1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team explained

Year:	1987–88
Team:	Temple Owls
Sport:	basketball
Conference:	Atlantic 10 Conference
Short Conf:	A–10
Coachrank:	1
Aprank:	1
Record:	32–2
Conf Record:	18–0
Head Coach:	John Chaney
Hc Year:	6th
Arena:	McGonigle Hall (Capacity: 4,500)
Champion:	A–10 Regular Season Champions A–10 tournament champions
Tourney:	NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:	Regional Final

The 1987–88 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Roster

• Derrick Brantley (1.9 ppg)
• Duane Causwell (2.0 ppg)
• Jerome Dowdell (1.5 ppg)
• G Howard Evans (C) (Sr, 11.1 ppg), All A-10 (1st team)
• Shawn Johnson (1.8 ppg)
• Tom Katsikis (1.9 ppg)
• G Mark Macon (Fr, 20.6 ppg), AP All-American (2nd team)
• F Darrin Pearsall (Jr, 1.5 ppg)
• F Tim Perry (Sr, 14.5 ppg), A-10 Player of Year
• Ernest Pollard (1.3 ppg)
• Shoun Randolph (1.0 ppg)
• C Ramon Rivas (Sr, 6.9 ppg)
• F Mike Vreeswyk (C) (Jr, 16.7 ppg) All A-10 (2nd team)

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Schedule

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Rankings

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

Awards and honors

• Tim Perry  - Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, First-team All-Atlantic 10
• Mark Macon  - Consensus Second-team All-American, First-team All-Atlantic 10
• Howard Evans  - First-team All-Atlantic 10
• John Chaney  - AP Coach of the Year, NABC Coach of the Year, UPI Coach of the Year, USBWA National Coach of the Year, Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year

Team Players in the 1988 NBA draft

See main article: 1988 NBA draft.

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Notes and References

1. http://owlsports.com/news/2015/12/10/MBB_1210152102.aspx?path=mbball
2. http://owlsports.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/10/22/6-History%2015-16.pdf?id=4333 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide
3. http://owlsports.com.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/2015/10/22/6-History%2015-16.pdf?id=4333 2015-16 Temple Owls media guide
4. Web site: 1988 NBA Draft. Basketball-reference.com. April 26, 2019.