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 and final season as head coach. Their star player, Danny Manning, earned the team the nickname "Danny and the Miracles" because of 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 their last three games of the NCAA tournament, the Jayhawks avenged their three home losses to Kansas State, Duke, and Oklahoma.
This season also marked the creation by a group of KU students of the famous "Beware of THE PHOG" banner. It was first displayed for the Duke game on February 20, 1988, and then again for that season's final home game on March 5, the Senior Night celebrations honoring Danny Manning and the other KU seniors, Archie Marshall and Chris Piper. It came down after that, and the students gave the banner to Phog Allen's granddaughter Judy Morris. Morris told Kansas Assistant Athletic Director Floyd Temple she thought the banner should remain a fixture in Allen Fieldhouse, and Temple agreed.
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
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!colspan=9 style=| Big 8 Tournament
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University of Kansas Media Guide, in PDF
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 Danny Manning, Naismith College Player of the Year Danny Manning, John R. Wooden Award
Team players drafted into the NBA 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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