1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season

1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Matt Guokas Jim Lynam
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1987-88 NBA season was the 76ers 39th season in the NBA and 25th season in Philadelphia. This was the first season of the post-Julius Erving era, as the team was now led by Charles Barkley. As a result, the Sixers failed to reach the playoff for the first time since 1974-1975, going 36-46. Matt Goukas was fired in the middle of the season after going 20-23 and was replaced by Jim Lynam.

This was the final season for Andrew Toney, as the former All-Star guard was forced to retire due to foot injuries.

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Chris Welp	C	United States	Washington
2	39	Vincent Askew	G/F	United States	Memphis
2	43	Andrew Kennedy	F	Jamaica United States	Virginia
3	57	Hansi Gnad		Germany	Alaska-Anchorage
3	62	Eric Higgins		United States	Rutgers
4	85	Brian Rahilly		United States	Tulsa
5	108	Frank Ross		United States	American
6	131	Tracy Foster		United States	Alabama-Birmingham
7	154	Eric Semisch		United States	West Virginia

Roster

1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From G/F 30 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–02–28 Memphis PF 34 Barkley, Charles 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn PG 10 Cheeks, Maurice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–09–8 West Texas A&M PF 40 Coleman, Ben 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–11–14 Maryland PG 14 Colter, Steve 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1962–07–24 New Mexico State C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959–08–03 Duke PG 12 Henderson, Gerald 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1956–01–16 Virginia Commonwealth 23 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961–05–02 Rutgers 31 McNamara, Mark 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1959–06–08 California SF 4 Robinson, Cliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960–03–13 Southern California PF/C 45 Thornton, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–07–10 UC Irvine SG 22 Toney, Andrew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1957–11–23 Louisiana–Lafayette C 44 Welp, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1964–01–02 Washington G/F 25 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown	Head coach Jim Lynam Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

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

• Charles Barkley, All-NBA First Team

See also

• 1987-88 NBA season