1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Terry Holland, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1987–88 record13–18 (5–9 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Hall
1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 7 North Carolina113 .786277  .794
No. 14 NC State104 .714248  .750
No. 5 Duke95 .643287  .800
Georgia Tech86 .5712210  .688
Maryland68 .4291813  .581
Virginia59 .3571318  .419
Clemson410 .2861415  .483
Wake Forest311 .2141018  .357
1988 ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 10 John Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Brooklyn, New York
F 21 Mel Kennedy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Long Island, New York
G 22 John Crotty 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Orange, New Jersey
F 34 Bill Batts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
C 42 Brent Bair 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Dec 23, 1987*
vs. No. 12 Oklahoma
Chaminade Classic
L 61–109  4–5
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 24, 1987*
vs. Georgia
Chaminade Classic
W 87–54  5–5
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 26, 1987*
at Chaminade
Chaminade Classic
W 66–58  6–5
Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
ACC Regular season
Feb 27, 1988
NC State L 63–64  12–16
(4–8)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 2, 1988
at Wake Forest W 69–67  13–16
(5–8)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988
at Maryland L 63–69  12–17
(5–9)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1988*
vs. No. 8 Duke
Quarterfinals
L 48–60  13–18
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern time.
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