The 1988 NCAA national-champion Jayhawks

From left, KU's Danny Manning, team manager Bill Pope, Chris Piper and Archie Marshall celebrate ...

KU senior Chris Piper sits on the bench next to graduate assistant Mark Turgeon. Piper, ...

Chris Piper (24) goes up in traffic for a rebound against Oklahoma in Allen Fieldhouse ...

Danny Manning (25) and Chris Piper (24) defend in the post against K-State late in ...

From left, Milt Newton, Chris Piper, Clint Normore and Mike Masucci watch from the bench ...

Chris Piper (24) battles for a rebound with Oklahoma State's Richard Dumas (21) in the ...

Kansas Jayhawks, from left, Chris Piper, Milt Newton, Scooter Barry and Danny Manning huddle during ...

Chris Piper denies a Xavier University player entry into the paint in a first-round game ...

Injured Kansas player Archie Marshall, left, congratulates Chris Piper (24) during a first-round NCAA Tournament ...

Murray State's Don Mann tries to work around KU's Scooter Barry, left, and Chris Piper, ...

Milt Newton, center, congratulates teammate Chris Piper during KU's 66-59 win over Duke to advance ...

The bench celebrates late in the Jayhawks' semifinal victory over Duke in the 1988 NCAA ...

Archie Marshall (23) and Chris Piper embrace after KU won the 1988 NCAA Championship by ...

Danny Manning, left, and Chris Piper finish off cutting down the nets in Kemper Arena ...

Kansas seniors Chris Piper, left, and Danny Manning (25) cut down the net after a ...

Danny Manning, left, and Chris Piper, center, bet off the team bus and greet thousands ...

Kansas University players and coaches celebrate in Memorial Stadium the day after they beat Oklahoma ...

Danny Manning, right, Chris Piper, center, and Archie Marshall, left, ride through an estimated 60,000 ...

1988 NCAA Men's Basketball Championship ring.

1988 Men's NCAA Championship Basketball Trophy

Members of the 1952, 1988 and 2008 KU national championship teams greet each other and ...

Members of the 1988 KU national championship team are acknowledged by the crowd during the ...

Larry Brown, left, chats with Chris Piper, who played on the 1988 National Championship Kansas ...