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1987-88 New Jersey Nets
19–63 · #22 in the league · Missed playoffs
New Jersey Nets went 19–63 in the regular season, good for the #22 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#22
Net rating
-8.2
Home floor
Brendan Byrne Arena
Roster
20 players
Record
19–63
23.2% win rate
League rank
#22
Regular season
Net rating
-8.2
SRS -7.0
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bagley | G | 5 | 82 | 74 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 5.8 |
| Buck Williams | F-C | 52 | 70 | 70 | 18.3 | 11.9 | 1.6 |
| Otis Birdsong | G | — | 67 | 59 | 10.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 |
| Roy Hinson | F-C | 21 | 48 | 47 | 17.6 | 7.3 | 1.5 |
| Tim McCormick | C | 40 | 47 | 38 | 14.1 | 6.9 | 2.0 |
| Mike Gminski | C | — | 34 | 34 | 16.9 | 9.4 | 1.6 |
| Dennis Hopson | G-F | — | 61 | 19 | 9.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| Dallas Comegys | F | — | 75 | 17 | 5.6 | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Dudley Bradley | G-F | — | 63 | 15 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| Orlando Woolridge | F | — | 19 | 12 | 16.4 | 4.8 | 3.7 |
| Pearl Washington | G | — | 68 | 10 | 9.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
| Ben Coleman | F | — | 27 | 10 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 1.4 |
| Adrian Branch | F-G | — | 20 | 3 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| Kevin McKenna | G-F | — | 31 | 2 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| Chris Engler | C | — | 54 | 0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.3 |
| Duane Washington | G | — | 15 | 0 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 2.3 |
| Jamie Waller | G | 15 | 9 | 0 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 0.3 |
| Ricky Wilson | G | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
| Mike O'Koren | F-G | — | 4 | 0 | 4.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Johnny Moore | G | — | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
101.4
ORtg
109.6
DRtg
98.6
Pace
-7.0
SRS
-8.1
MOV
52.3%
TS%
47.8%
eFG%
26.7
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Dave Wohl
head_coach
Bob MacKinnon (Interim)
head_coach
Willis Reed
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Brendan Byrne Arena
11,611 average attendance
Then and now
New Jersey Nets
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