# 1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida during the 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site city, state |
| November 21, 1987* | No. 14 | Jacksonville Preseason Big Apple NIT | W 82–52 | 1–0 | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| November 23, 1987* | No. 14 | No. 18 Georgia Tech Preseason Big Apple NIT | W 80–69 | 2–0 | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| November 27, 1987* 8:00 p.m., USA | No. 14 | vs. Iowa State Preseason Big Apple NIT | W 96–89 | 3–0 | – | – | – | Madison Square Garden (7,311) New York, NY |
| November 28, 1987* | No. 14 | vs. Seton Hall Preseason Big Apple NIT | W 70–68 | 4–0 | – | – | – | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| December 3, 1987* | No. 7 | at SMU | L 76–82 | 4–1 | – | – | – | Moody Coliseum University Park, TX |
| December 12, 1987* | No. 12 | Florida State Rivalry | W 71–48 | 5–1 | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| December 16, 1987* | No. 11 | Ohio State | W 102–69 | 6–1 | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| December 21, 1987* | No. 8 | South Florida | W 83–69 | 7–1 | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| December 29, 1987* 8:30 p.m. | No. 8 | vs. No. 9 Duke Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 70–93 | 7–2 | – | – | – | McKale Center (13,284) Tucson, AZ |
| December 30, 1987* | No. 8 | vs. Michigan State Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 83–59 | 8–2 | – | – | – | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| January 2, 1988* CBS | No. 8 | at No. 3 Pittsburgh | L 68–80 | 8–3 | – | – | – | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| January 4, 1988* | No. 15 | Towson State | W 77–55 | 9–3 | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 6, 1988 | No. 15 | at Auburn | L 67–72 | 9–4 (0–1) | – | – | – | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| January 9, 1988 | No. 15 | Georgia | W 87–70 | 10–4 (1–1) | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 13, 1988 | | at Mississippi State | W 55–45 | 11–4 (2–1) | – | – | – | Starkville, MS |
| January 16, 1988 | | Ole Miss | W 77–72 | 12–4 (3–1) | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 20, 1988 | | at No. 4 Kentucky Rivalry | W 58–56 | 13–4 (4–1) | – | – | – | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| January 23, 1988 | | at Tennessee | W 76–56 | 14–4 (5–1) | – | – | – | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| January 27, 1988 JPT | No. 14 | LSU | W 61–50 | 15–4 (6–1) | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 30, 1988 | No. 14 | at Vanderbilt | L 65–92 | 15–5 (6–2) | – | – | – | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| February 3, 1988 | No. 19 | at Alabama | W 74–64 | 16–5 (7–2) | – | – | – | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 6, 1988 | No. 19 | Auburn | L 57–58 | 16–6 (7–3) | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 10, 1988 | | at Georgia | L 65–71 | 16–7 (7–4) | – | – | – | Athens, GA |
| February 13, 1988 | | Mississippi State | W 69–52 | 17–7 (8–4) | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 15, 1988* | | at Miami (FL) | W 83–73 | 18–7 | – | – | – | Miami, FL |
| February 17, 1988 | | at Ole Miss | L 75–82 | 18–8 (8–5) | – | – | – | Oxford, MS |
| February 20, 1988 NBC | | No. 9 Kentucky | W 83–76 | 19–8 (9–5) | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| February 24, 1988 | | Tennessee | L 63–65 | 19–9 (9–6) | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| March 2, 1988 | | No. 19 Vanderbilt | W 81–65 | 20–9 (10–6) | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| March 5, 1988 | | Alabama | W 52–45 | 21–9 (11–6) | – | – | – | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| March 9, 1988 ABC | | at LSU | L 69–86 | 21–10 (11–7) | – | – | – | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 11, 1988* JPT | | vs. Tennessee SEC Tournament Quarterfinals | W 67–60 | 22–10 | – | – | – | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 12, 1988* JPT | | vs. Georgia SEC Tournament Semifinals | L 70–72 | 22–11 | – | – | – | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| March 17, 1988* | No. (6) | vs. St. John's NCAA Tournament | W 62–59 | | – | – | – | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| March 19, 1988* | | vs. No. 10 Michigan NCAA Tournament | L 85–108 | | – | – | – | Salt Lake City, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. The two NCAA tournament results were vacated. |||||||||