1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Tournament Champions (vacated)
NCAA Tournament, L 74–80 vs. Villanova
Conference	Southeastern Conference
1987–88 record	25–5, 2 wins vacated (15–5 SEC)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton
Assistant coach	James Dickey; Dwane Casey; Jimmy Dykes; Roger Harden
Captain	Winston Bennett; Ed Davender; Cedric Jenkins; Robert Lock; Richard Madison
Home arena	Rupp Arena
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The 1987-88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 27-6.^[3] However, the team forfeited three of their games to finish 25-5.^[4]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Site City, State
November 28*	#5	Hawaii	W 86–59	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 1*	#5	Cincinnati	W 101–77	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 5*	#2	vs. #5 Indiana Big Four Classic	W 82–76 ^OT	Indianapolis, IN
December 12*	#1	Louisville Rivalry	W 76–75	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 18*	#1	Miami (OH) UK Invitational Tournament	W 85–71	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 19*	#1	UNC-Charlotte UK Invitational Tournament	W 84–81	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 28*	#2	Alaska-Anchorage	W 100–58	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
December 31	#2	Vanderbilt	W 81–74	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 2	#2	vs. Georgia	W 84–77	Atlanta, GA
January 6	#1	Mississippi State	W 93–52	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 9	#1	Auburn	L 52–53	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 13	#5	at Alabama	W 63–55	Tuscaloosa, AL
January 16	#5	Tennessee	W 83–65	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 20	#4	Florida	L 56–58	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
January 23	#4	at LSU	W 76–61	Baton Rouge, LA
January 27	#9	at Vanderbilt	L 66–83	Nashville, TN
January 31*	#9	vs. Notre Dame	W 78–69	Louisville, KY
February 3	#10	Ole Miss	W 94–65	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 6	#10	at Mississippi State	W 83–59	Starkville, MS
February 10	#10	at Auburn	W 69–62	Auburn, AL
February 13	#10	Alabama	W 82–68	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 17	#9	at Tennessee	L 70–72	Knoxville, TN
February 20	#9	at Florida	L 76–83	Gainesville, FL
February 24	#12	LSU	W 95–69	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
February 28*	#12	#10 Syracuse	W 62–58	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 2	#8	Georgia	W 80–72	Rupp Arena Lexington, KY
March 5	#8	at Ole Miss	W 78–71	Oxford, MS
March 11*	#6	vs. Ole Miss SEC Tournament	W 82–64	Baton Rouge, LA
March 12*	#6	vs. LSU SEC Tournament	W 86–80	Baton Rouge, LA
March 13*	#6	vs. Georgia SEC Tournament	62–57	Baton Rouge, LA
March 18*		vs. Southern NCAA Tournament	99–84	Cincinnati, OH
March 20*		vs. Maryland NCAA Tournament	90–81	Cincinnati, OH
March 24*		vs. Villanova NCAA Tournament	74–80	Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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References

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