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1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
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Maui Invitational Tournament Champions
Amana-Hawkeye Classic Champions
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 18
AP No. 17
1987–88 record 24–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Tom Davis (2nd year)
Assistant coach Bruce Pearl
Assistant coach Gary Close
Assistant coach Rudy Washington
MVP B. J. Armstrong
Bill Jones
Roy Marble
Home arena Carver-Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
← 1986–87
1988–89 →
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#3 Purdue 16 2   .889     29 4   .879
#10 Michigan 13 5   .722     26 8   .765
#17 Iowa 12 6   .667     24 10   .706
#16 Illinois 12 6   .667     23 10   .697
Indiana 11 7   .611     19 10   .655
Ohio State 9 9   .500     20 13   .606
Wisconsin 6 12   .333     12 16   .429
Michigan State 5 13   .278     10 18   .357
Minnesota 4 14   .222     10 18   .357
Northwestern 2 16   .111     7 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish tied for third place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as #5 seed in the West Region. After defeating Florida State in the first round and UNLV in the second round, they lost to #1 seed Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.


Overall, five players from this team were selected in the NBA Draft.


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