1987–88 New Jersey Nets season

1987–88 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach Dave Wohl
Bob MacKinnon
Willis Reed
Arena Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record 19–63 (.232)
Place Division: 5th (taoc)
Conference: 11th
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
(Steve Albert, Bill Raftery, Jim Spanarkel)
Radio WNEW
(Howard David, Jim Spanarkel, Tim Bassett)

The 1987–88 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 12th season in the NBA.[1] The Nets had the third pick in the 1987 NBA draft, and selected Dennis Hopson. The Nets struggled finishing last place in the Eastern Conference with a 19–63 record. The team played under three coaches during the season, Dave Wohl, Bob MacKinnon and Willis Reed.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
13Dennis HopsonSF/SG United StatesOhio State
348Jamie Waller United StatesVirginia Union
472Andrew Moten United StatesFlorida
594James Blackmon United StatesKentucky
6118Perry Bromwell United StatesPennsylvania
7140Frank Booker United StatesBowling Green State

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 5 United States Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Boston College
G 10 United States Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Houston
G 22 United States Bradley, Dudley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina
F 45 United States Comegys, Dallas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) DePaul
C 50 United States Engler, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Wyoming
F 21 United States Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Rutgers
G/F 23 United States Hopson, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ohio State
C 40 United States McCormick, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan
G 12 United States McKenna, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Creighton
F 31 United States O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) North Carolina
G 14 United States Washington, Duane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Middle Tennessee
G 1 United States Washington, Dwayne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Syracuse
F 52 United States Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
F 0 United States Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Notre Dame
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 5725.695–36–521–2019–5
x-Washington Bullets 3844.4631925–1613–2813–11
x-New York Knicks 3844.4631929–129–3210–14
Philadelphia 76ers 3646.4392127–149–3212–12
New Jersey Nets 1963.2323816–253–386–18
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics5725.695–
2 y-Detroit Pistons5428.6593
3 x-Chicago Bulls5032.6107
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.6107
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks4240.51215
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51215
7 x-Washington Bullets3844.46319
8 x-New York Knicks3844.46319
9 Indiana Pacers3844.46319
10 Philadelphia 76ers3646.43921
11 New Jersey Nets1963.23238
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1987-88 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2—3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3—3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3—1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1—3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3—1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1—2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2—0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0—2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2—1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1—1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1—0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0—3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3—3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3—3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3—1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1—0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0—4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4—3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3—3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3—1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1—2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season

1987–88 game log
Total: 19–63 (Home: 16–25; Road: 3–38)
November: 2–9 (Home: 2–4; Road: 0–5)
December: 3–12 (Home: 3–7; Road: 0–5)
January: 4–11 (Home: 4–3; Road: 0–8)
February: 3–10 (Home: 2–3; Road: 1–7)
March: 6–10 (Home: 4–3; Road: 2–7)
April: 1–11 (Home: 1–5; Road: 0–6)
1987–88 schedule

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1987-88 New Jersey Nets

See also

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