1987–88 LSU Tigers basketball team

1987–88 LSU Tigers basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record16–14 (10–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Abernathy (12th season)
  • Bo Bahnsen
  • Johnny Jones (4th season)
Home arenaLSU Assembly Center
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1987–88 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Kentucky 13 5   .722 27 6   .818
Auburn 11 7   .611 19 11   .633
Florida 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
LSU 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Vanderbilt 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
Tennessee 9 9   .500 16 13   .552
Georgia 8 10   .444 20 16   .556
Ole Miss 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
Alabama 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Mississippi State 6 12   .333 14 15   .483
1988 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987-88 LSU Tigers men's basketball team represented Louisiana State University during the 1987–88 NCAA men's college basketball season. The head coach was Dale Brown. The team was a member of the Southeastern Conference and played their home games at LSU Assembly Center.

The Tigers finished in a fourth-place tie in the SEC regular season standings, and lost to Kentucky in the semifinals of the SEC Tournament. LSU received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region where they lost in the opening round to Georgetown. The team finished with a 16–14 record (10–8 SEC).