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1987-88 New Jersey Nets Roster and Statistics

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19-63, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Dave Wohl (2-13), Bob MacKinnon (10-29), Willis Reed (7-21)

Points Per Game: 100.4 (22nd of 23) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 108.5 (15th of 23)
Pythagorean W-L: 21-61 (22nd of 23)

Arena: Brendan Byrne Arena ▪ Attendance: 476,054 (16th of 23)

SRS: -6.98 (21st of 23) ▪ Pace Factor: 98.6 (13th of 23)
Offensive Rating: 101.4 (22nd of 23) ▪ Defensive Rating: 109.6 (18th of 23)

1987-88 New Jersey Nets:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
5 John Bagley G 6-0 185 April 23, 1960 5 Boston College
10 Otis Birdsong G 6-3 190 December 9, 1955 10 University of Houston
22 Dudley Bradley G-F 6-6 195 March 19, 1957 7 University of North Carolina
21 Adrian Branch F-G 6-7 185 November 17, 1963 1 University of Maryland
40 Ben Coleman F 6-9 235 November 14, 1961 1 University of Maryland
45 Dallas Comegys F 6-9 205 August 17, 1964 R DePaul University
50 Chris Engler C 6-11 245 March 1, 1959 4 University of Wyoming
42 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 August 3, 1959 7 Duke University
21 Roy Hinson F-C 6-9 210 May 2, 1961 4 Rutgers University
23 Dennis Hopson G-F 6-5 200 April 22, 1965 R Ohio State University
40 Tim McCormick C 6-11 240 March 10, 1962 3 University of Michigan
12 Kevin McKenna G-F 6-5 195 January 8, 1959 5 Creighton University
00 Johnny Moore G 6-1 175 March 3, 1958 7 University of Texas at Austin
31 Mike O'Koren F-G 6-7 207 February 7, 1958 7 University of North Carolina
15 Jamie Waller G 6-4 215 November 20, 1964 R Virginia Union University
14 Duane Washington G 6-4 195 August 31, 1964 R Middle Tennessee State University
1 Pearl Washington G 6-2 190 January 6, 1964 1 Syracuse University
52 Buck Williams F-C 6-8 215 March 8, 1960 6 University of Maryland
15 Ricky Wilson G 6-3 195 July 16, 1964 R George Mason University
0 Orlando Woolridge F 6-9 215 December 16, 1959 6 University of Notre Dame

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19780 3208 6857 .468 137 455 .301 1682 2308 .729 1075 2262 3337 1795 727 385 1503 2042 8235 100.4
Opponent 82 19780 3437 6918 .497 131 363 .361 1895 2419 .783 1034 2461 3495 1993 809 522 1433 1942 8900 108.5

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Buck Williams 27 70 70 2637 466 832 .560 1 1 1.000 346 518 .668 298 536 834 109 68 44 189 266 1279
2 John Bagley 27 82 74 2774 393 896 .439 47 161 .292 148 180 .822 61 196 257 479 110 10 201 162 981
3 Roy Hinson 26 48 47 1747 330 658 .502 0 1 .000 183 227 .806 106 242 348 72 45 72 106 185 843
4 Otis Birdsong 32 67 59 1882 337 736 .458 9 25 .360 47 92 .511 73 94 167 222 54 11 129 143 730
5 Tim McCormick 25 47 38 1513 277 510 .543 0 2 .000 108 162 .667 97 226 323 92 18 15 76 159 662
6 Pearl Washington 24 68 10 1379 245 547 .448 11 49 .224 132 189 .698 54 64 118 206 91 4 141 163 633
7 Dennis Hopson 22 61 19 1365 222 549 .404 12 45 .267 131 177 .740 63 80 143 118 57 25 119 145 587
8 Mike Gminski 28 34 34 1194 215 474 .454 0 2 .000 143 166 .861 82 238 320 55 28 33 83 78 573
9 Dudley Bradley 30 63 15 1432 156 364 .429 37 101 .366 74 97 .763 25 101 126 150 114 43 88 170 423
10 Dallas Comegys 23 75 17 1122 156 363 .430 0 1 .000 106 150 .707 54 164 218 65 36 70 116 175 418
11 Orlando Woolridge 28 19 12 622 110 247 .445 0 2 .000 92 130 .708 31 60 91 71 13 20 48 73 312
12 Ben Coleman 26 27 10 657 116 240 .483 0 2 .000 65 84 .774 58 115 173 39 28 16 72 110 297
13 Adrian Branch 24 20 3 308 56 134 .418 1 5 .200 20 23 .870 20 28 48 16 16 11 29 41 133
14 Kevin McKenna 29 31 2 393 43 109 .394 16 50 .320 24 25 .960 4 27 31 40 15 2 19 55 126
15 Chris Engler 28 54 0 399 36 88 .409 0 0 31 35 .886 32 66 98 15 9 6 29 73 103
16 Duane Washington 23 15 0 156 18 42 .429 2 4 .500 16 20 .800 5 17 22 34 12 0 9 23 54
17 Jamie Waller 23 9 0 91 16 40 .400 0 2 .000 10 18 .556 9 4 13 3 4 1 11 13 42
18 Ricky Wilson 23 6 0 47 7 11 .636 1 1 1.000 6 11 .545 1 0 1 6 6 0 4 6 21
19 Mike O'Koren 29 4 0 52 9 16 .563 0 1 .000 0 4 .000 1 3 4 2 3 2 0 2 18
20 Johnny Moore 29 1 0 10 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 3 0 0

