1987–88 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Big 8 Conference Regular Season Champions
Big 8 Conference tournament champions
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 4
Record35–4 (12–2 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma†12–2 .85735–4  .897
No. 20 Kansas State11–3 .78625–9  .735
Kansas9–5 .64327–11  .711
Missouri7–7 .50019–11  .633
Iowa State6–8 .42920–12  .625
Oklahoma State4–10 .28614–16  .467
Nebraska4–10 .28613–18  .419
Colorado3–11 .2147–21  .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 Division I men's 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 21 Mike Bell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)201 lb (91 kg) JrRobert E. Lee Montgomery, AL
G 10 Mookie Blaylock 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)177 lb (80 kg) JrGarland Garland, TX
G 23 Chris Durley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrDouglass Oklahoma City, OK
G 14 Ricky Grace 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)172 lb (78 kg) SrWilmer–Hutchins Dallas, TX
F 25 Harvey Grant 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrIndependence CC Sparta, GA
F 55 Darryl Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)218 lb (99 kg) FrYates Houston, TX
F 22 Tyrone Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrDunbar Washington, D.C.
C 33 Stacey King 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)229 lb (104 kg) JrLawton Lawton, OK
F 50 Tony Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) Manual Arts Los Angeles, CA
G 24 Terrence Mullins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)198 lb (90 kg) FrRiordan San Francisco, CA
G 20 Art Pollard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)184 lb (83 kg) JrRoosevelt East Chicago, IN
F 44 Dave Sieger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg) SrSan Gorgonio San Bernardino, CA
G 11 Jason Skurcenski 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)172 lb (78 kg) FrBartlesville Bartlesville, OK
F 32 Andre Wiley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)197 lb (89 kg) JrSouthwestern Flint, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-Jan-29

Schedule

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/28/1987*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 19 Texas A&M W 104–80  1–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/01/1987*
8:00 pm, USA		 No. 18 at Penn State W 93–59  2–0
 Rec Hall 
University Park, PA
12/05/1987*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 18 Loyola (IL) W 123–73  3–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/07/1987*
8:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 18 Sam Houston State W 111–69  4–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/10/1987*
8:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 16 at Florida State W 89–87  5–0
 Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
12/12/1987*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 16 Centenary (LA) W 152–84  6–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/19/1987*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 14 Georgia State W 124–81  7–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
12/23/1987*
2:30 pm		 No. 12 vs. Virginia
Chaminade Classic quarterfinals		 W 109–61  8–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/24/1987*
4:00 pm		 No. 12 vs. Dayton
Chaminade Classic semifinals		 W 151–99  9–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/25/1987*
6:30 pm		 No. 12 vs. Georgia
Chaminade Classic championship		 W 93–90  10–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, HI
12/29/1987*
6:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 10 vs. Oral Roberts
All–College Classic semifinals		 W 144–93  11–0
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
12/30/1987*
8:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 10 vs. Illinois State
All–College Classic championship		 W 107–56  12–0
 Myriad Convention Center 
Oklahoma City, OK
01/04/1988*
8:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 10 Austin Peay W 109–69  13–0
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
01/09/1988
3:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 8 Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series		 W 108–80  14–0
(1–0)		 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
01/11/1988*
8:00 pm, USA		 No. 8 vs. LSU L 77–84  14–1
 Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, LA
01/16/1988
3:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 3 at Kansas State L 62–69  14–2
(1–1)		 Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, KS
01/20/1988
9:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 11 at Colorado W 96–76  15–2
(2–1)		 Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
01/23/1988*
1:00 pm, CBS		 No. 11 No. 6 Pittsburgh W 86–83  16–2
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
01/27/1988
8:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 10 No. 12 Iowa State W 109–86  17–2
(3–1)		 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
01/30/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 10 at No. 12 Iowa State W 96–91  18–2
(4–1)		 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
02/03/1988
8:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 7 at Kansas W 73–65  19–2
(5–1)		 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
02/06/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 7 Missouri W 120–101  20–2
(6–1)		 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/09/1988
8:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 4 at Nebraska W 92–77  21–2
(7–1)		 Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
02/13/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 4 No. 14 Kansas State W 112–95  22–2
(8–1)		 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/17/1988
8:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 4 at Oklahoma State
Bedlam Series		 W 79–75  23–2
(9–1)		 Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
02/20/1988*
3:00 pm, Sooner Sports Network		 No. 4 New Mexico W 120–100  24–2
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/24/1988
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 Kansas W 95–87  25–2
(10–1)		 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
02/27/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 4 Colorado W 134–84  26–2
(11–1)		 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
03/03/1988
6:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 4 at Missouri L 90–93 OT 26–3
(11–2)		 Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
03/05/1988
3:00 pm, Raycom		 No. 4 Nebraska W 113–93  27–3
(12–2)		 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Phillips 66 Big 8 Tournament
03/11/1988
2:30 pm, Raycom		 No. 4 vs. Colorado
Quarterfinals		 W 99–66  28–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
03/12/1988
1:00 pm, Raycom		 (1) No. 4 vs. (4) Missouri
Semifinals		 W 102–99  29–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
03/13/1988
3:00 pm, ABC		 No. 4 vs. Kansas State
Finals		 W 88–83  30–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
03/17/1988
1:37 pm, ESPN/NCAA Productions		 (SE 1) No. 4 vs. (SE 16) Chattanooga
Round of 64		 W 94–66[9]  31–3
 The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
03/19/1988
4:00 pm, CBS		 (SE 1) No. 4 vs. (SE 8) Auburn
Round of 32		 W 107–87  32–3
 The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
03/24/1988
9:39 pm, CBS		 (SE 1) No. 4 vs. (SE 5) Louisville
Sweet Sixteen		 W 108–98  33–3
 BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, AL
03/26/1988
3:05 pm, CBS		 (SE 1) No. 4 vs. (SE 6) Villanova
Elite Eight		 W 78–59  34–3
 BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, AL
04/02/1988
7:12 pm, CBS		 (SE 1) No. 4 vs. (W 1) No. 2 Arizona
Final Four		 W 86–78[10]  35–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
04/04/1988
8:12 pm, CBS		 (SE 1) No. 4 vs. (MW 6) Kansas
National Championship		 L 79–83  35–4
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region SE=Southeast.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Final
AP 19 18 16 14 12 10 8 3 11 10 7 4 4 4 4 4 4
Coaches n/a 17 16 14 13 10 8 3 11 10 8 4 4 4 3 4 4

NCAA basketball tournament

The following is a summary of the team's performance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament:[11]

Honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

The following players were drafted in the 1988 NBA draft:[3][12]

RoundPickPlayerNBA Club
112Harvey GrantWashington Bullets
367Ricky GraceUtah Jazz

The following players were varsity letter-winners from this team who were drafted in the NBA draft in later years:[3][13]

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 June 23, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 "Sooners in NBA Draft". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 164. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  5. ↑ "1988 Men's Basketball Season". SoonerStats.com. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  6. 1 2 "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 126. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  7. 1 2 3 "Honored Jerseys". CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. p. 127. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  9. ↑ "N.C.A.A. Tournament; Southeast Regional; Purdue Displays Power; Auburn Rallies". The New York Times. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Oklahoma's Fire Melts Arizona, 86-78". The Washington Post. April 3, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ "1988 NCAA basketball tournament Bracket". databaseSports.com. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
  12. ↑ "1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 17, 2010. Retrieved May 5, 2009.
  13. ↑ "Oklahoma 2009-10 Men's Basketball Guide" (PDF). CBS Interactive. pp. 168–169. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
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