# 1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's basketball team represented Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Bobby Cremins, the team finished the season with an overall record of 22-10 (8-6 ACC). The team reached the Round of 32 of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1987* | | Alcorn State | W 114–71 | 1–0 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 23, 1987* | No. 18 | at No. 14 Florida | L 69–80 | 1–1 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 1, 1987* | | Jackson State | W 79–71 | 2–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | Georgia | W 78–77 | 3–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | Augusta State | W 108–74 | 4–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 16, 1987* | | LSU | W 87–70 | 5–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | at Penn | W 79–55 | 6–1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 22, 1987* | | Richmond | L 67–73 | 6–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 29, 1987* | | William & Mary | W 80–59 | 7–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 30, 1987* | | Auburn | W 83–72 | 8–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 2, 1988* | | George Washington | W 86–57 | 9–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 6, 1988* | | at Louisville | W 62–61 | 10–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 10, 1988 | | Wake Forest | W 78–66 | 11–2 (1–0) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 12, 1988* | | Georgia State | W 68–66 | 12–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | NC State | L 74–76 | 12–3 (1–1) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 19, 1988* | | North Carolina A&T | W 84–72 | 13–3 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | at Virginia | L 55–58 | 13–4 (1–2) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 26, 1988 | | Clemson | W 85–76 | 14–4 (2–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at No. 3 North Carolina | L 71–73 | 14–5 (2–3) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 3, 1988 9:00 p.m. | | at No. 4 Duke | L 65–78 | 14–6 (2–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb 6, 1988* | | DePaul | W 71–70 | 15–6 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 8, 1988 | | at Maryland | W 96–83 | 16–6 (3–4) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | at Wake Forest | W 78–75 | 17–6 (4–4) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb 16, 1988 | | Maryland | W 104–82 | 18–6 (5–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | at No. 14 NC State | W 87–84 | 19–6 (6–4) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Feb 25, 1988 | No. 20 | Virginia | W 76–71 | 20–6 (7–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 28, 1988 4:00 p.m. | No. 20 | No. 5 Duke | W 91–87 | 21–6 (8–4) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (9,117) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 2, 1988 | No. 13 | No. 6 North Carolina | L 80–97 | 21–7 (8–5) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | at Clemson | L 94–97 $^{2OT}$ | 21–8 (8–6) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* | No. 18 | vs. Maryland Quarterfinals | L 67–84 | 21–9 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | (5 E) | vs. (12 E) Iowa State First round | W 90–78 | 22–9 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 20, 1988* | (5 E) | vs. (13 E) Richmond Second round | L 55–59 | 22–10 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||