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
Conference	Big 8 Conference
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 (5th season) John Robic (2nd season) Mark Turgeon (1st season)
Captains	Danny Manning Archie Marshall Chris Piper
Home arena	Allen Fieldhouse
Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 Big Eight Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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
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

Main article: 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 Award^[5]
• Danny Manning, Naismith College Player of the Year^[6]
• Danny Manning, John R. Wooden Award^[7]

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

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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 2008-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
5. . cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
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8. . Archived from the original on 17 March 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2009.