1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 1988 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
1987–88 record	22–10 (8–6 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Cremins (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Perry Clark (6th season); Kevin Cantwell (2nd season); Jimmy Hebron (7th season);
Home arena	Alexander Memorial Coliseum

The 1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bobby Cremins, the team finished the season with an overall record of 22-10 (8-6 ACC). The team reached the Round of 32 of the NCAA Tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	4	Dennis Scott	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Reston, Virginia
G	10	Craig Neal	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Washington, Indiana
G	13	Brian Oliver	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Smyrna, Georgia
G	33	Duane Ferrell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Baltimore, Maryland

Head coach

Bobby Cremins (South Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Perry Clark
Jimmy Hebron

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1987*		Alcorn State	W 114–71	1–0	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 21, 1987*		at No. 14 Florida	L 69–80	1–1	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 1, 1987*		Jackson State	W 79–71	2–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 5, 1987*		Georgia	W 78–77	3–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 12, 1987*		Augusta State	W 108–74	4–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 16, 1987*		LSU	W 87–70	5–1	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 19, 1987*		at Penn	W 79–55	6–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 22, 1987*		Richmond	L 67–73	6–2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 29, 1987*		William & Mary	W 80–59	7–2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 30, 1987*		Auburn	W 83–72	8–2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 2, 1988*		George Washington	W 86–57	9–2	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 6, 1988*		at Louisville	W 62–61	10–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	No. 18	vs. Maryland Quarterfinals	L 67–84	21–9	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1988*	(5 E)	vs. (12 E) Iowa State First round	W 90–78	22–9	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 20, 1988*	(5 E)	vs. (13 E) Richmond Second round	L 55–59[2]	22–10	Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

[3]

References

"1987-88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.
"INSIDE, RICHMOND'S TOUGH". The Washington Post. March 21, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2022.
- ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 954–955. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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[1] "1987-88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 3, 2019.

[2] "INSIDE, RICHMOND'S TOUGH". The Washington Post. March 21, 1988. Retrieved April 24, 2022.

[ESPN-3] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 954–955. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[4] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 954–955. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball
Venues	Heisman Gym (1938–1956) Alexander Memorial Coliseum (1956–2011) Philips Arena & Gwinnett Center (2011–2012) McCamish Pavilion (2012–present)
Rivalries	Georgia (Clean Old-Fashioned Hate)
Culture & lore	Buzz Ramblin' Wreck "Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech" Georgia Tech Pep Band The Layup
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1905–06 1906–08 1908–09 1909–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 14 NC State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 5 Duke †	9	–	5	.643	28	–	7	.800
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	18	–	13	.581
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1988 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll