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1987–88 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team

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1987–88 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record20–12 (6–8 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Krafcisin
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
Seasons
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 12 2   .857 35 4   .897
No. 20 Kansas State 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Kansas 9 5   .643 27 11   .711
Missouri 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Iowa State 6 8   .429 20 12   .625
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Nebraska 4 10   .286 13 18   .419
Colorado 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
1988 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 1987–88 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 8th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 20–12, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #12 seed in the East region. The Cyclones lost to Georgia Tech in the opening round of the tournament.

Roster

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1987–88 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
Players Coaches
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Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Gary Thompkins (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 4 Terry Woods 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
F 5 Lafester Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
13 Dick Breitbach
F 21 Norman Brown
G 22 Mike Born 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
23 Matt Morgenthaler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
24 Bernard Dutchik
F 25 Elmer Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G 30 Marc Urquhart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F 32 Adrian Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 41 Mark Baugh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Dolton, Illinois
42 Robert Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F 43 Paul Doerrfeld 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
G 44 Jeff Grayer (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Flint, Michigan
C 51 Bryan Heger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
F 52 Victor Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Detroit
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Steve Krafcisin

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
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1987*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Texas
Big Apple NIT
W 100–83  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (14,122)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 24, 1987*
6:30 pm, Score
at No. 2 Purdue
Big Apple NIT
W 104–96  2–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 27, 1987*
8:00 pm, USA
vs. No. 14 Florida
Big Apple NIT
L 89–96  2–1
Madison Square Garden (7,311)
New York City
Nov 28, 1987*
6:00 pm
vs. New Mexico
Big Apple NIT
W 107–96  3–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York
Dec 2, 1987*
7:35 pm, Iowa Public Television
at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 80–75  4–1
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Dec 5, 1987*
7:38 pm, Heritage Cablevision
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 83–77  5–1
UNI-Dome 
Des Moines, Iowa
Dec 8, 1987*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Arizona State W 99–85  6–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Dec 12, 1987*
1:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Creighton W 115–73  7–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Dec 19, 1987*
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 20 No. 7 Iowa
CyHawk Rivalry
W 102–100 OT 8–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Dec 21, 1987*
7:05 pm
No. 20 Eastern Illinois W 76–66 OT 9–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Dec 28, 1987*
5:30 pm
No. 16 vs. Butler
Blade City Classic Semifinals
L 76–78  9–2
Centennial Hall (4,500)
Toledo, Ohio
Dec 29, 1987*
5:00 pm
No. 16 vs. Navy
Blade City Classic Consolation
W 83–61  10–2
Centennial Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Jan 2, 1988*
1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 16 South Dakota W 95–67  11–2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Jan 7, 1988*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Grambling State W 99–81  12–2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Jan 9, 1988*
7:10 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 17 at Dayton W 84–80  13–2
Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 13, 1988
7:08 pm, ESPN/Cyclone Television Network
No. 14 No. 16 Kansas W 88–78  14–2
(1–0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Jan 16, 1988*
1:08 pm
No. 14 U.S. International W 123–92  15–2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Jan 20, 1988
7:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 10 Nebraska W 114–76  16–2
(2–0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Jan 23, 1988
1:10 pm, Big Eight
No. 10 at Missouri L 93–119  16–3
(2–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 27, 1988
7:35 pm, Raycom/Closed Circuit (Iowa)[2]
No. 12 at No. 10 Oklahoma L 86–109  16–4
(2–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1988
1:00 pm, Big Eight
No. 12 No. 10 Oklahoma L 91–96  16–5
(2–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 3, 1988
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 16 at Kansas State L 68–79 OT 16–6
(2–4)
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
Feb 6, 1988
3:10 pm, Big Eight
No. 16 Oklahoma State L 78–80 OT 16–7
(2–5)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 10, 1988
9:05 pm
at Colorado L 75–87  16–8
(2–6)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 13, 1988
3:10 pm, Big Eight
at Kansas L 72–82  16–9
(2–7)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 17, 1988
9:10 pm, ESPN
No. 15 Missouri W 102–89  17–9
(3–7)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 24, 1988
7:08 pm
Kansas State L 66–83  17–10
(3–8)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Feb 27, 1988
3:08 pm, Big Eight (KCCI)[3]
at Nebraska W 85–84  18–10
(4–8)
Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Mar 2, 1988
7:10 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at Oklahoma State W 97–88  19–10
(5–8)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 5, 1988
1:10 pm
at Colorado W 98–62  20–10
(6–8)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Big Eight tournament
Mar 11, 1988
12:10 pm, Raycom
(5) vs. (4) Missouri
Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal
L 80–90  20–11
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
11:07 am, WOI/KGAN/KCAU/KIMT/KLJB[4]
ESPN/NCAA Productions
(12 E) vs. (5 E) Georgia Tech
NCAA tournament East Region First round
L 78–90  20–12
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "1987-88 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
  2. ^ January 27, 1988 (Page 11 of 30). Des Moines, Iowa:, Jan 27, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
  3. ^ 1. February 8, 1988 (Page 9 of 24). Des Moines, Iowa:, Feb 08, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
  4. ^ March 18, 1988 (Page 9 of 32). Des Moines, Iowa:, Mar 18, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
  5. ^ "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. ^ August 10, 1988 (Page 17 of 216). Des Moines, Iowa:, Aug 10, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.