1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 16
Record23–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPNick Anderson
MVPKenny Battle
CaptainGlynn Blackwell
Jens Kujawa
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Purdue16–2 .88929–4  .879
No. 10 Michigan13–5 .72226–8  .765
No. 17 Iowa12–6 .66724–10  .706
No. 16 Illinois12–6 .66723–10  .697
Indiana11–7 .61119–10  .655
Ohio State9–9 .50020–13  .606
Wisconsin6–12 .33312–16  .429
Michigan State5–13 .27810–18  .357
Minnesota4–14 .22210–18  .357
Northwestern2–16 .1117–21  .250
Rankings from AP Poll

Regular season

The 1987–88 season brought Lou Henson his 500th career victory and laid the foundation for what would be an incredible history making season in 1988–1989.

Roster
1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 11 Travis Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrRidgway High School Ridgway, Illinois
G 13 Kendall Gill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoRich Central High School Matteson, Illinois
G 15 Mark Shapland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMonticello High School Monticello, Illinois
G 21 Glynn Blackwell (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrHighland Park Community High School Highland Park, Michigan
G 23 Larry Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoAlton High School Alton, Illinois
F 24 Ervin Small 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
G/F 25 Nick Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoSimeon High School Chicago, Illinois
G 30 Eddie Manzke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrMarist High School Orland Park, Illinois
F 32 Bob Starnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrSt. Thomas Aquinas High School Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
F 33 Kenny Battle 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS JrWest Aurora High School Aurora, Illinois
G/F 35 Stephen Bardo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoCarbondale Community High School Carbondale, Illinois
F 40 Mike MacDonald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrStreamwood High School Streamwood, Illinois
F 44 Phil Kunz 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoCarlyle High School Carlyle, Illinois
F 45 Lowell Hamilton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrProvidence St. Mel High School Chicago, Illinois
F/C 50 Bryan Brickner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoScales Mound High School Scales Mound, Illinois
C 54 Jens Kujawa (C) 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrTaylorville High School Braunschweig, West Germany
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Roster

Source[1] [2]

Schedule

Source[3]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/27/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Baylor
Maui Invitational		 W 73-50  1-0
 Lahaina Civic Center (1,200)
Maui, HI
11/28/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Villanova
Maui Invitational		 L 76-78  1-1
 Lahaina Civic Center (1,200)
Maui, HI
11/29/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #7 Kansas
Maui Invitational		 W 81-75  2-1
 Lahaina Civic Center (1,000)
Maui, HI
12/2/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Chicago State W 86-57  3-1
 Assembly Hall (13,486)
Champaign, IL
12/5/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Mississippi Valley State W 111-73  4-1
 Assembly Hall (14,354)
Champaign
12/8/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Austin Peay W 100-62  5-1
 Assembly Hall (14,519)
Champaign
12/11/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Illinois-Chicago
Illini Classic		 W 109-53  6-1
 Assembly Hall (13,653)
Champaign, IL
12/12/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Auburn
Illini Classic		 W 107-103 ot 7-1
 Assembly Hall (14,847)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. North Carolina L 74-85  7-2
 Assembly Hall (16,712)
Champaign, IL
12/22/1987*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #17 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 W 75-63  8-2
 St. Louis Arena (18,224)
St. Louis, MO
12/30/1987*
no, no		 No. NR @ Colorado W 86-68  9-2
 Coors Events Center (8,241)
Denver, CO
Big Ten regular season
1/4/1988
no, no		 No. NR vs. #11 Purdue L 68-81  9-3 (0-1)
 Assembly Hall (16,654)
Champaign, IL
1/7/1988
no, no		 No. 19 @ Minnesota W 65-61 ot 10-3 (1-1)
 Williams Arena (10,988)
Minneapolis, MN
1/9/1988
no, no		 No. 19 vs. Michigan State W 77-62  11-3 (2-1)
 Assembly Hall (16,616)
Champaign, IL
1/16/1988
no, no		 No. 20 @ Wisconsin W 80-65  12-3 (3-1)
 Wisconsin Field House (11,068)
Madison, WI
1/17/1988*
no, no		 No. 20 vs. Tennessee W 103-79  13-3
 Assembly Hall (15,386)
Champaign, IL
1/21/1988
no, no		 No. 13 @ #19 Iowa
Rivalry		 L 79-93  13-4 (3-2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/23/1988
no, no		 No. 13 vs. Northwestern W 79-48  14-4 (4-2)
 Assembly Hall (14,606)
Champaign, IL
3/4/1987
no, no		 No. 13 @ #8 Michigan L 64-76  14-5 (4-3)
 Crisler Arena (13,609)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/30/1988*
no, no		 No. 13 @ #1 Arizona L 70-78  14-6
 McKale Center (13,227)
Tucson, AZ
2/4/1988
no, no		 No. 17 @ Ohio State L 60-64  14-7 (4-4)
 St. John Arena (13,320)
Columbus, OH
2/6/1988
no, no		 No. 17 vs. #3 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 74-75  14-8 (4-5)
 Assembly Hall (16,671)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1988
no, no		 No. NR vs. Minnesota W 86-50  15-8 (5-5)
 Assembly Hall (14,313)
Champaign, IL
2/13/1988
no, no		 No. NR @ Michigan State W 83-65  16-8 (6-5)
 Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004)
East Lansing, MI
2/17/1988
no, no		 No. NR vs. Ohio State W 118-86  17-8 (7-5)
 Assembly Hall (14,587)
Champaign, IL
2/21/1988
no, no		 No. NR vs. Wisconsin W 85-65  18-8 (8-5)
 Assembly Hall (16,348)
Champaign, IL
2/25/1988
no, no		 No. NR @ #2 Purdue L 79-93  18-9 (8-6)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
2/29/1988
no, no		 No. NR @ Indiana
Rivalry		 W 75-65  19-9 (9-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,233)
Bloomington, IN
3/6/1988
no, no		 No. NR vs. #11 Iowa
Rivalry		 W 94-81  20-9 (10-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,538)
Champaign, IL
3/9/1988
no, no		 No. 19 vs. Michigan W 85-74  21-9 (11-6)
 Assembly Hall (16,605)
Champaign, IL
3/12/1988
no, no		 No. 19 @ Northwestern W 79-74  22-9 (12-6)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
NCAA Tournament[4]
3/18/1988*
no, no		 No. 16 vs. Texas-San Antonio
NCAA tournament		 W 81-72  23-9
 Riverfront Coliseum (16,562)
Cincinnati, OH
3/20/1988*
no, no		 No. 16 vs. Villanova
NCAA tournament		 L 63-66  23-10
 Riverfront Coliseum (16,562)
Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats
Player Games Played Minutes Played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Nick Anderson[5]33909221277217532837525
Kenny Battle[6]3310271970122183551072516
Glynn Blackwell[7]33822143108311178140399
Kendall Gill[8]33946107216773138365344
Lowell Hamilton[9]3362714014812791914331
Stephen Bardo[10]3382077353138125741216
Jens Kujawa[11]3371969038171342917176
Larry Smith[12]31403452413780119133
Phil Kunz26195160941213341
Ervin Small249810063642126
Mark Shapland62220091004
Bryan Brickner51300110001
Travis Smith2200110001
Mike MacDonald2400100000
Eddie Manzke61800220000
Bob Starnes2400000000

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA
Player NBA Club Round Pick

[15]

Rankings
Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References
  1. Men's Basketball Roster
  2. All-Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1987-88 Archived February 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. 1988 NCAA Tournament
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  15. 1988 NBA Draft Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine
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