1987–88 San Antonio Spurs season

The 1987–88 NBA season was the Spurs' 12th season in the NBA and 21st season as a franchise.[1] The season saw the team draft future All-Star and 2-time NBA Champion David Robinson with the first pick in the 1987 NBA Draft, but due to his Naval service, he did not join the team until 1989.

1987–88 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachBob Weiss
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(Lost to Lakers 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSAT-TV
RadioKTSA

Despite inconsistent basketball all year, the Spurs made the playoffs with a low 31–51 record. However, a sweep to the eventual champion Lakers ended the season for the Spurs. Alvin Robertson was selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game.

Draft picks
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
11David RobinsonC United StatesNavy
123Cadillac AndersonPF/C United StatesHouston
227Nate BlackwellG United StatesTemple
350Phil ZevenbergenC United StatesWashington
473Todd May United StatesPikeville
596Dennis Williams United StatesGeorgia
6119Ricky Brown United StatesSouth Alabama
7142Raynard Davis United StatesTexas

Roster
Roster listing
San Antonio Spurs roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F/C 33 Anderson, Cadillac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Houston
F 6 Berry, Walter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) St. John's
F 43 Brickowski, Frank 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Penn State
G 24 Dawkins, Johnny 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Duke
F 10 Greenwood, Dave 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) UCLA
C 35 Guðmundsson, Pétur 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Washington
F 34 Mitchell, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Auburn
G 9 Myers, Pete 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas–Little Rock
F 32 Nealy, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Kansas State
F/C 40 Nimphius, Kurt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Arizona State
F 42 Rellford, Richard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan
G 21 Robertson, Alvin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arkansas
G 20 Sundvold, Jon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Missouri
G 15 Wilson, Ricky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) George Mason
C 41 Zevenbergen, Phil 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 5428.659–35–619–2218–12
x-Dallas Mavericks 5329.646133–820–2120–10
x-Utah Jazz 4735.573733–814–2718–12
x-Houston Rockets 4636.561831–1015–2613–17
x-San Antonio Spurs 3151.3782323–188–3312–18
Sacramento Kings 2458.2933019–225–369–21
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.6598
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5329.6469
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5329.6469
5 x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56116
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4438.53718
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3151.37831
9 Phoenix Suns2854.34134
10 Sacramento Kings2458.29338
11 Golden State Warriors2062.24442
12 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
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: 31-51 (Home: 23-18; Road: 8-33)
November: 5–8 (Home: 4–1; Road: 1–7)
December: 8–4 (Home: 7–0; Road: 1–4)
January: 4–10 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–5)
February: 4–9 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–4)
March: 5–12 (Home: 4–4; Road: 1–8)
April: 5–8 (Home: 2–3; Road: 3–5)
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs
1988 playoff game log
Western Conference First Round: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 @ L.A. Lakers L 110–122 The Forum 0–1
2 May 1 @ L.A. Lakers L 112–130 The Forum 0–2
3 May 3 L.A. Lakers L 107–109 HemisFair Arena 0–3
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) San Antonio Spurs: Lakers win series 3-0

  • Game 1 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (April 29): Los Angeles 122, San Antonio 110
  • Game 2 @ The Forum, Los Angeles (May 1): Los Angeles 130, San Antonio 112
  • Game 3 @ HemisFair Arena, San Antonio (May 3): Los Angeles 109, San Antonio 107

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Western Conference First Round (Los Angeles won 3-0)

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

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Cadillac Anderson
Walter Berry
Nate Blackwell
Frank Brickowski
Charles Davis
Johnny Dawkins
Dave Greenwood
Petur Gudmundsson
Mike Mitchell
Johnny Moore
Pete Myers
Ed Nealy
Kurt Nimphius
Richard Rellford
Alvin Robertson
Jon Sundvold
Ricky Wilson
Leon Wood
Phil Zevenbergen

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Cadillac Anderson
Walter Berry
Frank Brickowski
Johnny Dawkins
Petur Gudmundsson
Mike Mitchell
Ed Nealy
Kurt Nimphius
Alvin Robertson
Jon Sundvold
Ricky Wilson
Phil Zevenbergen

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 1987-88 San Antonio Spurs

See also
  • 1987-88 NBA season
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