1987–88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
1987–88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
Pacific-10 Regular-Season Champions; Pacific-10 Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	#2
AP	#2
1987–88 record	35–3 (17–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lute Olson
Home arena	McKale Center
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The 1987–88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona. The Head Coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. In the Pacific-10 Basketball Tournament, Arizona beat Oregon State by a score of 93–67 to claim its first Pac-10 title.

Sean Elliott shooting the basketball during the Wildcats' 1987-88 season.

NCAA basketball tournament

Seeding in brackets

West
- Arizona (1) 90, Cornell (16) 50
- Arizona 84, Seton Hall (8) 55
- Arizona 99, Iowa (5) 79
- Arizona 70, North Carolina (2) 52
Final Four
- Oklahoma 86, Arizona 78

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Awards and honors

Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player
Sean Elliott, Pacific-10 Player of the Year

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
2	34	Tom Tolbert	Charlotte Hornets
2	50	Steve Kerr	Phoenix Suns

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References

[1] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1988

[2] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N

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NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1987–88 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

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