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	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1987-88 NBA season was the Nets' 12th season in the NBA.

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 (YYYY–MM–DD) 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, Pearl 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 (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	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

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