1987–88 San Antonio Spurs season

1987–88 San Antonio Spurs season
Head coachBob Weiss
General managerBob Bass
Owner(s)Angelo Drossos
ArenaHemisFair Arena
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Lakers 0–3)

Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKSAT-TV
RadioKTSA

The 1987–88 NBA season was the 12th season for the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association, and their 21st season as a franchise.[1] This season is most memorable when the Spurs won the NBA draft lottery, and selected 7' 1" center David Robinson from the United States Naval Academy with the first overall pick in the 1987 NBA draft; the team also selected center Greg "Cadillac" Anderson from the University of Houston with the 23rd overall pick.[2][3][4] However, Robinson had a two-year commitment to the U.S. Navy after graduating from the Naval Academy, and did not play for the Spurs until the 1989–90 season.[5][6][7]

In November, the team traded second-year forward Larry Krystkowiak to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Charles Davis; Krystkowiak previous played overseas in Italy early into the regular season, and was placed on the Spurs' suspended list for violating his contract. Davis would later on be released to free agency after 16 games with the Spurs.[8][9][10]

The Spurs got off to a 13–12 start to the regular season, but played below .500 basketball for the remainder of the season, holding an 18–23 record at the All-Star break.[11] The team struggled in the second half of the season, losing 9 of their 13 games in February, and posting a 7-game losing streak in March. Despite finishing in fifth place in the Midwest Division with a 31–51 record, which was ten games under .500 in winning percentage, the Spurs earned the eighth seed in the Western Conference, and qualified for the NBA playoffs.[12]

Alvin Robertson averaged 19.6 points, 6.1 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 3.0 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team, and selected for the 1988 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago, Illinois,[13][14][15] while second-year forward Walter Berry averaged 17.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game, and Frank Brickowski provided the team with 16.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. In addition, second-year guard Johnny Dawkins provided with 15.8 points, 7.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game, while Mike Mitchell contributed 13.5 points per game, and Anderson averaged 11.7 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Team. Meanwhile, Dave Greenwood provided with 8.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per game, but only played just 45 games due to injury, Jon Sundvold contributed 8.1 points and 3.5 assists per game, Kurt Nimphius averaged 4.4 points per game, and Ed Nealy provided with 2.1 points and 3.3 rebounds per game.[16]

Robertson finished in fourth place in Defensive Player of the Year voting,[17][18] while Brickowski finished tied in sixth place in Most Improved Player voting,[18] and Anderson finished tied in second place in Rookie of the Year voting.[19][18]

In the Western Conference First Round of the 1988 NBA playoffs, the Spurs were swept by the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers in three straight games.[20] The Lakers would go on to defeat the Detroit Pistons in seven games in the 1988 NBA Finals, winning their second consecutive NBA championship.[21][22][23]

Following the season, head coach Bob Weiss was fired,[24][25][26] while Berry was traded to the New Jersey Nets,[27][28][29] Sundvold was left unprotected in the 1988 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Miami Heat expansion team,[30][31][32] and Mitchell and Nealy were both released to free agency.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 1 David Robinson C  United States Navy
1 23 Cadillac Anderson PF/C  United States Houston
2 27 Nate Blackwell G  United States Temple
3 50 Phil Zevenbergen C  United States Washington
4 73 Todd May  United States Pikeville
5 96 Dennis Williams  United States Georgia
6 119 Ricky Brown  United States South Alabama
7 142 Raynard Davis  United States Texas

Roster

Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F/C 33 Cadillac Anderson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Houston
F 6 Walter Berry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) St. John's
F 43 Frank Brickowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Penn State
G 24 Johnny Dawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Duke
F 10 Dave Greenwood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 222 lb (101 kg) UCLA
C 35 Pétur Guðmundsson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Washington
F 34 Mike Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Auburn
G 9 Pete Myers 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Little Rock
F 32 Ed Nealy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) Kansas State
F/C 40 Kurt Nimphius 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Arizona State
F 42 Richard Rellford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan
G 21 Alvin Robertson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Arkansas
G 20 Jon Sundvold 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Missouri
G 15 Ricky Wilson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) George Mason
C 41 Phil Zevenbergen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Washington
Head coach
Assistant(s)

