1987–88 Golden State Warriors season

The 1987–88 NBA season was the Warriors' 42nd season in the NBA and 25th in the San Francisco Bay Area.[1] Head coach George Karl resigned with 18 games left,[2] and Ed Gregory was interim head coach for the rest of the season. The Warriors finished fifth in the Pacific Division with a disappointing 20-62 record.

1987–88 Golden State Warriors season
Head coachGeorge Karl
Ed Gregory
ArenaOakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Results
Record20–62 (.244)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKPIX-TV
RadioKNBR

Draft picks
Main article: 1987 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
114Tellis FrankPF United StatesWestern Kentucky
358Darryl JohnsonPG United StatesMichigan State
483Benny Bolton United StatesNorth Carolina State
5105Terry Williams United StatesSouthern Methodist
6127Sarunas MarciulionisSG Lithuania
7152Ronnie Leggette United StatesWest Virginia State

Roster
Golden State Warriors roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 5 United States Feitl, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UTEP
F 32 United States Frank, Tellis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Western Kentucky
G 12 United States Garland, Winston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Missouri State
G 11 United States Harris, Steve 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Tulsa
F 22 United States Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fresno State
C 52 United States Hoppen, Dave 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Nebraska
F 30 United States McDonald, Ben 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) UC Irvine
G/F 17 United States Mullin, Chris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) St. John's
F/C 50 United States Sampson, Ralph 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Virginia
F 13 United States Smith, Larry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Alcorn State
G/F 18 United States Smith, Otis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jacksonville
G/F 20 United States Teagle, Terry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Baylor
G 4 United States Wade, Mark 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) UNLV
G 4 United States White, Tony 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Tennessee
C 33 United States Whitehead, Jerome 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Marquette
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6220.756–36–526–1523–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 5329.646933–820–2123–7
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4438.5371832–912–2919–11
Phoenix Suns 2854.3413422–196–3511–19
Golden State Warriors 2062.2444216–254–377–23
Los Angeles Clippers 1765.2074514–273–387–23
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Denver Nuggets5428.6598
3 x-Dallas Mavericks5329.6469
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5329.6469
5 x-Utah Jazz4735.57315
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56116
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics4438.53718
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3151.37831
9 Phoenix Suns2854.34134
10 Sacramento Kings2458.29338
11 Golden State Warriors2062.24442
12 Los Angeles Clippers1765.20745
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 –2–42–35–12–01–12–42–01–14–22–00–23–35–03–36–01–10–21–12–02–01–13–3
Boston 4–2–3–32–32–00–23–32–01–15–02–00–23–35–15–14–22–02–02–02–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–23–3–3–30–21–12–42–02–03–32–01–15–15–13–24–22–01–11–11–11–12–03–3
Cleveland 1–53–23–3–1–11–11–50–21–14–21–11–12–45–12–43–21–11–12–02–01–10–26–0
Dallas 0–20–22–01–1–3–31–14–14–22–05–01–42–01–11–11–15–03–25–15–13–23–31–1
Denver 1–12–01–11–13–3–1–14–14–21–15–03–21–12–01–12–03–22–34–25–14–12–42–0
Detroit 4–23–34–25–11–11–1–2–01–13–31–10–24–25–14–24–12–01–12–01–11–12–03–2
Golden State 0–20–20–22–01–41–40–2–0–50–23–30–60–22–00–21–12–41–52–33–21–51–40–2
Houston 1–11–10–21–12–42–41–15–0–2–03–21–42–01–11–11–14–14–14–22–43–23–32–0
Indiana 2–40–53–32–40–21–13–32–00–2–1–11–13–36–02–32–42–00–22–02–01–11–12–4
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–10–50–51–13–32–31–1–1–50–20–20–21–12–40–63–20–51–51–40–2
L.A. Lakers 2–02–01–11–14–12–32–06–04–11–15–1–0–22–02–02–05–13–34–15–04–24–11–1
Milwaukee 3–33–31–54–20–21–12–42–00–23–32–02–0–3–23–32–41–11–12–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 0–51–51–51–51–10–21–50–21–10–62–00–22–3–3–32–41–10–21–11–10–21–10–6
New York 3–31–52–34–21–11–12–42–01–13–22–00–23–33–3–3–30–21–11–11–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 0–62–42–42–31–10–21–41–11–14–21–10–24–24–23–3–1–11–11–11–11–12–03–3
Phoenix 1–10–20–21–10–52–30–24–21–40–24–21–51–11–12–01–1–0–63–22–32–42–30–2
Portland 2–00–21–11–12–33–21–15–11–42–06–03–31–12–01–11–16–0–4–15–03–31–42–0
Sacramento 1–10–21–10–21–52–40–23–22–40–22–31–40–21–11–11–12–31–4–3–31–41–50–2
San Antonio 0–20–21–10–21–51–51–12–34–20–25–00–51–11–11–11–13–20–53–3–3–23–30–2
Seattle 0–21–11–11–12–31–41–15–12–31–15–12–41–12–02–01–14–23–34–12–3–1–42–0
Utah 1–10–20–22–03–34–20–24–13–31–14–11–41–11–11–10–23–24–15–13–34–1–2–0
Washington 3–31–53–30–61–10–22–32–00–24–22–01–11–46–03–33–32–00–22–02–00–20–2—

Game log

Regular season
1987–88 game log
Total: 20–62 (Home: 16–25; Road: 4–37)
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
6 November 14, 1987
7:30 pm PST		 L.A. Lakers L 110–118 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 1–5
9 November 20, 1987
4:30 pm PST		 @ Detroit L 108–131 Pontiac Silverdome
20,362		 1–8
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
19 December 17, 1987
7:30 pm PST		 L.A. Lakers L 106–113 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 3–16
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
29 January 12, 1988
7:30 pm PST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 113–117 The Forum
17,505		 5–24
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
50 February 24, 1988
7:30 pm PST		 Detroit L 93–107 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
14,340		 14–36
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
55 March 4, 1988
7:30 pm PST		 @ L.A. Lakers L 107–120 The Forum
17,505		 14–41
64 March 20, 1988
7:30 pm PST		 L.A. Lakers L 106–113 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
15,025		 16–48
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
82 April 24, 1988
12:30 pm PDT		 @ L.A. Lakers L 100–136 The Forum
17,505		 20–62
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

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References
  1. 1987-88 Golden State Warriors
  2. Ellensburg Daily Record – Google News Archive Search

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See also
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