# 1987–88 Baylor Bears basketball team

The 1987–88 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University as a member of the Southwest Conference during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season. The team was led by head coach Gene Iba and played their home games at Heart O' Texas Coliseum in Waco, Texas. After finishing tied for second in the SWC regular season standings, the Bears lost to SMU in the championship game of the SWC tournament. Baylor received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance in 38 years. As No. 8 seed in the Midwest region, the Bears were defeated by No. 9 seed Memphis State in opening round to finish the season with a record of 23–11 (11–5 SWC).
Senior guard Micheal Williams finished his career as the all-time leader in steals (including the top two single-season performances) and assists at Baylor. He also finished second on the career scoring list. Williams was taken by the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the 1988 NBA draft. Senior forward Darryl Middleton finished his career third all-time on the scoring list (including the single-season record for points) and fourth in rebounds. Middleton was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the third round of the 1988 NBA draft.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | | vs. Illinois Maui Invitational | L 50–73 | 0–1 | Lahaina Civic Center (1,200) Maui, Hawaii |
| Nov 28, 1987* | | vs. Nebraska Maui Invitational | W 82–79 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii |
| Nov 29, 1987* | | vs. Stanford Maui Invitational | L 56–69 | 1–2 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii |
| Dec 1, 1987* | | at North Texas State | W 72–63 | 2–2 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Dec 3, 1987* | | Colorado State | W 53–44 | 3–2 | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | Oklahoma State | W 67–55 | 4–2 | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Dec 8, 1987* | | at Tulsa | W 69–67 | 5–2 | Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 11, 1987* | | vs. Mississippi Valley State | W 74–72 | 6–2 | |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | at Arkansas State | L 43–62 | 6–3 | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | at Marshall | L 68–79 | 6–4 | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Dec 22, 1987* | | Coppin State | W 67–64 | 7–4 | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Dec 30, 1987* | | Northwestern State | W 70–54 | 8–4 | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Jan 2, 1988* | | Alabama State | W 111–72 | 9–4 | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| SWC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 1988 | | at TCU | W 75–61 | 10–4 (1–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | at SMU | L 93–97 $^{3OT}$ | 10–5 (1–1) | Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas |
| Jan 13, 1988 | | Texas A&M | L 57–58 | 10–6 (1–2) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Jan 20, 1988 | | at Arkansas | L 62–70 | 10–7 (1–3) | Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | Rice | W 84–68 | 11–7 (2–3) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| Jan 27, 1988 | | Houston | W 77–59 | 12–7 (3–3) | Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas |
| SWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* | | vs. Texas Tech Quarterfinals | W 54–53 | 21–9 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 12, 1988* | | vs. Arkansas Semifinals | W 74–73 | 22–9 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| Mar 13, 1988* | | vs. SMU Championship game | L 64–75 | 23–10 | Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | (8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) Memphis State First Round | L 60–75 | 23–11 | Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||

## 1988 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 48 | Micheal Williams | Detroit Pistons |
| 3 | 68 | Darryl Middleton | Atlanta Hawks |