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

Regular season

Season standings

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 35–6 19–22 18–12
x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 1 33–8 20–21 20–10
x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 7 33–8 14–27 18–12
x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 8 31–10 15–26 13–17
x- 31 51 .378 23 23–18 8–33 12–18
Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 30 19–22 5–36 9–21
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756
2 y-Denver Nuggets 54 28 .659 8
3 x-Dallas Mavericks 53 29 .646 9
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 53 29 .646 9
5 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 15
6 x-Houston Rockets 46 36 .561 16
7 x-Seattle SuperSonics 44 38 .537 18
8 x- 31 51 .378 31
9 Phoenix Suns 28 54 .341 34
10 Sacramento Kings 24 58 .293 38
11 Golden State Warriors 20 62 .244 42
12 Los Angeles Clippers 17 65 .207 45
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: 31-51 (home: 23-18; road: 8-33)
November: 5–8 (home: 4–1; road: 1–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
2 November 7 Dallas W 130–106 HemisFair Arena 1–1
3 November 10, 1987
7:30 PM CST
L.A. Lakers L 124–133 HemisFair Arena
13,751
1–2
6 November 15, 1987
9:30 PM CST
@ L.A. Lakers L 130–147 The Forum
17,505
2–4
8 November 20 @ Denver L 142–156 McNichols Sports Arena 3–5
9 November 21 Utah W 120–119 HemisFair Arena 4–5
12 November 27, 1987
6:30 PM CST
@ Detroit L 111–143 Pontiac Silverdome
30,743
5–7
13 November 28 @ Atlanta L 100–124 The Omni 5–8
December: 8–4 (home: 7–0; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
15 December 5 Chicago W 110–101 HemisFair Arena 7–8
16 December 8 Utah W 105–100 HemisFair Arena 8–8
20 December 18 Denver W 133–114 HemisFair Arena 10–20
January: 4–10 (home: 3–5; road: 1–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
26 January 2 Dallas L 109–116 HemisFair Arena 13–13
27 January 4, 1988
9:30 PM CST
@ L.A. Lakers L 115–133 The Forum
17,505
13–14
31 January 13 Atlanta L 110–120 HemisFair Arena 14–17
35 January 22 @ Utah L 106–119 Salt Palace 15–20
37 January 26 @ Dallas L 111–128 Reunion Arena 16–21
February: 4–9 (home: 3–5; road: 1–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
41 February 4 Denver L 123–129 HemisFair Arena 18–23
42 February 9 @ Denver L 108–136 McNichols Sports Arena 18–24
43 February 10 Boston L 120–136 HemisFair Arena 18–25
44 February 12, 1988
7:30 PM CST
L.A. Lakers L 132–133 HemisFair Arena
15,770
18–26
March: 5–12 (home: 4–4; road: 1–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
55 March 5 @ Utah L 106–125 Salt Palace 22–33
57 March 9 @ Boston L 118–119 Boston Garden 22–35
59 March 12 @ Chicago L 92–112 Chicago Stadium 22–37
63 March 19 Utah W 113–110 HemisFair Arena 24–39
65 March 22 @ Denver L 109–136 McNichols Sports Arena 24–41
66 March 25, 1988
7:30 PM CST
Detroit W 107–106 HemisFair Arena
8,596
25–41
67 March 26 @ Dallas L 112–131 Reunion Arena 25–42
April: 5–8 (home: 2–3; road: 3–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
74 April 8 Denver L 124–129 (OT) HemisFair Arena 28–46
78 April 16 @ Utah L 82–107 Salt Palace 30–48
79 April 19, 1988
7:30 PM CDT
L.A. Lakers L 126–133 HemisFair Arena
12,456
30–49
81 April 22 @ Dallas L 96–127 Reunion Arena 31–50
82 April 24 Dallas L 109–119 HemisFair Arena 31–51
1987–88 schedule

Playoffs

1988 playoff game log
First Round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 29, 1988
9:30 PM CDT
@ L.A. Lakers L 110–122 Alvin Robertson (34) Anderson, Berry (8) Robertson, Brickowski (5) The Forum
17,505
0–1
2 May 1, 1988
9:30 PM CDT
@ L.A. Lakers L 112–130 Alvin Robertson (28) Frank Brickowski (12) Alvin Robertson (12) The Forum
17,505
0–2
3 May 3, 1988
7:30 PM CDT
L.A. Lakers L 107–109 Frank Brickowski (27) Greg Anderson (8) Alvin Robertson (11) HemisFair Arena
11,542
0–3
1988 schedule

