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1987–88 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

The 1987–88 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 1987–88 college basketball season. This was head coach Jeff Mullins's third season at Charlotte. The 49ers competed in the Sun Belt Conference and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 22–9 (11–3 in Sun Belt play) and won the Sun Belt Conference tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1988 NCAA tournament. The 49ers lost in the opening round to BYU, 98–92 in OT.[2]

1987–88 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Sun Belt Regular season champion
Sun Belt tournament champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–9 (11–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Home arenaCharlotte Coliseum
Belk Gymnasium (alternate)
Seasons
← 1986–87
1988–89 →
1987–88 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNC Charlotte † 11 – 3   .786 22 – 9   .710
VCU 10 – 4   .714 23 – 12   .657
Old Dominion 9 – 5   .643 18 – 12   .600
South Alabama 8 – 6   .571 15 – 14   .517
UAB 7 – 7   .500 16 – 15   .516
Western Kentucky 6 – 8   .429 15 – 13   .536
South Florida 3 – 11   .214 6 – 22   .214
Jacksonville 2 – 12   .143 8 – 21   .276
† 1988 Sun Belt Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1987–88 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 4 Byron Dinkins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Charlotte, North Carolina
F 44 Cedric Ball 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Worcester, Massachusetts
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*
 Longwood W 77–51  1–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1987*
 Coastal Carolina W 89–73  2–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1987*
 Georgia Southern W 65–57  3–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 9, 1987*
 at Georgia State W 89–70  4–0
 GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 12, 1987*
 Davidson W 86–68  5–0
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1987*
 vs. Middle Tennessee
UK Invitational Tournament 		W 89–73  6–0
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 19, 1987*
 at No. 1 Kentucky
UK Invitational Tournament 		L 81–84[3]  6–1
 Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 28, 1987*
 vs. Howard
WLKF Classic 		W 89–73  7–1
 George W. Jenkins Field House 
Lakeland, Florida
Dec 29, 1987*
 at Florida Southern
WLKF Classic 		L 64–82  7–2
 George W. Jenkins Field House 
Lakeland, Florida
Jan 2, 1988
 at Jacksonville W 90–77  8–2
(1–0) 		Jacksonville Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Jan 6, 1988*
 Bradley L 82–98  8–3
 Charlotte Coliseum (10,012)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 9, 1988
 South Alabama W 87–80  9–3
(2–0) 		Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 12, 1988*
 at West Virginia L 52–78  9–4
 WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 16, 1988
 Jacksonville W 68–65  10–4
(3–0) 		Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1988*
 at Virginia Tech L 60–81  10–5
 Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 25, 1988
 at Western Kentucky L 69–78  10–6
(3–1) 		E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Jan 28, 1988
 Old Dominion W 81–65  11–6
(4–1) 		Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 30, 1988
 at South Florida W 67–58  12–6
(5–1) 		Yuengling Center 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 1, 1988*
 UNC Wilmington W 85–75  13–6
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1988
 Western Kentucky W 90–74  14–6
(6–1) 		Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 7, 1988
 at South Alabama W 89–84  15–6
(7–1) 		Jaguar Gym 
Mobile, Alabama
Feb 11, 1988
 at Alabama-Birmingham W 86–79  16–6
(8–1) 		BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, Alabama
Feb 13, 1988
 at Old Dominion W 82–81  17–6
(9–1) 		Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, Virginia
Feb 15, 1988
 VCU L 83–91  17–7
(9–2) 		Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1988
 South Florida W 84–72  18–7
(10–2) 		Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 25, 1988
 UAB W 80–78  19–7
(11–2) 		Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Feb 27, 1988
 at VCU L 65–84  19–8
(11–3) 		Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 5, 1988*
 vs. Jacksonville
Quarterfinals 		W 73–72  20–8
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 6, 1988*
 vs. South Alabama
Semifinals 		W 71–67  21–8
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
Mar 7, 1988*
 at VCU
Championship game 		W 81–79  22–8
 Richmond Coliseum 
Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 1988*
 (13 SE) vs. (4 SE) No. 19 BYU
First Round 		L 92–98 OT 22–9
 The Omni 
Atlanta, Georgia
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

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See also: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1987-88 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "BYU 98, UNC Charlotte 92 (OT)". UPI Archives. March 19, 1988. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Phantom' keeps UK unbeaten". UPI Archives. December 20, 1987. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "Results for 1987-88". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "1987-88 Men's Basketball Schedule". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 943–944. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.943-944&rft.pub=Random House&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=0-345-51392-4&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1987–88 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team" class="Z3988">
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