1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 April 2023 basketball 1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks 1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team.jpg 295 Big 8 Conference Big 8 27–11 9–5 Larry Brown 5th R. C. Buford 5th Alvin Gentry 2nd Ed Manning 5th John Robic 2nd Mark Turgeon 1st Danny Manning Archie Marshall Chris Piper Allen Fieldhouse NCAA tournament National Champions National Championship Game W Won 83–79 vs. Oklahoma thumb|150px|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 their last three games of the NCAA tournament, the Jayhawks avenged their three home losses to Kansas State, Duke, and Oklahoma. This season also marked the creation by a group of KU students of the 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.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-01-15/story-behind-kansas-basketballs-beware-phog-banner-men-who The story behind Kansas's 'Beware of the Phog' banner | NCAA.com www.ncaa.com 9 April 2023https://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/22584940 Beware of the Phog's Kansas legacy - ESPN Video 26 February 2018 ESPN.com 9 April 2023 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 no no |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Regular Season November 27, 1987 89–62 yes 7 Chaminade yes Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational 1–0 November 28, 1987 81–100Iowa 100, Kansas 81 https://apnews.com/article/859f1f9c2d0a625845ca5f96b87e2679 Associated Press November 29, 1987 April 25, 2022 yes 7 Iowa 11 yes Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational 1–1 November 29, 1987 75–81 yes 7 Illinois yes Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii Maui Invitational 1–2 December 1, 1987 94–38 yes Pomona-Pitzer 16 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 2–2 December 3, 1987 68–63 yes 16 Western Carolina yes Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina 3–2 December 5, 1987 63–54 yes 16 St. John's Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 4–2 December 7, 1987 73–62 yes 18 Appalachian State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 5–2 December 12, 1987 110–72 yes 18 Rider Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 6–2 December 19, 1987 74–67 yes 17 NC State yes Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina ABC 7–2 December 28, 1987 64–62 yes 17 Memphis State yes Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 8–2 December 30, 1987 56–70 yes 17 St. John's yes Madison Square Garden New York City, New York 8–3 January 4, 1988 67–57 yes 18 Washington yes Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 9–3 January 6, 1988 90–69 yes 18 American Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 10–3 January 9, 1988 78–74 no 18 Missouri Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas Border War 11–3 January 13, 1988 78–88 no 16 Iowa State 14 yes Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa 11–4 January 16, 1988 95–69 yes 16 Hampton Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 12–4 January 23, 1988 76–80 yes 16 Notre Dame yes Edmund P. Joyce Center South Bend, Indiana 12–5 January 27, 1988 68–70 no Nebraska yes Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska 12–6 January 30, 1988 61–72 no Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 12–7 February 3, 1988 65–73 no Oklahoma 7 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 12–8 February 6, 1988 73–62 no Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 13–8 February 10, 1988 78–68 no Oklahoma State yes Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma 14–8 February 13, 1988 82–72 no Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 15–8 February 16, 1988 70–48 no Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 16–8 February 18, 1988 64–63 no Kansas State yes Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas ESPN 17–8 February 20, 1988 70–74 OT yes Duke 6 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 17–9 February 24, 1988 87–95 no Oklahoma 4 yes Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 17–10 February 27, 1988 82–77 no Missouri 15 yes Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri Border War 18–10 March 2, 1988 85–64 no Colorado yes Coors Events Center Boulder, Colorado 19–10 March 5, 1988 75–57 no Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas 20–10 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks| Big 8 Tournament March 11, 1988 74–58 yes Oklahoma State yes Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big 8 Conference Tournament Quarterfinals 21–10 March 12, 1988 54–69 yes Kansas State yes Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Big 8 Conference Tournament Semifinals 21–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Kansas Jayhawks|NCAA Tournament March 18, 1988 85–72 yes Xavier 18 yes Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska first round 22–11 March 20, 1988 61–58 yes Murray State yes Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska Second Round 23–11 March 25, 1988 77–64 yes Vanderbilt yes Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan Sweet Sixteen 24–11 March 27, 1988 71–58 yes Kansas State 20 yes Pontiac Silverdome Pontiac, Michigan Elite Eight CBS 25–11 April 2, 1988 66–59 yes Duke 5 yes Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri Final Four CBS 26–11 April 4, 1988 83–79 yes Oklahoma 4 yes Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri National Championship game CBS 27–11 AP Poll University of Kansas Media Guide, in PDF https://web.archive.org/web/20080220164321/http://kuathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mbaskbl-0708-mg-eight 2008-02-20 Rankings 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 Awardhttp://www.sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer Final Four Most Outstanding Players cbs.sportsline.com 31 March 2008 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123518/http://sportsline.com/collegebasketball/mayhem/history/outstandingplayer 7 September 2008 Danny Manning, Naismith College Player of the Yearhttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy 2009-03-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx 2009-03-02 Danny Manning, John R. Wooden Awardhttp://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html Wooden Award - Athletics 2009-04-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413170924/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html 2009-04-13 dead Team players drafted into the NBA 2 Kansas Jayhawks 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 Bullshttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1988 1988 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com 2009-05-14 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20100317221203/http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N 2010-03-17 References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament championship seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Kansas Kansas Jay Kansas Jay