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

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

Main article: 1987 NBA draft

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	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
	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 High points High rebounds High assists 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 High points High rebounds High assists 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 High points High rebounds High assists 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 High points High rebounds High assists 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 High points High rebounds High assists 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 High points High rebounds High assists 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

See also

• 1987-88 NBA season