Kansas Jayhawks 1987-1988 Retro Shorts Color:Royal Coming into the NCAA Tournament

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

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

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

That's when Hakim Warrick came from the post to block the attempt essentially giving the Orange their first national championship

" recounted Hank Raymonds

Kansas Jayhawks 1987-1988 Retro Shorts Color:Royal Coming into the NCAA TournamentLarry 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