1987–88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pacific-10 Basketball tournament, Arizona beat Oregon State by a score of 93–67 to claim its first Pac-10 title. The Wildcats built on that momentum by reaching the Final Four of the NCAA tournament.

1987–88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferencePacific-10
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record35–3 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Lute Olson (5th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center (Capacity: 14,545)
1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Arizona171 .944353  .921
Oregon State126 .6672011  .645
UCLA126 .6671614  .533
Stanford117 .6112112  .636
Oregon108 .5561614  .533
Washington State711 .3891316  .448
Arizona State612 .3331316  .448
USC513 .278721  .250
California513 .278920  .310
Washington513 .2781019  .345
Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1988
Rankings from AP Poll
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