# 1987–88 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 24–11.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 5, 1987* | No. 14 | vs. Notre Dame Big Four Classic | L 54–69 | 0–1 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | at No. 1 Kentucky Rivalry | L 75–76 | 0–2 | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| Dec 16, 1987* | | Cleveland State | W 93–79 | 1–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | No. 5 Indiana | W 81–69 | 2–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Dec 21, 1987* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 87–69 | 3–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Dec 27, 1987* | | vs. SMU Rainbow Classic | W 87–79 | 4–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | vs. NC State Rainbow Classic | L 75–80 | 4–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Dec 29, 1987* | | vs. Mississippi State Rainbow Classic | W 86–62 | 5–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| Jan 4, 1988* | | South Alabama | W 80–69 | 6–3 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 6, 1988* | | Georgia Tech | L 61–62 | 6–4 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | at Florida State | L 76–83 | 6–5 (0–1) | Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Jan 16, 1988* | | UCLA | W 92–79 | 7–5 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 18, 1988* | | Western Kentucky | W 84–71 | 8–5 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 20, 1988 | | at Cincinnati | W 91–89 | 9–5 (1–1) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 23, 1988* | | No. 5 Purdue | L 85–91 | 9–6 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 26, 1988* | | at Dayton | W 90–59 | 10–6 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| Jan 28, 1988* | | at No. 20 Southern Miss | L 92–95 | 10–7 (1–2) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at Memphis State | L 68–72 | 10–8 (1–3) | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Feb 1, 1988 | | Virginia Tech | W 107–99 | 11–8 (2–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 3, 1988 | | South Carolina | W 68–53 | 12–8 (3–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 6, 1988* | | Houston | W 73–69 | 13–8 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 13, 1988* | | at No. 16 NC State | L 89–101 | 13–9 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 15, 1988 | | Cincinnati | W 90–87 | 14–9 (4–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 17, 1988 | | Florida State | W 82–62 | 15–9 (5–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | at South Carolina | W 98–88 | 16–9 (6–3) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| Feb 24, 1988 | | No. 18 Southern Miss | W 94–84 | 17–9 (7–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | at Virginia Tech | W 87–82 | 18–9 (8–3) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA |
| Feb 29, 1988 | | Memphis State | W 71–69 | 19–9 (9–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Mar 2, 1988* | | Austin Peay | W 84–78 | 20–9 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Mar 5, 1988* | | at DePaul | L 58–77 | 20–10 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| Metro Conference tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1988* | | vs. South Carolina Semifinal | W 89–57 | 21–10 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| Mar 13, 1988* | | at Memphis State Championship | W 81–73 | 22–10 | Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, TN |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | (5 SE) | vs. (12 SE) Oregon State First round | W 70–61 | 23–10 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| Mar 19, 1988* | (5 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 19 BYU Second round | W 97–76 | 24–10 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| Mar 24, 1988* | (5 SE) | vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma Regional semifinal | L 98–108 | 24–11 | BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in EST. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 61 | Herbert Crook | Indiana Pacers |