Kansas Jayhawks 1987-1988 Retro Shorts Color:Royal " recounted Hank Raymonds

" recounted Hank Raymonds

We journeyed to the stars with Melo for the cover of SLAM 237

but nothing could take away from the excellence of a season where Ohio State won an outright Big Ten crown in a league that included two Final Four teams

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The Rebels stormed through the tournament en route to the schools first national title

Kansas Jayhawks 1987-1988 Retro Shorts Color:Royal " recounted Hank RaymondsLarry Brown's Kansas Jayhawks entered the '87 88 season with high expectations and a #7 pre season ranking. They also had the nations best player in senior forward Danny Manning. Manning was brilliant all year averaging 25 points and 9 rebounds per game and winning all the National Player of Year awards. However, a rough 0 2 start set the tone for an up and down season that saw KU fall completely out of the rankings. After finishing the regular season