1987–88 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record20–12 (6–8 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coachSteve Krafcisin
Home arenaHilton Coliseum
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma122 .857354  .897
No. 20 Kansas State113 .786259  .735
Kansas95 .6432711  .711
Missouri77 .5001911  .633
Iowa State68 .4292012  .625
Oklahoma State410 .2861416  .467
Nebraska410 .2861318  .419
Colorado311 .214721  .250
1988 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The 1987–88 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cyclones were coached by Johnny Orr, who was in his 8th season. They played their home games at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.

They finished the season 20–12, 6–8 in Big Eight play to finish in 5th place. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the #12 seed in the East region. The Cyclones lost to Georgia Tech in the opening round of the tournament.

Roster

1987–88 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
[1]
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 3 Gary Thompkins (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
G 4 Terry Woods 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
F 5 Lafester Rhodes 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr
13 Dick Breitbach
F 21 Norman Brown
G 22 Mike Born 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
23 Matt M1rgenthaler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
24 Bernard Dutchik
F 25 Elmer Robinson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G 30 Marc Urquhart 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
F 32 Adrian Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 41 Mark Baugh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
So Dolton, Illinois
42 Robert Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
F 43 Paul Doerrfeld 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
G 44 Jeff Grayer (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr Flint, Michigan
C 51 Bryan Heger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
F 52 Victor Alexander 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Steve Krafcisin

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1987*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Texas
Big Apple NIT
W 100–83  1–0
Hilton Coliseum (14,122)
Ames, Iowa
Nov 24, 1987*
6:30 pm, Score
at No. 2 Purdue
Big Apple NIT
W 104–96  2–0
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
Nov 27, 1987*
8:00 pm, USA
vs. No. 14 Florida
Big Apple NIT
L 89–96  2–1
Madison Square Garden (7,311)
New York, NY
Nov 28, 1987*
6:00 pm
vs. New Mexico
Big Apple NIT
W 107–96  3–1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Dec 2, 1987*
7:35 pm, Iowa Public Television
at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 80–75  4–1
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 5, 1987*
7:38 pm, Heritage Cablevision
at Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 83–77  5–1
UNI-Dome 
Des Moines, IA
Dec 8, 1987*
7:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Arizona State W 99–85  6–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Dec 12, 1987*
1:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
Creighton W 115–73  7–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Dec 19, 1987*
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 20 No. 7 Iowa
CyHawk Rivalry
W 102–100 OT 8–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Dec 21, 1987*
7:05 pm
No. 20 Eastern Illinois W 76–66 OT 9–1
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Dec 28, 1987*
5:30 pm
No. 16 vs. Butler
Blade City Classic Semifinals
L 76–78  9–2
Centennial Hall (4,500)
Toledo, OH
Dec 29, 1987*
5:00 pm
No. 16 vs. Navy
Blade City Classic Consolation
W 83–61  10–2
Centennial Hall 
Toledo, OH
Jan 2, 1988*
1:00 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 16 South Dakota W 95–67  11–2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan 7, 1988*
7:00 pm
No. 17 Grambling State W 99–81  12–2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan 9, 1988*
7:10 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 17 at Dayton W 84–80  13–2
Dayton Arena 
Dayton, OH
Jan 13, 1988
7:08 pm, ESPN/Cyclone Television Network
No. 14 No. 16 Kansas W 88–78  14–2
(1–0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan 16, 1988*
1:08 pm
No. 14 U.S. International W 123–92  15–2
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan 20, 1988
7:08 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 10 Nebraska W 114–76  16–2
(2–0)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Jan 23, 1988
1:10 pm, Big Eight
No. 10 at Missouri L 93–119  16–3
(2–1)
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
Jan 27, 1988
7:35 pm, Raycom/Closed Circuit (Iowa)[2]
No. 12 at No. 10 Oklahoma L 86–109  16–4
(2–2)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Jan 30, 1988
1:00 pm, Big Eight
No. 12 No. 10 Oklahoma L 91–96  16–5
(2–3)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 3, 1988
7:05 pm, Cyclone Television Network
No. 16 at Kansas State L 68–79 OT 16–6
(2–4)
Ahearn Fieldhouse 
Manhattan, KS
Feb 6, 1988
3:10 pm, Big Eight
No. 16 Oklahoma State L 78–80 OT 16–7
(2–5)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 10, 1988
9:05 pm
at Colorado L 75–87  16–8
(2–6)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
Feb 13, 1988
3:10 pm, Big Eight
at Kansas L 72–82  16–9
(2–7)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
Feb 17, 1988
9:10 pm, ESPN
No. 15 Missouri W 102–89  17–9
(3–7)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 24, 1988
7:08 pm
Kansas State L 66–83  17–10
(3–8)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Feb 27, 1988
3:08 pm, Big Eight (KCCI)[3]
at Nebraska W 85–84  18–10
(4–8)
Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
Mar 2, 1988
7:10 pm, Cyclone Television Network
at Oklahoma State W 97–88  19–10
(5–8)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, OK
Mar 5, 1988
1:10 pm
at Colorado W 98–62  20–10
(6–8)
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Big Eight tournament
Mar 11, 1988
12:10 pm, Raycom
(5) vs. (4) Missouri
Big Eight tournament Quarterfinal
L 80–90  20–11
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
11:07 am, WOI/KGAN/KCAU/KIMT/KLJB[4]
ESPN/NCAA Productions
(12 E) vs. (5 E) Georgia Tech
NCAA tournament East Region First Round
L 78–90  20–12
Hartford Civic Center 
Hartford, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.
All times are in Central Time.

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Rankings

References

  1. "1987-88 Iowa State Cyclones Roster and Stats".
  2. January 27, 1988 (Page 11 of 30). Des Moines, Iowa: , Jan 27, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
  3. 1. February 8, 1988 (Page 9 of 24). Des Moines, Iowa: , Feb 08, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
  4. March 18, 1988 (Page 9 of 32). Des Moines, Iowa: , Mar 18, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
  5. "Iowa State Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Iowa State University Athletic Department. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. August 10, 1988 (Page 17 of 216). Des Moines, Iowa: , Aug 10, 1988 ProQuest Historical Newspapers: U.S. North Central Collection.
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