1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini 1987–88_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg 300px Big Ten Conference Big Ten 17 16 23–10 12–6 Lou Henson Dick Nagy Jimmy Collins Mark Coomes 13th 9th 5th 3rd Glynn Blackwell Jens Kujawa Nick Anderson Kenny Battle Assembly Hall Illini Classic, Champion NCAA men's Division I tournament second round 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 1987 Illinois Fighting Illini y yes Travis Smith 11 G 5 11 175 FR Ridgway, Illinois Ridgway High School n Kendall Gill 13 G 6 4 180 SO Matteson, Illinois Rich Central High School y Mark Shapland 15 G 6 1 190 JR Monticello, Illinois Monticello High School n Glynn Blackwell 21 G 6 4 180 SR Highland Park, Michigan Highland Park Community High School n C Larry Smith 23 G 6 2 185 SO Alton, Illinois Alton High School y Larry Smith (basketball, born 1968) Ervin Small 24 F 6 7 200 SO Chicago, Illinois Simeon High School n Nick Anderson basketball 25 G/F 6 6 215 SO Chicago, Illinois Simeon High School y Eddie Manzke 30 G 6 2 170 JR Orland Park, Illinois Marist High School n Bob Starnes 32 F 6 4 180 FR yes Ft. Lauderdale, Florida St. Thomas Aquinas High School n Kenny Battle 33 F 6 5 210 JR y Aurora, Illinois West Aurora High School y Stephen Bardo 35 G/F 6 5 200 SO Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale Community High School y Mike MacDonald 40 F 6 6 210 JR Streamwood, Illinois Streamwood High School n Phil Kunz 44 F 6 9 230 SO Carlyle, Illinois Carlyle High School n Lowell Hamilton 45 F 6 7 210 JR Chicago, Illinois Providence St. Mel High School y Bryan Brickner 50 F/C 6 6 180 SO Scales Mound, Illinois Scales Mound High School n Jens Kujawa 54 C 7 0 245 JR y Braunschweig, West Germany Taylorville High School y C Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (13th year) Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) (5th year) Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (9th year) Mark Coomes (New Mexico State) (3rd year) https://fightingillini.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1987-88 Schedule SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1987-88 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203054133/http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1987.html February 3, 2014 , FightingIllini.com yes yes |- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season 11/27/1987 yes yes Baylor Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 73-50 1,200 1-0 11/28/1987 yes yes Villanova Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 76-78 1,200 1-1 11/29/1987 yes 7 yes Kansas Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI Maui Invitational 81-75 1,000 2-1 12/2/1987 yes 1987 Chicago State Cougars Chicago State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 86-57 13,486 3-1 12/5/1987 yes 1987 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State Assembly Hall Champaign 111-73 14,354 4-1 12/8/1987 yes 1987 Austin Peay State Governors Austin Peay Assembly Hall Champaign 100-62 14,519 5-1 12/11/1987 yes 1987 UIC Flames Illinois-Chicago Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Illini Classic 109-53 13,653 6-1 12/12/1987 yes Auburn Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Illini Classic 107-103 ot 14,847 7-1 12/19/1987 yes North Carolina Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 74-85 16,712 7-2 12/22/1987 yes 17 yes Missouri St. Louis Arena St. Louis, MO Braggin' Rights 75-63 18,224 8-2 12/30/1987 yes yes 1987 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Coors Events Center Denver, CO 86-68 8,241 9-2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season 1/4/1988 11 Purdue Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 68-81 16,654 9-3 0-1 1/7/1988 19 yes 1987 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 65-61 ot 10,988 10-3 1-1 1/9/1988 19 Michigan State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 77-62 16,616 11-3 2-1 1/16/1988 20 yes Wisconsin Wisconsin Field House Madison, WI 80-65 11,068 12-3 3-1 1/17/1988 20 yes 1987 Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 103-79 15,386 13-3 1/21/1988 13 19 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 79-93 15,500 13-4 3-2 1/23/1988 13 1987 Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 79-48 14,606 14-4 4-2 3/4/1987 13 8 yes Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 64-76 13,609 14-5 4-3 1/30/1988 13 yes 1 yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, AZ 70-78 13,227 14-6 2/4/1988 17 yes 1987 Ohio State Buckeyes Ohio State St. John Arena Columbus, OH 60-64 13,320 14-7 4-4 2/6/1988 17 3 Indiana Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 74-75 16,671 14-8 4-5 2/11/1988 Minnesota Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 86-50 14,313 15-8 5-5 2/13/1988 yes Michigan State Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, MI 83-65 10,004 16-8 6-5 2/17/1988 Ohio State Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 118-86 14,587 17-8 7-5 2/21/1988 Wisconsin Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 85-65 16,348 18-8 8-5 2/25/1988 2 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 79-93 14,123 18-9 8-6 2/29/1988 yes Indiana Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN Rivalry 75-65 16,233 19-9 9-6 3/6/1988 11 Iowa Assembly Hall Champaign, IL Rivalry 94-81 16,538 20-9 10-6 3/9/1988 19 Michigan Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 85-74 16,605 21-9 11-6 3/12/1988 19 yes Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL Rivalry 79-74 8,117 22-9 12-6 |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA Tournament 3/18/1988 16 yes yes 3 S 14 S Texas-San Antonio Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH First Round 81-72 16,562 23-9 3/20/1988 16 yes 3 S 6 S Villanova yes Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, OH Second Round 63-66 16,562 23-10 |- Central Time Player stats PlayerGames PlayedMinutes Played2 pt. Field Goals3 pt. Field GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPointsNick Andersonhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 33909221277217532837525Kenny Battlehttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 3310271970122183551072516Glynn Blackwellhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 33822143108311178140399Kendall Gillhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 33946107216773138365344Lowell Hamiltonhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 3362714014812791914331Stephen Bardohttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 3382077353138125741216Jens Kujawahttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 3371969038171342917176Larry Smithhttp://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121 Season Stats 2011-03-17 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf dead 31403452413780119133Phil 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 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf List of MVPs 2013-01-15 2014-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf dead Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Kenny Battle Team Co-Most Valuable Player http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf List of MVPs 2013-01-15 2014-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf dead Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005) Team players drafted into the NBA Player NBA club Round Pick1988 NBA Draft Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References Illinois Fighting Illini Illinois Category:Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball seasons Category:1987 in sports in Illinois Category:1988 in sports in Illinois