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1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

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.

1987–88 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Big East Conference
24–13 (9–7 Big East)
Rollie Massimino (15th season)
Jay Wright (1st season)
John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (Capacity: 6,500)

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.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 27, 1987*		vs. Nebraska Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Quarterfinal	W 70–53	1–0	Lahania Civic Center (1,200)Lahaina, Hawaii
November 28, 1987*		vs. Illinois Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Semifinal	W 78–76	2–0	Lahania Civic Center (1,200)Lahaina, Hawaii
November 29, 1987*		vs. No. 11 Iowa Hawaiian Airlines Maui Classic Championship	L 74–97	2–1	Lahania Civic Center (3,200)Lahaina, Hawaii
December 2, 1987*PRISM		Penn Big 5	W 84–55	3–1	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,222)Villanova, Pennsylvania
December 6, 1987*		California	W 65–50	4–1	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
December 8, 1987Big East TV		Connecticut	W 63–61	5–1(1–0)	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
December 12, 1987*PRISM		St. Joseph's Big 5	L 52–53	5–2	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
December 18, 1987*PRISM		at La Salle Big 5/Jostens Philadelphia Classic Semifinal	W 83–80	6–2	The Palestra (8,144)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 19, 1987*		vs. Wake Forest Jostens Philadelphia Classic Championship	W 83–70	7–2	The Palestra (5,114)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
December 29, 1987*		vs. Auburn Cotton State Kiwanis Classic Semifinal	L 64–65	7–3	The Omni (11,033)Atlanta, Georgia
December 30, 1987*		vs. William & Mary Cotton State Kiwanis Classic Consolation	W 76–57	8–3	The Omni (13,111)Atlanta, Georgia
January 2, 1988*		Virginia	W 63–54	9–3	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 4, 1988ESPN		at St. John's	W 69–62	10–3(2–0)	Alumni Hall (6,008)Jamaica, New York
January 9, 1988Big East TV		Boston College	W 66–54	11–3(3–0)	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 11, 1988ESPN		No. 7 Syracuse	W 80–78	12–3(4–0)	The Spectrum (16,284)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 16, 1988Big East TV		at No. 6 Pittsburgh	L 73–85	12–4(4–1)	Fitzgerald Field House (6,798)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 20, 1988Big East TV		at Connecticut	W 69–58	13–4(5–1)	Hartford Civic Center (13,077)Hartford, Connecticut
January 23, 1988Big East TV		Seton Hall	W 69–63	14–4(6–1)	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 27, 1988ESPN	No. 19	St. John's	L 55–60	14–5(6–2)	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
January 30, 1988Big East TV		Providence	L 76–82	14–6(6–3)	Providence Civic Center (13,041)Providence, Rhode Island
February 1, 1988ESPN		No. 15 Georgetown	W 64–58	15–6(7–3)	The Spectrum (18,059)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 6, 1988Big East TV		at Boston College	W 66–54	16–6(8–3)	Boston Garden (7,427)Boston, Massachusetts
February 10, 1988*PRISM	No. 20	at No. 1 Temple Big 5	L 86–98	16–7	McGonigle Hall (4,500)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 13, 1988Big East TV	No. 20	No. 5 Pittsburgh	L 75–87	16–8(8–4)	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 15, 1988ESPN		at Georgetown	L 54–56	16–9(6–5)	Capital Centre (11,816)Landover, Maryland
February 20, 1988Big East TV		Providence	W 96–68	17–9(9–5)	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 22, 1988*		Drexel City 6	W 90–73	18–9	John Eleuthère du Pont Pavilion (6,500)Villanova, Pennsylvania
February 27, 1988Big East TV		at Seton Hall	L 58–84	18–10(9–6)	Meadowlands Arena (13,101)East Rutherford, New Jersey
March 1, 1988Big East TV		at No. 12 Syracuse	L 69–71	18–11(9–7)	Carrier Dome (30,139)Syracuse, New York
March 3, 1988*		at Vermont	W 92–62	19–11	Patrick Gym (1,893)Burlington, Vermont
March 11, 1988*Big East TV	(4)	vs. (5) St. John's Big East tournament Quarterfinal	W 71–68	20–11	Madison Square Garden (19,591)New York City, New York
March 12, 1988*Big East TV	(4)	vs. (1) No. 5 Pittsburgh Big East tournament Semifinal	W 72–69	21–11	Madison Square Garden (19,591)New York City, New York
March 13, 1988*CBS	(4)	vs. (2) No. 13 Syracuse Big East tournament championship	L 68–85	21–12	Madison Square Garden (19,591)New York City, New York
March 18, 1988*ESPNNCAA Productions	(6 SE)	vs. (11 SE) Arkansas NCAA tournament first round	W 82–74	22–12	Riverfront Coliseum (16,562)Cincinnati, Ohio
March 20, 1988*CBS	(6 SE)	vs. (3 SE) No. 16 Illinois NCAA tournament second round	W 66–63	23–12	Riverfront Coliseum (16,562)Cincinnati, Ohio
March 24, 1988*CBS	(6 SE)	vs. (2 SE) No. 6 Kentucky NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen	W 80–74	24–12	BJCC Coliseum (16,816)Birmingham, Alabama
March 26, 1988*CBS	(6 SE)	vs. (1 SE) No. 4 Oklahoma NCAA Tournament Elite Eight	L 59–78	24–13	BJCC Coliseum (16,816)Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SE=Southeast.

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

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
1989	2	38	Doug West	Minnesota Timberwolves

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