The 1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 9th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–3, 16–0 in MEAC play to finish in first place by 5 games. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Florida A&M, to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament – the school's 7th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament – where they were defeated by No. 3 seed Syracuse, 69–55, in the opening round.[2][3]
| 1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball | |
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MEAC regular season champions MEAC tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 26–3 (16–0 MEAC) |
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| Home arena | Corbett Sports Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 26 | – | 3 | .897 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 13 | .552 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 8 | – | 7 | .533 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bethune–Cookman | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 25 | .107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1988 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| Dec 2, 1987* |
at Detroit Mercy | W 82–70 | 1–0 |
Calihan Hall (1,276) Detroit, Michigan | |||||||
| Dec 5, 1987* |
Western Carolina | W 97–73 | 2–0 |
Corbett Sports Center (4,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Dec, 1987* |
vs. Winston-Salem State | W 65–58 | 3–0 |
Memorial Coliseum (5,500) Winston-Salem, North Carolina | |||||||
| Dec, 1987* |
Johnson C. Smith | W 83–67 | 4–0 |
Corbett Sports Center (5,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Dec 19, 1987* |
at Virginia Union | W 89–75 | 5–0 |
(924) Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
| Jan 2, 1988* |
at Akron | L 57–63 | 5–1 |
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,442) Akron, Ohio | |||||||
| Jan 4, 1988 |
at Coppin State | W 90–61 | 6–1 (1–0) |
Coppin Center (1,500) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
| Jan 9, 1988 |
at Howard | W 70–66 | 7–1 (2–0) |
Burr Gymnasium (2,500) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Jan 11, 1988 |
at Morgan State | W 72–62 | 8–1 (3–0) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (550) Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||
| Jan 14, 1988* |
at Western Carolina | W 83–69 | 9–1 |
Ramsey Center (1,687) Cullowhee, North Carolina | |||||||
| Jan 16, 1988 |
Bethune-Cookman | W 78–69 | 10–1 (4–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (4,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Jan 19, 1988* |
at Georgia Tech | L 72–84 | 10–2 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,063) Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
| Jan 23, 1988 |
at Bethune-Cookman | W 69–57 | 11–2 (5–0) |
Moore Gymnasium (1,700) Daytona Beach, Florida | |||||||
| Jan 25, 1988 |
at Florida A&M | W 89–86 OT | 12–2 (6–0) |
Jake Gaither Gymnasium (3,532) Tallahassee, Florida | |||||||
| Jan 30, 1988 |
at Delaware State | W 94–61 | 13–2 (7–0) |
Memorial Hall (1,700) Dover, Delaware | |||||||
| Feb 1, 1988 |
at Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 83–64 | 14–2 (8–0) |
J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium (1,500) Princess Anne, Maryland | |||||||
| Feb 3, 1988 |
Akron | W 92–70 | 15–2 (9–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (4,200) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 6, 1988 |
Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 91–82 | 16–2 (10–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (2,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 8, 1988 |
Delaware State | W 93–60 | 17–2 (11–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (3,300) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Feb, 1988* |
Winston-Salem State | W 60–57 | 18–2 |
Corbett Sports Center (7,300) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 13, 1988 |
at South Carolina State | W 74–64 | 19–2 (12–0) |
SHM Memorial Center (2,629) Orangeburg, South Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 15, 1988 |
Florida A&M | W 88–78 | 20–2 (13–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (4,100) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 17, 1988 |
Coppin State | W 102–70 | 21–2 (14–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (2,200) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 20, 1988 |
Howard | W 93–70 | 22–2 (15–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (7,800) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 22, 1988 |
Morgan State | W 78–60 | 23–2 (16–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (2,500) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Feb 27, 1988 |
South Carolina State | W 92–55 | 24–2 (17–0) |
Corbett Sports Center (6,817) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| 1988 MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 4, 1988* |
Howard Semifinals |
W 67–62 | 25–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (5,154) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| Mar 5, 1988* |
Florida A&M Championship game |
W 101–86 | 26–2 |
Greensboro Coliseum (8,800) Greensboro, North Carolina | |||||||
| 1988 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* |
(14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 9 Syracuse First Round |
L 55–69 | 26–3 |
Dean Smith Center (14,617) Chapel Hill, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Awards and honors
edit- Claude Williams – MEAC Player of the Year
References
edit- ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Loyola, North Carolina, Syracuse, Rhode Island Win". The Washington Post. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "Syracuse 69, North Carolina A&T 55". UPI Archives. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
- ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.