1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 24–7. They received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where, as a #2 seed, they lost in overtime in the second round to Vanderbilt.

1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 74–80 vs. Vanderbilt
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record24–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
  • Paul Evans (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Norm Law (2nd season)
  • Mark Coleman (2nd season)
  • John Calipari (3rd season)
Home arenaFitzgerald Field House
(Capacity: 4,122)
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh124 .750247  .774
No. 9 Syracuse115 .688269  .743
Georgetown97 .5632010  .667
Villanova97 .5632413  .649
St. John's88 .5001712  .586
Seton Hall88 .5002213  .629
Boston College610 .3751815  .545
Providence511 .3131117  .393
Connecticut412 .2502014  .588
1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988
Rankings from AP Poll
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