1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Illini Classic, Champion | |
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 16 |
Record | 23–10 (12–6 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
MVP | Nick Anderson |
MVP | Kenny Battle |
Captains | |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Purdue | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 4 | .879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Michigan | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Iowa | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Illinois | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
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 what would be an incredible history making season in 1988–1989.
Roster
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Schedule
Source[3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/27/1987* no, no |
Maui Invitational
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W 73-50 | 1-0 |
Maui, HI
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11/28/1987* no, no |
Villanova Maui Invitational |
L 76-78 | 1-1 |
Lahaina Civic Center (1,200) Maui, HI | |||||||
11/29/1987* no, no |
#7 Kansas Maui Invitational |
W 81-75 | 2-1 |
Lahaina Civic Center (1,000) Maui, HI | |||||||
12/2/1987* no, no |
Chicago State | W 86-57 | 3-1 |
Champaign, IL
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12/5/1987* no, no |
Mississippi Valley State | W 111-73 | 4-1 |
Assembly Hall (14,354) Champaign | |||||||
12/8/1987* no, no |
Austin Peay
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W 100-62 | 5-1 |
Assembly Hall (14,519) Champaign | |||||||
12/11/1987* no, no |
Illinois-Chicago Illini Classic |
W 109-53 | 6-1 |
Assembly Hall (13,653) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/12/1987* no, no |
Auburn Illini Classic |
W 107-103 ot | 7-1 |
Assembly Hall (14,847) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/19/1987* no, no |
North Carolina | L 74-85 | 7-2 |
Assembly Hall (16,712) Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/22/1987* no, no |
#17 Missouri Braggin' Rights |
W 75-63 | 8-2 |
St. Louis, MO
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12/30/1987* no, no |
@ Colorado | W 86-68 | 9-2 |
Denver, CO
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Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
1/4/1988 no, no |
#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) |
Minneapolis, MN
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1/9/1988 no, no |
No. 19 | 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) |
Madison, WI
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1/17/1988* no, no |
No. 20 | 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) |
Iowa City, IA
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1/23/1988 no, no |
No. 13 | 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) |
Ann Arbor, MI
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1/30/1988* no, no |
No. 13 | @ #1 Arizona | L 70-78 | 14-6 |
Tucson, AZ
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2/4/1988 no, no |
No. 17 | @ Ohio State | L 60-64 | 14-7 (4-4) |
Columbus, OH
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2/6/1988 no, no |
No. 17 | #3 Indiana Rivalry |
L 74-75 | 14-8 (4-5) |
Assembly Hall (16,671) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/11/1988 no, no |
Minnesota | W 86-50 | 15-8 (5-5) |
Assembly Hall (14,313) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/13/1988 no, no |
@ Michigan State | W 83-65 | 16-8 (6-5) |
East Lansing, MI
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2/17/1988 no, no |
Ohio State | W 118-86 | 17-8 (7-5) |
Assembly Hall (14,587) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/21/1988 no, no |
Wisconsin | W 85-65 | 18-8 (8-5) |
Assembly Hall (16,348) Champaign, IL | |||||||
2/25/1988 no, no |
@ #2 Purdue | L 79-93 | 18-9 (8-6) |
West Lafayette, IN
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2/29/1988 no, no |
@ Indiana Rivalry |
W 75-65 | 19-9 (9-6) |
Bloomington, IN
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3/6/1988 no, no |
#11 Iowa Rivalry |
W 94-81 | 20-9 (10-6) |
Assembly Hall (16,538) Champaign, IL | |||||||
3/9/1988 no, no |
No. 19 | 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) |
Evanston, IL
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NCAA Tournament[4] | |||||||||||
3/18/1988* no, no |
No. 16 | Texas-San Antonio NCAA tournament |
W 81-72 | 23-9 |
Cincinnati, OH
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3/20/1988* no, no |
No. 16 | Villanova NCAA tournament |
L 63-66 | 23-10 |
Cincinnati, OH
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
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Player stats
Player | Games Played | Minutes Played | 2 pt. Field Goals | 3 pt. Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
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Nick Anderson[5] | 33 | 909 | 221 | 2 | 77 | 217 | 53 | 28 | 37 | 525 |
Kenny Battle[6] | 33 | 1027 | 197 | 0 | 122 | 183 | 55 | 10 | 72 | 516 |
Glynn Blackwell[7] | 33 | 822 | 143 | 10 | 83 | 111 | 78 | 1 | 40 | 399 |
Kendall Gill[8] | 33 | 946 | 107 | 21 | 67 | 73 | 138 | 3 | 65 | 344 |
Lowell Hamilton[9] | 33 | 627 | 140 | 1 | 48 | 127 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 331 |
Stephen Bardo[10] | 33 | 820 | 77 | 3 | 53 | 138 | 125 | 7 | 41 | 216 |
Jens Kujawa[11] | 33 | 719 | 69 | 0 | 38 | 171 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 176 |
Larry Smith[12] | 31 | 403 | 45 | 2 | 41 | 37 | 80 | 1 | 19 | 133 |
Phil Kunz | 26 | 195 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 41 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 41 |
Ervin Small | 24 | 98 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 36 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 |
Mark Shapland | 6 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Bryan Brickner | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Travis Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mike MacDonald | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eddie Manzke | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Starnes | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Awards and honors
- Kendall Gill
- Nick Anderson
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player [13]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Kenny Battle
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player [14]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
Team players drafted into the NBA
Player | NBA Club | Round | Pick |
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Rankings
References
- ^ Men's Basketball Roster
- ^ All-Time Illini Rosters Archived 2010-04-22 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1987-88 Archived February 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
- ^ 1988 NCAA Tournament
- ^ "pg. 121 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "pg. 121 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "pg. 121 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "pg. 121 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "pg. 121 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "pg. 121 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "pg. 121 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "pg. 121 Season Stats" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2011.
- ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
- ^ 1988 NBA Draft Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine