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1987–88 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
1987–88 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball
Conference	Big 8 Conference
Record	13-18 (4-10 Big 8)
Head coach	Danny Nee (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Lynn Mitchem; Arden Reid;
Home arena	Bob Devaney Sports Center
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma†	12	–	2	.857	35	–	4	.897
No. 20 Kansas State	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Kansas	9	–	5	.643	27	–	11	.711
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	13	–	18	.419
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

† 1988 Big Eight tournament winner As of March 3, 2012 Rankings from AP poll

The 1987–88 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team represented the University of Nebraska, Lincoln during the 1987–88 college basketball season. Led by head coach Danny Nee (2nd season), the Cornhuskers competed in the Big Eight Conference and played their home games at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. They finished with a record of 13-18 overall and 4-10 in Big Eight Conference play.

Roster

1987–88 Nebraska Cornhuskers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	4	Jeff Rekeweg	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	DeKalb	Kendallville, IN
G	10	Henry Buchanan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Southside	Muncie, IN
G	11	Clifford Scales	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Weschester St. Joseph	Maywood, IL
C	12	Richard van Poelgeest	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Upenbare	Rijswijk, Netherlands
G	15	Eric Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Franklin Roosevelt	Brooklyn, NY
F	24	Derrick Vick	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Corliss	Chicago, IL
G	22	Jed Bargen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lincoln East	Lincoln, NE
G	23	Rodney Curtis	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Douglass	Upper Marlboro, MD
C	25	Rich King	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Omaha Burke	Omaha, NE
F	31	Richard Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	King	Chicago, IL
C	34	Kelly Lively	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Torrington	Torrington, WY
F	35	Pete Manning	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Ewing	Trenton, NJ
F	40	Beau Reid	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Lancaster	Lancaster, OH
F	44	Bill Johnson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Plainview	Plainview, NE

Head coach

Danny Nee

Assistant coach(es)

Lynn Mitchem
Arden Reid

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 29, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 27, 1987*	vs. Villanova Maui Classic	L 53-70	0-1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 28, 1987*	vs. Baylor Maui Classic	L 79-82	0-2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Nov 29, 1987*	vs. Chaminade Maui Classic	W 76-75	1-2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
Dec 2, 1987*	Texas A&M	W 92-60	2-2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Dec 4, 1987*	Lehigh Ameritas Classic	W 71-66	3-2	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Dec 5, 1987*	Ohio State Ameritas Classic	L 63-72	3-3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Dec 7, 1987*	at Detroit	W 63-58	4-3	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Dec 9, 1987*	at Creighton	L 73-88		Omaha Civic Auditorium (4-4) Omaha, NE
Dec 12, 1987*	at Oregon	W 67-62	5-4	Eugene, OR
Dec 19, 1987*	at No. 6 Wyoming	L 58-87	5-5	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Dec 20, 1986*	Wyoming	W 62-61	3-3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Dec 22, 1986*	Detroit	W 71-55	4-3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Dec 27, 1986*	Missouri-St. Louis	W 89-63	5-3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Dec 29, 1986*	vs. Butler Rochester Classic	W 67-56	6-3	Rochester, NY
Dec 30, 1986*	vs. San Franscisco Rochester Classic	W 66-60	7-3	Rochester, NY
Jan 3, 1987*	Creighton	W 70-65 ^OT	8-3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Jan 5, 1987*	NW Missouri State	W 105-64	9-3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Jan 7, 1987*	Brooklyn	W 62-46	10-3	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Jan 10, 1987	at Kansas State	L 82-114	10-4 (0-1)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, KS
Jan 17, 1987	Colorado	W 86-66	11-4 (1-1)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Jan 20, 1987	at Iowa State	L 75-91	11-5 (1-2)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA
Jan 22, 1987	at Kansas	L 65-86	11-6 (1-3)	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS
Jan 28, 1987	Missouri	L 71-87	11-7 (1-4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Feb 1, 1987	Oklahoma State	W 73-66	12-7 (2-4)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Feb 4, 1987	No. 8 Oklahoma	L 66-80	12-8 (2-5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Feb 7, 1987	at Colorado	W 68-65	13-8 (3-5)	Coors Event Center Boulder, CO
Feb 11, 1987	Iowa State	W 66-65	14-8 (4-5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Feb 14, 1987	at Kansas State	W 78-76	15-8 (5-5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Feb 18, 1987	at Missouri	L 64-80	15-9 (5-6)	Hearnes Center Columbia, MO
Feb 21, 1987	at No. 13 Oklahoma	L 97-133	15-10 (5-7)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
Feb 25, 1987	at Oklahoma State	W 79-77 ^2OT	16-10 (6-7)	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK
Feb 28, 1987	No. 16 Kansas	W 83-81 ^OT	17-10 (7-7)	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Big 8 Tournament
Mar 6, 1987	vs. Kansas State	L 45-47	17-11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO
National Invitation Tournament
Mar 11, 1987	Marquette First Round	W 78-76	18-11	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Mar 17, 1987	Arkansas Second Round	W 78-71	19-11	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Mar 24, 1987	Washington Quarterfinals	W 81-76	20-11	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Mar 26, 1987	vs. Southern Miss Semifinals	L 75-82	20-12	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
Mar 6, 1987	Arkansas-Little Rock Third Place Game	W 76-67 ^OT	21-12	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) – University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 199. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

[1] "2023-2024 Men's Basketball Media Guide (PDF) – University of Nebraska" (PDF). University of Nebraska Athletics. p. 199. Retrieved May 12, 2024.

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