1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team


The 1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Kansas State University in the 1987-88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lon Kruger who was in his second of four years at the helm of his alma mater. The Wildcats tied a then-school record with 25 wins and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.[1]

1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball
Sun-Met Classic champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 20
Record25–9 (11–3 Big Eight)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAhearn Field House
Seasons
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 12 2   .857 35 4   .897
No. 20 Kansas State 11 3   .786 25 9   .735
Kansas 9 5   .643 27 11   .711
Missouri 7 7   .500 19 11   .633
Iowa State 6 8   .429 20 12   .625
Oklahoma State 4 10   .286 14 16   .467
Nebraska 4 10   .286 13 18   .419
Colorado 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
1988 Big Eight tournament winner
As of March 3, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

The team played its home games in Ahearn Field House in Manhattan, Kansas. It was the last season the team played in Ahearn Field House before moving into Bramlage Coliseum. Kansas State was a member of the Big 8 Conference.

Roster

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1987–88 Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Steve Henson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So McPherson, Kansas
G 23 Mitch Richmond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Starting line-up

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This was the starting five for the last game of the regular season, against Missouri on March 5, 1988.

Position Player
Forward Mitch Richmond
Forward Charles Bledsoe
Center Ron Meyer
Guard Steve Henson
Guard Will Scott

Class of 1987 recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Carlos Diggins
SG
South Bend, IN Clay HS / Butler County CC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Buster Glover
SG
Gary, IN Lew Wallace HS / Allen County CC 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Fred McCoy
PF
Washington, DC Woodson HS / Allen County CC 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
John Rettiger
C
Strong City, Kansas Chase County HS 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/27/87*
vs. San Diego State
Sun Met Classic
W 79–68  1–0
Selland Arena (10,159)
Fresno, CA
11/28/87*
vs. Fresno State
Sun Met Classic
W 65–50  2–0
Selland Arena (10,159)
Fresno, CA
11/30/87*
Cal-State Northridge W 79–68  3–0
Ahearn Field House (10,500)
Manhattan, KS
12/2/87*
UMKC W 81–54  4–0
Ahearn Field House (10,400)
Manhattan, KS
12/5/87*
at Creighton W 88–78  5–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,787)
Omaha, NE
12/8/87*
Southwest Missouri State L 80–82 4OT 5–1
Ahearn Field House (10,800)
Manhattan, KS
12/17/87*
Southern Miss L 69–71  5–2
Ahearn Field House (9,500)
Manhattan, KS
12/20/87*
at No. 12 Purdue L 72–101  5–3
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
12/31/87*
at Utah State W 81–69  6–3
Smith Spectrum (5,735)
Logan, UT
1/3/88*
vs. Marquette W 78–57  7–3
Kemper Arena (6,724)
Kansas City, MO
1/11/88*
at Southern Miss L 89–91 OT 7–4
Reed Green Coliseum (7,512)
Hattiesburg, MS
1/16/88
No. 3 Oklahoma W 69–62  8–4
(1–0)
Ahearn Field House (11,220)
Manhattan, KS
1/19/88*
Wichita State W 58–47  9–4
Ahearn Field House (11,220)
Manhattan, KS
1/23/88
at Oklahoma State W 76–60  10–4
(2–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,381)
Stillwater, OK
1/27/88
at Colorado W 68–60  11–4
(3–0)
CU Events/Conference Center (3,132)
Boulder, CO
1/30/88
at Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
W 72–61  12–4
(4–0)
Allen Fieldhouse (15,800)
Lawrence, KS
2/3/88
No. 16 Iowa State W 79–68 OT 13–4
(5–0)
Ahearn Field House (11,220)
Manhattan, KS
2/6/88
Nebraska W 65–63  14–4
(6–0)
Ahearn Field House (11,220)
Manhattan, KS
2/9/88
No. 14 at Missouri L 75–79  14–5
(6–1)
Hearnes Center (13,028)
Columbia, MO
2/13/88
No. 14 at No. 4 Oklahoma L 95–112  14–6
(6–2)
Lloyd Noble Center (11,327)
Norman, OK
2/16/88
Colorado W 83–65  15–6
(7–2)
Ahearn Field House (10,400)
Manhattan, KS
2/18/88
Kansas
Sunflower Showdown
L 63–64  15–7
(7–3)
Ahearn Field House (11,220)
Manhattan, KS
2/22/88*
Northern Illinois W 88–67  16–7
Ahearn Field House (9,500)
Manhattan, KS
2/24/88
at Iowa State W 83–66  17–7
(8–3)
Hilton Coliseum (14,263)
Ames, IA
2/27/88
Oklahoma State W 59–58  18–7
(9–3)
Ahearn Field House (11,220)
Manhattan, KS
3/2/88
at Nebraska W 77–67  19–7
(10–3)
NU Sports Complex (13,487)
Lincoln, NE
3/5/88
Missouri W 92–82  20–7
(11–3)
Ahearn Field House (11,850)
Manhattan, KS
Big 8 Tournament
3/11/88
vs. Nebraska
Big 8 Tournament – Quarterfinals
W 75–70  21–7
Kemper Arena (16,900)
Kansas City, MO
3/12/88
vs. Kansas
Big 8 Tournament – Semifinals
W 69–54  22–7
Kemper Arena (16,904)
Kansas City, MO
3/13/88
 ABC
vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
Big 8 Tournament – Championship game
L 83–88  22–8
Kemper Arena (15,953)
Kansas City, MO
NCAA Tournament
3/17/88
No. 20 vs. La Salle
NCAA tournament Opening Round
W 66–53  23–8
Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,760)
South Bend, IN
3/19/88
 CBS
No. 20 vs. DePaul
NCAA Tournament Second Round
W 66–58[2]  24–8
Edmund P. Joyce Center (10,760)
South Bend, IN
3/25/88
 CBS
No. 20 vs. No. 3 Purdue
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
W 73–70[3]  25–8
Pontiac Silverdome (31,309)
Pontiac, MI
3/27/88
 CBS
No. 20 vs. Kansas
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
L 58–71  25–9
Pontiac Silverdome (31,632)
Pontiac, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source[4][5]

Rankings

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Awards and honors

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NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 5 Mitch Richmond Sacramento Kings

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References

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  1. ^ "Schedule". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  2. ^ "Purdue Overpowers Memphis State". The New York Times. March 20, 1988. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ "KANSAS STATE SPELLS END OF PURDUE DREAM". The Chicago Tribune. March 25, 1988. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  4. ^ "1987-88 Kansas State Wildcats Schedule and Results". CBBRef. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020-21 K-State Media Guide" (PDF). K-State Basketball. K-State Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "1988 NBA Draft". basketball-reference.com. Retrieved December 11, 2021.