| Mode: | basketball |
| Year: | 1987–88 |
| Team: | Kansas Jayhawks |
| Conference: | Big 8 Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big 8 |
| Record: | 27–11 |
| Conf Record: | 9–5 |
| Head Coach: | Larry Brown |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach1: | R. C. Buford |
| Ac1 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach2: | Alvin Gentry |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach3: | Ed Manning |
| Ac3 Year: | 5th |
| Asst Coach4: | John Robic |
| Ac4 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach5: | Mark Turgeon |
| Ac5 Year: | 1st |
| Captain: | Danny Manning |
| Captain2: | Archie Marshall |
| Captain3: | Chris Piper |
| Stadium: | Allen Fieldhouse |
| Champion: | NCAA tournament National Champions |
| Bowl: | National Championship Game |
| Bowl Result: | W 83-79 vs. 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 won the 1987–1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship, the second in the school's history. They were led by Larry Brown in his fifth and final season as head coach. Their star player, Danny Manning, earned the team the nickname "Danny and the Miracles" because of the Jayhawks' improbable tournament run after an 11-loss season, the most ever by a national champion. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. In the last three games of the NCAA tournament, the Jayhawks avenged their three home losses to Kansas State, Duke, and Oklahoma.
This season also marked the creation by a group of KU students of the now famous "Beware of THE PHOG" banner. It was first displayed for the Duke game on February 20, 1988, and then again for that season's final home game on March 5, the Senior Night celebrations honoring Danny Manning and the other KU seniors, Archie Marshall and Chris Piper. It came down after that, and the students gave the banner to Phog Allen's granddaughter Judy Morris. Morris told Kansas Assistant Athletic Director Floyd Temple she thought the banner should remain a fixture in Allen Fieldhouse, and Temple agreed.[1] [2]
| Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Alvarado | 52 | Center | 6-10 | 210 | Senior(RS) | Washington, D.C. | |
| Scooter Barry | 10 | Guard | 6-3 | 175 | Junior | Concord, California | |
| Marvin Branch | 54 | Center | 6-10 | 225 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan | |
| Jeff Gueldner | 33 | Guard/Forward | 6-5 | 180 | Sophomore | Charleston, Illinois | |
| Keith Harris | 45 | Forward | 6-6 | 205 | Sophomore | Santa Monica, California | |
| Otis Livingston | 12 | Guard | 6-0 | 150 | Junior | San Pedro, California | |
| Mike Maddox | 32 | Forward | 6-8 | 195 | Freshman | Reseda, California | |
| Danny Manning | 25 | Forward/Center | 6-10 | 230 | Senior | Lawrence, Kansas | |
| Archie Marshall | 23 | Forward | 6-7 | 190 | Senior | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Mike Masucci | 44 | Center | 6-10 | 200 | Freshman | Grandview, Missouri | |
| Marvin Mattox | 54 | Forward | 6-4 | 210 | Senior | Pomona, California | |
| Lincoln Minor | 11 | Guard | 6-3 | 165 | Junior | Houston, Texas | |
| Milt Newton | 21 | Guard/Forward | 6-5 | 185 | Junior | Washington, D.C. | |
| Clint Normore | 4 | Guard | 6-0 | 200 | Junior | Wichita, Kansas | |
| Chris Piper | 24 | Forward | 6-8 | 200 | Senior | Lawrence, Kansas | |
| Kevin Pritchard | 14 | Guard | 6-3 | 170 | Sophomore | Tulsa, Oklahoma | |
| Mark Randall | 42 | Forward | 6-9 | 200 | Sophomore(RS) | Englewood, Colorado |
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular Season
|-!colspan=9 style=| Big 8 Tournament
|-!colspan=9 style=|NCAA Tournament [3]
See main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 1 | 1 | Danny Manning | Los Angeles Clippers | |
| 1988 | 3 | 75 | Archie Marshall | San Antonio Spurs |
| 2 | 34 | Golden State Warriors | ||
| 1 | 26 | Chicago Bulls | ||