1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball team represented St. Francis College during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Bob Valvano, who was in his fourth year at the helm of the St. Francis Terriers. The Terrier's home games were played at the Generoso Pope Athletic Complex. The team has been a member of the Northeast Conference since 1981, although at this time the conference was known as the ECAC Metro Conference.

1987–88 St. Francis Terriers men's basketball
ConferenceECAC Metro
1987–88 record11–18 (5–11 NEC)
Head coach
Home arenaGeneroso Pope Athletic Complex
1987–88 ECAC Metro men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fairleigh Dickinson133 .813  237  .767
Marist*133 .813  189  .667
Monmouth115 .688  1613  .552
Robert Morris97 .563  1414  .500
Long Island88 .500  1414  .500
Loyola (MD)610 .375  822  .267
St. Francis (NY)511 .313  1118  .379
Saint Francis (PA)412 .250  720  .259
Wagner313 .188  918  .333
1988 ECAC Metro Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll


*Ineligible for conference tournament

The Terriers finished their season at 11–18 overall and 5–11 in conference play.[1][2] They qualified for the NEC Tournament with the 6th seed and beat Robert Morris in the opening round before losing to Monmouth in the semifinals.

Roster

1987–88 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Darwin Purdie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Wilmington, Delaware
G Rodney Henry 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
G Juan Jorge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr
G Chris Palermo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr
G John Flannigan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Andre Kibbler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So
C Stefan Jensen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
G Kevin Israel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
G John Szymczyk 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Fred Cooper 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
November 28, 1987*
St. Joseph's W 107–55  1–0
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,128)
Brooklyn, NY
December 3, 1987*
at Manhattan L 73–85  1–1
Draddy Gymnasium (1,500)
Bronx, NY
December 5, 1987*
Rider W 118–115 2OT 2–1
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550)
Brooklyn, NY
December , 1987*
Southampton W 75–58  3–1
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (507)
Brooklyn, NY
December 9, 1987*
at Morgan State L 59–61 OT 3–2
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,350)
Baltimore, MD
December 12, 1987
at Long Island
Battle of Brooklyn
L 63–66  3–3 (0–1)
Schwartz Athletic Center (500)
Brooklyn, NY
December , 1987*
Staten Island W 68–66  4–3
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,021)
Brooklyn, NY
January 6, 1988
at Marist L 48–52  4–4 (0–2)
McCann Arena (2,598)
Poughkeepsie, NY
January 11, 1988*
Hofstra W 66–58  5–4
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750)
Brooklyn, NY
January 14, 1988
at Loyola (MD) L 57–78  5–5 (0–3)
Reitz Arena (400)
Baltimore, MD
January 16, 1988*
at Central Florida L 79–80  5–6
UCF Gymnasium (444)
Orlando, FL
January 18, 1988*
at Florida International L 86–97  5–7
U.S. Century Bank Arena (602)
Miami, FL
January 21, 1988
Saint Francis (PA) W 61–58  6–7 (1–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750)
Brooklyn, NY
January 23, 1988
Robert Morris W 66–53  7–7 (2–3)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (575)
Brooklyn, NY
January 25, 1988
at Fairleigh Dickinson L 61–78  7–8 (2–4)
 (1,000)
Rutherford, NJ
January 27, 1988
at Monmouth W 67–65  8–8 (3–4)
William T. Boylan Gymnasium (1,129)
West Long Branch, NJ
January 30, 1988
at Wagner W 70–69  9–8 (4–4)
Sutter Gymnasium (1,003)
Staten Island, NY
February , 1988*
Pace L 65–68  9–9
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (850)
Brooklyn, NY
February 6, 1988
Long Island L 62–71  9–10 (4–5)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,050)
Brooklyn, NY
February 8, 1988*
at Central Connecticut L 61–68  9–11
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (702)
New Britain, CT
February 10, 1988
Marist L 43–59  9–12 (4–6)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (1,800)
Brooklyn, NY
February 13, 1988
Fairleigh Dickinson L 54–71  9–13 (4–7)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (750)
Brooklyn, NY
February 18, 1988
Loyola (MD) L 62–66  9–14 (4–8)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550)
Brooklyn, NY
February 25, 1988
at Saint Francis (PA) L 60–67  9–15 (4–9)
Maurice Stokes Athletic Center (551)
Loretto, PA
February 27, 1988
at Robert Morris L 58–91  9–16 (4–10)
Charles L. Sewall Center (750)
Moon Township, PA
March 1, 1988
Monmouth L 53–73  9–17 (4–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (450)
Brooklyn, NY
March 3, 1988
Wagner W 66–64  10–17 (5–11)
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (550)
Brooklyn, NY
ECAC Metro Tournament
March 6, 1988
at Robert Morris
Quarterfinal
W 59–56  11–17
Charles L. Sewall Center (603)
Moon Township, PA
March 8, 1988
vs. Monmouth
Semifinal
L 48–61  11–18
 (3,172)
Rutherford, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

NEC awards

  • Andre Kibbler, Rookie of the Year

References

  1. "FINAL 1988 DIVISION I MEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
  2. "1987-88 FINAL STANDINGS" (PDF). NortheastConference.org. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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