1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball
MEAC Regular season champions
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record26–3 (16–0 MEAC)
Head coach
Home arenaCorbett Sports Center
1987–88 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
North Carolina A&T †16–0 1.00026–3  .897
Florida A&M11–5 .68822–8  .733
South Carolina State10–6 .62516–13  .552
Howard9–7 .56315–12  .556
Coppin State8–7 .53313–14  .481
Morgan State7–8 .46713–17  .433
Maryland Eastern Shore5–11 .3137–20  .259
Bethune–Cookman4–12 .2506–21  .222
Delaware State1–15 .0633–25  .107
† 1988 MEAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team represented North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 9th-year head coach Don Corbett, played their home games at the Corbett Sports Center as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–3, 16–0 in MEAC play to finish in first place by 5 games. They were champions of the MEAC tournament, winning the championship game over Florida A&M, to earn an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament – the school's 7th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament – where they were defeated by No. 3 seed Syracuse, 69–55, in the opening round.[2][3]

Roster

1987–88 North Carolina A&T Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Claude Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Dec 2, 1987*
    		 at Detroit Mercy W 82–70  1–0
    		 Calihan Hall (1,276)
    Detroit, Michigan
    Dec 5, 1987*
    		 Western Carolina W 97–73  2–0
    		 Corbett Sports Center (4,500)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Dec, 1987*
    		 vs. Winston-Salem State W 65–58  3–0
    		 Memorial Coliseum (5,500)
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    Dec, 1987*
    		 Johnson C. Smith W 83–67  4–0
    		 Corbett Sports Center (5,500)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Dec 19, 1987*
    		 at Virginia Union W 89–75  5–0
    		  (924)
    Richmond, Virginia
    Jan 2, 1988*
    		 at Akron L 57–63  5–1
    		 James A. Rhodes Arena (3,442)
    Akron, Ohio
    Jan 4, 1988
    		 at Coppin State W 90–61  6–1
    (1–0)    		 Coppin Center (1,500)
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Jan 9, 1988
    		 at Howard W 70–66  7–1
    (2–0)    		 Burr Gymnasium (2,500)
    Washington, D.C.
    Jan 11, 1988
    		 at Morgan State W 72–62  8–1
    (3–0)    		 Talmadge L. Hill Field House (550)
    Baltimore, Maryland
    Jan 14, 1988*
    		 at Western Carolina W 83–69  9–1
    		 Ramsey Center (1,687)
    Cullowhee, North Carolina
    Jan 16, 1988
    		 Bethune-Cookman W 78–69  10–1
    (4–0)    		 Corbett Sports Center (4,500)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Jan 19, 1988*
    		 at Georgia Tech L 72–84  10–2
    		 Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,063)
    Atlanta, Georgia
    Jan 23, 1988
    		 at Bethune-Cookman W 69–57  11–2
    (5–0)    		 Moore Gymnasium (1,700)
    Daytona Beach, Florida
    Jan 25, 1988
    		 at Florida A&M W 89–86 OT 12–2
    (6–0)    		 Jake Gaither Gymnasium (3,532)
    Tallahassee, Florida
    Jan 30, 1988
    		 at Delaware State W 94–61  13–2
    (7–0)    		 Memorial Hall (1,700)
    Dover, Delaware
    Feb 1, 1988
    		 at Maryland-Eastern Shore W 83–64  14–2
    (8–0)    		 J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium (1,500)
    Princess Anne, Maryland
    Feb 3, 1988
    		 Akron W 92–70  15–2
    (9–0)    		 Corbett Sports Center (4,200)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Feb 6, 1988
    		 Maryland-Eastern Shore W 91–82  16–2
    (10–0)    		 Corbett Sports Center (2,500)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Feb 8, 1988
    		 Delaware State W 93–60  17–2
    (11–0)    		 Corbett Sports Center (3,300)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Feb, 1988*
    		 Winston-Salem State W 60–57  18–2
    		 Corbett Sports Center (7,300)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Feb 13, 1988
    		 at South Carolina State W 74–64  19–2
    (12–0)    		 SHM Memorial Center (2,629)
    Orangeburg, South Carolina
    Feb 15, 1988
    		 Florida A&M W 88–78  20–2
    (13–0)    		 Corbett Sports Center (4,100)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Feb 17, 1988
    		 Coppin State W 102–70  21–2
    (14–0)    		 Corbett Sports Center (2,200)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Feb 20, 1988
    		 Howard W 93–70  22–2
    (15–0)    		 Corbett Sports Center (7,800)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Feb 22, 1988
    		 Morgan State W 78–60  23–2
    (16–0)    		 Corbett Sports Center (2,500)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Feb 27, 1988
    		 South Carolina State W 92–55  24–2
    (17–0)    		 Corbett Sports Center (6,817)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    1988 MEAC tournament
    Mar 4, 1988*
    		 Howard
    Semifinals    		 W 67–62  25–2
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (5,154)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    Mar 5, 1988*
    		 Florida A&M
    Championship game    		 W 101–86  26–2
    		 Greensboro Coliseum (8,800)
    Greensboro, North Carolina
    1988 NCAA tournament
    Mar 17, 1988*
    		 (14 E) vs. (3 E) No. 9 Syracuse
    First Round    		 L 55–69  26–3
    		 Dean Smith Center (14,617)
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    SE=Southeast.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    [4]

    Awards and honors

    References

    1. ↑ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary
    2. ↑ "Loyola, North Carolina, Syracuse, Rhode Island Win". The Washington Post. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
    3. ↑ "Syracuse 69, North Carolina A&T 55". UPI Archives. March 18, 1988. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
    4. ↑ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina A&T Athletics. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
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