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 (Atlantic) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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 team 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 Sr.		United States	Kentucky
6	118	Perry Bromwell		United States	Pennsylvania
7	140	Frank Booker		United States	Bowling Green State

Roster

1987–88 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) 1960-04-23 Boston College G 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1955-12-09 Houston G 22 Bradley, Dudley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1957-03-19 North Carolina F 45 Comegys, Dallas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1964-08-17 DePaul C 50 Engler, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1959-03-01 Wyoming F 21 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-05-02 Rutgers G/F 23 Hopson, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965-04-22 Ohio State C 40 McCormick, Tim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1962-03-10 Michigan G 12 McKenna, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1959-01-08 Creighton F 31 O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1958-02-07 North Carolina G 14 Washington, Duane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964-08-31 Middle Tennessee G 1 Washington, Dwayne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964-01-06 Syracuse F 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1960-03-08 Maryland F 0 Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-12-16 Notre Dame

Head coach Willis Reed Assistant coach(es) Garry St. Jean Bob Wenzel 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: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 12 December 1, 1987 7:30 PM EST Detroit L 115–124 (OT) Brendan Byrne Arena 8,232 9–32 15 December 8, 1987 7:30 PM EST L.A. Lakers L 81–98 Brendan Byrne Arena 18,008 2–13 24 December 26, 1987 7:30 PM EST @ Detroit L 75–110 Pontiac Silverdome 23,330 4–20
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 41 January 30, 1988 7:30 PM EST Detroit W 116–104 Brendan Byrne Arena 11,894 9–32
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 53 February 26, 1988 7:30 PM EST @ Detroit L 109–137 Pontiac Silverdome 25,334 12–41
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 62 March 14, 1988 10:30 PM EST @ L.A. Lakers L 105–115 The Forum 17,505 16–46
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 73 April 5, 1988 7:30 PM EDT Detroit L 95–107 Brendan Byrne Arena 11,586 18–55 79 April 16, 1988 7:30 PM EDT @ Detroit L 96–114 Pontiac Silverdome 22,767 18–61
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