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1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| mode | Basketball | |
| year | 1987–88 | |
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini | |
| image | 1987–88_Illinois_Fighting_Illini_men's_basketball_team.jpg | |
| image_size | 300px | |
| conference | Big Ten Conference | |
| short_conf | Big Ten | |
| CoachRank | 17 | |
| APRank | 16 | |
| record | 23–10 | |
| conf_record | 12–6 | |
| head_coach | Lou Henson | |
| asst_coach1 | Dick Nagy | |
| asst_coach2 | Jimmy Collins | |
| asst_coach3 | Mark Coomes | |
| hc_year | 13th | |
| ac1_year | 9th | |
| ac2_year | 5th | |
| ac3_year | 3rd | |
| captain | Glynn Blackwell | captain2 =Jens Kujawa |
| mvp | Nick Anderson | |
| mvp2 | Kenny Battle | |
| stadium | Assembly Hall | |
| champion | Illini Classic, Champion | |
| bowl | [NCAA men's Division I tournament](1988-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) | |
| bowl_result | [second round](1988-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
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
- Lou Henson (New Mexico State University) (13th year)
- Jimmy Collins (New Mexico State) (5th year)
- Dick Nagy (Hardin-Simmons University) (9th year)
- Mark Coomes (New Mexico State) (3rd year)
Schedule
Source
|- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA Tournament |-
Player stats
| Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Player | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Games Played | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Minutes Played | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | 2 pt. Field Goals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | 3 pt. Field Goals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Free Throws | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Rebounds | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Assists | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Blocks | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Steals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Anderson | 33 | 909 | 221 | 2 | 77 | 217 | 53 | 28 | 37 | 525 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenny Battle | 33 | 1027 | 197 | 0 | 122 | 183 | 55 | 10 | 72 | 516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glynn Blackwell | 33 | 822 | 143 | 10 | 83 | 111 | 78 | 1 | 40 | 399 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kendall Gill | 33 | 946 | 107 | 21 | 67 | 73 | 138 | 3 | 65 | 344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lowell Hamilton | 33 | 627 | 140 | 1 | 48 | 127 | 9 | 19 | 14 | 331 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen Bardo | 33 | 820 | 77 | 3 | 53 | 138 | 125 | 7 | 41 | 216 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jens Kujawa | 33 | 719 | 69 | 0 | 38 | 171 | 34 | 29 | 17 | 176 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Larry Smith | 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
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Nick Anderson
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Kenny Battle
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
Team players drafted into the NBA
| Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Player | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | NBA club | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Round | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Pick |
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Rankings
Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1987.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1987-88] {{webarchive. link. (February 3, 2014 , FightingIllini.com)
- "pg. 121 Season Stats".
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- "List of MVPs".
- "List of MVPs".
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