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1987–88 Southern Jaguars basketball team

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1987–88 Southern Jaguars basketball
SWAC Regular season champions
SWAC tournament champions
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record24–7 (12–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home arenaF. G. Clark Center
Seasons
1987–88 SWAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern 12 2   .857 24 7   .774
Texas Southern 11 3   .786 21 8   .724
Grambling State 9 5   .643 13 17   .433
Jackson State 7 7   .500 13 15   .464
Mississippi Valley State 5 9   .357 8 20   .286
Alcorn State 5 9   .357 8 21   .276
Alabama State 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Prairie View A&M 3 11   .214 5 22   .185
1988 SWAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1987–88 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by head coach Ben Jobe, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 12–2 in SWAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Kentucky, 99–84.[2]

Roster

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1987–88 Southern Jaguars men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 15 Avery Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr New Orleans, Louisiana
G 34 Bobby Phills 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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 (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
vs. Georgia L 87–93  0–1
 
 
Nov 29, 1987*
Belhaven (MS) W 97–75  1–1
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 1, 1987*
at Sam Houston State L 88–104  1–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum 
Huntsville, Texas
Dec 4, 1987*
Centenary (LA) W 98–96  2–2
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 5, 1987*
at Louisiana State L 77–98  2–3
LSU Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 8, 1988*
at Rice W 107–86  3–3
Tudor Fieldhouse 
Houston, Texas
Dec 11, 1988*
Tuskegee W 142–101  4–3
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 28, 1987*
at New Orleans W 114–101  5–3
Lakefront Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Dec 29, 1987*
vs. No. 6 Temple
Sugar Bowl Classic
L 47–84[3]  5–4
Louisiana Superdome (4,923)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 6, 1988*
Sam Houston State W 100–78  6–4
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SWAC Regular season
Jan 11, 1988
at Mississippi Valley State W 75–59  7–4
(1–0)
Harrison HPER Complex 
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Jan 16, 1988
Alabama State W 108–90  8–4
(2–0)
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 18, 1988
Jackson State W 103–94  9–4
(3–0)
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 20, 1988*
at Southwestern Louisiana W 94–82  10–4
Cajundome 
Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1988
Texas Southern W 108–96  11–4
(4–0)
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 25, 1988
Prairie View W 112–76  12–4
(5–0)
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 30, 1988
Alcorn State W 92–80  13–4
(6–0)
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 3, 1988*
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 129–93  14–4
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 6, 1988
Grambling State W 85–74  15–4
(7–0)
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 8, 1988
Mississippi Valley State W 116–83  16–4
(8–0)
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 13, 1988
at Alabama State L 88–89  16–5
(8–1)
Dunn Arena 
Montgomery, Alabama
Feb 15, 1988
at Grambling State W 80–65  17–5
(9–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Grambling, Louisiana
Feb 17, 1988
at Jackson State W 96–92  18–5
(10–1)
Williams Assembly Center 
Jackson, Mississippi
Feb 18, 1988*
Southeastern Louisiana W 102–71  19–5
F.G. Clark Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1988
at Texas Southern L 89–91  19–6
(10–2)
University Auditorium 
Houston, Texas
Feb 22, 1988
at Prairie View W 106–98  20–6
(11–2)
William J. Nicks Building 
Prairie View, Texas
Feb 27, 1988
at Alcorn State W 78–77  21–6
(12–2)
Davey Whitney Complex 
Lorman, Mississippi
1988 SWAC tournament
Mar 10, 1988*
Prairie View
Quarterfinals
W 108–70  22–6
F. G. Clark Activity Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 11, 1988*
Alcorn State
Semifinals
W 87–73  23–6
F. G. Clark Activity Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 12, 1988*
Grambling State
Championship game
W 78–62  24–6
F. G. Clark Activity Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1988 NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(15 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Kentucky
First Round
L 84–99[2]  24–7
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ a b "Villanova, Maryland, Kentucky Advance". The Chicago Tribune. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  3. ^ "Temple 84, Southern 47". UPI Archives. December 30, 1987. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "1987-88 Southern Jaguars Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southern University Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2023.