1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team

1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, second round, L 74–80 vs. Vanderbilt
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Ranking
CoachesNo. 8
APNo. 8
Record24–7 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Norm Law (2nd season)
  • Mark Coleman (2nd season)
  • John Calipari (3rd season)
Home arenaFitzgerald Field House
(Capacity: 4,122)
1987–88 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Pittsburgh 12 4   .750 24 7   .774
No. 9 Syracuse 11 5   .688 26 9   .743
Georgetown 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
Villanova 9 7   .563 24 13   .649
St. John's 8 8   .500 17 12   .586
Seton Hall 8 8   .500 22 13   .629
Boston College 6 10   .375 18 15   .545
Providence 5 11   .313 11 17   .393
Connecticut 4 12   .250 20 14   .588
1988 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 1988
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Paul Evans, the Panthers finished with a record of 24–7. They received an at-large bid to the 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where, as a #2 seed, they lost in overtime in the second round to Vanderbilt.