1988–89 New Jersey Nets season

1988–89 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Willis Reed
Arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record	26–56 (.317)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WWOR-TV SportsChannel New York
Radio	WNEW

The 1988–89 NBA season was the Nets' 13th season in the NBA.^[1]

A ticket for a December 1988 game between the Nets and the Charlotte Hornets.

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	4	Chris Morris	SF/PF	United States	Auburn
2	32	Charles Shackleford	PF/C	United States	North Carolina State
3	52	Derrick Hamilton	SF	United States	Southern Mississippi

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB (YYYY–MM–DD)
1.5 !G	5	USA !	Bagley, John	7000182880000000000♠6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Boston C
6.0 !C	11	USA !	Carroll, Joe Barry	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Purdue
1.5 !G	15	USA !	Conner, Lester	7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Oregon State
1.5 !G	12	USA !	Gaines, Corey	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Loyola Marymount
4.0 !F	23	USA !	Hinson, Roy	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Rutgers
2.5 !G/F	2	USA !	Hopson, Dennis	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Ohio State
4.0 !F	20	USA !	Jones, Bill	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Iowa
4.0 !F	24	USA !	Lee, Keith	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Memphis
2.5 !G/F	22	USA !	McGee, Mike	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Michigan
2.5 !G/F	34	USA !	Morris, Chris	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Auburn
5.5 !F/C	33	USA !	Shackleford, Charles	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	North Carolina State
4.0 !F	52	USA !	Williams, Buck	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Maryland

Head coach

Willis Reed (Grambling State)

Assistant coach(es)

Butch Beard (Louisville)
Lee Rose (Transylvania)

Legend

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

Roster

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

Record vs. opponents

1988-89 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	3–1	4–1	4–2	4–2	1–1	0–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	6–0	4–1	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Boston	1–3	—	6–0	1–3	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	5–1	3–3	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–4
Charlotte	1–4	0–6	—	1–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–4	2–4	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5
Chicago	2–4	3–1	4–1	—	0–6	2–0	1–1	0–6	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	2–0	2–0	6–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–1
Cleveland	2–4	4–1	4–0	6–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–3	1–1	1–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–3	4–0	2–2	3–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	—	3–3	0–2	1–3	1–5	1–1	3–1	0–4	6–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	5–1	2–2	4–2	1–1
Denver	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–3	—	1–1	3–1	4–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	5–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	3–3	2–2	3–3	1–1
Detroit	5–1	3–1	4–0	6–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	—	1–1	1–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–4	4–0	0–4	5–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–0
Golden State	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	—	1–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–4	2–4	2–3	3–1	2–4	2–2	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–4	1–1	3–1	—	2–0	2–2	1–3	4–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	6–0	2–2	2–4	0–2
Indiana	1–5	3–2	2–2	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–1	0–2	—	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–5	2–2	1–1	—	1–5	1–3	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–5	2–3	3–1	1–4	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	3–1	2–0	5–1	—	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–3	5–0	5–1	3–1	4–2	1–3	1–1
Miami	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–6	1–5	0–2	0–4	2–4	1–1	3–1	0–4	—	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–4	0–4	1–5	0–2
Milwaukee	0–6	2–2	4–0	0–6	3–3	2–0	2–0	4–2	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	—	4–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1
New Jersey	1–4	1–5	4–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	—	2–4	1–5	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–5
New York	2–2	3–3	4–2	2–3	2–2	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	5–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–2	—	2–4	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–1
Philadelphia	2–2	3–3	3–3	3–1	2–3	1–1	1–1	0–5	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	5–1	4–2	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–2
Phoenix	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	3–1	3–1	0–2	4–2	3–1	1–1	5–1	3–3	4–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	—	2–3	5–1	3–1	4–1	2–2	2–0
Portland	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–2	1–3	0–2	5–1	0–5	4–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–2	—	3–3	4–0	2–4	0–4	1–1
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	3–2	2–2	1–1	3–2	1–5	3–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5	3–3	—	2–2	1–5	1–3	0–2
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	3–3	0–2	1–3	0–6	0–2	1–3	1–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	—	0–4	1–5	1–1
Seattle	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	4–2	2–2	1–1	4–1	2–4	4–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	4–2	5–1	4–0	—	3–1	1–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	3–3	0–2	2–2	4–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	5–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	5–1	1–3	—	2–0
Washington	1–3	4–2	5–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–5	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–4	5–1	1–5	2–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	—

Awards and records

Chris Morris, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Transactions

June 23, 1988: Dwayne Washington drafted in the NBA expansion draft by the Miami Heat.
July 1, 1988: Released Dudley Bradley.
July 19, 1988: Signed Anthony Bowie as a free agent.
August 10, 1988: Orlando Woolridge signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Los Angeles Lakers.
August 29, 1988: Traded Dallas Comegys to the San Antonio Spurs for Walter Berry.
August 30, 1988: Signed Kevin Williams as a free agent.
August 31, 1988: Waived Otis Birdsong.
October 4, 1988: Signed Frank Johnson as a free agent.
October 31, 1988: Traded a 1991 2nd round draft pick and a 1996 2nd round draft pick to the Sacramento Kings for Mike McGee.
November 1, 1988: Waived Anthony Bowie.
November 2, 1988: Traded Tony Brown, Frank Johnson, Tim McCormick and Lorenzo Romar to the Houston Rockets for Joe Barry Carroll and Lester Conner.
November 23, 1988: Signed Ron Cavenall as a free agent.
December 27, 1988: Waived Ron Cavenall.
January 30, 1989: Waived Walter Berry.
January 31, 1989: Signed Bill Jones as a free agent.
February 7, 1989: Signed Corey Gaines to the first of two 10-day contracts.
February 27, 1989: Signed Corey Gaines as a free agent.
March 3, 1989: Waived Kevin Williams.

References

↑ 1988-89 New Jersey Nets

1988–89 NBA season by team

Eastern

Atlantic	Boston Charlotte New Jersey New York Philadelphia Washington

Central	Atlanta Chicago Cleveland Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

Western

Midwest	Dallas Denver Houston Miami San Antonio Utah

Pacific	Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Portland Sacramento Seattle

New Jersey Americans–New York / New Jersey / Brooklyn Nets seasons

1960s

1970s

1973–74

1975–76

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

Bold indicates an ABA championship

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