1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	1987–88
Team:	Illinois Fighting Illini
Conference:	Big Ten Conference
Short Conf:	Big Ten
Coachrank:	17
Aprank:	16
Record:	23–10
Conf Record:	12–6
Asst Coach3:	Mark Coomes
Hc Year:	13th
Ac1 Year:	9th
Ac2 Year:	5th
Ac3 Year:	3rd
Captain:	Glynn Blackwell
Champion:	Illini Classic, Champion
Bowl Result:	second round

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

Schedule

Player stats

Player	Games Played	Minutes Played	2 pt. Field Goals	3 pt. Field Goals	Free Throws	Rebounds	Assists	Blocks	Steals	Points
Nick Anderson^[2]	33	909	221	2	77	217	53	28	37	525
Kenny Battle^[3]	33	1027	197	0	122	183	55	10	72	516
Glynn Blackwell^[4]	33	822	143	10	83	111	78	1	40	399
Kendall Gill^[5]	33	946	107	21	67	73	138	3	65	344
Lowell Hamilton^[6]	33	627	140	1	48	127	9	19	14	331
Stephen Bardo^[7]	33	820	77	3	53	138	125	7	41	216
Jens Kujawa^[8]	33	719	69	0	38	171	34	29	17	176
Larry Smith^[9]	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 ^[10]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
Kenny Battle
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player ^[11]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

Team players drafted into the NBA

^[12]

Rankings

See main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1987.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1987-88
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Web site: pg. 121 Season Stats . 2011-03-17 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
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Web site: pg. 121 Season Stats . 2011-03-17 . 2011-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212650/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf . dead .
Web site: List of MVPs . 2013-01-15 . 2014-10-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141030004049/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/05_mbb_guide_06.pdf . dead .
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http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N 1988 NBA Draft