1987–88 Los Angeles Clippers season

The 1987-88 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 18th season in the NBA, their 4th in Los Angeles.^[1]

Draft picks

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 6.0 !C 00 USA ! Benjamin, Benoit style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Creighton 1.5 !G 15 USA ! Burtt, Steve style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Iona 5.5 !F/C 44 USA ! Cage, Michael style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) San Diego State 4.0 !F 45 USA ! Coleman, Norris (waived) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Kansas State 4.0 !F 25 USA ! Cureton, Earl style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Detroit 1.5 !G 20 USA ! Dailey, Quintin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Francisco 1.5 !G 2 USA ! Drew, Larry style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Missouri 1.5 !G 54 USA ! Fields, Kenny (waived) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA 1.5 !G 4 USA ! Gordon, Lancaster (waived) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Louisville 4.0 !F 43 USA ! Gregory, Claude style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Wisconsin 4.0 !F 8 USA ! Johnson, Marques style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) UCLA 6.0 !C 32 USA ! Kite, Greg style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Brigham Young 4.0 !F 43 USA ! Murphy, Tod (waived) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UC Irvine 6.0 !C 51 USA ! Nessley, Martin (waived) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 86 !7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Duke 1.5 !G 10 USA ! Nixon, Norm style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Duquesne 4.0 !F 33 USA ! Norman, Ken style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Illinois 1.5 !G 14 USA ! Phelps, Mike (waived) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Alcorn State 1.5 !G 1 USA ! Valentine, Darnell style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Kansas 4.0 !F 31 USA ! White, Eric style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine 4.0 !F 34 USA ! Williams, Reggie style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown 6.0 !C 24 USA ! Wolf, Joe style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina 1.5 !G 42 USA ! Woodson, Mike style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Indiana	Head coach Gene Shue Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Roster notes

• Guard Mike Woodson is currently an assistant coach for the franchise since 2014.

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1987-88 NBA Pacific standings

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Awards, records and milestones

Awards

• Forward/center Michael Cage led the league in rebounding (13.0 rpg)

References