# 1987–88 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 17th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 19–10 and a conference record of 11–7, finishing 5th in the Big Ten Conference. The Hoosiers were invited to participate in the 1988 NCAA Tournament as a 4-seed; however, IU made a quick exit with a first-round loss to 13-seed Richmond.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Jay Edwards | G/F | 6–4 | Fr. | Marion, Indiana |
| 4 | Lyndon Jones | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Marion, Indiana |
| 10 | Mark Robinson | F | 6–5 | RS Jr. | Van Nuys, California |
| 11 | Todd Jadlow | F/C | 6–9 | Jr. | Salina, Kansas |
| 14 | Magnus Pelkowski | C | 6–10 | Jr. | Bogotá, Colombia |
| 20 | Ricky Calloway | G/F | 6–6 | Jr. | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 22 | Dean Garrett | C | 6–10 | Sr. | San Clemente, California |
| 23 | Keith Smart | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 32 | Steve Eyl | F | 6–6 | Sr. | Hamilton, Ohio |
| 35 | Jeff Oliphant | G | 6–5 | So. | Lyons, Indiana |
| 42 | Kreigh Smith | G/F | 6–7 | Jr. | Tipton, Indiana |
| 44 | Joe Hillman | G | 6–2 | Jr. | Glendale, California |
| 45 | Brian Sloan | F/C | 6–8 | Jr. | McLeansboro, Illinois |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/28/1987* | No. 6 | Miami (OH) | W 90–65 | 1–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/1/1987* | No. 5 | Notre Dame | W 76–59 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/5/1987* | No. 5 | vs. No. 2 Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | L 76–82 | 2–1 | Hoosier Dome Indianapolis |
| 12/8/1987* | No. 6 | Vanderbilt | W 63–61 | 3–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/11/1987* | No. 6 | James Madison Indiana Classic | W 84–52 | 4–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/12/1987* | No. 6 | Washington State Indiana Classic | W 63–56 | 5–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/15/1987* | No. 5 | Eastern Kentucky | W 103–75 | 6–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/19/1987* | No. 5 | at Louisville | L 69–81 | 6–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| 12/28/1987* | No. 13 | vs. Pennsylvania Hoosier Classic | W 94–54 | 7–2 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis |
| 12/29/1987* | No. 13 | vs. Stanford Hoosier Classic | W 83–73 | 8–2 | Market Square Arena Indianapolis |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| 1/6/1988 | No. 12 | at No. 16 Iowa | L 70–84 | 8–3 (0–1) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| 1/11/1988 | No. 12 | at Northwestern | L 64–66 | 8–4 (0–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 1/14/1988 | No. 15 | Wisconsin | W 55–53 | 9–4 (1–2) | Assembly Hall (15,230) Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/16/1988 | No. 15 | at Michigan State | L 74–75 | 9–5 (1–3) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1/24/1988 | | No. 7 Michigan | L 60–72 | 9–6 (1–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/27/1988 | | at Ohio State | W 75–71 | 10–6 (2–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| 1/30/1988 | | No. 2 Purdue Rivalry | W 82–79 | 11–6 (3–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/4/1988 | | Minnesota | W 92–63 | 12–6 (4–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/6/1988 | | at Illinois Rivalry | W 75–74 | 13–6 (5–4) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/11/1988 | No. 19 | Northwestern | W 74–45 | 14–6 (6–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/13/1988 | No. 19 | at Michigan | L 72–92 | 14–7 (6–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/18/1988 | | Michigan State | W 95–58 | 15–7 (7–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/21/1988 | | at Purdue Rivalry | L 85–95 | 15–8 (7–6) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 2/24/1988 | | at Wisconsin | W 84–74 | 16–8 (8–6) | Wisconsin Field House (9,229) Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2/29/1988 | | Illinois Rivalry | L 65–75 | 16–9 (8–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/5/1988 | | Ohio State | W 85–77 | 17–9 (9–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/10/1988 | | at Minnesota | W 91–85 | 18–9 (10–7) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 3/12/1988 | | No. 15 Iowa | W 116–89 | 19–9 (11–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 3/18/1988* | No. (4) | vs. No. (13) Richmond First Round | L 69–72 | 19–10 (11–7) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||