1988–89 New Jersey Nets season

1988–89 New Jersey Nets season
1988–89 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Willis Reed
Arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record	26–56 (.317)
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, Mike O'Koren)
< 1987–88	1989–90 >

The 1988–89 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 13th season in the NBA.^[1]

A ticket for a December 1988 game between the Nets and the Charlotte Hornets.

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	4	Chris Morris	SF/PF	United States	Auburn
2	32	Charles Shackleford	PF/C	United States	North Carolina State
3	52	Derrick Hamilton	SF	United States	Southern Mississippi

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
G	5	Bagley, John	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Boston College
C	11	Carroll, Joe Barry	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Purdue
G	15	Conner, Lester	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oregon State
G	12	Gaines, Corey	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Loyola Marymount
F	23	Hinson, Roy	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Rutgers
G/F	2	Hopson, Dennis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Ohio State
F	20	Jones, Bill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Iowa
F	24	Lee, Keith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Memphis
G/F	22	McGee, Mike	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Michigan
G/F	34	Morris, Chris	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Auburn
F/C	33	Shackleford, Charles	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	North Carolina State
F	52	Williams, Buck	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Maryland

Head coach

Willis Reed (Grambling State)

Assistant coach(es)

Butch Beard (Louisville)
Lee Rose (Transylvania)

Legend

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

Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-New York Knicks	52	30	.634	–	35–6	17–24	18–12
x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	6	30–11	16–25	19–11
x-Boston Celtics	42	40	.512	10	32–9	10–31	19–11
Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	12	30–11	10–31	17–13
New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	26	17–24	9–32	9–21
Charlotte Hornets	20	62	.244	32	12–29	8–33	8–22

#	Eastern Conference v t
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Detroit Pistons	63	19	.768	–
2	y-New York Knicks	52	30	.634	11
3	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	57	25	.695	6
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	52	30	.634	11
5	x-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	14
6	x-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	16
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	46	36	.561	17
8	x-Boston Celtics	42	40	.512	21

9	Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
10	Indiana Pacers	28	54	.341	35
11	New Jersey Nets	26	56	.317	37
12	Charlotte Hornets	20	62	.244	43

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1988-89 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	3–1	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	4–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Boston	1–3	–	6–0	1–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	5–1	3–3	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4
Charlotte	1–4	0–6	–	1–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–4	2–4	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5
Chicago	2–4	3–1	4–1	–	0–6	2–0	1–1	0–6	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	6–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	2–4	4–1	4–0	6–0	–	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	–	3–3	0–2	1–3	1–5	1–1	3–1	0–4	6–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	5–1	2–2	4–2	1–1
Denver	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–3	–	1–1	3–1	4–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	3–3	2–2	3–3	1–1
Detroit	5–1	3–1	4–0	6–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–4	4–0	0–4	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	–	1–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	2–3	3–1	2–4	2–2	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	3–1	–	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	6–0	2–2	2–4	0–2
Indiana	1–5	3–2	2–2	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–1	0–2	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–5	2–2	1–1	–	1–5	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–5	2–3	3–1	1–4	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	3–1	2–0	5–1	–	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3	5–0	5–1	3–1	4–2	1–3	1–1
Miami	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–6	1–5	0–2	0–4	2–4	1–1	3–1	0–4	–	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–4	0–4	1–5	0–2
Milwaukee	0–6	2–2	4–0	0–6	3–3	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	–	4–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	1–4	1–5	4–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	–	2–4	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–5
New York	2–2	3–3	4–2	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–2	–	2–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Philadelphia	2–2	3–3	3–3	3–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–5	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	5–1	4–2	–	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	4–2	3–1	1–1	5–1	3–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	–	2–3	5–1	3–1	4–1	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–2	1–3	0–2	5–1	0–5	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–2	–	3–3	4–0	2–4	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	1–5	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5	3–3	–	2–2	1–5	1–3	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	3–3	0–2	1–3	0–6	0–2	1–3	1–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	–	0–4	1–5	1–1
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–2	2–2	1–1	4–1	2–4	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	4–2	5–1	4–0	–	3–1	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	0–2	2–2	4–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	5–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	5–1	1–3	–	2–0
Washington	1–3	4–2	5–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–4	5–1	1–5	2–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	—

Awards and records[]

Chris Morris, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Transactions[]

June 23, 1988: Dwayne Washington drafted in the NBA expansion draft by the Miami Heat.
July 1, 1988: Released Dudley Bradley.
July 19, 1988: Signed Anthony Bowie as a free agent.
August 10, 1988: Orlando Woolridge signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.
August 29, 1988: Traded Dallas Comegys to the San Antonio Spurs for Walter Berry.
August 30, 1988: Signed Kevin Williams as a free agent.
August 31, 1988: Waived Otis Birdsong.
October 4, 1988: Signed Frank Johnson as a free agent.
October 31, 1988: Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick and a 1996 2nd round draft pick to the Sacramento Kings for Mike McGee.
November 1, 1988: Waived Anthony Bowie.
November 2, 1988: Traded Tony Brown, Frank Johnson, Tim McCormick and Lorenzo Romar to the Houston Rockets for Joe Barry Carroll and Lester Conner.
November 23, 1988: Signed Ron Cavenall as a free agent.
December 27, 1988: Waived Ron Cavenall.
January 30, 1989: Waived Walter Berry.
January 31, 1989: Signed Bill Jones as a free agent.
February 7, 1989: Signed Corey Gaines to the first of two 10-day contracts.
February 27, 1989: Signed Corey Gaines as a free agent.
March 3, 1989: Waived Kevin Williams.

References[]

^ 1988-89 New Jersey Nets

[1] 1988-89 New Jersey Nets

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