1987–88 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1987–88
Team:	Indiana State Sycamores
Prev Year:	1986–87
Next Year:	1988–89
Conference:	Missouri Valley Conference
Short Conf:	MVC
Record:	7–21
Conf Record:	3–11
Hc Year:	3th

1987–88 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season.

The Sycamores were led by third year head coach Ron Greene^[1] and finished the season with an overall record of 7-21, while going 3-11 in the Missouri Valley Conference.^[2]

Roster

The team lost 8 of the 15 players from the previous season.^[3] A notable addition to the team was Eddie Bird, younger brother of former Sycamores' player Larry Bird.^{[4] [5]}

Schedule

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Notes and References

1. News: Mark Morrow . Bird in hand good news to Sycamores' Greene . 28 May 2023 . . 11 November 1987 . B8 . Newspapers.com.
2. News: Dan Dunkin . As Bird flies, so does ISU . 28 May 2023 . . 4 November 1988 . F5.
3. News: Wayne Fuson . Fuson: ISU basketball a problem, too . 28 May 2023 . . 2 November 1987 . B3 . Newspapers.com.
4. News: Brother Bird, little Ellis make debuts . 28 May 2023 . . . 28 November 1987 . C6 . Newspapers.com.
5. News: Ron Maly . Bird II: Eddie takes his turn at Indiana State . 28 May 2023 . . 10 November 1987 . 5S . Newspapers.com.
6. Web site: 1987-88 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule. sports-reference.com.
7. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/indstate.sidearmsports.com/documents/2021/10/14/2021_22_Media_Guide.pdf