1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

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 the last three games of the NCAA tournament, the Jayhawks avenged their three home losses to Kansas State, Duke, and Oklahoma.

1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
ConferenceBig 8 Conference
Record27–11 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Oklahoma 12 2   .857 35 4   .897
No. 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

This season also marked the creation by a group of KU students of the now 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.[1][2]

Roster

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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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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
November 27, 1987*
No. 7 vs. Chaminade
Maui Invitational
W 89–62  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
November 28, 1987*
No. 7 vs. No. 11 Iowa
Maui Invitational
L 81–100[3]  1–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
November 29, 1987*
No. 7 vs. Illinois
Maui Invitational
L 75–81  1–2
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
December 1, 1987*
No. 16 Pomona-Pitzer W 94–38  2–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
December 3, 1987*
No. 16 at Western Carolina W 68–63  3–2
Ramsey Center 
Cullowhee, North Carolina
December 5, 1987*
No. 16 St. John's W 63–54  4–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
December 7, 1987*
No. 18 Appalachian State W 73–62  5–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
December 12, 1987*
No. 18 Rider W 110–72  6–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
December 19, 1987*
 ABC
No. 17 at NC State W 74–67  7–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
December 28, 1987*
No. 17 vs. Memphis State W 64–62  8–2
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, New York
December 30, 1987*
No. 17 vs. St. John's L 56–70  8–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York City, New York
January 4, 1988*
No. 18 at Washington W 67–57  9–3
Hec Edmundson Pavilion 
Seattle, Washington
January 6, 1988*
No. 18 American W 90–69  10–3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 9, 1988
No. 18 Missouri
Border War
W 78–74  11–3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 13, 1988
No. 16 at No. 14 Iowa State L 78–88  11–4
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
January 16, 1988*
No. 16 Hampton W 95–69  12–4
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
January 23, 1988*
No. 16 at Notre Dame L 76–80  12–5
Edmund P. Joyce Center 
South Bend, Indiana
January 27, 1988
at Nebraska L 68–70  12–6
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
January 30, 1988
Kansas State L 61–72  12–7
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 3, 1988
No. 7 Oklahoma L 65–73  12–8
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 6, 1988
Colorado W 73–62  13–8
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 10, 1988
at Oklahoma State W 78–68  14–8
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
February 13, 1988
Iowa State W 82–72  15–8
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 16, 1988
Nebraska W 70–48  16–8
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 18, 1988
 ESPN
at Kansas State W 64–63  17–8
Ahearn Field House 
Manhattan, Kansas
February 20, 1988*
No. 6 Duke L 70–74 OT 17–9
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
February 24, 1988
at No. 4 Oklahoma L 87–95  17–10
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
February 27, 1988
at No. 15 Missouri
Border War
W 82–77  18–10
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, Missouri
March 2, 1988
at Colorado W 85–64  19–10
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
March 5, 1988
Oklahoma State W 75–57  20–10
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Big 8 Tournament
March 11, 1988*
vs. Oklahoma State
Big 8 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals
W 74–58  21–10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
March 12, 1988*
vs. Kansas State
Big 8 Conference Tournament Semifinals
L 54–69  21–11
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
March 18, 1988*
vs. No. 18 Xavier
first round
W 85–72  22–11
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 20, 1988*
vs. Murray State
Second Round
W 61–58  23–11
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
March 25, 1988*
vs. Vanderbilt
Sweet Sixteen
W 77–64  24–11
Pontiac Silverdome 
Pontiac, Michigan
March 27, 1988*
 CBS
vs. No. 20 Kansas State
Elite Eight
W 71–58  25–11
Pontiac Silverdome 
Pontiac, Michigan
April 2, 1988*
 CBS
vs. No. 5 Duke
Final Four
W 66–59  26–11
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
April 4, 1988*
 CBS
vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
National Championship game
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

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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

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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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

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  1. ^ "The story behind Kansas's 'Beware of the Phog' banner | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Beware of the Phog's Kansas legacy - ESPN Video". ESPN.com. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
  3. ^ "Iowa 100, Kansas 81". Associated Press. 29 November 1987. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
  4. ^ University of Kansas Media Guide, in PDF Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
  6. ^ "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy". Archived from the original on 2 March 2009. Retrieved 13 March 2009.
  7. ^ "Wooden Award - Athletics". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2009.
  8. ^ "1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2009.