 3, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = [[Vermont Catamounts men's basketball|Vermont]]
| opprank =
| site_stadium = [[Patrick Gym]]
| site_cityst = [[Burlington, Vermont]]
| gamename =
| tv =
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 92–62
| overtime =
| attend = 1,893
| record = 19–11
| conference =
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| [[1988 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament|<span style="color:#67CAF1;">Big East Tournament</span>]]
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| [[1988 Big East men's basketball tournament|<span style="color:#67CAF1;">Big East tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 11, 1988
| date = March 11, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| rank =
| seed = 4
| opponent = St. John's
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| opprank =
| oppseed = 5
| site_stadium = [[Madison Square Garden]]
| site_stadium = [[Madison Square Garden]]
| site_cityst = New York City, New York
| site_cityst = [[New York City]], New York
| gamename = [[1988 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament|Big East Tournament Quarterfinal]]
| gamename = [[1988 Big East men's basketball tournament|Big East tournament]] Quarterfinal
| tv =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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| date = March 12, 1988
| date = March 12, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| away =
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York City, New York
| site_cityst = New York City, New York
| gamename = Semifinal
| gamename = Big East tournament Semifinal
| tv =
| tv = Big East TV
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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| date = March 13, 1988
| date = March 13, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| away =
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York City, New York
| site_cityst = New York City, New York
| gamename = Championship
| gamename = Big East tournament championship
| tv = CBS
| tv = CBS
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
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}}
}}
|-
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| [[1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|<span style="color:#67CAF1;">NCAA Tournament</span>]]
!colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| [[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|<span style="color:#67CAF1;">NCAA tournament</span>]]
{{CBB schedule entry
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 18, 1988
| date = March 18, 1988
| time =
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = yes
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| away =
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| rank =
| rank =
| seed = 6 SE
| seed = 6 SE
| opponent = Arkansas
| opponent = [[1987–88 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team|Arkansas]]
| opprank =
| opprank =
| oppseed = 11 SE
| oppseed = 11 SE
| site_stadium = [[Riverfront Coliseum]]
| site_stadium = [[Riverfront Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| site_cityst = [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
| gamename = [[1988 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament|NCAA Southeast First Round]]
| gamename = [[1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament|NCAA tournament]] first round
| tv =
| tv = ESPN<br>NCAA Productions
| highscorer =
| highscorer =
| points =
| points =
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| attend = 16,562
| attend = 16,562
| record = 22–12
| record = 22–12
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 6 SE
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank = 16
| oppseed = 3 SE
| site_stadium = Riverfront Coliseum
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, Ohio
| gamename = NCAA tournament second round
| tv = CBS
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 66–63
| overtime =
| attend = 16,562
| record = 23–12
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 24, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 6 SE
| opponent = [[1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team|Kentucky]]
| opprank = 6
| oppseed = 2 SE
| site_stadium = [[Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex#Arena|BJCC Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
| gamename = NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
| tv = CBS
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 80–74
| overtime =
| attend = 16,816
| record = 24–12
| conference =
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 26, 1988
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| seed = 6 SE
| opponent = [[1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team|Oklahoma]]
| opprank = 4
| oppseed = 1 SE
| site_stadium = BJCC Coliseum
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename = NCAA Tournament [[Elite Eight]]
| tv = CBS
| highscorer =
| points =
| highrebounder=
| rebounds =
| highassister =
| assists =
| score = 59–78
| overtime =
| attend = 16,816
| record = 24–13
| conference =
| conference =
}}
}}
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==Awards and honors==
==Awards and honors==
* [[Doug West]], 2nd Team All-Big East
* Doug West, 1st Team All-Big East tournament
* Doug West, NCAA Tournament All-Southeast Region
* [[Mark Plansky]], 3rd Team All-Big East
* Mark Plansky, 1st Team All-Big East tournament
* [[Tom Greis]], 3rd Team All-Big East
* Kenny Wilson, NCAA Tournament All-Southeast Region
* [[Gary Massey]], Big East Defensive Player of the Year


