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
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons « 1986–87 1988–89 »

1987–88 Big 8 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 8 Tournament winner As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Record
Regular season
1987/11/27*	vs. Chaminade	#7	Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, Hawaii (Maui Invitational)	W 89–62	1–0
1987/11/28*	vs. #11 Iowa	#7	Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, Hawaii (Maui Invitational)	L 81–100	1–1
1987/11/29*	vs. Illinois	#7	Lahaina Civic Center • Lahaina, Hawaii (Maui Invitational)	L 75–81	1–2
1987/12/01*	Pomona-Pitzer	#16	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 94–38	2–2
1987/12/03*	at Western Carolina	#16	Ramsey Center • Cullowhee, North Carolina	W 68–63	3–2
1987/12/05*	St. John's	#16	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 63–54	4–2
1987/12/07*	Appalachian State	#18	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 73–62	5–2
1987/12/12*	Rider	#18	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 110–72	6–2
1987/12/19*	at North Carolina State	#17	Reynolds Coliseum • Raleigh, North Carolina	W 74–67	7–2
1987/12/28*	vs. Memphis State	#17	Madison Square Garden • New York City, New York	W 64–62	8–2
1987/12/30*	vs. St. John's	#17	Madison Square Garden • New York City, New York	L 56–70	8–3
1988/01/04*	at Washington	#18	Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion • Seattle, Washington	W 67–57	9–3
1988/01/06*	American	#18	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 90–69	10–3
1988/01/09	Missouri	#18	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 78–74	11–3
1988/01/13	at #14 Iowa State	#16	Hilton Coliseum • Ames, Iowa	L 78–88	11–4
1988/01/16*	Hampton	#16	Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 95–69	12–4
1988/01/23*	at Notre Dame	#16	Edmund P. Joyce Center • South Bend, Indiana	L 76–80	12–5
1988/01/27	at Nebraska		Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Nebraska	L 68–70	12–6
1988/01/30	Kansas State		Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	L 61–72	12–7
1988/02/03	#7 Oklahoma		Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	L 65–73	12–8
1988/02/06	Colorado		Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 73–62	13–8
1988/02/10	at Oklahoma State		Gallagher-Iba Arena • Stillwater, Oklahoma	W 78–68	14–8
1988/02/13	Iowa State		Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 82–72	15–8
1988/02/16	Nebraska		Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 70–48	16–8
1988/02/18	at Kansas State		Ahearn Field House • Manhattan, Kansas	W 64–63	17–8
1988/02/20*	#6 Duke		Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	L 70–74OT	17–9
1988/02/24	at #4 Oklahoma		Lloyd Noble Center • Norman, Oklahoma	L 87–95	17–10
1988/02/27	at #15 Missouri		Hearnes Center • Columbia, Missouri	W 82–77	18–10
1988/03/02	at Colorado		Coors Events Center • Boulder, Colorado	W 85–64	19–10
1988/03/05	Oklahoma State		Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, Kansas	W 75–57	20–10
Big 8 Tournament
1988/03/11*	vs. Oklahoma State		Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 8 Conference Tournament)	W 74–58	21–10
1988/03/12*	vs. Kansas State		Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (Big 8 Conference Tournament)	L 54–69	21–11
NCAA Tournament
1988/03/18*	vs. #18 Xavier		Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Nebraska (NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional)	W 85–72	22–11
1988/03/20*	vs. Murray State		Bob Devaney Sports Center • Lincoln, Nebraska (NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional)	W 61–58	23–11
1988/03/25*	vs. Vanderbilt		Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, Michigan (NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional)	W 77–64	24–11
1988/03/27*	vs. #20 Kansas State		Pontiac Silverdome • Pontiac, Michigan (NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional)	W 71–58	25–11
1988/04/02*	vs. #5 Duke		Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (NCAA Div. I Tournament National Semifinal)	W 66–59	26–11
1988/04/04*	vs. #5 Oklahoma		Kemper Arena • Kansas City, Missouri (NCAA Div. I Tournament National Final)	W 83–79	27–11
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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

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