1987–88 Los Angeles Clippers season

1987–88 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach Gene Shue
Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record 17–65 (.207)
Place Division: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish Did Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Prime Ticket, KTLA
Radio KIIS
Los Angeles Clippers seasons
< 1986–87 1988–89 >

The 1987-88 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 18th season in the NBA, their 4th in Los Angeles.

Contents

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 4 Reggie Williams F  United States Georgetown
1 13 Joe Wolf C  United States North Carolina
1 19 Ken Norman F  United States Illinois
2 38 Norris Coleman F  United States Kansas State
3 47 Tim McCalister G  United States Oklahoma
5 93 Chad Kessler F  United States Georgia
6 116 Martin Nessley C  United States Duke
7 139 Henry Carr F  United States Wichita State

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers 1987-88 roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From
C 00 Benjamin, Benoit 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Creighton
G 15 Burtt, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iona
F/C 44 Cage, Michael 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) San Diego State
F 45 Coleman, Norris (waived) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kansas State
F 25 Cureton, Earl 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Detroit
G 20 Dailey, Quintin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Francisco*
G 2 Drew, Larry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri
G 54 Fields, Kenny (waived) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
G 4 Gordon, Lancaster (waived) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisville
F 43 Gregory, Claude 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Wisconsin
F 8 Johnson, Marques 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) UCLA
C 32 Kite, Greg 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Brigham Young
F 43 Murphy, Tod (waived) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UC Irvine
C 51 Nessley, Martin (waived) 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Duke
G 10 Nixon, Norm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Duquesne
F 33 Norman, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Illinois
G 14 Phelps, Mike (waived) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Alcorn State*
G 1 Valentine, Darnell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Kansas
F 31 White, Eric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine
F 34 Williams, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown
C 24 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina
G 42 Woodson, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Indiana
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

Formerly the Buffalo Braves and the San Diego Clippers • Founded in 1970 • Based in Los Angeles, California
The Franchise
Arenas
Head coaches
Schayes • McCarthy • Ramsay • Locke • MacKinnon • Mullaney • Fitzsimmons • Shue • Silas • Lynam • Chaney • Shue • Casey • Schuler • Brown • Weiss • Fitch • Ford • Todd • Gentry • Johnson • Dunleavy • Hughes • Del Negro
General Managers
Donovan • Sonju • Scheer • Baylor • Dunleavy • Olshey
D-League affiliate
Administration
Donald Sterling (Owner) • Andy Roeser (President) • Neil Olshey (General Manager)
Culture and lore
Rivals
Media
TV: Prime Ticket • Radio: KFWB • KTNQ • Announcers: Ralph Lawler • Mike Smith • Brian Sieman
Buffalo • 1978–79 • 1979–80 • 1980–81 • 1981–82 • 1982–83 • 1983–84 • 1984–85 • 1985–86 • 1986–87 • 1987–88 • 1988–89 • 1989–90 • 1990–91 • 1991–92 • 1992–93 • 1993–94 • 1994–95 • 1995–96 • 1996–97 • 1997–98 • 1998–99 • 1999–00 • 2000–01 • 2001–02 • 2002–03 • 2003–04 • 2004–05 • 2005–06 • 2006–07 • 2007–08 • 2008–09 • 2009–10 • 2010–11
1987 NBA Draft • All-Star Game • Playoffs • Finals • Transactions
Eastern
Boston • New Jersey • New York • Philadelphia • Washington
Atlanta • Chicago • Cleveland • Detroit • Indiana • Milwaukee
Western
Dallas • Denver • Houston • Sacramento • San Antonio • Utah
Golden State • L.A. Clippers • L.A. Lakers • Phoenix • Portland • Seattle