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1987–88 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team

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1987–88 Auburn Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record19–11 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaJoel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kentucky 13 5   .722 27 6   .818
Auburn 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Florida 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
LSU 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Tennessee 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Georgia 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
Ole Miss 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Alabama 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
1988 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University in the 1987–88 college basketball season. The team's head coach was Sonny Smith, who was in his tenth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Joel H. Eaves Memorial Coliseum in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 19–11, 11–7 in SEC play. They lost to Georgia in the quarterfinals of the SEC tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Bradley to advance to the Second Round where they lost to Oklahoma.[1]

The Tigers' most notable freshman signee was 7'0" center Matt Geiger. Geiger was pressed into service early as a starter when senior Jeff Moore went down with an early-season injury.

Junior forward Mike Jones, the Tigers' leading scorer and rebounder, was declared academically ineligible and left the team after seven games. As a result, sophomore John Caylor became a starting forward along with senior Chris Morris. Caylor paid an immediate dividend by hitting a game-winning 3-point shot with 10 seconds left to give the Tigers an early conference road victory over #1-ranked Kentucky.

Guards Gerald White and Frank Ford were lost to graduation, but seniors Terrence Howard and Johnny Lynn, sophomore Derrick Dennison, and juco transfer Keenan Carpenter were able to offset the loss.

Roster

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1987–88 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 34 Chris Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Frederick Douglass High School Atlanta, Georgia
F 13 Mike Jones 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Columbus, Georgia
C 40 Jeff Moore 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Midfield High School Midfield, Alabama
G 10 Terrence Howard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr Southwest High School Southwest, AL
F 22 John Caylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Morristown West High School Talbott, Tennessee
C 25 Matt Geiger 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Fr Countryside High School Clearwater, FL
G 30 Keenan Carpenter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Rutherfordton, Tennessee
G 24 Derrick Dennison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So Douglass High School Atlanta, Georgia
G 14 Johnny Lynn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr Beech High School Hendersonville, Tennessee
G 11 Melvin Haralson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Jackson, Mississippi
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
vs. South Alabama W 120-67  1-0
Birmingham, AL 
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center
Dec 1, 1987*
Virginia Commonwealth W 93-80  2-0
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 7, 1987*
Tennessee-Martin W 99-77  3-0
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 11, 1987*
vs. San Jose State
Illinois Classic
W 70-65  4-0
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Dec 12, 1987*
at Illinois
Illini Classic
L 103-107  4-1
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
Dec 14, 1987*
Grambling State W 98-59  5-1
Beard-Eaves Memorial Colliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 16, 1987*
Mercer W 80-48  6-1
Beard-Eaves Memorial Colliseum 
Auburn, AL
Dec 29, 1987*
vs. Villanova
Cotton States Classic
W 65-64  7-1
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Dec 30, 1987*
at Georgia Tech
Cotton States Classic
L 72-83  7-2
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Jan 6, 1988
7:00 p.m., JPT
No. 15 Florida W 72-67  8-2 (1-0)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 9, 1988
at No. 1 Kentucky W 53-52  9-2 (2-0)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
Jan 13, 1988
No. 19 at Georgia L 68-87  9-3 (2-1)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Jan 16, 1988
No. 19 Mississippi State W 65-57  10-3 (3-1)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 20, 1988
at Tennessee L 64-75  10-4 (3-2)
Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Jan 23, 1988
Vanderbilt L 71-75  10-5 (3-3)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 27, 1988
Alabama W 84-74  11-5 (4-3)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Jan 30, 1988
at Mississippi L 66-69  11-6 (4-4)
C.M. Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
Feb 3, 1988
LSU L 69-78  11-7 (4-5)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 6, 1988
at No. 19 Florida W 58-57  12-7 (5-5)
Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
Feb 10, 1988
No. 10 Kentucky L 62-69  12-8 (5-6)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 13, 1988
Georgia W 64-57  13-8 (6-6)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 17, 1988
at Mississippi State W 77-61  14-8 (7-6)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Ms
Feb 20, 1988
Tennessee W 73-68  15-8 (8-6)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
Feb 24, 1988
at No. 17 Vanderbilt W 81-68  16-8 (9-6)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
Feb 27, 1988
at Alabama L 77-82  16-9 (9-7)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 2, 1988
Mississippi W 92-76  17-9 (10-7)
Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
March 5, 1988
at LSU W 89-80  18-9 (11-7)
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
SEC Tournament
March 11, 1988
, JPT
(2) vs. (7) Georgia
Second Round
L 60-65  18-10
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 1988*
(8 SE) vs. (9 SE) No. 11 Bradley
First Round
W 90-86  19-10
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
March 19, 1988*
(8 SE) vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma
Second Round
L 87-107  19-11
The Omni 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1987-88 Auburn Tigers Schedule and Results". Retrieved December 9, 2016.