# 1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Wade and played their home games at Cole Field House.
Maryland was later forced to vacate its appearance in the 1988 NCAA tournament due to usage of ineligible players.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 27, 1987* | | at Loyola (MD) Harbor Classic | W 74–60 | 1–0 | Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nov 28, 1987* | | vs. Ole Miss Harbor Classic | W 77–69 | 2–0 | Reitz Arena Baltimore, Maryland |
| Dec 3, 1987* | | Winthrop | W 65–52 | 3–0 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | at West Virginia | L 49–75 | 3–1 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 8, 1987* | | at Mount St. Mary's | W 82–54 | 4–1 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 10, 1987* | | East Carolina | W 75–59 | 5–1 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | at LSU | L 54–55 | 5–2 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | South Carolina | W 82–77 | 6–2 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Dec 30, 1987* | | Arkansas | W 88–61 | 7–2 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 2, 1988 | | Wake Forest | W 93–76 | 8–2 (1–0) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 6, 1988* | | at Missouri | L 85–93 | 8–3 | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | Clemson | W 68–53 | 9–3 (2–0) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 14, 1988 | | No. 2 North Carolina | L 65–71 | 9–4 (2–1) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | at No. 7 Duke | W 72–69 | 10–4 (3–1) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan 20, 1988 | | at Virginia | L 72–84 | 10–5 (3–2) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan 27, 1988 | | NC State | L 81–83 | 10–6 (3–3) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 2, 1988* | | at Notre Dame | W 78–75 | 11–6 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Feb 6, 1988* | | at Old Dominion | W 70–65 | 12–6 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| Feb 8, 1988 | | Georgia Tech | L 83–96 | 12–7 (3–4) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 10, 1988 | | at Clemson | W 70–66 | 13–7 (4–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | No. 8 Duke | L 83–90 | 13–8 (4–5) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 16, 1988 | | at Georgia Tech | L 82–104 | 13–9 (4–6) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | at No. 5 North Carolina | L 73–74 | 13–10 (4–7) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb 25, 1988* | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 101–51 | 14–10 | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | at Wake Forest | W 70–65 | 15–10 (5–7) | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Mar 3, 1988 | | at No. 16 NC State | L 68–74 | 15–11 (5–8) | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | Virginia | W 69–63 | 16–11 (6–8) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* | (5) | vs. (4) No. 18 Georgia Tech Quarterfinals | W 84–67 | 17–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 12, 1988* | (5) | at (1) No. 9 North Carolina Semifinals | L 64–74 | 17–12 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | (7 SE) | vs. (10 SE) UC Santa Barbara First round | W 92–82 | 18–12 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mar 20, 1988* | (7 SE) | vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Kentucky Second round | L 81–90 | 18–13 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. ||||||

## Team players in the 1988 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 3 | 62 | Derrick Lewis | Chicago Bulls |