1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season

1988–89 Philadelphia 76ers season
Head coach Jim Lynam
Arena The Spectrum
Results
Record 46–36 (.561)
Place Division: 2nd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(eliminated 0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
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A ticket for a December 1988 game between the 76ers and the Hornets.

The 1988-89 NBA season was the 76ers 40th season in the NBA and 26th season in Philadelphia. The Sixers would return to the NBA Playoffs after missing out in 1988, going 46-36 in the regular season. In the post season they lost a first round series to the New York Knicks 3-0. The second game was of note because the team blew a 10 point lead with approximately 2 minutes left in the game, Trent Tucker's three point shot with less that 10 seconds left gave New York the win. [1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 19 Charles Smith PF  United States Pittsburgh
2 44 Everette Stephens PG  United States Purdue
2 54 Herman Montenegro Louisiana State

Roster

1987–88 Philadelphia 76ers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G/F 20 Anderson, Ron style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1958–10–15 Fresno State
PF 34 Barkley, Charles style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 252 lb (114 kg) 1963–02–20 Auburn
PG 1 Brooks, Scott style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1965–07–31 UC Irvine
PG 10 Cheeks, Maurice style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–09–8 West Texas A&M
PF 54 Coleman, Ben style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–11–14 Maryland
C 42 Gminski, Mike style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959–08–03 Duke
SG 33 Hawkins, Hersey style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1966–09–29 Bradley
PG 12 Henderson, Gerald style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1956–01–16 Virginia Commonwealth
31 Jones, Shelton style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–04–04 St. John's
SF 4 Robinson, Cliff style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960–03–13 Southern California
PF/C 41 Rowinski, Jim style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1961–01–04 Purdue
G/F 21 Smith, Derek style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1961–11–01 Louisville
PF/C 45 Thornton, Bob style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1962–07–10 UC Irvine
C 44 Welp, Chris style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1964–01–02 Washington
G/F 25 Wingate, David style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1963–12–15 Georgetown
Head coach


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

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division 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
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

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) New York Knicks vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers: Knicks win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Philadelphia won 4-0)

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

References

  1. ↑ 1988-89 Philadelphia 76ers

See also