1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1988 Big Eight Tournament winner ; As of March 3, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions
Conference	Big 8 Conference
1987–88 record	27–11 (9–5 Big 8)
Head coach	Larry Brown (5th season);
Assistant coaches	R. C. Buford (5th season); Alvin Gentry (2nd season); Ed Manning; Mark Turgeon (1st season);
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

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 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.

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. 7	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational	W 89–62	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
1987/11/28*	No. 7	vs. No. 11 Iowa Maui Invitational	L 81–100	1–1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
1987/11/29*	No. 7	vs. Illinois Maui Invitational	L 75–81	1–2	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii
1987/12/01*	No. 16	Pomona-Pitzer	W 94–38	2–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/12/03*	No. 16	at Western Carolina	W 68–63	3–2	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
1987/12/05*	No. 16	St. John's	W 63–54	4–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/12/07*	No. 18	Appalachian State	W 73–62	5–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/12/12*	No. 18	Rider	W 110–72	6–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1987/12/19* ABC	No. 17	at NC State	W 74–67	7–2	Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina
1987/12/28*	No. 17	vs. Memphis State	W 64–62	8–2	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
1987/12/30*	No. 17	vs. St. John's	L 56–70	8–3	Madison Square Garden New York City, New York
1988/01/04*	No. 18	at Washington	W 67–57	9–3	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
1988/01/06*	No. 18	American	W 90–69	10–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/01/09	No. 18	Missouri	W 78–74	11–3	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/01/13	No. 16	at No. 14 Iowa State	L 78–88	11–4	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
1988/01/16*	No. 16	Hampton	W 95–69	12–4	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/01/23*	No. 16	at Notre Dame	L 76–80	12–5	Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana
1988/01/27		at Nebraska	L 68–70	12–6	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
1988/01/30		Kansas State	L 61–72	12–7	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/03		No. 7 Oklahoma	L 65–73	12–8	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/06		Colorado	W 73–62	13–8	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/10		at Oklahoma State	W 78–68	14–8	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
1988/02/13		Iowa State	W 82–72	15–8	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/16		Nebraska	W 70–48	16–8	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/18 ESPN		at Kansas State	W 64–63	17–8	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
1988/02/20*		No. 6 Duke	L 70–74 ^OT	17–9	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
1988/02/24		at No. 4 Oklahoma	L 87–95	17–10	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
1988/02/27		at No. 15 Missouri	W 82–77	18–10	Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
1988/03/02		at Colorado	W 85–64	19–10	Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado
1988/03/05		Oklahoma State	W 75–57	20–10	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Big 8 Tournament
1988/03/11*		vs. Oklahoma State Big 8 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals	W 74–58	21–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
1988/03/12*		vs. Kansas State Big 8 Conference Tournament Semifinals	L 54–69	21–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
1988/03/18*		vs. No. 18 Xavier First Round	W 85–72	22–11	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
1988/03/20*		vs. Murray State Second Round	W 61–58	23–11	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
1988/03/25*		vs. Vanderbilt Sweet Sixteen	W 77–64	24–11	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
1988/03/27* CBS		vs. No. 20 Kansas State Elite Eight	W 71–58	25–11	Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan
1988/04/02* CBS		vs. No. 5 Duke Final Four	W 66–59	26–11	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
1988/04/04* 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[]

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 Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[1] University of Kansas Media Guide, in PDF Archived 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine

[Tourney_History-2] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2009-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-04-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2009-05-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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

1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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
	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Iowa State	6	–	8	.429	20	–	12	.625
	4	–	10	.286	14	–	16	.467
	4	–	10	.286	13	–	18	.419
	3	–	11	.214	7	–	21	.250

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