1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team

1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball
1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball
A–10 Regular Season Champions; A–10 tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Regional Final
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	32–2 (18–0 A–10)
Head coach	John Chaney (6th season);
Home arena	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Temple †	18	–	0	1.000	32	–	2	.941
Rhode Island	14	–	4	.778	28	–	7	.800
West Virginia	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Saint Joseph's	9	–	9	.500	15	–	14	.517
Penn State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	14	.481
George Washington	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
St. Bonaventure	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Duquesne	6	–	12	.333	11	–	21	.344
UMass	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
Rutgers	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241

† 1988 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	11	Darrin Pearsall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
G	12	Mark Macon	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Buena Vista HS	Saginaw, MI
G	21	Howard Evans (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Sr
G	22	Jerome Dowdell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
G	23	Tom Katsikis	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
F	24	Derrick Brantley	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Sr
F	32	Mike Vreeswyk (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Morrisville HS
F	33	Tim Perry	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Freehold HS	Freehold, NJ
F	34	Shawn Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—
C	44	Ramón Rivas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Pedro Albizu Campos	Carolina, PR
C	45	Duane Causwell	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Benjamin N. Cardozo HS	Queens, NY
G		Ernest Pollard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—
G		Shoun Randolph	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

John Chaney

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Derrick Brantley (1.9 ppg)
Duane Causwell (2.0 ppg)
Jerome Dowdell (1.5 ppg)
G Howard Evans (C) (Sr, 11.1 ppg), All A-10 (1st team)
Shawn Johnson (1.8 ppg)
Tom Katsikis (1.9 ppg)
G Mark Macon (Fr, 20.6 ppg), AP All-American (2nd team)
F Darrin Pearsall (Jr, 1.5 ppg)
F Tim Perry (Sr, 14.5 ppg), A-10 Player of Year
Ernest Pollard (1.3 ppg)
Shoun Randolph (1.0 ppg)
C Ramon Rivas (Sr, 6.9 ppg)
F Mike Vreeswyk (C) (Jr, 16.7 ppg) All A-10 (2nd team)

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Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1987* ESPN	No. 12	at UCLA	W 81–76	1–0	Pauley Pavilion (8,171) Los Angeles, CA
December 7, 1987	No. 12	at Massachusetts	W 89–71	2–0 (1–0)	Curry Hicks Cage (4,024) Amherst, MA
December 10, 1987 PRISM	No. 11	Saint Joseph's Big 5	W 83–62	3–0 (2–0)	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
December 12, 1987	No. 11	Rhode Island	W 75–66	4–0 (3–0)	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
December 19, 1987*	No. 8	South Carolina	W 63–50	5–0	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
December 28, 1987*	No. 6	vs. Ole Miss Sugar Bowl Classic	W 70–61	6–0	Louisiana Superdome (5,402) New Orleans, LA
December 29, 1987*	No. 6	vs. Southern Sugar Bowl Classic	W 84–47	7–0	Louisiana Superdome (4,923) New Orleans, LA
January 4, 1988 Creative Sports	No. 6	Rutgers	W 86–60	8–0 (4–0)	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 1988* PRISM	No. 6	at Penn Big 5	W 84–50	9–0	The Palestra (3,974) Philadelphia, PA
January 9, 1988	No. 6	at George Washington	W 79–66	10–0 (5–0)	Charles E. Smith Center (4,824) Washington, D.C.
January 14, 1988* PRISM	No. 4	La Salle Big 5	W 59–56	11–0	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
January 16, 1988	No. 4	at St. Bonaventure	W 73–63	12–0 (6–0)	Reilly Center (6,105) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 18, 1988	No. 4	at Penn State	W 59–44	13–0 (7–0)	Rec Hall (6,747) State College, PA
January 21, 1988	No. 3	Massachusetts	W 71–52	14–0 (8–0)	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 1988* ABC	No. 3	at No. 8 UNLV	L 58–59	14–1	Thomas & Mack Center (11,900) Las Vegas, NV
January 28, 1988	No. 6	St. Bonaventure	W 87–66	15–1 (9–0)	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 1988	No. 6	at Rhode Island	W 77–70	16–1 (10–0)	Keaney Gymnasium (4,829) Kingston, RI
February 4, 1988	No. 5	Duquesne	W 110–70	17–1 (11–0)	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 1988	No. 5	at Rutgers	W 84–53	18–1 (12–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (7,720) Piscataway, NJ
February 10, 1988* PRISM	No. 1	No. 10 Villanova Big 5	W 98–86	19–1	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 1988	No. 1	George Washington	W 92–67	20–1 (13–0)	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 1988 FNN/SCORE	No. 1	Penn State	W 50–49	21–1 (14–0)	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 1988* NBC	No. 1	at No. 5 North Carolina	W 83–66	22–1	Dean Smith Center (21,444) Chapel Hill, NC
February 23, 1988 USA Network	No. 1	at West Virginia	W 78–69	23–1 (15–0)	WVU Coliseum (10,766) Morgantown, WV
February 25, 1988	No. 1	at Duquesne	W 94–55	24–1 (16–0)	Palumbo Center (4,567) Pittsburgh, PA
February 28, 1988	No. 1	West Virginia	W 62–61	25–1 (17–0)	McGonigle Hall (4,500) Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 1988	No. 1	at Saint Joseph's Big 5	W 75–62	26–1 (18–0)	The Palestra (9,200) Philadelphia, PA
Atlantic 10 Tournament
March 6, 1988* Creative Sports	(1) No. 1	vs. (8) Duquesne Atlantic 10 tournament Quarterfinal	W 77–57	27–1	WVU Coliseum (5,746) Morgantown, WV
March 8, 1988* Creative Sports	(1) No. 1	vs. (5) St. Joseph's Atlantic 10 Tournament Semifinal	W 79–67	28–1	WVU Coliseum (6,036) Morgantown, WV
March 10, 1988* ESPN	(1) No. 1	vs. (2) Rhode Island Atlantic 10 tournament championship	W 68–63 ^OT	29–1	WVU Coliseum (4,149) Morgantown, WV
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 1988* ESPN	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (16 E) Lehigh NCAA tournament first round	W 87–73	30–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,608) Hartford, CT
March 20, 1988* CBS	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (8 E) Georgetown NCAA tournament second round	W 74–53	31–1	Hartford Civic Center (15,608) Hartford, CT
March 24, 1988* CBS	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (13 E) Richmond NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen	W 69–47	32–1	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,591) East Rutherford, NJ
March 26, 1988* CBS	(1 E) No. 1	vs. (2 E) No. 5 Duke NCAA Tournament Elite Eight	L 53–63	32–2	Brendan Byrne Arena (19,633) East Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

Awards and honors

Tim Perry – Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, First-team All-Atlantic 10
Mark Macon – Consensus Second-team All-American, First-team All-Atlantic 10
Howard Evans – First-team All-Atlantic 10
John Chaney – AP Coach of the Year, NABC Coach of the Year, UPI Coach of the Year, USBWA National Coach of the Year, Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year

Team Players in the 1988 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	7	Tim Perry	Phoenix Suns

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References

^ [1]. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.
^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.
^ 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.
^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[1] [1]. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.

[2] 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.

[3] 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide. Retrieved 2015-Dec-21.

[4] "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

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Helms and Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics