1987–88 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1987-88 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1987–88 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at LSU Assembly Center.

1987–88 LSU Tigers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record16–14 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Abernathy (12th season)
  • Bo Bahnsen
  • Johnny Jones (4th season)
Home arenaLSU Assembly Center
1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Kentucky135 .722276  .818
Auburn117 .6111911  .633
Florida117 .6112312  .657
LSU108 .5561614  .533
Vanderbilt108 .5562011  .645
Tennessee99 .5001613  .552
Georgia810 .4442016  .556
Ole Miss612 .3331316  .448
Alabama612 .3331417  .452
Mississippi State612 .3331415  .483
1988 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The Tigers finished in a fourth-place tie in the SEC regular season standings, and lost to Kentucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. LSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region where they lost in the opening round to Georgetown. The team finished with a 16–14 record (10–8 SEC).

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.