| 1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Southeastern Conference | 
| Record | 20–11 (10–8 SEC) | 
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| Home arena | Memorial Gymnasium | 
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Kentucky † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Auburn | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| LSU | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 16 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ole Miss | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1988 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1987–88 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University as a member of the Southeastern Conference during the 1987–88 college basketball season. The team was led by head coach C. M. Newton and played its home games at Memorial Gymnasium.
The Commodores finished with a 20–11 record (10–8 SEC, T-4th) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. Vanderbilt made a run to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to the eventual National champion, Kansas.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV  | 
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance)  city, state  | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | 
Hawaii | W 91–62 | 1–0 | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Nov 30, 1987* | 
Lehigh | W 102–91 | 2–0 | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Dec 5, 1987* | 
No. 1 North Carolina | W 78–76 | 3–0 | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Dec 8, 1987* | 
at No. 6 Indiana | L 61–63 | 3–1 | 
Assembly Hall  Bloomington, Indiana  | |||||||
| Dec 19, 1987* | 
Ohio | W 93–77 | 4–1 | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Dec 21, 1987* | 
Morehead State | W 81–73 | 5–1 | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Dec 28, 1987* | 
East Carolina | W 99–63 | 6–1 | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Dec 29, 1987* | 
Cornell | W 95–79 | 7–1 | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Dec 31, 1987 | 
at No. 2 Kentucky | L 74–81 | 7–2 (0–1)  | 
Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky  | |||||||
| Jan 6, 1988 | 
LSU | L 39–51 | 7–3 (0–2)  | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Jan 9, 1988 | 
at Tennessee | L 72–80 | 7–4 (0–3)  | 
Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Jan 13, 1988 | 
at Ole Miss | W 60–57 | 8–4 (1–3)  | 
Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi  | |||||||
| Jan 16, 1988 | 
Alabama | W 76–60 | 9–4 (2–3)  | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Jan 20, 1988 | 
Georgia | W 92–77 | 10–4 (3–3)  | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Jan 23, 1988 | 
at Auburn | W 75–71 | 11–4 (4–3)  | 
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama  | |||||||
| Jan 27, 1988 | 
No. 9 Kentucky | W 83–66 | 12–4 (5–3)  | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Jan 30, 1988 | 
No. 14 Florida | W 92–65 | 13–4 (6–3)  | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Feb 3, 1988 | 
Mississippi State | W 82–66 | 14–4 (7–3)  | 
Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee  | |||||||
| Feb 6, 1988 | 
No. 15 | at LSU | L 79–94 | 14–5 (7–4)  | 
LSU Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana  | ||||||
| SEC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* | 
(5) | at (4) LSU  Quarterfinals  | 
L 80–87 | 18–10 | 
Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana  | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | 
(7 MW) | vs. (10 MW) Utah State  First round  | 
W 80–77 | 19–10 | 
Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska  | ||||||
| Mar 20, 1988* | 
(7 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 8 Pittsburgh  Second round  | 
W 80–74 OT | 20–10 | 
Bob Devaney Sports Center (14,433) Lincoln, Nebraska  | ||||||
| Mar 25, 1988* | 
(7 MW) | vs. (6 MW) Kansas  Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen  | 
L 64–77[1] | 20–11 | 
Pontiac Silverdome  Pontiac, Michigan  | ||||||
*Non-conference game.  #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.  E=East. All times are in Central Time.  | |||||||||||
Rankings
Awards and honors
- Will Perdue – SEC Player of the Year, SEC Athlete of the Year, Third-team All-American
 
NBA draft
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club | 
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| 1 | 11 | Will Perdue | Chicago Bulls | 
References
- 1 2 "Vanderbilt Beaten as Manning Stars". The New York Times. March 25, 1988. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
 - ↑ "2019–20 Vanderbilt Men's Basketball Fact Book" (PDF). Vanderbilt University Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
 - ↑ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
 
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