# 1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1987–88 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. UCLA hosted the #12 Temple Owls and the #4 North Carolina Tarheels. UCLA lost their home game to the #3 Wildcats 76–78 in overtime. The Bruins finished tied for second place in the Pac-10 behind Arizona. In the Pac-10 tournament UCLA was upset in their first game vs. Washington St. The Bruins did not play in any post season tournaments after that for the first time in four years. Walt Hazzard who had played for UCLA under John Wooden, coached for his fourth and final year at UCLA (the longest tenure at this point of any post-Wooden coach).

## Starting lineup

| Position | Player | Class |
| F | Craig Jackson | Sr. |
| F | Trevor Wilson | So. |
| C | Kelvin Butler | Sr. |
| G | Dave Immel | Sr. |
| G | Pooh Richardson | Jr. |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 20, 1987 | Oral Roberts | W 119–79 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (2,641) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 23, 1987 | at New Mexico | L 66–77 | 1–1 | The Pit (14,115) Albuquerque, NM |
| December 3, 1987 | No. 12 Temple | L 76–81 | 1–2 | Pauley Pavilion (8,171) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 5, 1987 | BYU | L 80–87 | 1–3 | Pauley Pavilion (10,696) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 12, 1987 | St. John's | L 64–72 | 1–4 | Pauley Pavilion (9,331) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 14, 1987 | Pennsylvania | W 98–49 | 2–4 | Pauley Pavilion (4,849) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 17, 1987 | UC Irvine | W 116–100 | 3–4 | Pauley Pavilion (6,735) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 21, 1987 | at California | L 70–83 | 3–5 (0–1) | Harmon Gym (6,450) Berkeley, CA |
| December 23, 1987 | at Stanford | L 110–116 $^{2OT}$ | 3–6 (0–2) | Maples Pavilion (7,236) Stanford, CA |
| December 28, 1987 | Cal State Fullerton | W 74–65 | 4–6 | Pauley Pavilion (7,865) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 2, 1988 | No. 4 North Carolina | L 73–80 | 4–7 | Pauley Pavilion (12,544) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 7, 1988 | Oregon State | L 64–65 | 4–8 (0–3) | Pauley Pavilion (7,721) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 10, 1988 | Oregon | W 65–60 | 5–8 (1–3) | Pauley Pavilion (6,165) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 14, 1988 | USC | W 81–65 | 6–8 (2–3) | Pauley Pavilion (11,425) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 1988 | at Louisville | L 79–92 | 6–9 | Freedom Hall (19,253) Louisville, KY |
| January 21, 1988 | at Arizona State | W 94–81 | 7–9 (3–3) | ASU Activity Center (7,542) Tempe, AZ |
| January 24, 1988 | at No. 1 Arizona | L 74–86 | 7–10 (3–4) | McKale Center (13,258) Tucson, AZ |
| January 28, 1988 | Washington State | L 88–663 | 8–10 (4–4) | Pauley Pavilion (6,583) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 30, 1988 | Washington | W 78–71 | 9–10 (5–4) | Pauley Pavilion (6,181) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 4, 1988 | at Oregon | W 76–71 | 10–10 (6–4) | McArthur Court (8,554) Eugene, OR |
| February 7, 1988 | at Oregon State | L 68–73 | 10–11 (6–5) | Gill Coliseum (7,612) Corvallis, OR |
| February 11, 1988 | at USC | W 85–70 | 11–11 (7–5) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (6,057) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 14, 1988 | at Notre Dame | L 66–73 | 11–12 | Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN |
| February 18, 1988 | Arizona State | W 79–73 | 12–12 (8–5) | Pauley Pavilion (5,427) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 20, 1988 | No. 3 Arizona | L 76–78 $^{OT}$ | 12–13 (8–6) | Pauley Pavilion (12,037) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 25, 1988 | at Washington | W 97–87 | 13–13 (9–6) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (3,235) Seattle, WA |
| February 27, 1988 | at Washington State | W 62–55 | 14–13 (10–6) | Beasley Coliseum (5,475) Pullman, WA |
| March 3, 1988 | Stanford | W 91–69 | 15–13 (11–6) | Pauley Pavilion (7,453) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 6, 1988 | California | W 74–66 | 16–13 (12–6) | Pauley Pavilion (7,710) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-10 Tournament ||||||
| March 11, 1988 | vs. Washington State Quarterfinals | L 71–73 | 16–14 | McKale Center (13,061) Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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