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 at 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. 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

Main article: 1987 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Dennis Hopson	SF/SG	United States	Ohio State
3	48	Jamie Waller		United States	Virginia Union
4	72	Andrew Moten		United States	Florida
5	94	James Blackmon		United States	Kentucky
6	118	Perry Bromwell		United States	Pennsylvania
7	140	Frank Booker		United States	Bowling Green State

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 5 Bagley, John 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Boston College G 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Houston G 22 Bradley, Dudley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina F 45 Comegys, Dallas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) DePaul C 50 Engler, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Wyoming F 21 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Rutgers G/F 23 Hopson, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ohio State C 40 McCormick, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Michigan G 12 McKenna, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Creighton F 31 O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) North Carolina G 14 Washington, Duane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Middle Tennessee G 1 Washington, Dwayne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Syracuse F 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland F 0 Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Notre Dame

Head coach Willis Reed (Grambling State) Assistant coach(es) Garry St. Jean (Springfield (MA)) Bob Wenzel (Utah) Legend (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	57	25	.695	–	36–5	21–20	19–5
x-Washington Bullets	38	44	.463	19	25–16	13–28	13–11
x-New York Knicks	38	44	.463	19	29–12	9–32	10–14
Philadelphia 76ers	36	46	.439	21	27–14	9–32	12–12
New Jersey Nets	19	63	.232	38	16–25	3–38	6–18

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Boston Celtics	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Detroit Pistons	54	28	.659	3
3	x-Chicago Bulls	50	32	.610	7
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	7
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	15
6	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	42	40	.512	15
7	x-Washington Bullets	38	44	.463	19
8	x-New York Knicks	38	44	.463	19
9	Indiana Pacers	38	44	.463	19
10	Philadelphia 76ers	36	46	.439	21
11	New Jersey Nets	19	63	.232	38

