1987–88 Baylor Bears basketball team

American college basketball season

1987–88 Baylor Bears men's basketballNCAA tournament, Round of

64ConferenceSouthwest ConferenceRecord23–11 (11–5 SWC)Head coachGene Iba (3rd
season)Home arenaHeart O' Texas ColiseumSeasons← 1986–871988–89 →

1987–88 Southwest Conference men's basketball standings

vte
Conf

Overall

Team
W

PCT

PCT

SMU †
12
–
4

.750
28
–
7

.800

Arkansas
11
–
5

.688

21
–
9

.700

Baylor
11
–
5

.688

23
–
11

.676

Houston
10
–
6

.625

18
–
13

.581

Texas
10
–
6

.625

16
–
13

.552

Texas A&M
8
–
8

.500

16
–
15
.516

Texas Tech
4
–
12

.250

9
–
19

.321

TCU
3
–
13

.188

9
–
19

.321

Rice
3
–
13

.188
6
–
21

.222

† 1988 SWC tournament winnerRankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Baylor Bears men's basketball team represented Baylor University as a
member of the Southwest Conference during the 1987–88 men's college basketball season.
The team was led by head coach Gene Iba and played their home games at Heart O' Texas
Coliseum in Waco, Texas. After finishing tied for second in the SWC regular season
standings, the Bears lost to SMU in the championship game of the SWC tournament. Baylor
received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance in 38
years. As No. 8 seed in the Midwest region, the Bears were defeated by No. 9 seed Memphis
State in opening round[1] to finish the season with a record of 23–11 (11–5 SWC).
Senior guard Micheal Williams finished his career as the all-time leader in steals (including
the top two single-season performances) and assists at Baylor. He also finished second on
the career scoring list. Williams was taken by the Detroit Pistons in the second round of the
1988 NBA draft. Senior forward Darryl Middleton finished his career third all-time on the
scoring list (including the single-season record for points) and fourth in rebounds.
Middleton was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the third round of the 1988 NBA draft.

Roster[edit]

1987–88 Baylor Bears men's basketball team

Players
Coaches

Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown

PG

24

Micheal Williams

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
170 lb (77 kg)

Sr
David W. Carter

Dallas, Texas

PF

44

Darryl Middleton

6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)

Sr
William Cullen Bryant

Queens, New York

Head coach
Gene Iba
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Injured
Current redshirt

[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Datetime, TV

Rank#

Opponent#

Result

Record

Site city, state

Non-conference Regular season

Nov 27, 1987*

vs. Illinois Maui Invitational

L 50–73

0–1

Lahaina Civic Center (1,200)Maui, Hawaii

Nov 28, 1987*

vs. Nebraska Maui Invitational

W 82–79

1–1

Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii

Nov 29, 1987*

vs. Stanford Maui Invitational

L 56–69

1–2

Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawaii

Dec 1, 1987*

at North Texas State

W 72–63

2–2

Super Pit Denton, Texas

Dec 3, 1987*
Colorado State

W 53–44

3–2

Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas

Dec 5, 1987*

Oklahoma State

W 67–55

4–2

Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas

Dec 8, 1987*

at Tulsa

W 69–67

5–2

Tulsa Convention Center Tulsa, Oklahoma

Dec 11, 1987*

vs. Mississippi Valley State

W 74–72
6–2

Dec 12, 1987*

at Arkansas State

L 43–62

6–3

Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas

Dec 19, 1987*

at Marshall

L 68–79

6–4

Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia

Dec 22, 1987*

Coppin State

W 67–64

7–4

Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas

Dec 30, 1987*

Northwestern State

W 70–54

8–4

Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas

Jan 2, 1988*

Alabama State

W 111–72

9–4

Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas

SWC Regular season

Jan 6, 1988

at TCU

W 75–61

10–4(1–0)

Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas

Jan 9, 1988

at SMU

L 93–97 3OT

10–5(1–1)

Moody Coliseum University Park, Texas

Jan 13, 1988

Texas A&M

L 57–58

10–6(1–2)

Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas

Jan 20, 1988

at Arkansas

L 62–70

10–7(1–3)

Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas

Jan 23, 1988

Rice

W 84–68

11–7(2–3)

Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas

Jan 27, 1988

Houston

W 77–59

12–7(3–3)

Heart O' Texas Coliseum Waco, Texas

SWC tournament

Mar 11, 1988*

vs. Texas Tech Quarterfinals

W 54–53

21–9

Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas

Mar 12, 1988*

vs. Arkansas Semifinals

W 74–73

22–9

Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas

Mar 13, 1988*

vs. SMU Championship game

L 64–75

23–10

Reunion Arena Dallas, Texas

NCAA tournament

Mar 17, 1988*

(8 MW)

vs. (9 MW) Memphis State First Round

L 60–75

23–11

Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

MW=Midwest.

[3][4]
1988 NBA draft[edit]
See also: 1988 NBA draft

Round

Pick

Player

NBA Club

2
48
Micheal Williams
Detroit Pistons

3
68
Darryl Middleton
Atlanta Hawks

[5]

References[edit]

^ "Purdue, Memphis St. Win Big". The Washington Post. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 7,
2022.

^ "1987–88 Baylor Bears Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

^ "1987–88 Baylor Bears Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-

Reference.com. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

^ "Baylor Basketball - The Review" (PDF). BaylorBears.com. Baylor University. Archived

(PDF) from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2022.

^ "1988 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2022.

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