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1987–88 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

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1987–88 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Ivy League champions
ConferenceIvy League
Record17–10 (11—3 Ivy)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Al Walker
  • Steve Robinson
  • George Dorfman
Home arenaBarton Hall
Seasons
1987–88 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cornell 11 3   .786 17 10   .630
Dartmouth 10 4   .714 18 8   .692
Princeton 9 5   .643 17 9   .654
Yale 8 6   .571 12 14   .462
Penn 8 6   .571 10 16   .385
Harvard 6 8   .429 11 15   .423
Brown 2 12   .143 6 20   .231
Columbia 2 12   .143 6 20   .231
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 1987–88 college men's basketball season. This was coach Mike Dement's second season at Cornell. The team finished with a final record of 17–10 (11—3 Ivy League) and they won the Ivy League to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, the Big Red were beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual Final Four participant Arizona, 90–50.[1]

Roster

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1987–88 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Monte Boykin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Woburn, Massachusetts
G 12 Jon Halpern 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Merrick, New York
G 20 Len Breslow 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Dix Hills, New York
G 21 Steve Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Fr Pine Ridge, Kentucky
F 23 Mike Millane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Doylestown, Pennsylvania
G 24 Patrick Homer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Lovington, New Mexico
F 30 Dean Kartsonas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F 31 Bernard Jackson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
G 33 Steve George 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Kent, Ohio
F 34 Paul McRae 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr St. Petersburg, Florida
G 40 Sam Jacobs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Cherry Hill, New Jersey
F 42 Nate Grant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Homewood, Illinois
F 44 Wolfgang Florin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Fort Wayne, Indiana
F 45 Mike Pascal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lorton, Virginia
G 50 Josh Wexler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Highland Park, Illinois
C 52 Greg Gilda 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Bellingham, Washington
F 53 James Paul 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Washington, D.C.
F 54 Jamal Oliver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr The Bronx, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Al Walker
  • Steve Robinson
  • George Dorfman

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 29, 1987*
Castleton State W 81–53  1–0
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Dec 2, 1987*
at Canisius W 94–89  2–0
Koessler Athletic Center 
Buffalo, New York
Dec 7, 1987*
at No. 8 Syracuse L 59–95  2–1
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 12, 1987*
St. Bonaventure W 61–57  3–1
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Dec 28, 1987*
vs. Miami (OH)
Music City Classic
W 77–71  4–1
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 29, 1987*
at Vanderbilt
Music City Classic
L 79–95  4–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 3, 1988*
at NC State L 72–95  4–3
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 5, 1988*
Army W 72–65  5–3
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Jan 9, 1988*
at Drexel L 83–87  5–4
Daskalakis Athletic Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 1988*
at Bucknell L 93–99  5–5
Davis Gym 
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 1988
Dartmouth L 83–97  5–6
(0–1)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Jan 16, 1988
Harvard W 75–50  6–6
(1–1)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Jan 19, 1988*
at Lafayette L 43–84  6–7
Kirby Sports Center 
Easton, Pennsylvania
Jan 23, 1988
Columbia W 73–60  7–7
(2–1)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Jan 25, 1988*
Colgate W 80–48  8–7
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Jan 30, 1988
at Columbia W 68–46  9–7
(3–1)
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, New York
Feb 5, 1988
Princeton W 60–55  10–7
(4–1)
Barton Hall (2,500)
Ithaca, New York
Feb 6, 1988
Pennsylvania W 79–68  11–7
(5–1)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Feb 12, 1988
at Brown W 86–78  12–7
(6–1)
Marvel Gymnasium 
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 13, 1988
at Yale W 68–62  13–7
(7–1)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium (900)
New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 19, 1988
at Harvard W 71–63  14–7
(8–1)
Lavietes Pavilion 
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 20, 1988
at Dartmouth W 101–85  15–7
(9–1)
Leede Arena 
Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 26, 1988
Yale W 94–83  16–7
(10–1)
Barton Hall (4,000)
Ithaca, New York
Feb 27, 1988
Brown W 94–84  17–7
(11–1)
Barton Hall 
Ithaca, New York
Mar 4, 1988
at Pennsylvania L 79–85  17–8
(11–2)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 1988
at Princeton L 58–79  17–9
(11–3)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
1988 NCAA tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 2 Arizona
First Round
L 50–90  17–10
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Arizona Makes It Look Easy, Even Without Tolbert". The Los Angeles Times. March 19, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "1987-88 Cornell Big Red Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Cornell University - 1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved May 8, 2022.