# 1987–88 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 1987–88 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Mullins's third season at Charlotte. The 49ers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 22–9 (11–3 in Sun Belt play) and won the Sun Belt Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. The 49ers lost in the opening round to BYU, 98–92 in OT.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | | Longwood | W 77–51 | 1–0 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 3, 1987* | | Coastal Carolina | W 89–73 | 2–0 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 7, 1987* | | Georgia Southern | W 65–57 | 3–0 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 9, 1987* | | at Georgia State | W 89–70 | 4–0 | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | Davidson | W 86–68 | 5–0 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 18, 1987* | | vs. Middle Tennessee UK Invitational Tournament | W 89–73 | 6–0 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | at No. 1 Kentucky UK Invitational Tournament | L 81–84 | 6–1 | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | vs. Howard WLKF Classic | W 89–73 | 7–1 | George W. Jenkins Field House Lakeland, Florida |
| Dec 29, 1987* | | at Florida Southern WLKF Classic | L 64–82 | 7–2 | George W. Jenkins Field House Lakeland, Florida |
| Jan 2, 1988 | | at Jacksonville | W 90–77 | 8–2 (1–0) | Jacksonville Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Jan 6, 1988* | | Bradley | L 82–98 | 8–3 | Charlotte Coliseum (10,012) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | South Alabama | W 87–80 | 9–3 (2–0) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 12, 1988* | | at West Virginia | L 52–78 | 9–4 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | Jacksonville | W 68–65 | 10–4 (3–0) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 21, 1988* | | at Virginia Tech | L 60–81 | 10–5 | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Jan 25, 1988 | | at Western Kentucky | L 69–78 | 10–6 (3–1) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Jan 28, 1988 | | Old Dominion | W 81–65 | 11–6 (4–1) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at South Florida | W 67–58 | 12–6 (5–1) | Yuengling Center Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 1, 1988* | | UNC Wilmington | W 85–75 | 13–6 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 4, 1988 | | Western Kentucky | W 90–74 | 14–6 (6–1) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 7, 1988 | | at South Alabama | W 89–84 | 15–6 (7–1) | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 11, 1988 | | at Alabama-Birmingham | W 86–79 | 16–6 (8–1) | BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, Alabama |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | at Old Dominion | W 82–81 | 17–6 (9–1) | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 15, 1988 | | VCU | L 83–91 | 17–7 (9–2) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | South Florida | W 84–72 | 18–7 (10–2) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 25, 1988 | | UAB | W 80–78 | 19–7 (11–2) | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | at VCU | L 65–84 | 19–8 (11–3) | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 1988* | | vs. Jacksonville Quarterfinals | W 73–72 | 20–8 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 6, 1988* | | vs. South Alabama Semifinals | W 71–67 | 21–8 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| Mar 7, 1988* | | at VCU Championship game | W 81–79 | 22–8 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | (13 SE) | vs. (4 SE) No. 19 BYU First Round | L 92–98 $^{OT}$ | 22–9 | The Omni Atlanta, Georgia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||