Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball coach. "Representing the United States men's national basketball team unless otherwise noted." <nowiki>*</nowiki>Valentine was selected to the US team, but the USA boycotted the 1980 summer Olympics. The Jayhawks have multiple connections to the NBA. Below is a list of former players and coaches. People that are currently coaches or in management will show their current job, as well as how they are associated with Kansas basketball. In 2008, five Jayhawks were drafted: Darrell Arthur, Mario Chalmers, Darnell Jackson, Sasha Kaun and Brandon Rush. This tied the record for most players selected in the draft in one year from one
1988–89 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team 1988–89 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team The 1988–89 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois. The 1988-89 team may have been the most talented team ever assembled at the University of Illinois. The team was so athletic that they could "run and alley-oop" baskets using even the non-starting players, and a record number of 100+ game scores reflected this fact. The players known as the "“Flying Illini,”" included all the important pieces from the 1987-88 squad (Kenny Battle, Kendall Gill, Steve Bardo, Lowell Hamilton, Nick Anderson and Larry Smith) as well as junior college All-American