==Team players drafted into the NBA==
==Team players drafted into the NBA==
{|class="wikitable" width="80%"

|- align="center" style="{{CollegePrimaryStyle|Villanova Wildcats|color=white}}"
| '''Year''' || '''Round''' || '''Pick''' || '''Player''' || '''NBA Club'''
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| [[1989 NBA Draft|1989]]|| 2 || 38 || [[Doug West]] || [[Minnesota Timberwolves]]<ref name=1989Draft>{{cite web|url=http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N|title=1989 NBA Draft|work=BasketballReference.com|accessdate=13 September 2019|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913224241/http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N|archivedate=2019-09-13|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 05:58, 19 August 2023

1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record24–13 (9–7 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coachJay Wright (1st season)
Home arenaJohn Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500)
Seasons
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh 12 – 4   .750 24 – 7   .774
No. 9 Syracuse† 11 – 5   .688 26 – 9   .743
Georgetown 9 – 7   .563 20 – 10   .667
Villanova 9 – 7   .563 24 – 13   .649
St. John's 8 – 8   .500 17 – 12   .586
Seton Hall 8 – 8   .500 22 – 13   .629
Boston College 6 – 10   .375 18 – 15   .545
Providence 5 – 11   .313 11 – 17   .393
Connecticut 4 – 12   .250 20 – 14   .588
† 1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1987–88 season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference.

