1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Maui Invitational Tournament champion
Amana-Hawkeye Classic champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 17
Record24–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPs
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Purdue 16 2   .889 29 4   .879
No. 10 Michigan 13 5   .722 26 8   .765
No. 17 Iowa 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
No. 16 Illinois 12 6   .667 23 10   .697
Indiana 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Ohio State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Wisconsin 6 12   .333 12 16   .429
Michigan State 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
Minnesota 4 14   .222 10 18   .357
Northwestern 2 16   .111 7 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by second-year head coach Tom Davis and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 24–10 overall and 12–6 in Big Ten play to finish tied for third place. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the West Region. After defeating Florida State in the first round and UNLV in the second round, they lost to #1 seed Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.