1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season

1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season
1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach	Matt Guokas (fired); Jim Lynam;
General manager	John Nash
Owner(s)	Harold Katz
Arena	The Spectrum
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic); Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WPHL-TV; PRISM;
Radio	WIP
< 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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	16	Chris Welp	C	Germany	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	From
SG	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)	1956-09-08	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	VCU
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	USC
PF	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
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

Matt Guokas (fired)
Jim Lynam

Assistant coach(es)

Fred Carter

Legend

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

Roster
Last transaction: March 3, 1988

Regular season

Season standings

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

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	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	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	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	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	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	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

1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers season

Contents

Draft picks

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Regular season

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also