# 1987–88 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University during the 1987–88 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Pirates were led by sixth year head coach P.J. Carlesimo.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1987* | | vs. George Mason Preseason Big Apple NIT | W 85–63 | 1–0 | Rutgers Athletic Center |
| Nov 24, 1987* | | vs. Middle Tennessee Preseason Big Apple NIT | W 93–61 | 2–0 | Rutgers Athletic Center |
| Nov 27, 1987* | | vs. New Mexico Preseason Big Apple NIT | W 88–67 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Nov 28, 1987* | | vs. No. 14 Florida Preseason Big Apple NIT | L 68–70 | 3–1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Dec 1, 1987* | | Bridgeport | W 104–83 | 4–1 | Walsh Gymnasium East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | Wagner | W 93–52 | 5–1 | Walsh Gymnasium East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 6, 1987* | | Lafayette | W 98–73 | 6–1 | Walsh Gymnasium East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 9, 1987* | | Iona | W 92–84 | 7–1 | Walsh Gymnasium East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | Rutgers | W 92–72 | 8–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 15, 1987* | | at Princeton | L 59–61 | 8–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, NJ |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | Fordham | W 80–63 | 9–2 | Walsh Gymnasium East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 22, 1987* | | Holy Cross | W 98–76 | 10–2 | Walsh Gymnasium East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 29, 1987* | | vs. Pacific Cable Car Classic | W 104–78 | 11–2 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 30, 1987* | | at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic | L 75–91 | 11–3 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
| Jan 5, 1988 | | Connecticut | W 71–58 | 12–3 (1–0) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | at No. 7 Syracuse | L 82–84 | 12–4 (1–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Jan 12, 1988 | | at Boston College | L 70–85 | 12–5 (1–2) | Roberts Center Boston, MA |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | at St. John's | L 70–71 | 12–6 (1–3) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Jan 19, 1988 | | Providence | W 82–80 | 13–6 (2–3) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | at Villanova | L 63–69 | 13–7 (2–4) | John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion Villanova, PA |
| Jan 27, 1988 | | No. 17 Syracuse | L 76–87 | 13–8 (2–5) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | St. John's | L 55–58 | 13–9 (2–6) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 2, 1988 | | at Connecticut | W 61–59 | 14–9 (3–6) | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, CT |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | at Providence | W 68–54 | 15–9 (4–6) | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| Feb 9, 1988 | | Georgetown | L 60–66 | 15–10 (4–7) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 16, 1988* | | vs. Saint Peter's | W 79–70 | 16–10 | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | Boston College | W 89–83 | 17–10 (5–7) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 22, 1988 | | No. 8 Pittsburgh | W 89–72 | 18–10 (6–7) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | Villanova | W 84–58 | 19–10 (7–7) | Brendan Byrne Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Mar 2, 1988 | | at No. 7 Pittsburgh | W 83–79 | 20–10 (8–7) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | at Georgetown | L 98–102 | 20–11 (8–8) | Capital Centre Landover, MD |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* | (6) | vs. (3) Georgetown Big East Tournament Quarterfinal | W 61–58 | 21–11 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 12, 1988* | (6) | vs. (2) No. 13 Syracuse Big East Tournament Semifinal | L 63–68 | 21–12 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) UTEP First Round | W 80–64 | 22–12 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Mar 20, 1988* | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Arizona Second Round | L 55–84 | 22–13 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

* P. J. Carlesimo – Big East Coach of the Year
* Mark Bryant – Haggerty Award, First-team All-Big East