1987–88 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. The Warriors finished the regular season with a record of 10–18. This was also their final season playing at MECCA Arena.

1987–88 Marquette Warriors men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	10–18
Head coach	Bob Dukiet (2nd season)
Home arena	MECCA Arena
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Akron		–			–			21	–	7		.750
DePaul		–			–			22	–	8		.733
Notre Dame		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Wright State		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Miami (FL)		–			–			17	–	14		.548
UMBC		–			–			13	–	15		.464
Dayton		–			–			13	–	18		.419
Brooklyn		–			–			11	–	17		.393
Central Connecticut State		–			–			10	–	18		.357
Marquette		–			–			10	–	18		.357
Nicholls State		–			–			10	–	18		.357
U.S. International		–			–			10	–	18		.357
UMKC		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Central Florida		–			–			9	–	19		.321
Florida International		–			–			9	–	19		.321
Chicago State		–			–			8	–	20		.286
Northern Illinois		–			–			8	–	20		.286
Oral Roberts		–			–			8	–	21		.276
Southeastern Louisiana		–			–			7	–	21		.250
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1987–88 Marquette Warriors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 34 Tony Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wauwatosa, Wisconsin	Head coach Bob Dukiet Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1		Hartford	W 70–61	1–0	MECCA Arena (10,612) Milwaukee, WI
December 3		at Tennessee	L 56–82	1–1	Thompson-Boling Arena (25,272) Knoxville, Tennessee
December 5		Xavier	W 67–61	2–1	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI
December 10		at Wisconsin	L 55–66	2–2	Wisconsin Field House (9,009) Madison, WI
December 12		Western Michigan	W 77–70	3–2	MECCA Arena (10,762) Milwaukee, WI
December 19		Northwestern	W 77–66	4–2	MECCA Arena (10,222) Milwaukee, WI
December 22		at Minnesota	L 65–89	4–3	Williams Arena (11,702) Minneapolis, Minnesota
December 28		Air Force	W 80–52	5–3	MECCA Arena (9,069) Milwaukee, WI
December 29		Cleveland State	L 70–72	5–4	MECCA Arena (10,018) Milwaukee, WI
January 3		vs. Kansas State	L 57–78	5–5	Kemper Arena (8,850) Kansas City, Missouri
January 6		Loyola Marymount	L 98–102	5–6	MECCA Arena (9,817) Milwaukee, WI
January 9		Notre Dame	L 42–62	5–7	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI
January 16		Miami (FL)	W 65–51	6–7	MECCA Arena (10,536) Milwaukee, WI
January 19		at Iona	L 56–71	6–8	Meadowlands Arena (7,480) East Rutherford, NJ
January 23		at Dayton	L 62–67	6–9	University of Dayton Arena (13,452) Dayton, Ohio
January 27		at DePaul	L 66–81	6–10	Allstate Arena (11,915) Rosemont, Illinois
February 1		at Fordham	L 63–83	6–11	Madison Square Garden (8,600) New York
February 3		Loyola (IL)	L 69–76	6–12	MECCA Arena (10,902) Milwaukee, WI
February 6		Wake Forest	W 76–57	7–12	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI
February 8		vs. Stetson	W 70–57	8–12	(3,324) Daytona Beach, FL
February 10		Canisius	W 85–73	9–12	MECCA Arena (10,680) Milwaukee, WI
February 13		Dayton	W 79–56	10–12	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI
February 17		at Evansville	L 72–73	10–13	Roberts Stadium (9,578) Evansville, Indiana
February 20		Virginia Tech	L 75–93	10–14	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI
February 24		at Valparaiso	L 66–70	10–15	Athletics-Recreation Center (1,474) Valparaiso, Indiana
March 2		Creighton	L 58–72	10–16	MECCA Arena (10,902) Milwaukee, WI
March 5		at Notre Dame	L 50–72	10–17	Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
March 12		DePaul	L 65–77	10–18	MECCA Arena (11,052) Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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External links

• MUScoop's MUWiki

References

1. "1987–88 Marquette Warriors Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
2. 2008-09 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball media guide. Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2013-Oct-21.
3. "1987–88 Marquette Warriors men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.