1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Sport:	Basketball
Year:	1987–88
Prev Year:	1986–87
Next Year:	1988–89
Team:	Villanova Wildcats
Conference:	Big East Conference
Conference Link:	Big East Conference (1979–2013)
Short Conf:	Big East
Record:	24–13
Conf Record:	9–7
Hc Year:	15th
Asst Coach1:	Jay Wright
Ac1 Year:	1st
Stadium:	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500)
Bowl Result:	Elite Eight

The 1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 1987–88 season. The head coach was Rollie Massimino. The team played its home games at The Pavilion in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and was a member of the Big East Conference.

Schedule

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Awards and honors

• Doug West, 2nd Team All-Big East
• Doug West, 1st Team All-Big East tournament
• Doug West, NCAA Tournament All-Southeast Region
• Mark Plansky, 3rd Team All-Big East
• Mark Plansky, 1st Team All-Big East tournament
• Tom Greis, 3rd Team All-Big East
• Kenny Wilson, NCAA Tournament All-Southeast Region
• Gary Massey, Big East Defensive Player of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1989	2	38		Minnesota Timberwolves^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/villanova/1988-schedule.html College Basketball @ Sports-Reference.com
2. Web site: 1989 NBA Draft. BasketballReference.com. 13 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190913224241/http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1989&lg=N. 2019-09-13. dead.