1987–88 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
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.Roster
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!colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season
!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA Tournament- Kendall Gill
- *Fighting Illini All-Century team
- Nick Anderson
- *Team Co-Most Valuable Player
- *Fighting Illini All-Century team
- Kenny Battle
- *Team Co-Most Valuable Player
- *Fighting Illini All-Century team
Team players drafted into the NBA
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