Roster

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1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 34 Barry Bekkedam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 So
G 4 Greg Downs
—
—
 Fr
G 10 Pat Enright 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
 Jr
C 33 Tom Greis 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m)
—
 So
G 44 Eric Leslie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So
G 21 Chris Masotti 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
 Fr
G 22 Gary Massey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr
G 32 Tim Muller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 Fr
F 31 Mark Plansky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
F 35 Rodney Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 So
G 12 Rob Tribuiani
—
—
 Fr
G 42 Doug West 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr
G 3 Kenny Wilson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
—
 Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 27, 1987*
 vs. Nebraska
Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Quarterfinal 		W 70–53  1–0
 Lahania Civic Center (1,200)
Lahaina, Hawaii
November 28, 1987*
 vs. Illinois
Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Semifinal 		W 78–76  2–0
 Lahania Civic Center (1,200)
Lahaina, Hawaii
November 29, 1987*
 vs. No. 11 Iowa
Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Championship 		L 74–97  2–1
 Lahania Civic Center (3,200)
Lahaina, Hawaii
December 2, 1987*
 PRISM 		Penn
Big 5 		W 84–55  3–1
 John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,222)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
December 6, 1987*
 California W 65–50  4–1
 John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Big East Conference regular season
December 8, 1987
 Big East TV 		Connecticut W 63–61  5–1
(1–0) 		John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Non-conference regular season
December 12, 1987*
 PRISM 		St. Joseph's
Big 5 		L 52–53  5–2
 John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
December 18, 1987*
 PRISM 		at La Salle
Big 5/Jostens Philadelphia Classic Semifinal 		W 83–80  6–2
 The Palestra (8,144)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 19, 1987*
 vs. Wake Forest
Jostens Philadelphia Classic Championship 		W 83–70  7–2
 The Palestra (5,114)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 29, 1987*
 vs. Auburn
Cotton State Kiwanis Classic Semifinal 		L 64–65  7–3
 The Omni (11,033)
Atlanta, Georgia
December 30, 1987*
 vs. William & Mary
Cotton State Kiwanis Classic Consolation 		W 76–57  8–3
 The Omni (13,111)
Atlanta, Georgia
January 2, 1988*
 Virginia W 63–54  9–3
 John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Big East Conference regular season
January 4, 1988
 ESPN 		at St. John's W 69–62  10–3
(2–0) 		Alumni Hall (6,008)
Jamaica, New York
January 9, 1988
 Big East TV 		Boston College W 66–54  11–3
(3–0) 		John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 11, 1988
 ESPN 		No. 7 Syracuse W 80–78  12–3
(4–0) 		The Spectrum (16,284)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16, 1988
 Big East TV 		at No. 6 Pittsburgh L 73–85  12–4
(4–1) 		Fitzgerald Field House (6,798)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 20, 1988
 Big East TV 		at Connecticut W 69–58  13–4
(5–1) 		Hartford Civic Center (13,077)
Hartford, Connecticut
January 23, 1988
 Big East TV 		Seton Hall W 69–63  14–4
(6–1) 		John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 27, 1988
 ESPN 		No. 19 St. John's L 55–60  14–5
(6–2) 		John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 30, 1988
 Big East TV 		Providence L 76–82  14–6
(6–3) 		Providence Civic Center (13,041)
Providence, Rhode Island
February 1, 1988
 ESPN 		No. 15 Georgetown W 64–58  15–6
(7–3) 		The Spectrum (18,059)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 6, 1988
 Big East TV 		at Boston College W 66–54  16–6
(8–3) 		Boston Garden (7,427)
Boston, Massachusetts
Non-conference regular season
February 10, 1988*
 PRISM 		No. 20 at No. 1 Temple
Big 5 		L 86–98  16–7
 McGonigle Hall (4,500)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Big East Conference regular season
February 13, 1988
 Big East TV 		No. 20 No. 5 Pittsburgh L 75–87  16–8
(8–4) 		John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 15, 1988
 ESPN 		at Georgetown L 54–56  16–9
(6–5) 		Capital Centre (11,816)
Landover, Maryland
February 20, 1988
 Big East TV 		Providence W 96–68  17–9
(9–5) 		John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Non-conference regular season
February 22, 1988*
 Drexel
City 6 		W 90–73  18–9
 John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, Pennsylvania
Big East Conference regular season
February 27, 1988
 Big East TV 		at Seton Hall L 58–84  18–10
(9–6) 		Meadowlands Arena (13,101)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
March 1, 1988
 Big East TV 		at No. 12 Syracuse L 69–71  18–11
(9–7) 		Carrier Dome (30,139)
Syracuse, New York
Non-conference regular season
March 3, 1988*
 at Vermont W 92–62  19–11
 Patrick Gym (1,893)
Burlington, Vermont
Big East tournament
March 11, 1988*
 Big East TV 		(4) vs. (5) St. John's
Big East tournament Quarterfinal 		W 71–68  20–11
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 12, 1988*
 Big East TV 		(4) vs. (1) No. 5 Pittsburgh
Big East tournament Semifinal 		W 72–69  21–11
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
March 13, 1988*
 CBS 		(4) vs. (2) No. 13 Syracuse
Big East tournament championship 		L 68–85  21–12
 Madison Square Garden (19,591)
New York City, New York
NCAA tournament
March 18, 1988*
 ESPN
NCAA Productions 		(6 SE) vs. (11 SE) Arkansas
NCAA tournament first round 		W 82–74  22–12
 Riverfront Coliseum (16,562)
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 20, 1988*
 CBS 		(6 SE) vs. (3 SE) No. 16 Illinois
NCAA tournament second round 		W 66–63  23–12
 Riverfront Coliseum (16,562)
Cincinnati, Ohio
March 24, 1988*
 CBS 		(6 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Kentucky
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 		W 80–74  24–12
 BJCC Coliseum (16,816)
Birmingham, Alabama
March 26, 1988*
 CBS 		(6 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight 		L 59–78  24–13
 BJCC Coliseum (16,816)
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

[2]

Awards and honors

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  • Doug West, 2nd Team All-Big East
  • Doug West, 1st Team All-Big East tournament
  • Doug West, NCAA Tournament All-Southeast Region
  • Mark Plansky, 3rd Team All-Big East
  • Mark Plansky, 1st Team All-Big East tournament
  • Tom Greis, 3rd Team All-Big East
  • Kenny Wilson, NCAA Tournament All-Southeast Region
  • Gary Massey, Big East Defensive Player of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

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Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
1989 2 38 Doug West Minnesota Timberwolves[3]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-Sep-13.
  3. ^ "1989 NBA Draft". BasketballReference.com. Archived from the original on September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
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