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	—	2–4	2–3	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–0	3–3	6–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3
Boston	4–2	—	3–3	2–3	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	5–1	5–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–2	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Cleveland	1–5	3–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	5–1	2–4	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	6–0
Dallas	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	—	3–3	1–1	4–1	4–2	2–0	5–0	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	3–2	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	1–1
Denver	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–3	—	1–1	4–1	4–2	1–1	5–0	3–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–4	2–0
Detroit	4–2	3–3	4–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	5–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2
Golden State	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	1–4	0–2	—	0–5	0–2	3–3	0–6	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	3–2	1–5	1–4	0–2
Houston	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–4	1–1	5–0	—	2–0	3–2	1–4	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	4–2	2–4	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	2–4	0–5	3–3	2–4	0–2	1–1	3–3	2–0	0–2	—	1–1	1–1	3–3	6–0	2–3	2–4	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	0–5	1–1	3–3	2–3	1–1	—	1–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	0–6	3–2	0–5	1–5	1–4	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	2–0	6–0	4–1	1–1	5–1	—	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1	3–3	4–1	5–0	4–2	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	3–3	3–3	1–5	4–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	2–0	0–2	3–3	2–0	2–0	—	3–2	3–3	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	0–5	1–5	1–5	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–5	0–2	1–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–3	—	3–3	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–6
New York	3–3	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	—	3–3	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3
Philadelphia	0–6	2–4	2–4	2–3	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	4–2	3–3	—	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3
Phoenix	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	0–2	4–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	—	0–6	3–2	2–3	2–4	2–3	0–2
Portland	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	1–1	5–1	1–4	2–0	6–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	—	4–1	5–0	3–3	1–4	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–4	0–2	3–2	2–4	0–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	—	3–3	1–4	1–5	0–2
San Antonio	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–5	1–1	2–3	4–2	0–2	5–0	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–5	3–3	—	3–2	3–3	0–2
Seattle	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	1–4	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	3–3	4–1	2–3	—	1–4	2–0
Utah	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–2	0–2	4–1	3–3	1–1	4–1	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–2	4–1	5–1	3–3	4–1	—	2–0
Washington	3–3	1–5	3–3	0–6	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	1–1	1–4	6–0	3–3	3–3	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 6, 1987 Cleveland 108-114 Brendan Byrne Arena 0-1 2 November 11, 1987 Chicago 96–105 Brendan Byrne Arena 0–2 3 November 13, 1987 @ Chicago 85–103 Chicago Stadium 0–3 4 November 15, 1987 Washington 109-113 Brendan Byrne Arena 0-4 5 November 17, 1987 Houston 114-111 Brendan Byrne Arena 1-4 6 November 19, 1987 New York 108–107 Brendan Byrne Arena 2–4 7 November 21, 1987 Boston 97–107 Brendan Byrne Arena 2–5 8 November 24, 1987 @ Denver 104–132 McNichols Sports Arena 2–6 9 November 26, 1987 @ Sacramento 102-110 ARCO Arena 2-7 10 November 27, 1987 @ Phoenix 107-113 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2-8 11 November 29, 1987 @ Portland 104-125 Memorial Coliseum 2-9
December: 3–12 (home: 3–7; road: 0–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 December 1, 1987 Detroit 115–124 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 2–10 13 December 2, 1987 @ Boston 99–130 Boston Garden 2-11 14 December 4, 1987 @ Atlanta 102–139 The Omni 2-12 15 December 8, 1987 L.A. Lakers 81–98 Brendan Byrne Arena 2–13 16 December 10, 1987 Indiana 91-108 Brendan Byrne Arena 2-14 17 December 12, 1987 Washington 107-122 Brendan Byrne Arena 2-15 18 December 15, 1987 San Antonio 104-98 Brendan Byrne Arena 3-15 19 December 16, 1987 Dallas 105–109 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 3–16 20 December 18, 1987 @ Cleveland 94-103 Richfield Coliseum 3-17 21 December 19, 1987 @ New York 93–125 Madison Square Garden 3–18 22 December 21, 1987 Utah 106–95 Brendan Byrne Arena 4–18 23 December 23, 1987 Philadelphia 106-110 Brendan Byrne Arena 4-19 24 December 26, 1987 @ Detroit 75–110 Pontiac Silverdome 4–20 25 December 27, 1987 Cleveland 101-83 Brendan Byrne Arena 5-20 26 December 29, 1987 Milwaukee 88–106 Brendan Byrne Arena 5–21
January: 4–11 (home: 4–3; road: 0–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 27 January 2, 1988 @ Chicago 93–116 Chicago Stadium 5–22 28 January 5, 1988 @ Washington 97-101 Capital Centre 5-23 29 January 6, 1988 Denver 93–98 Brendan Byrne Arena 5–24 30 January 8, 1988 New York 118–111 Brendan Byrne Arena 6–24 31 January 10, 1988 @ Milwaukee 87–105 MECCA Arena 6–25 32 January 13, 1988 @ Philadelphia 95-104 The Spectrum 6-26 33 January 14, 1988 Sacramento 90-87 Brendan Byrne Arena 7-26 34 January 16, 1988 Boston 96–103 Brendan Byrne Arena 7–27 35 January 18, 1988 Phoenix 117-113 Brendan Byrne Arena 8-27 36 January 20, 1988 Golden State 101-103 Brendan Byrne Arena 8-28 37 January 22, 1988 @ Indiana 104-113 Market Square Arena 8-29 38 January 24, 1988 @ Atlanta 111–118 The Omni 8–30 39 January 26, 1988 @ New York 101–122 Madison Square Garden 8–31 40 January 29, 1988 @ Chicago 93–120 Chicago Stadium 8–32 41 January 30, 1988 Detroit 116–104 Brendan Byrne Arena 9–32
February: 3–10 (home: 2–3; road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 42 February 1, 1988 @ Dallas 108–103 Reunion Arena 10–32 43 February 2, 1988 @ San Antonio 106-118 HemisFair Arena 10-33 44 February 4, 1988 @ Houston 87-115 The Summit 10-34 45 February 9, 1988 @ Washington 117-126 (OT) Capital Centre 10-35 46 February 10, 1988 Chicago 93–84 Brendan Byrne Arena 11–35 47 February 12, 1988 @ Cleveland 96-98 Richfield Coliseum 11-36 48 February 14, 1988 Philadelphia 109-105 Brendan Byrne Arena 12-36 49 February 15, 1988 @ New York 96–97 Madison Square Garden 12–37 50 February 19, 1988 @ Philadelphia 100-115 The Spectrum 12-38 51 February 20, 1988 Seattle 101-113 Brendan Byrne Arena 12-39 52 February 23, 1988 Portland 102-114 Brendan Byrne Arena 12-40. 53 February 26, 1988 @ Detroit 109–137 Pontiac Silverdome 12–41 54 February 27, 1988 Indiana 98-106 Brendan Byrne Arena 12-42
March: 6–10 (home: 4–3; road: 2–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 55 March 1, 1988 L.A. Clippers 104-75 Brendan Byrne Arena 13-42 56 March 2, 1988 @ Boston 117–107 Boston Garden 14–42 57 March 5, 1988 New York 94–85 Brendan Byrne Arena 15–42 58 March 7, 1988 @ Utah 81–105 Salt Palace 15–43 59 March 9, 1988 @ L.A. Clippers 97-93 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 15-44 60 March 10, 1988 @ Golden State 112-128 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 16-44 61 March 13, 1988 @ Seattle 102-115 Seattle Center Coliseum 16-45 62 March 14, 1988 @ L.A. Lakers 105–115 The Forum 16–46 63 March 16, 1988 Milwaukee 83–79 Brendan Byrne Arena 17–46 64 March 18, 1988 Atlanta 104–106 Brendan Byrne Arena 17–47 65 March 20, 1988 Indiana 96-102 Brendan Byrne Arena 17-48 66 March 22, 1988 Philadelphia 102-90 Brendan Byrne Arena 18-48 67 March 23, 1988 @ Cleveland 96-105 Richfield Coliseum 18-49 68 March 25, 1988 @ Indiana 100-101 Market Square Arena 18-50 69 March 26, 1988 @ Washington 88-99 Capital Centre 18-51 70 March 28, 1988 Boston 105–106 Brendan Byrne Arena 18–52
April: 1–11 (home: 1–5; road: 0–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 71 April 2, 1988 @ Milwaukee 111–125 MECCA Arena 18–53 72 April 3, 1988 Washington 103-105 Brendan Byrne Arena 18-54 73 April 5, 1988 Detroit 95–107 Brendan Byrne Arena 18–55 74 April 7, 1988 @ Atlanta 94–120 The Omni 18–56 75 April 8, 1988 @ Boston 90–127 Boston Garden 18–57 76 April 10, 1988 Cleveland 105-119 Brendan Byrne Arena 18-58 77 April 11, 1988 @ Indiana 101-103 Market Square Arena 18-59 78 April 15, 1988 Chicago 99–100 Brendan Byrne Arena 18–60 79 April 16, 1988 @ Detroit 96–114 Pontiac Silverdome 18–61 80 April 19, 1988 Atlanta 109–119 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 18–62 81 April 21, 1988 @ Philadelphia 101-104 The Spectrum 18-63 82 April 23, 1988 Milwaukee 118–105 Brendan Byrne Arena 19–63
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

• Buck Williams, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

See also

• 1987–88 NBA season