1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Andy Russo, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

1987–88 Washington Huskies men's basketball
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	10–19 (5–13 Pac-10)
Head coach	Andy Russo (3rd season)
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Arizona †	17	–	1		.944			35	–	3		.921
Oregon State	12	–	6		.667			20	–	11		.645
UCLA	12	–	6		.667			16	–	14		.533
Stanford	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Oregon	10	–	8		.556			16	–	14		.533
Washington State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	16		.448
Arizona State	6	–	12		.333			13	–	16		.448
USC	5	–	13		.278			7	–	21		.250
California	5	–	13		.278			9	–	20		.310
Washington	5	–	13		.278			10	–	19		.345
† Conference tournament winner As of April 15, 1988[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The Huskies were 9–18 overall in the regular season and 5–13 in conference play, tied for last in the standings.^[2]

In the Pac-10 tournament at Tucson, Washington was seeded tenth and defeated seventh seed Arizona State by fourteen points in the opening round,^[3][4] then lost to second seed Oregon State by nineteen points in the quarterfinals.^[5][6]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Pacific-10 Tournament
Thu, March 10 9:00 pm	vs. (7) Arizona State First round	W 96–82	10–18	McKale Center (12,635) Tucson, Arizona
Fri, March 11 7:00 pm	vs. (2) Oregon State Quarterfinal	L 61–80	10–19	McKale Center (13,061) Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
2. "Pac-10 standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1988. p. 3B.
3. Bergum, Steve (March 11, 1988). "Huskies earn victory, new fans". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.
4. Rosenberg, Kurt (March 11, 1988). "Huskies turn ASU's season from bad to worse, 96-82". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 2B.
5. Rosenberg, Kurt (March 12, 1988). "Sherwood boosts Beavers". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1B.
6. Bergum, Steve (March 12, 1988). "Little Beavers post big victory over Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. B2.

External links

• Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1987–88 basketball season