1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	13–18 (5–9 ACC)
Head coach	Terry Holland (14th season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Jones (6th season); Dave Odom (6th season);
Home arena	University Hall
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 North Carolina	11	–	3	.786	27	–	7	.794
No. 14 NC State	10	–	4	.714	24	–	8	.750
No. 5 Duke †	9	–	5	.643	28	–	7	.800
Georgia Tech	8	–	6	.571	22	–	10	.688
Maryland	6	–	8	.429	18	–	13	.581
Virginia	5	–	9	.357	13	–	18	.419
Clemson	4	–	10	.286	14	–	15	.483
Wake Forest	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357

† 1988 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by fourteenth-year head coach Terry Holland, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	4	Rob Metcalf	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Port Edwards, Wisconsin
G	5	Ron Price	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	So	Spencer, Virginia
G	10	John Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Brooklyn, New York
G	11	Richard Morgan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Salem, Virginia
F	12	Kenny Turner	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	20	Darrick Sims	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	Alexandria, Virginia
F	21	Mel Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Long Island, New York
G	22	John Crotty	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Orange, New Jersey
F	24	Dirk Katstra	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Stilwell, Kansas
F	30	Matt Blundin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Ridley Township, Pennsylvania
F	31	Mark Cooke	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	So	Martinsville, Virginia
F	34	Bill Batts	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Jr	South Euclid, Ohio
C	42	Brent Bair	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	Jr	Ankeny, Iowa
F/C	44	Jeff Daniel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Indianapolis, Indiana
G/F	52	John Dyslin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Knoxville, Tennessee
C	54	Tim Martin	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	249 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Ridgeway, Virginia

Head coach

Terry Holland (Davidson)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Littlepage (Penn)
Jeff Jones (Virginia)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular season
Dec 6, 1987*		at Connecticut	W 72–59	3–1	Hartford Civic Center (10,087) Hartford, Connecticut
Dec 9, 1987*		Dayton	W 69–50	4–1	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec 12, 1987*		at Arkansas	L 52–66	4–2	Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 23, 1987*		vs. No. 12 Oklahoma Chaminade Classic	L 61–109	4–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 24, 1987*		vs. Georgia Chaminade Classic	W 87–54	5–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 26, 1987*		at Chaminade Chaminade Classic	W 66–58	6–5	Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 2, 1987*		at Villanova	L 53–63	6–6	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, Pennsylvania
Jan 6, 1987*		Radford	W 65–56	7–6	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Regular season
Jan 9, 1988 4:00 p.m.		No. 9 Duke	L 59–77	7–7 (0–1)	University Hall (8,005) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 10, 1988		Clemson	W 77–75	8–7 (1–1)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 16, 1988		at No. 2 North Carolina	L 62–87	8–8 (1–2)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 20, 1988		Maryland	W 84–72	9–8 (2–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan 23, 1988		Georgia Tech	W 58–55	10–8 (3–2)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 14, 1988		No. 6 North Carolina	L 58–64	12–12 (4–4)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 17, 1988 7:30 p.m.		at No. 6 Duke	L 54–73	12–13 (4–5)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (8,564) Durham, North Carolina
Feb 21, 1988		at Clemson	L 62–65	12–14 (4–6)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 25, 1988		at No. 20 Georgia Tech	L 71–76	12–15 (4–7)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 27, 1988		NC State	L 63–64	12–16 (4–8)	University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar 2, 1988		at Wake Forest	W 69–67	13–16 (5–8)	Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1988		at Maryland	L 63–69	13–17 (5–9)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland
ACC Tournament
Mar 11, 1988*	(6)	vs. (3) No. 8 Duke Quarterfinals	L 48–60	13–18	Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern time.

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References

^ "2020-21 Fact Book" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

[boxscores-1] "2020-21 Fact Book" (PDF). VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Retrieved July 13, 2021.

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