Kansas Jayhawks 1987-1988 Retro Shorts Color:Royal "He's an all time example

"He's an all time example to kids as to what they can do with what they have

Coming into the NCAA Tournament as the #5 seed they were faced with the toughest of #12 seeds in Butler

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

Pockets at both sides

" recounted Hank Raymonds

Kansas Jayhawks 1987-1988 Retro Shorts Color:Royal "He's an all time exampleLarry 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