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1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
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Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round, L 74–80 vs. Vanderbilt
Conference Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
Coaches No. 8
AP No. 8
1987–88 record 24–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach Paul Evans (2nd season)
Assistant coach Norm Law (2nd season)
Assistant coach Mark Coleman (2nd season)
Assistant coach John Calipari (3rd season)
Home arena Fitzgerald Field House
(Capacity: 4,122)
Seasons
← 1986–87
1988–89 →
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750     24 7   .774
#9 Syracuse 11 5   .688     26 9   .743
Georgetown 9 7   .563     20 10   .667
Villanova 9 7   .563     24 13   .649
St. John's 8 8   .500     17 12   .586
Seton Hall 8 8   .500     22 13   .629
Boston College 6 10   .375     18 15   .545
Providence 5 11   .313     11 17   .393
Connecticut 4 12   .250     20 14   .588
† 1988 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988; Rankings from AP Poll


The 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 24–7. They received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament where, as a #2 seed, they lost in overtime in the second round to Vanderbilt.


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