# 1987–88 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Yale Bulldogs men's basketball team represented the Yale University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by 2nd year head coach Dick Kuchen, played their home games at John J. Lee Amphitheater of the Payne Whitney Gymnasium and were members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 12–14, 8–6 in Ivy League play to tied for fourth place.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 28, 1987* | George Washington | L 65–77 | 0–1 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (744) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Dec 2, 1987* WTXX | at Connecticut | L 59–69 | 0–2 | Hugh S. Greer Field House (4,044) Storrs, Connecticut |
| Dec 5, 1987* | vs. Lafayette Seton Hall Tournament | L 56–70 | 0–3 | (2,422) |
| Dec 6, 1987* | vs. Wagner Seton Hall Tournament | W 78–69 | 1–3 | (2,000) |
| Dec 9, 1987* | Holy Cross | L 81–100 | 1–4 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (520) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Dec 29, 1987* | at Chattanooga Coca-Cola Classic | L 54–72 | 1–5 | UTC Arena (4,712) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Dec 30, 1987* | vs. Penn State Coca-Cola Classic | L 50–69 | 1–6 | UTC Arena (500) Chattanooga, Tennessee |
| Jan 4, 1988* | at New Hampshire | W 71–69 | 2–6 | Lundholm Gym (225) Durham, New Hampshire |
| Jan 7, 1988* | Manhattan | W 89–81 $^{2OT}$ | 3–6 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (200) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Jan 9, 1988* | Fairfield | L 47–53 | 3–7 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,184) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Jan 13, 1988* | at Notre Dame | L 59–85 | 3–8 | Joyce Center (10,487) Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Ivy League regular season ||||||
| Jan 16, 1988 | Brown | W 82–75 | 4–8 (1–0) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,025) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Jan 21, 1988* | Army | W 98–67 | 5–8 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (305) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Jan 23, 1988 | at Brown | W 87–77 | 6–8 (2–0) | Marvel Gymnasium (705) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Jan 29, 1988 | at Penn | L 76–87 | 6–9 (2–1) | Palestra (3,487) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 30, 1988 | at Princeton | L 46–52 | 6–10 (2–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium (2,135) Princeton, New Jersey |
| Feb 5, 1988 | at Dartmouth | L 66–83 | 6–11 (2–3) | Leede Arena (2,100) Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Feb 6, 1988 | at Harvard | L 68–89 | 6–12 (2–4) | Lavietes Pavilion (1,800) Boston, Massachusetts |
| Feb 12, 1988 | Columbia | W 59–56 | 7–12 (3–4) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (400) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Feb 13, 1988 | Cornell | L 62–68 | 7–13 (3–5) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (900) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Feb 19, 1988 | Princeton | W 61–60 | 8–13 (4–5) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,230) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Feb 20, 1988 | Penn | W 87–81 | 9–13 (5–5) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,157) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Feb 26, 1988 | at Cornell | L 83–94 | 9–14 (5–6) | Barton Hall (4,000) Ithaca, New York |
| Feb 27, 1988 | at Columbia | W 78–67 | 10–14 (6–6) | Levien Gymnasium (1,180) New York, New York |
| Mar 4, 1988 | Harvard | W 73–69 | 11–14 (7–6) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,189) New Haven, Connecticut |
| Mar 5, 1988 | Dartmouth | W 79–78 | 12–14 (8–6) | Payne Whitney Gymnasium (1,216) New Haven, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||