# 1987–88 Southern Jaguars basketball team

The 1987–88 Southern Jaguars basketball team represented Southern University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Jaguars, led by head coach Ben Jobe, played their home games at the F. G. Clark Center and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 12–2 in SWAC play to finish in first place. They were champions of the SWAC tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Kentucky, 99–84.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | | vs. Georgia | L 87–93 | 0–1 | |
| Nov 29, 1987* | | Belhaven (MS) | W 97–75 | 1–1 | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 1, 1987* | | at Sam Houston State | L 88–104 | 1–2 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas |
| Dec 4, 1987* | | Centenary (LA) | W 98–96 | 2–2 | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | at Louisiana State | L 77–98 | 2–3 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 8, 1988* | | at Rice | W 107–86 | 3–3 | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas |
| Dec 11, 1988* | | Tuskegee | W 142–101 | 4–3 | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | at New Orleans | W 114–101 | 5–3 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 29, 1987* | | vs. No. 6 Temple Sugar Bowl Classic | L 47–84 | 5–4 | Louisiana Superdome (4,923) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 6, 1988* | | Sam Houston State | W 100–78 | 6–4 | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SWAC Regular season ||||||
| Jan 11, 1988 | | at Mississippi Valley State | W 75–59 | 7–4 (1–0) | Harrison HPER Complex Itta Bena, Mississippi |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | Alabama State | W 108–90 | 8–4 (2–0) | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 18, 1988 | | Jackson State | W 103–94 | 9–4 (3–0) | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 20, 1988* | | at Southwestern Louisiana | W 94–82 | 10–4 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | Texas Southern | W 108–96 | 11–4 (4–0) | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 25, 1988 | | Prairie View | W 112–76 | 12–4 (5–0) | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | Alcorn State | W 92–80 | 13–4 (6–0) | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 3, 1988* | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 129–93 | 14–4 | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | Grambling State | W 85–74 | 15–4 (7–0) | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 8, 1988 | | Mississippi Valley State | W 116–83 | 16–4 (8–0) | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | at Alabama State | L 88–89 | 16–5 (8–1) | Dunn Arena Montgomery, Alabama |
| Feb 15, 1988 | | at Grambling State | W 80–65 | 17–5 (9–1) | Memorial Gymnasium Grambling, Louisiana |
| Feb 17, 1988 | | at Jackson State | W 96–92 | 18–5 (10–1) | Williams Assembly Center Jackson, Mississippi |
| Feb 18, 1988* | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 102–71 | 19–5 | F.G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | at Texas Southern | L 89–91 | 19–6 (10–2) | University Auditorium Houston, Texas |
| Feb 22, 1988 | | at Prairie View | W 106–98 | 20–6 (11–2) | William J. Nicks Building Prairie View, Texas |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | at Alcorn State | W 78–77 | 21–6 (12–2) | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi |
| 1988 SWAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 1988* | | Prairie View Quarterfinals | W 108–70 | 22–6 | F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Mar 11, 1988* | | Alcorn State Semifinals | W 87–73 | 23–6 | F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Mar 12, 1988* | | Grambling State Championship game | W 78–62 | 24–6 | F. G. Clark Activity Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 1988 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | (15 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Kentucky First Round | L 84–99 | 24–7 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Avery Johnson – SWAC Player of the Year, NCAA assists leader, NCAA record single-season assists average (13.30)