1987–88 Bradley Braves men's basketball team

1987–88 Bradley Braves men's basketball
MVC tournament champions
MVC Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 11
Record26–5 (12–2 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCarver Arena
1987–88 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Bradley 12 2   .857 26 5   .839
Wichita State 11 3   .786 20 10   .667
Illinois State 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
Southern Illinois 6 8   .429 12 16   .429
Creighton 6 8   .429 16 16   .500
Drake 5 9   .357 14 14   .500
Tulsa 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Indiana State 3 11   .214 7 21   .250
1988 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Bradley Braves men's basketball team represented Bradley University during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves were members of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and played their home games at Carver Arena. They won the MVC regular season championship as well as the conference tournament. Bradley finished the season 26–5, and qualified for the NCAA tournament. They were led by second-year head coach, and MVC Coach of the Year, Stan Albeck, and Consensus First-team All-American Hersey Hawkins, who led the nation in scoring by averaging 36.3 points per game. Hawkins collected multiple national player of the year awards, and remains the career scoring leader in Missouri Valley Conference history.