1987–88 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. After winning the PCAA tournament, the Aggies received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Vanderbilt.^[1]

1987–88 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
PCAA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Record	21–10 (13–5 PCAA)
Head coach	Rod Tueller
Home arena	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 UNLV	15	–	3		.833			28	–	6		.824
UC Santa Barbara	13	–	5		.722			22	–	8		.733
Utah State †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
Long Beach State	11	–	7		.611			17	–	12		.586
UC Irvine	9	–	9		.500			16	–	14		.533
New Mexico State	8	–	10		.444			16	–	16		.500
San Jose State	8	–	10		.444			14	–	15		.483
Cal State Fullerton	7	–	11		.389			12	–	17		.414
Fresno State	6	–	12		.333			9	–	19		.321
Pacific	0	–	18		.000			5	–	24		.172
† 1988 PCAA tournament winner

Roster

1987–88 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 30 Dan Conway 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Rexburg, Idaho	Head coach Rod Tueller Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*		at Utah	L 64–77	0–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 1, 1987*		BYU	L 92–96	0–2	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 5, 1987*		Utah	W 76–70 ^2OT	1–2	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 11, 1987*		vs. Murray State Longhorn Invitational	W 74–57	2–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Dec 12, 1987*		at Texas Longhorn Invitational	W 80–75	3–2	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Dec 19, 1987*		at BYU	L 112–121 ^OT	3–3	Marriott Center  Provo, Utah
Dec 22, 1987*		at Weber State	W 107–93	4–3	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Dec 29, 1987*		Weber State	W 92–69	5–3	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 31, 1987*		Kansas State	L 69–81	5–4	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 2, 1988		at Pacific	W 78–71	6–4 (1–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, California
Jan 4, 1988		at Fresno State	W 90–68	7–4 (2–0)	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
Jan 7, 1988		Long Beach State	W 86–81	8–4 (3–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 9, 1988		New Mexico State	W 53–52	9–4 (4–0)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 14, 1988		at UC Irvine	L 81–87	9–5 (4–1)	Bren Events Center  Irvine, California
Jan 16, 1988		at UC Santa Barbara	W 73–72	10–5 (5–1)	The Thunderdome  Santa Barbara, California
Jan 19, 1988		No. 8 UNLV	L 83–87	10–6 (5–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 21, 1988		Cal State Fullerton	W 75–72	11–6 (6–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Jan 30, 1988		San Jose State	W 114–85	12–6 (7–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Feb 4, 1988		at New Mexico State	W 78–77	13–6 (8–2)	Pan American Center  Las Cruces, New Mexico
Feb 6, 1988		at Long Beach State	W 82–75	14–6 (9–2)	Gold Mine  Long Beach, California
Feb 10, 1988		UC Santa Barbara	W 85–62	15–6 (10–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Feb 13, 1988		UC Irvine	W 102–83	16–6 (11–2)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Feb 18, 1988		at No. 11 UNLV	L 74–94	16–7 (11–3)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, Nevada
Feb 20, 1988		at Cal State Fullerton	L 77–80	16–8 (11–4)	Titan Gym  Fullerton, California
Feb 28, 1988		at San Jose State	L 95–96	16–9 (11–5)	San Jose Civic Auditorium  San Jose, California
Mar 3, 1988		Fresno State	W 82–69	17–9 (12–5)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Mar 5, 1988		Pacific	W 102–73	18–9 (13–5)	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
PCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	(2)	vs. (7) San Jose State Quarterfinals	W 80–72	19–9	The Forum  Inglewood, California
Mar 12, 1988*	(2)	vs. (3) UC Santa Barbara Semifinals	W 73–66	20–9	The Forum  Inglewood, California
Mar 13, 1988*	(2)	vs. (5) UC Irvine Championship game	W 86–79	21–9	The Forum  Inglewood, California
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1988*	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Vanderbilt First Round	L 77–80	21–10	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Notes

References

1. "Midwest Regional at Lincoln". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
2. "1987–88 Utah State Aggies Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
3. "1987-88 Utah State University Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University.