Kansas Jayhawks 1987-1988 Retro Shorts Color:Royal The Marquette Bumblebee uniforms were

The Marquette Bumblebee uniforms were an instant hit

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

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

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

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

Kansas Jayhawks 1987-1988 Retro Shorts Color:Royal The Marquette Bumblebee uniforms wereLarry 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