Danny and the Miracles
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Danny and the Miracles is the nickname for the 1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team led by star forward Danny Manning that made a surprising run to win the NCAA championship.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Danny and the Miracles canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | college basketball team nickname ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kansas Jayhawks basketball tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain | Danny Manning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameCity | Kansas City, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameOpponent | Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championshipGameScore | 83–79 ⓘ |
| championshipGameVenue | Kemper Arena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | Lawrence, Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | NCAA Division I ⓘ |
| conference | Big Eight Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresPlayer |
Chris Piper
NERFINISHED
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Danny Manning NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Gueldner NERFINISHED ⓘ Kevin Pritchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Milt Newton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoach | Larry Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeArena | Allen Fieldhouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| institution | University of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dominant performances by Danny Manning
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underdog national championship ⓘ unexpected NCAA tournament run ⓘ |
| ledBy | Danny Manning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | considered one of the greatest Cinderella runs in NCAA tournament history ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | widely covered by national sports media in 1988 ⓘ |
| NCAATournamentRegion | Midwest Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAATournamentRoundReached |
Elite Eight
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Final Four NERFINISHED ⓘ First Round ⓘ National Championship Game NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Round ⓘ Sweet Sixteen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NCAATournamentSeed | No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | named for star forward Danny Manning ⓘ |
| refersTo | 1987–88 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regularSeasonRecord | 18–11 ⓘ |
| represents |
Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Kansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1987–88 NCAA men's basketball season ⓘ |
| seasonRecordOverall | 27–11 ⓘ |
| sport | basketball ⓘ |
| state | Kansas ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | 1988 ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | 1987 ⓘ |
| wonTitle | 1988 NCAA Division I men's basketball championship ⓘ |
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