1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland, College Park as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Bob Wade and played their home games at Cole Field House.

1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record18–13 (6–8 ACC)
Head coach
Home arenaCole Field House
Seasons
← 1986–87
1988–89 →
1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 North Carolina 11 3   .786 27 7   .794
No. 14 NC State 10 4   .714 24 8   .750
No. 5 Duke 9 5   .643 28 7   .800
Georgia Tech 8 6   .571 22 10   .688
Maryland 6 8   .429 18 13   .581
Virginia 5 9   .357 13 18   .419
Clemson 4 10   .286 14 15   .483
Wake Forest 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
1988 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster edit

1987–88 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Keith Gatlin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Grimesland, NC
G 12 Rudy Archer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Baltimore, MD
C 24 Brian Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Fresno, CA
F/C 25 Tony Massenburg 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Sussex, VA
F 33 Derrick Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Temple Hills, MD
C 43 Cedric Lewis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G/F 44 Steve Hood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lynchburg, VA
F 50 Ed Woods 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Rockville, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
at Loyola (MD)
Harbor Classic
W 74–60  1–0
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 28, 1987*
vs. Ole Miss
Harbor Classic
W 77–69  2–0
Reitz Arena 
Baltimore, Maryland
Dec 3, 1987*
Winthrop W 65–52  3–0
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 5, 1987*
at West Virginia L 49–75  3–1
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 8, 1987*
at Mount St. Mary's W 82–54  4–1
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 10, 1987*
East Carolina W 75–59  5–1
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 12, 1987*
at LSU L 54–55  5–2
Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 28, 1987*
South Carolina W 82–77  6–2
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Dec 30, 1987*
Arkansas W 88–61  7–2
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 2, 1988
Wake Forest W 93–76  8–2
(1–0)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 6, 1988*
at Missouri L 85–93  8–3
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
Jan 9, 1988
Clemson W 68–53  9–3
(2–0)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 14, 1988
No. 2 North Carolina L 65–71  9–4
(2–1)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Jan 16, 1988
at No. 7 Duke W 72–69  10–4
(3–1)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1988
at Virginia L 72–84  10–5
(3–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 27, 1988
NC State L 81–83  10–6
(3–3)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 2, 1988*
at Notre Dame W 78–75  11–6
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Feb 6, 1988*
at Old Dominion W 70–65  12–6
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 8, 1988
Georgia Tech L 83–96  12–7
(3–4)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 10, 1988
at Clemson W 70–66  13–7
(4–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 13, 1988
No. 8 Duke L 83–90  13–8
(4–5)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 16, 1988
at Georgia Tech L 82–104  13–9
(4–6)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 20, 1988
at No. 5 North Carolina L 73–74  13–10
(4–7)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1988*
Maryland Eastern Shore W 101–51  14–10
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 27, 1988
at Wake Forest W 70–65  15–10
(5–7)
Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1988
at No. 16 NC State L 68–74  15–11
(5–8)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988
Virginia W 69–63  16–11
(6–8)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1988*
(5) vs. (4) No. 18 Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 84–67  17–11
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 12, 1988*
(5) at (1) No. 9 North Carolina
Semifinals
L 64–74  17–12
Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 1988*
(7 SE) vs. (10 SE) UC Santa Barbara
First round
W 92–82[1]  18–12
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Mar 20, 1988*
(7 SE) vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Kentucky
Second round
L 81–90[2]  18–13
Riverfront Coliseum 
Cincinnati, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SE=Southeast.

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Rankings edit

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Team players in the 1988 NBA draft edit

Round Pick Player NBA Club
3 62 Derrick Lewis Chicago Bulls

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References edit

  1. ^ "MARYLAND WINS BY 10, GEORGETOWN EDGES LSU". The Washington Post. March 19, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "GEORGETOWN ROUTED, MARYLAND FALLS SHORT". The Washington Post. March 21, 1988. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Maryland Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland Athletics. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 954–955. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2022.