Player statistics

Ragular season

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alvin Robertson SG 82 82 2,978 498 557 243 69 1,610 36.3 6.1 6.8 3.0 .8 19.6
Cadillac Anderson PF 82 45 1,984 513 79 54 122 957 24.2 6.3 1.0 .7 1.5 11.7
Walter Berry SF 73 56 1,922 395 110 55 63 1,272 26.3 5.4 1.5 .8 .9 17.4
Kurt Nimphius C 72 7 919 153 53 22 56 316 12.8 2.1 .7 .3 .8 4.4
Frank Brickowski C 70 68 2,227 483 266 74 36 1,119 31.8 6.9 3.8 1.1 .5 16.0
Pétur Guðmundsson C 69 9 1,017 323 86 18 61 395 14.7 4.7 1.2 .3 .9 5.7
Mike Mitchell SF 68 20 1,501 198 68 31 13 919 22.1 2.9 1.0 .5 .2 13.5
Ed Nealy PF 68 1 837 222 49 29 5 142 12.3 3.3 .7 .4 .1 2.1
Johnny Dawkins PG 65 61 2,179 204 480 88 2 1,027 33.5 3.1 7.4 1.4 .0 15.8
Jon Sundvold PG 52 12 1,024 48 183 27 2 421 19.7 .9 3.5 .5 .0 8.1
David Greenwood PF 45 40 1,236 300 97 33 22 385 27.5 6.7 2.2 .7 .5 8.6
Leon Wood PG 38 8 830 51 155 22 1 352 21.8 1.3 4.1 .6 .0 9.3
Pete Myers SG 22 0 328 37 48 17 6 112 14.9 1.7 2.2 .8 .3 5.1
Ricky Wilson PG 18 1 373 26 63 17 3 104 20.7 1.4 3.5 .9 .2 5.8
Charles Davis SF 16 0 187 38 17 0 3 92 11.7 2.4 1.1 .0 .2 5.8
Nate Blackwell PG 10 0 112 6 18 3 0 37 11.2 .6 1.8 .3 .0 3.7
Phil Zevenbergen C 8 0 58 13 3 3 1 30 7.3 1.6 .4 .4 .1 3.8
Johnny Moore PG 4 0 51 4 11 3 0 8 12.8 1.0 2.8 .8 .0 2.0
Richard Rellford SF 4 0 42 7 1 0 3 16 10.5 1.8 .3 .0 .8 4.0
  • Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Spurs only.

Playoffs

Player POS GP GS MP REB AST STL BLK PTS MPG RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Alvin Robertson SG 3 3 119 14 28 12 1 70 39.7 4.7 9.3 4.0 .3 23.3
Frank Brickowski C 3 3 113 22 14 6 2 58 37.7 7.3 4.7 2.0 .7 19.3
Cadillac Anderson PF 3 3 95 21 3 2 4 38 31.7 7.0 1.0 .7 1.3 12.7
Jon Sundvold PG 3 3 90 4 15 4 0 35 30.0 1.3 5.0 1.3 .0 11.7
Mike Mitchell SF 3 3 74 15 4 1 1 31 24.7 5.0 1.3 .3 .3 10.3
Walter Berry SF 3 0 94 21 6 5 2 66 31.3 7.0 2.0 1.7 .7 22.0
Johnny Dawkins PG 3 0 53 3 5 2 0 15 17.7 1.0 1.7 .7 .0 5.0
Kurt Nimphius C 3 0 30 8 2 0 1 12 10.0 2.7 .7 .0 .3 4.0
Ed Nealy PF 2 0 36 7 4 1 0 4 18.0 3.5 2.0 .5 .0 2.0
Ricky Wilson PG 2 0 9 0 1 0 0 0 4.5 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0
Pétur Guðmundsson C 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 3.0 .0 .5 .0 .0 .0
Phil Zevenbergen C 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 .0 .0 .0 .0 .0

Awards and records

Transactions

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See also