1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Illini Classic, Champion
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 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
MVP	Nick Anderson
MVP	Kenny Battle
Captain	Glynn Blackwell Jens Kujawa
Home arena	Assembly Hall

1987–88 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Purdue	16	–	2	.889	29	–	4	.879
#10 Michigan	13	–	5	.722	26	–	8	.765
#17 Iowa	12	–	6	.667	24	–	10	.706
#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.

Team

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

Head Coach Lou Henson (13th year at Illinois) ^[1]

Schedule

Source^[2]

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/27/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. Baylor Maui Invitational	W 73-50	1-0	Lahaina Civic Center (1,200) Maui, HI
11/28/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. Villanova Maui Invitational	L 76-78	1-1	Lahaina Civic Center (1,200) Maui, HI
11/29/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. #7 Kansas Maui Invitational	W 81-75	2-1	Lahaina Civic Center (1,000) Maui, HI
12/2/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. Chicago State	W 86-57	3-1	Assembly Hall (13,486) Champaign, IL
12/5/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. Mississippi Valley State	W 111-73	4-1	Assembly Hall (14,354) Champaign
12/8/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. Austin Peay	W 100-62	5-1	Assembly Hall (14,519) Champaign
12/11/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. Illinois-Chicago Illini Classic	W 109-53	6-1	Assembly Hall (13,653) Champaign, IL
12/12/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. Auburn Illini Classic	W 107-103 ^ot	7-1	Assembly Hall (14,847) Champaign, IL
12/19/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. North Carolina	L 74-85	7-2	Assembly Hall (16,712) Champaign, IL
12/22/1987* no, no	No. NR	vs. #17 Missouri Braggin' Rights	W 75-63	8-2	St. Louis Arena (18,224) St. Louis, MO
12/30/1987* no, no	No. NR	@ Colorado	W 86-68	9-2	Coors Events Center (8,241) Denver, CO
1/4/1988 no, no	No. NR	vs. #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)	Williams Arena (10,988) Minneapolis, MN
1/9/1988 no, no	No. 19	vs. 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)	Wisconsin Field House (11,068) Madison, WI
1/17/1988* no, no	No. 20	vs. Tennessee	W 103-79	13-3	Assembly Hall (15,386) Champaign, IL
1/21/1988 no, no	No. 13	@ #19 Iowa	L 79-93	13-4 (3-2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA
1/23/1988 no, no	No. 13	vs. 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)	Crisler Arena (13,609) Ann Arbor, MI
1/30/1988* no, no	No. 13	@ #1 Arizona	L 70-78	14-6	McKale Center (13,227) Tucson, AZ
2/4/1988 no, no	No. 17	@ Ohio State	L 60-64	14-7 (4-4)	St. John Arena (13,320) Columbus, OH
2/6/1988 no, no	No. 17	vs. #3 Indiana	L 74-75	14-8 (4-5)	Assembly Hall (16,671) Champaign, IL
2/11/1988 no, no	No. NR	vs. Minnesota	W 86-50	15-8 (5-5)	Assembly Hall (14,313) Champaign, IL
2/13/1988 no, no	No. NR	@ Michigan State	W 83-65	16-8 (6-5)	Jenison Fieldhouse (10,004) East Lansing, MI
2/17/1988 no, no	No. NR	vs. Ohio State	W 118-86	17-8 (7-5)	Assembly Hall (14,587) Champaign, IL
2/21/1988 no, no	No. NR	vs. Wisconsin	W 85-65	18-8 (8-5)	Assembly Hall (16,348) Champaign, IL
2/25/1988 no, no	No. NR	@ #2 Purdue	L 79-93	18-9 (8-6)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
2/29/1988 no, no	No. NR	@ Indiana	W 75-65	19-9 (9-6)	Assembly Hall (16,233) Bloomington, IN
3/6/1988 no, no	No. NR	vs. #11 Iowa	W 94-81	20-9 (10-6)	Assembly Hall (16,538) Champaign, IL
3/9/1988 no, no	No. 19	vs. 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)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117) Evanston, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/18/1988* no, no	No. 16	vs. Texas-San Antonio NCAA Tournament	W 81-72	23-9	Riverfront Coliseum (16,562) Cincinnati, OH
3/20/1988* no, no	No. 16	vs. Villanova NCAA Tournament	L 63-66	23-10	Riverfront Coliseum (16,562) Cincinnati, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

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

NCAA basketball tournament

Southeast Regional
- Illinois 81, Texas-San Antonio 72
- Villanova 66, Illinois 63

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Awards and honors

Kendall Gill
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
Nick Anderson
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player ^[12]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
Kenny Battle
- Team Co-Most Valuable Player ^[13]
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club

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Rankings

Main article: 1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball

Venues	Kenney Gym (1906–1925) Huff Hall (1926–1963) State Farm Center (1963–present) Prairie Capital Convention Center (2015)

Rivalries	Indiana Missouri

Culture & lore	Whiz Kids Flyin' Illini Orange Krush Fighting Illini Sports Network Oskee Wow-Wow Illinois Loyalty Chief Illiniwek

People	Head coaches NBA draftees Consensus All-Americans

Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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