1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Sport:	basketball
Year:	1987–88
Team:	Kentucky Wildcats
Conference:	Southeastern Conference
Short Conf:	SEC
Coachrank:	5
Aprank:	6
Record:	25–5 (2 wins, 1 loss vacated)^[1]
Conf Record:	13–5
Head Coach:	Eddie Sutton
Hc Year:	3rd
Asst Coach1:	James Dickey Dwane Casey Jimmy Dykes Roger Harden
Captain:	Winston Bennett Ed Davender Cedric Jenkins Robert Lock Richard Madison
Arena:	Rupp Arena
Champion:	SEC Tournament Champions (vacated)
Tourney:	NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:	Sweet Sixteen (vacated)

The 1987–88 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Eddie Sutton^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 27–6.^[3] However, the team forfeited three of their games to finish 25–5.^[4]

Schedule

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Rankings

See main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball. 4 November 2013.
2. Web site: 1997-1988 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats. 4 November 2013.
3. Web site: 1987–1988 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results. 4 November 2013.
4. Web site: Sports-Reference: Forfeits and Vacated Games in College Basketball. 4 November 2013.
5. http://www.bigbluehistory.net/bb/Statistics/1987-88.html BigBlueHistory.net