1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. UCLA hosted the #12 Temple Owls and the #4 North Carolina Tarheels. UCLA lost their home game to the #3 Wildcats 76–78 in overtime. The Bruins finished tied for second place in the Pac-10 behind Arizona. In the Pac-10 tournament UCLA was upset in their first game vs. Washington St. The Bruins did not play in any post season tournaments after that for the first time in four years. Walt Hazzard who had played for UCLA under John Wooden, coached for his fourth and final year at UCLA (the longest tenure at this point of any post-Wooden coach).

1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferencePacific-10
Record16–14 (12–6, T-2nd Pac-10)
Head coach
  • Walt Hazzard
Assistant coaches
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
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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