1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP #16
1987–88 record 23–10 (12–6 Big Ten)
Head coach Lou Henson
Assistant coach Dick Nagy
Assistant coach Jimmy Collins
Assistant coach Mark Coomes
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
« 1986–87 1988–89 »

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

Contents

Regular season

Team

No. Player Hometown Class Position
13 Kendall Gill Matteson, Illinois So. Guard
21 Glynn Blackwell (capt.) Highland Park, Michigan Sr. Guard
23 Larry Smith Alton, Illinois So. Guard
24 Ervin Small Chicago, Illinois So. Forward
25 Nick Anderson Chicago, Illinois So. Guard/Forward
32 Bob Starnes Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Fr. Forward
33 Ken Battle Aurora, Illinois Jr. Forward
35 Steve Bardo Carbondale, Illinois So. Guard/Forward
44 Phil Kunz Carlyle, Illinois So. Forward
45 Lowell Hamilton Chicago, Illinois Jr. Forward
54 Jens Kujawa (capt.) Braunschweig, West Germany Jr. Center

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Nick Anderson[1] 33 223 2 77 217 53 28 37 525
Kenny Battle[2] 33 179 0 122 183 55 10 72 516
Glynn Blackwell[3] 33 153 10 83 111 78 1 40 399
Kendall Gill[4] 33 128 21 67 73 138 3 65 344
Lowell Hamilton[5] 33 141 1 48 127 9 19 14 331
Stephen Bardo[6] 33 80 3 53 138 125 7 41 216
Jens Kujawa[7] 33 69 0 38 171 34 29 17 176
Larry Smith[8] 31 45 2 41 37 80 1 19 133

NCAA basketball tournament

[9]

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round Pick Player NBA Club

[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121
  2. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121
  3. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121
  4. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121
  5. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121
  6. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121
  7. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121
  8. ^ http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ill/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2009-10_Guide05.pdf pg. 121
  9. ^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1988
  10. ^ http://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1988&lg=N

External links

Team
Head coaches
Elwood Brown · F. L. Pinckney · Fletcher Lane · Herb Juul · T. E. Thompson · Ralph Jones · Frank Winters · J. Craig Ruby · Douglas Mills · Harry Combes · Harv Schmidt · Gene Bartow · Lou Henson · Lon Kruger · Bill Self · Bruce Weber
National players of the year
Championships
Helm's Foundation (National): 1915
Big Ten (Regular season): 1915, 1917, 1924, 1935, 1937, 1942, 1943, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1963, 1984, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005
Big Ten (Tournament): 2003, 2005
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1925–1950
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1950–1975
1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956  • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975
1975–2000
1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000
2000–2025
2001 • 2002 • 2003* • 2004 • 2005* • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012
Bold Italic connotes national championship, Italic connotes final four appearance, underline connotes Big Ten regular season championship, * means Big Ten Tournament championship