Year: | 1987–88 |
Team: | Bradley Braves |
Sport: | Basketball |
Conference: | Missouri Valley Conference |
Short Conf: | MVC |
Coachrank: | 12 |
Aprank: | 11 |
Record: | 26–5 |
Conf Record: | 12–2 |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Asst Coach2: | Marty Gillespie |
Champion: | MVC tournament champions MVC Regular Season Champions |
Tourney Result: | First Round |
The 1987–88 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Carver Arena. They won the MVC regular season championship as well as the conference tournament.[1] Bradley finished the season 26–5, and qualified for the NCAA tournament. They were led by second-year head coach, and MVC Coach of the Year, Stan Albeck, and Consensus First-team All-American Hersey Hawkins, who led the nation in scoring by averaging 36.3 points per game.[2] Hawkins collected multiple national player of the year awards, and remains the career scoring leader in Missouri Valley Conference history.
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See main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
See main article: 1988 NBA draft.
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