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(Top) 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 4 Game log 4.1 Regular season 5 Player statistics 5.1 Season 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 References 9 See also

1987–88 New Jersey Nets season

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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)

< 1986–87

1988–89 >

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 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[edit]

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[edit]

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)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Atlantic Division v t e	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 v t e
#	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[edit]

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[edit]

Regular season[edit]

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	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[edit]

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[edit]

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Awards and records[edit]

Buck Williams, NBA All-Defensive Second Team

Transactions[edit]

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References[edit]

^ 1987-88 New Jersey Nets

See also[edit]

1987–88 NBA season

1987–88 NBA season by team

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