# 1987–88 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1987-88 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1987–88 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at LSU Assembly Center.
The Tigers finished in a fourth-place tie in the SEC regular season standings, and lost to Kentucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. LSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region where they lost in the opening round to Georgetown. The team finished with a 16–14 record (10–8 SEC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Dec 4, 1987* | | Nicholls State | W 86–62 | 1–0 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | Southern | W 98–77 | 2–0 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 12, 1987* | | Maryland | W 55–54 | 3–0 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 16, 1987* | | at Georgia Tech | L 70–87 | 3–1 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | at Arkansas State | L 52–66 | 3–2 | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Dec 22, 1987* | | Texas State | W 93–74 | 4–2 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Dec 28, 1987* | | vs. Northern Iowa UNLV Holiday Classic | L 80–90 | 4–3 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 29, 1987* | | at No. 15 Nevada-Las Vegas UNLV Holiday Classic | L 59–78 | 4–4 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| Jan 6, 1988 | | at Vanderbilt | W 51–39 | 5–4 (1–0) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | at Ole Miss | W 69–61 | 6–4 (2–0) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi |
| Jan 11, 1988* 8:00 pm, USA | | vs. No. 3 Oklahoma | W 84–77 | 7–4 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 13, 1988 | | at Tennessee | W 52–51 | 8–4 (3–0) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | at Georgia | W 52–51 | 8–5 (3–1) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia |
| Jan 20, 1988 | | Alabama | W 67–52 | 9–5 (4–1) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | No. 4 Kentucky | L 61–76 | 9–6 (4–2) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Jan 27, 1988 JPT | | at No. 14 Florida | L 50–61 | 9–7 (4–3) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | Mississippi State | L 47–49 | 9–8 (4–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 3, 1988 | | at Auburn | W 78–69 | 10–8 (5–4) | Beard-Eaves Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | No. 15 Vanderbilt | W 94–79 | 11–8 (6–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 10, 1988 | | Ole Miss | W 78–57 | 12–8 (7–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | Tennessee | W 92–62 | 13–8 (8–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 17, 1988 | | Georgia | W 63–62 | 14–8 (9–4) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | at Alabama | L 59–72 | 14–9 (9–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Feb 24, 1988 | | at No. 12 Kentucky | L 69–95 | 14–10 (9–6) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 2, 1988 | | at Mississippi State | L 60–62 | 14–11 (9–7) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi |
| Mar 5, 1988 | | Auburn | L 80–89 | 14–12 (9–8) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Mar 6, 1988 | | Florida | W 86–69 | 15–12 (10–8) | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1988* JPT | | Vanderbilt Quarterfinals | W 87–80 | 16–12 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Mar 12, 1988* 12:00 p.m., JPT | (4) | (1) No. 6 Kentucky Semifinals | L 80–86 | 16–13 | LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 18, 1988* | (9 E) | vs. (8 E) Georgetown First round | L 63–66 | 16–14 | Hartford Civic Center (15,068) Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 49 | José Vargas | Dallas Mavericks |
| 3 | 57 | Hernán Montenegro | Philadelphia 76ers |