# 1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.
The Terriers finished their season at 11–18 overall and 5–11 in conference play. They qualified for the NEC Tournament with the 6th seed and beat Robert Morris in the opening round before losing to Monmouth in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 28, 1987* | | St. Joseph's | W 107–55 | 1–0 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,128) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 3, 1987* | | at Manhattan | L 73–85 | 1–1 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,500) Bronx, NY |
| December 5, 1987* | | Rider | W 118–115 $^{2OT}$ | 2–1 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550) Brooklyn, NY |
| December , 1987* | | Southampton | W 75–58 | 3–1 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (507) Brooklyn, NY |
| December 9, 1987* | | at Morgan State | L 59–61 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,350) Baltimore, MD |
| December 12, 1987 | | at Long Island Battle of Brooklyn | L 63–66 | 3–3 (0–1) | Schwartz Athletic Center (500) Brooklyn, NY |
| December , 1987* | | Staten Island | W 68–66 | 4–3 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,021) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 6, 1988 | | at Marist | L 48–52 | 4–4 (0–2) | McCann Arena (2,598) Poughkeepsie, NY |
| January 11, 1988* | | Hofstra | W 66–58 | 5–4 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 14, 1988 | | at Loyola (MD) | L 57–78 | 5–5 (0–3) | Reitz Arena (400) Baltimore, MD |
| January 16, 1988* | | at Central Florida | L 79–80 | 5–6 | UCF Gymnasium (444) Orlando, FL |
| January 18, 1988* | | at Florida International | L 86–97 | 5–7 | U.S. Century Bank Arena (602) Miami, FL |
| January 21, 1988 | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 61–58 | 6–7 (1–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 23, 1988 | | Robert Morris | W 66–53 | 7–7 (2–3) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (575) Brooklyn, NY |
| January 25, 1988 | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 61–78 | 7–8 (2–4) | (1,000) Rutherford, NJ |
| January 27, 1988 | | at Monmouth | W 67–65 | 8–8 (3–4) | William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1,129) West Long Branch, NJ |
| January 30, 1988 | | at Wagner | W 70–69 | 9–8 (4–4) | Sutter Gymnasium (1,003) Staten Island, NY |
| February , 1988* | | Pace | L 65–68 | 9–9 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (850) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 6, 1988 | | Long Island | L 62–71 | 9–10 (4–5) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,050) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 8, 1988* | | at Central Connecticut | L 61–68 | 9–11 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (702) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 10, 1988 | | Marist | L 43–59 | 9–12 (4–6) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,800) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 13, 1988 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | L 54–71 | 9–13 (4–7) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 18, 1988 | | Loyola (MD) | L 62–66 | 9–14 (4–8) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550) Brooklyn, NY |
| February 25, 1988 | | at Saint Francis (PA) | L 60–67 | 9–15 (4–9) | Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (551) Loretto, PA |
| February 27, 1988 | | at Robert Morris | L 58–91 | 9–16 (4–10) | Charles L. Sewall Center (750) Moon Township, PA |
| March 1, 1988 | | Monmouth | L 53–73 | 9–17 (4–11) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (450) Brooklyn, NY |
| March 3, 1988 | | Wagner | W 66–64 | 10–17 (5–11) | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550) Brooklyn, NY |
| ECAC Metro tournament ||||||
| March 6, 1988 | (7) | at (4) Robert Morris Quarterfinal | W 59–56 | 11–17 | Charles L. Sewall Center (603) Moon Township, PA |
| March 8, 1988 | (7) | vs. (2) Monmouth Semifinal | L 48–61 | 11–18 | (3,172) Rutherford, NJ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## NEC awards

* Andre Kibbler, Rookie of the Year