1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
National Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament Championship Game, W 83–79 v. Oklahoma
Conference	Big 8 Conference
1987–88 record	27–11 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Larry Brown
Assistant coach	R. C. Buford
Assistant coach	Alvin Gentry
Assistant coach	Ed Manning
Assistant coach	Mark Turgeon
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse

1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#4 Oklahoma†	12	–	2	.857	35	–	4	.897
#20 Kansas State	11	–	3	.786	25	–	9	.735
Kansas	9	–	5	.643	27	–	11	.711
Missouri	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
Oklahoma State	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
Nebraska	4	–	10	.286	13	–	18	.419
Colorado	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

† 1988 Big Eight Tournament winner As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Kansas defeated Duke in the Final Four to go on and earn their second-ever NCAA Tournament championship in 1988

The 1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas for the NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball season of 1987–1988. The team won the 1987–1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, the second in the school's history. They were led by Larry Brown in his fifth season as head coach. Their star player, Danny Manning, earned the team the nickname "Danny and the Miracles," along with the Jayhawks' improbable tournament run after an 11-loss season, the most ever by a national champion. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. In the last three games of the NCAA tournament, The Jayhawks avenged their three home losses to Kansas State, Duke, and Oklahoma.

Roster

Name	#	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Home Town
Sean Alvarado	52	Center	6-10	210	Senior(RS)	Washington, D.C.
Scooter Barry	10	Guard	6-3	175	Junior	Concord, California
Marvin Branch	54	Center	6-10	225	Junior	Detroit, Michigan
Jeff Gueldner	33	Guard/Forward	6-5	180	Sophomore	Charleston, Illinois
Keith Harris	45	Forward	6-6	205	Sophomore	Santa Monica, California
Otis Livingston	12	Guard	6-0	150	Junior	San Pedro, California
Mike Maddox	32	Forward	6-8	195	Freshman	Reseda, California
Danny Manning	25	Forward/Center	6-10	230	Senior	Lawrence, Kansas
Archie Marshall	23	Forward	6-7	190	Senior	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mike Masucci	44	Center	6-10	200	Freshman	Grandview, Missouri
Marvin Mattox	54	Forward	6-4	210	Senior	Pomona, California
Lincoln Minor	11	Guard	6-3	165	Junior	Houston, Texas
Milt Newton	21	Guard/Forward	6-5	185	Junior	Washington, D.C.
Clint Normore	4	Guard	6-0	200	Junior	Wichita, Kansas
Chris Piper	24	Forward	6-8	200	Senior	Lawrence, Kansas
Kevin Pritchard	14	Guard	6-3	170	Sophomore	Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mark Randall	42	Forward	6-9	200	Sophomore(RS)	Englewood, Colorado

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular season
1987/11/27* no, no	#7	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 89–62	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
1987/11/28* no, no	#7	vs. #11 Iowa Maui Invitational	L 81–100	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
1987/11/29* no, no	#7	vs. Illinois Maui Invitational	L 75–81	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
1987/12/01* no, no	#16	Pomona-Pitzer	W 94–38	2–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/12/03* no, no	#16	at Western Carolina	W 68–63	3–2	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
1987/12/05* no, no	#16	St. John's	W 63–54	4–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/12/07* no, no	#18	Appalachian State	W 73–62	5–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/12/12* no, no	#18	Rider	W 110–72	6–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/12/19* no, no	#17	at North Carolina State	W 74–67	7–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
1987/12/28* no, no	#17	vs. Memphis State	W 64–62	8–2	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
1987/12/30* no, no	#17	vs. St. John's	L 56–70	8–3	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
1988/01/04* no, no	#18	at Washington	W 67–57	9–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
1988/01/06* no, no	#18	American	W 90–69	10–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/01/09 no, no	#18	Missouri	W 78–74	11–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/01/13 no, no	#16	at #14 Iowa State	L 78–88	11–4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
1988/01/16* no, no	#16	Hampton	W 95–69	12–4	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/01/23* no, no	#16	at Notre Dame	L 76–80	12–5	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
1988/01/27 no, no		at Nebraska	L 68–70	12–6	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
1988/01/30 no, no		Kansas State	L 61–72	12–7	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/03 no, no		#7 Oklahoma	L 65–73	12–8	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/06 no, no		Colorado	W 73–62	13–8	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/10 no, no		at Oklahoma State	W 78–68	14–8	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
1988/02/13 no, no		Iowa State	W 82–72	15–8	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/16 no, no		Nebraska	W 70–48	16–8	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/18 no, no		at Kansas State	W 64–63	17–8	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
1988/02/20* no, no		#6 Duke	L 70–74^OT	17–9	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/24 no, no		at #4 Oklahoma	L 87–95	17–10	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
1988/02/27 no, no		at #15 Missouri	W 82–77	18–10	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
1988/03/02 no, no		at Colorado	W 85–64	19–10	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
1988/03/05 no, no		Oklahoma State	W 75–57	20–10	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Big 8 Tournament
1988/03/11* no, no		vs. Oklahoma State Big 8 Conference Tournament	W 74–58	21–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
1988/03/12* no, no		vs. Kansas State Big 8 Conference Tournament	L 54–69	21–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
1988/03/18* no, no		vs. #18 Xavier NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional	W 85–72	22–11	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
1988/03/20* no, no		vs. Murray State NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional	W 61–58	23–11	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
1988/03/25* no, no		vs. Vanderbilt NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional	W 77–64	24–11	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
1988/03/27* no, no		vs. #20 Kansas State NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional	W 71–58	25–11	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
1988/04/02* no, no		vs. #5 Duke NCAA Div. I Tournament National Semifinal	W 66–59	26–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
1988/04/04* no, no		vs. #5 Oklahoma NCAA Div. I Tournament National Final	W 83–79	27–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Final
AP	7	16	18	17	18	17	18	16	16	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

Awards and honors

Larry Brown, Naismith College Coach of the Year
Danny Manning, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[2]
Danny Manning, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[3]
Danny Manning, John R. Wooden Award^[4]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1988	1	1	Danny Manning	Los Angeles Clippers
1988	3	75	Archie Marshall	San Antonio Spurs
1990	2	34	Kevin Pritchard	Golden State Warriors
1991	1	26	Mark Randall	Chicago Bulls

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References

↑ University of Kansas Media Guide, in PDF
↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
↑ http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
↑ http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html
↑ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1988

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball

Venues	Robinson Gymnasium (1907–1927) Hoch Auditorium (1927–1955) Allen Fieldhouse (1955–present)

Rivalries	Kansas State (results) Missouri

Culture & lore	Big Jay Baby Jay Champions Classic "Rock Chalk, Jayhawk"

People	Head coaches Jayhawks of note

Seasons	1898–99 1899–00 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Helms and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Kansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1987–88 NCAA Champions

Scooter Barry Jeff Gueldner Danny Manning (MOP) Archie Marshall Lincoln Minor Milt Newton Chris Piper Kevin Pritchard Head Coach Larry Brown Assistant Coaches R. C. Buford Alvin Gentry Ed Manning Mark Turgeon

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke
2016: Villanova

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