The 1987–88 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented

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during the 1987–88 college basketball season. Led by head coach

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, the team won the Big Ten Conference championship by a 3-game margin. The Boilermakers earned the No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, finishing the season with a 29–4 record (16–2 Big Ten).

Roster

Schedule and results

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NCAA basketball tournament

During the

1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament The 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. The 50th annual edition of the tournament began on March ...

, Purdue qualified for the Sweet Sixteen, where they lost to Kansas State. *Midwest **Purdue (#1 seed) 94, Fairleigh Dickinson (#16 seed) 79 **Purdue 100, Memphis (#9 seed) 73 **Kansas State (#4 seed) 73, Purdue 70

Rankings

Awards and honors

– Big Ten Coach of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

References

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