1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season The 1987–88 season brought Lou Henson his 500th career victory and laid the foundation for the history making season in 1988–1989.

Roster

Schedule

SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1987-88 , FightingIllini.com

!colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season

!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA Tournament

Player stats PlayerGames PlayedMinutes Played2 pt. Field Goals3 pt. Field GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPointsNick Anderson33909221277217532837525Kenny Battle3310271970122183551072516Glynn Blackwell 33822143108311178140399Kendall Gill33946107216773138365344Lowell Hamilton 3362714014812791914331Stephen Bardo3382077353138125741216Jens Kujawa3371969038171342917176Larry Smith31403452413780119133Phil Kunz26195160941213341Ervin Small249810063642126Mark Shapland62220091004Bryan Brickner51300110001Travis Smith2200110001Mike MacDonald2400100000Eddie Manzke61800220000Bob Starnes2400000000

Awards and honors Kendall Gill Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Nick Anderson Team Co-Most Valuable Player Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Kenny Battle Team Co-Most Valuable Player Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round Pick

Rankings

References