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.

Schedule
Source

!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



Awards and honors

 * Kendall Gill
 * Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
 * Nick Anderson
 * Team Co-Most Valuable Player
 * Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
 * Kenny Battle
 * Team Co-Most Valuable Player
 * Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)