1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season

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1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach
General managerJohn Nash
Owner(s)Harold Katz
ArenaThe Spectrum
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
  • WPHL-TV
  • PRISM
RadioWIP
< 1986–87 1988–89 >

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 playoffs for the first time since 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  United States Rutgers
4 85  United States Tulsa
5 108  United States American
6 131  United States Alabama-Birmingham
7 154  United States West Virginia

Roster[]

1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SG 30 Askew, Vincent 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966-02-28 Memphis
PF 34 Barkley, Charles (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963-02-20 Auburn
PG 10 Cheeks, Maurice (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956-09-08 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
SF 23 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-05-02 Rutgers
C 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 45 Thornton, Bob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962-07-10 UC Irvine
SG 22 Toney, Andrew Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 1957-11-23 Louisiana
C 44 Welp, Chris 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1964-01-02 Washington
SG 25 Wingate, David 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963-12-15 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 3, 1988

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: 36–46 (Home: 27–14; Road: 9–32)
November: 5–6 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 6 Indiana W 108–95 The Spectrum 1–0
2 November 7 @ Chicago L 94–104 Chicago Stadium 1–1
3 November 13, 1987
7:30 PM EST 		Detroit L 94–113 The Spectrum
12,302 		1–2
4 November 14 @ Atlanta L 83–104 The Omni 1–3
5 November 18, 1987
7:30 PM EST 		@ Detroit W 113–109 Pontiac Silverdome
17,445 		2–3
6 November 20 Boston W 116–85 The Spectrum 3–3
7 November 21 @ Cleveland L 88–101 Richfield Coliseum 3–4
8 November 24 Cleveland W 108–104 The Spectrum 4–4
9 November 27 @ Golden State L 103–109 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 4–5
10 November 28 @ Sacramento L 114–115 (OT) ARCO Arena 4–6
11 November 30 @ Utah W 106–100 Salt Palace Acord Arena 5–6
December : 7–7 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
12 December 2 @ L.A. Clippers L 85–88 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena 5–7
13 December 4 Seattle W 118–105 The Spectrum 6–7
14 December 8 @ Chicago W 109–96 Chicago Stadium 7–7
15 December 9 Portland W 94–86 The Spectrum 8–7
16 December 12 Denver L 121–131 The Spectrum 8–8
17 December 16 San Antonio W 114–102 The Spectrum 9–8
18 December 17 @ New York W 110–106 Madison Square Garden 10–8
19 December 19 Dallas W 95–90 The Spectrum 11–9
20 December 20 @ Boston L 87–124 Boston Garden 11–9
21 December 22 Boston L 115–118 The Spectrum 11–10
22 December 23 @ New Jersey W 110–106 Brendan Byrne Arena 12–10
23 December 25 Atlanta L 100–106 The Spectrum 12–11
24 December 28 @ Phoenix L 101–117 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 12–12
25 December 29, 1987
10:30 PM EST 		@ L.A. Lakers L 115–131 The Forum
17,505 		12–13
January : 7–9 (Home: 7–2; Road: 0–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
26 January 1 @ Portland L 114–116 Memorial Coliseum 12–14
27 January 2 @ Seattle L 114–116 Seattle Center Coliseum 12–15
