# 1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

## Roster

* Derrick Brantley (1.9 ppg)
* Duane Causwell (2.0 ppg)
* Jerome Dowdell (1.5 ppg)
* G Howard Evans (C) (Sr, 11.1 ppg), All A-10 (1st team)
* Shawn Johnson (1.8 ppg)
* Tom Katsikis (1.9 ppg)
* G Mark Macon (Fr, 20.6 ppg), AP All-American (2nd team)
* F Darrin Pearsall (Jr, 1.5 ppg)
* F Tim Perry (Sr, 14.5 ppg), A-10 Player of Year
* Ernest Pollard (1.3 ppg)
* Shoun Randolph (1.0 ppg)
* C Ramon Rivas (Sr, 6.9 ppg)
* F Mike Vreeswyk (C) (Jr, 16.7 ppg) All A-10 (2nd team)

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| December 3, 1987* ESPN | No. 12 | at UCLA | W 81–76 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (8,171) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 7, 1987 | No. 12 | at Massachusetts | W 89–71 | 2–0 (1–0) | Curry Hicks Cage (4,024) Amherst, MA |
| December 10, 1987 PRISM | No. 11 | Saint Joseph's Big 5 | W 83–62 | 3–0 (2–0) | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 12, 1987 | No. 11 | Rhode Island | W 75–66 | 4–0 (3–0) | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 19, 1987* | No. 8 | South Carolina | W 63–50 | 5–0 | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| December 28, 1987* | No. 6 | vs. Ole Miss Sugar Bowl Classic | W 70–61 | 6–0 | Louisiana Superdome (5,402) New Orleans, LA |
| December 29, 1987* | No. 6 | vs. Southern Sugar Bowl Classic | W 84–47 | 7–0 | Louisiana Superdome (4,923) New Orleans, LA |
| January 4, 1988 Creative Sports | No. 6 | Rutgers | W 86–60 | 8–0 (4–0) | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 6, 1988* PRISM | No. 6 | at Penn Big 5 | W 84–50 | 9–0 | The Palestra (3,974) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 9, 1988 | No. 6 | at George Washington | W 79–66 | 10–0 (5–0) | Charles E. Smith Center (4,824) Washington, D.C. |
| January 14, 1988* PRISM | No. 4 | La Salle Big 5 | W 59–56 | 11–0 | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 16, 1988 | No. 4 | at St. Bonaventure | W 73–63 | 12–0 (6–0) | Reilly Center (6,105) St. Bonaventure, NY |
| January 18, 1988 | No. 4 | at Penn State | W 59–44 | 13–0 (7–0) | Rec Hall (6,747) State College, PA |
| January 21, 1988 | No. 3 | Massachusetts | W 71–52 | 14–0 (8–0) | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 24, 1988* ABC | No. 3 | at No. 8 UNLV | L 58–59 | 14–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (11,900) Las Vegas, NV |
| January 28, 1988 | No. 6 | St. Bonaventure | W 87–66 | 15–1 (9–0) | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| January 31, 1988 | No. 6 | at Rhode Island | W 77–70 | 16–1 (10–0) | Keaney Gymnasium (4,829) Kingston, RI |
| February 4, 1988 | No. 5 | Duquesne | W 110–70 | 17–1 (11–0) | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 6, 1988 | No. 5 | at Rutgers | W 84–53 | 18–1 (12–0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,720) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 10, 1988* PRISM | No. 1 | No. 10 Villanova Big 5 | W 98–86 | 19–1 | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 14, 1988 | No. 1 | George Washington | W 92–67 | 20–1 (13–0) | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 16, 1988 FNN/SCORE | No. 1 | Penn State | W 50–49 | 21–1 (14–0) | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| February 21, 1988* NBC | No. 1 | at No. 5 North Carolina | W 83–66 | 22–1 | Dean Smith Center (21,444) Chapel Hill, NC |
| February 23, 1988 USA Network | No. 1 | at West Virginia | W 78–69 | 23–1 (15–0) | WVU Coliseum (10,766) Morgantown, WV |
| February 25, 1988 | No. 1 | at Duquesne | W 94–55 | 24–1 (16–0) | Palumbo Center (4,567) Pittsburgh, PA |
| February 28, 1988 | No. 1 | West Virginia | W 62–61 | 25–1 (17–0) | McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA |
| March 2, 1988 | No. 1 | at Saint Joseph's Big 5 | W 75–62 | 26–1 (18–0) | The Palestra (9,200) Philadelphia, PA |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 1988* Creative Sports | (1) No. 1 | vs. (8) Duquesne Atlantic 10 tournament Quarterfinal | W 77–57 | 27–1 | WVU Coliseum (5,746) Morgantown, WV |
| March 8, 1988* Creative Sports | (1) No. 1 | vs. (5) St. Joseph's Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinal | W 79–67 | 28–1 | WVU Coliseum (6,036) Morgantown, WV |
| March 10, 1988* ESPN | (1) No. 1 | vs. (2) Rhode Island Atlantic 10 tournament championship | W 68–63 $^{OT}$ | 29–1 | WVU Coliseum (4,149) Morgantown, WV |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 18, 1988* ESPN | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (16 E) Lehigh NCAA tournament first round | W 87–73 | 30–1 | Hartford Civic Center (15,608) Hartford, CT |
| March 20, 1988* CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (8 E) Georgetown NCAA tournament second round | W 74–53 | 31–1 | Hartford Civic Center (15,608) Hartford, CT |
| March 24, 1988* CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (13 E) Richmond NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | W 69–47 | 32–1 | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,591) East Rutherford, NJ |
| March 26, 1988* CBS | (1 E) No. 1 | vs. (2 E) No. 5 Duke NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | L 53–63 | 32–2 | Brendan Byrne Arena (19,633) East Rutherford, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Tim Perry – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, First-team All-Atlantic 10
* Mark Macon – Consensus Second-team All-American, First-team All-Atlantic 10
* Howard Evans – First-team All-Atlantic 10
* John Chaney – AP Coach of the Year, NABC Coach of the Year, UPI Coach of the Year, USBWA National Coach of the Year, Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year

## Team Players in the 1988 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 7 | Tim Perry | Phoenix Suns |