1987-88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

NCAATeamSeason
Mode = basketball
Year = 1987-88
Prev year = 1986-87
Next year = 1988-89
Team = Kansas Jayhawks

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ImageSize = 150
Conference = Big 8 Conference
Division =
ShortConference = Big 8
CoachRank =
APRank =
Record = 27-11
ConfRecord = 9-5
HeadCoach = Larry Brown
AsstCoach1 =
AsstCoach2 =
AsstCoach3 =
StadiumArena = Allen Fieldhouse
Champion=National Champions
BowlTourney=NCAA Men's Division I Tournament
Championship Game
BowlTourneyResult=W 83-79 v. Oklahoma

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 was led by Larry Brown in his fifth season as head coach. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. The team won the 1987-1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, the second in the school's history.

chedule

-!colspan=8| Regular season

CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/11/27
w/l = w | score = 89-62
nonconf = yes
opponent = Chaminade
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Lahaina Civic Center | site_cityst = Lahaina, Hawaii
gamename = Maui Invitational
tv =
record = 1-0CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/11/28
w/l = l | score = 81-100
nonconf = yes
opponent = Iowa
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Lahaina Civic Center | site_cityst = Lahaina, Hawaii
gamename = Maui Invitational
tv =
record = 1-1CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/11/29
w/l = l | score = 75-81
nonconf = yes
opponent = Illinois
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Lahaina Civic Center | site_cityst = Lahaina, Hawaii
gamename = Maui Invitational
tv =
record = 1-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/12/01
w/l = w | score = 94-38
nonconf = yes
opponent = Pomona-Pitzer
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 2-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/12/03
w/l = w | score = 68-63
nonconf = yes
opponent = Western Carolina
away = yes | site_stadium = Ramsey Center | site_cityst = Cullowhee, North Carolina
tv =
record = 3-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/12/05
w/l = w | score = 63-54
nonconf = yes
opponent = St. John's
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 4-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/12/07
w/l = w | score = 73-62
nonconf = yes
opponent = Appalachian State Mountaineers
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 5-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/12/12
w/l = w | score = 110-72
nonconf = yes
opponent = Rider University
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 6-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/12/19
w/l = w | score = 74-67
nonconf = yes
opponent = North Carolina State
away = yes | site_stadium = Reynolds Coliseum | site_cityst = Raleigh, North Carolina
tv =
record = 7-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/12/28
w/l = w | score = 64-62
nonconf = yes
opponent = Memphis State
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Madison Square Garden | site_cityst = New York City, New York
gamename =
tv =
record = 8-2CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1987/12/30
w/l = l | score = 56-70
nonconf = yes
opponent = St. John's
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Madison Square Garden | site_cityst = New York City, New York
gamename =
tv =
record = 8-3CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/01/04
w/l = w | score = 67-57
nonconf = yes
opponent = Washington
away = yes | site_stadium = Bank of America Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion | site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
tv =
record = 9-3CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/01/06
w/l = w | score = 90-69
nonconf = yes
opponent = American
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 10-3CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/01/09
w/l = w | score = 78-74
nonconf = no
opponent = Missouri
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 11-3CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/01/13
w/l = l | score = 78-88
nonconf = no
opponent = Iowa State
away = yes | site_stadium = Hilton Coliseum | site_cityst = Ames, Iowa
tv =
record = 11-4CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/01/16
w/l = w | score = 95-69
nonconf = yes
opponent = Hampton
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 12-4CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/01/23
w/l = l | score = 76-80
nonconf = yes
opponent = Notre Dame
away = yes | site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center | site_cityst = South Bend, Indiana
tv =
record = 12-5CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/01/27
w/l = l | score = 68-70
nonconf = no
opponent = Nebraska
away = yes | site_stadium = Bob Devaney Sports Center | site_cityst = Lincoln, Nebraska
tv =
record = 12-6CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/01/30
w/l = l | score = 61-72
nonconf = no
opponent = Kansas State
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 12-7CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/02/03
w/l = l | score = 65-73
nonconf = no
opponent = Oklahoma
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 12-8CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/02/06
w/l = w | score = 73-62
nonconf = no
opponent = Colorado
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 13-8CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/02/10
w/l = w | score = 78-68
nonconf = no
opponent = Oklahoma State
away = yes | site_stadium = Gallagher-Iba Arena | site_cityst = Stillwater, Oklahoma
tv =
record = 14-8CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/02/13
w/l = w | score = 82-72
nonconf = no
opponent = Iowa State
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 15-8CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/02/16
w/l = w | score = 70-48
nonconf = no
opponent = Nebraska
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 16-8CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/02/18
w/l = w | score = 64-63
nonconf = no
opponent = Kansas State
away = yes | site_stadium = Ahearn Field House | site_cityst = Manhattan, Kansas
tv =
record = 17-8CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/02/20
w/l = l | score = 70-74^OT
nonconf = yes
opponent = Duke
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 17-9CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/02/24
w/l = l | score = 87-95
nonconf = no
opponent = Oklahoma
away = yes | site_stadium = Lloyd Noble Center | site_cityst = Norman, Oklahoma
tv =
record = 17-10CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/02/27
w/l = w | score = 82-77
nonconf = no
opponent = Missouri
away = yes | site_stadium = Hearnes Center | site_cityst = Columbia, Missouri
tv =
record = 18-10CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/03/02
w/l = w | score = 85-64
nonconf = no
opponent = Colorado
away = yes | site_stadium = Coors Events Center | site_cityst = Boulder, Colorado
tv =
record = 19-10CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/03/05
w/l = w | score = 75-57
nonconf = no
opponent = Oklahoma State
site_stadium = Allen Fieldhouse | site_cityst = Lawrence, Kansas
tv =
record = 20-10
-!colspan=8| Postseason

CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/03/11
w/l = w | score = 74-58
nonconf = yes
opponent = Oklahoma State
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Kemper Arena | site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
gamename = Big 8 Conference Tournament
tv =
record = 21-10CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/03/12
w/l = l | score = 54-69
nonconf = yes
opponent = Kansas State
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Kemper Arena | site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
gamename = Big 8 Conference Tournament
tv =
record = 21-11CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/03/18
w/l = w | score = 85-72
nonconf = yes
opponent = Xavier
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Bob Devaney Sports Center | site_cityst = Lincoln, Nebraska
gamename = NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional
tv =
record = 22-11CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/03/20
w/l = w | score = 61-58
nonconf = yes
opponent = Murray State
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Bob Devaney Sports Center | site_cityst = Lincoln, Nebraska
gamename = NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Subregional
tv =
record = 23-11CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/03/25
w/l = w | score = 77-64
nonconf = yes
opponent = Vanderbilt
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Pontiac Silverdome | site_cityst = Pontiac, Michigan
gamename = NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional
tv =
record = 24-11CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/03/27
w/l = w | score = 71-58
nonconf = yes
opponent = Kansas State
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Pontiac Silverdome | site_cityst = Pontiac, Michigan
gamename = NCAA Div. I Tournament Midwest Regional
tv =
record = 25-11CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/04/02
w/l = w | score = 66-59
nonconf = yes
opponent = Duke
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Kemper Arena | site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
gamename = NCAA Div. I Tournament National Semifinal
tv =
record = 26-11CBB Schedule Entry
date = 1988/04/04
w/l = w | score = 83-79
nonconf = yes
opponent = Oklahoma
neutral = yes | site_stadium = Kemper Arena | site_cityst = Kansas City, Missouri
gamename = NCAA Div. I Tournament National Final
tv =
record = 27-11 [University of Kansas Media Guide, in PDF [http://kuathletics.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mbaskbl-0708-mg-eight] ]

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