# 1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team

The 1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 9th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–3, 16–0 in MEAC play to finish in first place by 5 games. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Florida A&M, to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament – the school's 7th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament – where they were defeated by No. 3 seed Syracuse, 69–55, in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 2, 1987* | | at Detroit Mercy | W 82–70 | 1–0 | Calihan Hall (1,276) Detroit, Michigan |
| Dec 5, 1987* | | Western Carolina | W 97–73 | 2–0 | Corbett Sports Center (4,500) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Dec, 1987* | | vs. Winston-Salem State | W 65–58 | 3–0 | Memorial Coliseum (5,500) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec, 1987* | | Johnson C. Smith | W 83–67 | 4–0 | Corbett Sports Center (5,500) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Dec 19, 1987* | | at Virginia Union | W 89–75 | 5–0 | (924) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan 2, 1988* | | at Akron | L 57–63 | 5–1 | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,442) Akron, Ohio |
| Jan 4, 1988 | | at Coppin State | W 90–61 | 6–1 (1–0) | Coppin Center (1,500) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 9, 1988 | | at Howard | W 70–66 | 7–1 (2–0) | Burr Gymnasium (2,500) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 11, 1988 | | at Morgan State | W 72–62 | 8–1 (3–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (550) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan 14, 1988* | | at Western Carolina | W 83–69 | 9–1 | Ramsey Center (1,687) Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| Jan 16, 1988 | | Bethune-Cookman | W 78–69 | 10–1 (4–0) | Corbett Sports Center (4,500) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Jan 19, 1988* | | at Georgia Tech | L 72–84 | 10–2 | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,063) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Jan 23, 1988 | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 69–57 | 11–2 (5–0) | Moore Gymnasium (1,700) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| Jan 25, 1988 | | at Florida A&M | W 89–86 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (6–0) | Jake Gaither Gymnasium (3,532) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Jan 30, 1988 | | at Delaware State | W 94–61 | 13–2 (7–0) | Memorial Hall (1,700) Dover, Delaware |
| Feb 1, 1988 | | at Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 83–64 | 14–2 (8–0) | J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium (1,500) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| Feb 3, 1988 | | Akron | W 92–70 | 15–2 (9–0) | Corbett Sports Center (4,200) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 6, 1988 | | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 91–82 | 16–2 (10–0) | Corbett Sports Center (2,500) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 8, 1988 | | Delaware State | W 93–60 | 17–2 (11–0) | Corbett Sports Center (3,300) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb, 1988* | | Winston-Salem State | W 60–57 | 18–2 | Corbett Sports Center (7,300) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 13, 1988 | | at South Carolina State | W 74–64 | 19–2 (12–0) | SHM Memorial Center (2,629) Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| Feb 15, 1988 | | Florida A&M | W 88–78 | 20–2 (13–0) | Corbett Sports Center (4,100) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 17, 1988 | | Coppin State | W 102–70 | 21–2 (14–0) | Corbett Sports Center (2,200) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 20, 1988 | | Howard | W 93–70 | 22–2 (15–0) | Corbett Sports Center (7,800) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 22, 1988 | | Morgan State | W 78–60 | 23–2 (16–0) | Corbett Sports Center (2,500) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 27, 1988 | | South Carolina State | W 92–55 | 24–2 (17–0) | Corbett Sports Center (6,817) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1988 MEAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1988* | | Howard Semifinals | W 67–62 | 25–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (5,154) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Mar 5, 1988* | | Florida A&M Championship game | W 101–86 | 26–2 | Greensboro Coliseum (8,800) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 1988 NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 1988* | (14 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 9 Syracuse First Round | L 55–69 | 26–3 | Dean Smith Center (14,617) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Claude Williams – MEAC Player of the Year