1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team

1987–88 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
1987–88 Long Beach State Beach women's basketball
PCAA champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 7
Record	28–6 (18–0 PCAA)
Head coach	Joan Bonvicini (9th season);
Home arena	Gold Mine
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Pacific Coast Athletic Association women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Long Beach State †	18	–	0	1.000	28	–	6	.824
UNLV	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
Cal State Fullerton	12	–	6	.667	18	–	11	.621
San Diego State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	10	.677
Fresno State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	12	.571
UC Irvine	9	–	9	.500	11	–	16	.407
Hawaii	8	–	10	.444	14	–	14	.500
Pacific	4	–	14	.222	9	–	19	.321
UC Santa Barbara	3	–	15	.167	10	–	16	.385
San Jose State	0	–	18	.000	1	–	26	.037

† 1988 PCAA tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Long Beach State 49ers women's basketball team represented California State University, Long Beach during the 1987–88 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Beach, led by ninth-year head coach Joan Bonvicini, played their home games at the Gold Mine in Long Beach, California as members of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Penny Toler	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	St. Anthony San Diego State	Washington, D.C.
F/C	21	Shannon Smith	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So
C		Angelique Lee	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So
F		Shameil Coleman	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr
F		Cheryl Dowell	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr
G		Traci Waites	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr
G		Dana Wilkerson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr
		Carol Brandt	—	Sr
F		Lisa Reslock	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr
F		Tonya Swoffer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr
G		Tammy Joy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr
F		Bettina Turner	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr
C		Vicki Pullins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr

Head coach

Joan Bonvicini

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1987*	No. 4	UCLA	W 103–57	1–0	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Dec 5, 1987*	No. 4	vs. No. 6 Iowa NIU Fastbreak Festival	L 75–82	1–1	Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois
Dec 6, 1987*	No. 4	vs. UNC Charlotte NIU Fastbreak Festival	W 94–56	2–1	Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois
Dec 11, 1987*	No. 7	Toledo Long Beach Dial Classic	W 95–53	3–1	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Dec 12, 1987*	No. 7	No. 3 Auburn Long Beach Dial Classic	L 76–87	3–2	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Dec 18, 1987*	No. 9	No. 1 Texas	L 85–99	3–3	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Jan 2, 1988		at UC Irvine	W 91–68	4–3 (1–0)	Bren Events Center Irvine, California
Jan 4, 1988		at UC Santa Barbara	W 70–44	5–3 (2–0)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center Santa Barbara, California
Jan 7, 1988		San Jose State	W 96–33	6–3 (3–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Jan 9, 1988		Fresno State	W 72–56	7–3 (4–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Jan 16, 1988		at UNLV	W 100–74	8–3 (5–0)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 20, 1988*		at Georgia	L 64–74	8–4	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Jan 22, 1988*		at Old Dominion	L 76–85	8–5	ODU Fieldhouse Norfolk, Virginia
Jan 28, 1988		Pacific	W 106–52	9–5 (6–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Jan 30, 1988		at Cal State Fullerton	W 83–48	10–5 (7–0)	Titan Gym Fullerton, California
Feb 4, 1988		at Fresno State	W 79–64	11–5 (8–0)	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Feb 6, 1988		at San Jose State	W 82–51	12–5 (9–0)	Spartan Gym San Jose, California
Feb 11, 1988		UC Irvine	W 101–41	13–5 (10–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Feb 13, 1988		UNLV	W 82–78	14–5 (11–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Feb 16, 1988*		at USC	W 82–78	15–5	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Feb 18, 1988		San Diego State	W 96–76	16–5 (12–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Feb 20, 1988		Cal State Fullerton	W 80–43	17–5 (13–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Feb 25, 1988		Hawaii	W 77–65	18–5 (14–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Feb 27, 1988		at Pacific	W 98–57	19–5 (15–0)	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California
Mar 1, 1988		at San Diego State	W 90–65	20–5 (16–0)	Peterson Gym San Diego, California
Mar 3, 1988		UC Santa Barbara	W 91–64	21–5 (17–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Mar 5, 1988		Hawaii	W 108–77	22–5 (18–0)	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
PCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1988*	(1) No. 7	Pacific Quarterfinals	W 77–50	23–5	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Mar 11, 1988*	(1) No. 7	vs. San Diego State Semifinals	W 94–78	24–5	The Forum Inglewood, California
Mar 12, 1988*	(1) No. 7	vs. UNLV Championship game	W 79–58	25–5	The Forum Inglewood, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 20, 1988*	(2 W) No. 7	(7 W) Colorado Second round	W 103–64	26–5	Gold Mine Long Beach, California
Mar 24, 1988*	(2 W) No. 7	(3 W) No. 11 Washington Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 104–78	27–5	Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Mar 26, 1988*	(2 W) No. 7	(1 W) No. 2 Iowa Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 98–78^[1]	28–5	Long Beach Arena (2,179) Long Beach, California
April 1, 1988	(2 W) No. 7	vs. (1 ME) No. 3 Auburn National semifinal – Final Four	L 55–68^[2]	28–6	Tacoma Dome (8,449) Tacoma, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	4	4	7	9	11	11	12	12	9	9	14	14	12	12	10	8	7	Not released
Coaches	4	4	8	12	13	12	12	12	8	16	14	14	12	12	11	8	9	4

References

^ "West Regional : CS Long Beach Is on Its Way to Tacoma". The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "CS Long Beach Makes Run For It, Then Gives It Away In 68-55 Loss". The Los Angeles Times. April 2, 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "1987-88 Women's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.
^ "Long Beach State Women's Basketball" (PDF). September 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

[1] "West Regional : CS Long Beach Is on Its Way to Tacoma". The Los Angeles Times. March 27, 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[2] "CS Long Beach Makes Run For It, Then Gives It Away In 68-55 Loss". The Los Angeles Times. April 2, 1988. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[3] "1987-88 Women's Basketball Schedule". Long Beach State University Athletics. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

[4] "Long Beach State Women's Basketball" (PDF). September 3, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2024.

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