1987–88 Portland Trail Blazers season

1987–88 Portland Trail Blazers season
Head coach Mike Schuler
Arena Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 53–29 (.646)
Place Division: 2nd (Pacific)
Conference: 4th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round (eliminated 3-1)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Portland Trail Blazers seasons
< 1986–87 1988–89 >

The 1987–88 season was the 18th season of the Portland Trail Blazers in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Blazers finished 53–29, fourth in the Western Conference, qualifying for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. It was a four-game improvement over the previous season.

In the 1988 NBA Playoffs, the Blazers were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs for the third straight year, this time falling to the Utah Jazz three games to one in the best-of-five series.

NBA Draft

Main article: 1987 NBA Draft

Note: This is not a complete list; only the first two rounds are covered, as well as notable post-second round picks.

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 17 Ronnie Murphy F  United States Jacksonville
3 63 Kevin Gamble F  United States Iowa

Awards and honors

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
Founded in 1970 • Based in Portland, Oregon
The Franchise
Arenas
Coaches
Todd • Inman • McCloskey • Wilkens (player-coach) • Ramsay • Schuler • Adelman • Carlesimo • Dunleavy • Cheeks • Pritchard • McMillan
General Managers
Glickman • Inman • Spoelstra • Petrie • Whitsitt • Nash • Patterson • Leiweke • Pritchard • Cho
President
Sarkowsky • Weinberg • Whitsitt • Glickman • Patterson • Leiweke • Miller
D-League Affiliate
Administration
Owner: Paul Allen • General Manager: (Vacant) • Head Coach: Nate McMillan • List of executives
Retired Numbers
1 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 20 • 22 • 30 (Gross) • 30 (Porter) • 32 • 36 • 45 • 77
NBA Championships (1)
Culture and lore
Media
TV: KGW • Comcast SportsNet Northwest • Radio: KXTG-FM • Announcers: Mike Barrett • Mike Rice • Brian Wheeler • Antonio Harvey
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