28 January 4 Phoenix W 122–114 The Spectrum 13–15
29 January 6 Utah W 116–93 The Spectrum 14–15
30 January 8 L.A. Clippers W 117–103 The Spectrum 15–15
31 January 9 Cleveland W 126–110 The Spectrum 16–15
32 January 12 @ Milwaukee L 103–106 MECCA Arena 16–16
33 January 13 New Jersey W 104–95 The Spectrum 17–16
34 January 15 New York W 119–104 The Spectrum 18–16
35 January 16 @ New York L 96–110 Madison Square Garden 18–17
36 January 20 Washington L 98–110 The Spectrum 18–18
37 January 24 @ Washington L 99–131 Capital Centre 18–19
38 January 25 @ Washington L 117–118 (OT) Capital Centre 18–20
39 January 27 Chicago L 109–119 (OT) The Spectrum 18–21
40 January 29 Indiana W 94–89 The Spectrum 19–21
41 January 31 @ Boston L 85–100 Boston Garden 19–22
February : 4–10 (Home: 4–1; Road: 0–9)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
42 February 3 Golden State W 96–84 The Spectrum 20–22
43 February 4 @ Indiana L 95–109 Market Square Arena 20–23
44 February 9 @ Atlanta L 110–112 The Omni 20–24
45 February 11 Milwaukee W 119–113 (OT) The Spectrum 21–24
46 February 14 @ New Jersey L 105–109 Brendan Byrne Arena 21–25
47 February 15, 1988
7:30 PM EST 		@ Detroit L 95–102 Pontiac Silverdome
21,530 		21–26
48 February 17 Cleveland L 107–115 The Spectrum 21–27
49 February 19 New Jersey W 115–100 The Spectrum 22–27
50 February 21 @ Milwaukee L 115–120 (OT) MECCA Arena 22–28
51 February 22 @ Houston L 106–119 The Summit 22–29
52 February 24 @ San Antonio L 121–123 (OT) HemisFair Arena 22–30
53 February 26 @ Denver L 104–120 McNichols Sports Arena 22–31
54 February 27 @ Dallas L 91–100 Reunion Arena 22–32
55 February 29 Chicago W 102–101 The Spectrum 23–32
March : 9–6 (Home: 6–2; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
56 March 3 @ Chicago L 93–97 Chicago Stadium 23–33
57 March 4 @ New York L 108–110 (OT) Madison Square Garden 23–34
58 March 6 @ Indiana W 105–100 Market Square Arena 24–34
59 March 7, 1988
7:30 PM EST 		L.A. Lakers L 104–110 The Spectrum
18,168 		24–35
60 March 11 Sacramento W 124–118 The Spectrum 25–35
61 March 13 Washington W 104–96 The Spectrum 26–35
62 March 15 @ Atlanta L 90–104 The Omni 26–36
63 March 16 New York W 115–108 The Spectrum 27–36
64 March 18 Indiana W 129–109 The Spectrum 28–36
65 March 19 @ Washington W 94–89 Capital Centre 29–36
66 March 22 @ New Jersey L 90–102 Brendan Byrne Arena 29–37
67 March 23 Chicago L 102–118 The Spectrum 29–38
68 March 25 @ Boston W 97–93 Boston Garden 30–38
69 March 28 Houston W 108–98 The Spectrum 31–38
70 March 30 Milwaukee W 134–109 The Spectrum 32–38
April : 4–8 (Home: 3–5; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
71 April 1 Atlanta L 93–105 The Spectrum 32–39
72 April 5 New York L 119–136 The Spectrum 32–40
73 April 8, 1988
7:30 PM EDT 		Detroit L 86–96 The Spectrum
15,164 		32–41
74 April 10 Boston L 108–117 The Spectrum 32–42
75 April 11 @ Milwaukee W 115–102 MECCA Arena 33–42
76 April 13 Washington W 98–97 (OT) The Spectrum 34–42
77 April 15 Atlanta L 101–103 (OT) The Spectrum 34–43
78 April 16 @ Indiana L 92–126 Market Square Arena 34–44
79 April 19 Milwaukee W 115–102 The Spectrum 35–44
80 April 21 New Jersey W 104–101 The Spectrum 36–44
81 April 23 @ Cleveland L 99–104 Richfield Coliseum 36–45
82 April 24, 1988
7:00 PM EDT 		@ Detroit L 118–128 Pontiac Silverdome
27,854 		36–46
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[]

  • Charles Barkley, All-NBA First Team

Transactions[]

References[]

See also[]

  • 1987-88 NBA season
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