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Buck Williams 27 70 70 37.7 6.7 11.9 .560 0.0 0.0 1.000 4.9 7.4 .668 4.3 7.7 11.9 1.6 1.0 0.6 2.7 3.8 18.3
2 Roy Hinson 26 48 47 36.4 6.9 13.7 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 4.7 .806 2.2 5.0 7.3 1.5 0.9 1.5 2.2 3.9 17.6
3 Mike Gminski 28 34 34 35.1 6.3 13.9 .454 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 4.9 .861 2.4 7.0 9.4 1.6 0.8 1.0 2.4 2.3 16.9
4 Orlando Woolridge 28 19 12 32.7 5.8 13.0 .445 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.8 .708 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.7 0.7 1.1 2.5 3.8 16.4
5 Tim McCormick 25 47 38 32.2 5.9 10.9 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 3.4 .667 2.1 4.8 6.9 2.0 0.4 0.3 1.6 3.4 14.1
6 John Bagley 27 82 74 33.8 4.8 10.9 .439 0.6 2.0 .292 1.8 2.2 .822 0.7 2.4 3.1 5.8 1.3 0.1 2.5 2.0 12.0
7 Ben Coleman 26 27 10 24.3 4.3 8.9 .483 0.0 0.1 .000 2.4 3.1 .774 2.1 4.3 6.4 1.4 1.0 0.6 2.7 4.1 11.0
8 Otis Birdsong 32 67 59 28.1 5.0 11.0 .458 0.1 0.4 .360 0.7 1.4 .511 1.1 1.4 2.5 3.3 0.8 0.2 1.9 2.1 10.9
9 Dennis Hopson 22 61 19 22.4 3.6 9.0 .404 0.2 0.7 .267 2.1 2.9 .740 1.0 1.3 2.3 1.9 0.9 0.4 2.0 2.4 9.6
10 Pearl Washington 24 68 10 20.3 3.6 8.0 .448 0.2 0.7 .224 1.9 2.8 .698 0.8 0.9 1.7 3.0 1.3 0.1 2.1 2.4 9.3
11 Dudley Bradley 30 63 15 22.7 2.5 5.8 .429 0.6 1.6 .366 1.2 1.5 .763 0.4 1.6 2.0 2.4 1.8 0.7 1.4 2.7 6.7
12 Adrian Branch 24 20 3 15.4 2.8 6.7 .418 0.1 0.3 .200 1.0 1.2 .870 1.0 1.4 2.4 0.8 0.8 0.6 1.5 2.1 6.7
13 Dallas Comegys 23 75 17 15.0 2.1 4.8 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 1.4 2.0 .707 0.7 2.2 2.9 0.9 0.5 0.9 1.5 2.3 5.6
14 Jamie Waller 23 9 0 10.1 1.8 4.4 .400 0.0 0.2 .000 1.1 2.0 .556 1.0 0.4 1.4 0.3 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.4 4.7
15 Mike O'Koren 29 4 0 13.0 2.3 4.0 .563 0.0 0.3 .000 0.0 1.0 .000 0.3 0.8 1.0 0.5 0.8 0.5 0.0 0.5 4.5
16 Kevin McKenna 29 31 2 12.7 1.4 3.5 .394 0.5 1.6 .320 0.8 0.8 .960 0.1 0.9 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.8 4.1
17 Duane Washington 23 15 0 10.4 1.2 2.8 .429 0.1 0.3 .500 1.1 1.3 .800 0.3 1.1 1.5 2.3 0.8 0.0 0.6 1.5 3.6
18 Ricky Wilson 23 6 0 7.8 1.2 1.8 .636 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.0 1.8 .545 0.2 0.0 0.2 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 3.5
19 Chris Engler 28 54 0 7.4 0.7 1.6 .409 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.6 .886 0.6 1.2 1.8 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.5 1.4 1.9
20 Johnny Moore 29 1 0 10.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Orlando Woolridge 28 19 12 622 6.4 14.3 .445 0.0 0.1 .000 5.3 7.5 .708 1.8 3.5 5.3 4.1 0.8 1.2 2.8 4.2 18.1
2 Buck Williams 27 70 70 2637 6.4 11.4 .560 0.0 0.0 1.000 4.7 7.1 .668 4.1 7.3 11.4 1.5 0.9 0.6 2.6 3.6 17.5
3 Roy Hinson 26 48 47 1747 6.8 13.6 .502 0.0 0.0 .000 3.8 4.7 .806 2.2 5.0 7.2 1.5 0.9 1.5 2.2 3.8 17.4
4 Mike Gminski 28 34 34 1194 6.5 14.3 .454 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 5.0 .861 2.5 7.2 9.6 1.7 0.8 1.0 2.5 2.4 17.3
5 Jamie Waller 23 9 0 91 6.3 15.8 .400 0.0 0.8 .000 4.0 7.1 .556 3.6 1.6 5.1 1.2 1.6 0.4 4.4 5.1 16.6
6 Pearl Washington 24 68 10 1379 6.4 14.3 .448 0.3 1.3 .224 3.4 4.9 .698 1.4 1.7 3.1 5.4 2.4 0.1 3.7 4.3 16.5
7 Ben Coleman 26 27 10 657 6.4 13.2 .483 0.0 0.1 .000 3.6 4.6 .774 3.2 6.3 9.5 2.1 1.5 0.9 3.9 6.0 16.3
8 Ricky Wilson 23 6 0 47 5.4 8.4 .636 0.8 0.8 1.000 4.6 8.4 .545 0.8 0.0 0.8 4.6 4.6 0.0 3.1 4.6 16.1
9 Tim McCormick 25 47 38 1513 6.6 12.1 .543 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.9 .667 2.3 5.4 7.7 2.2 0.4 0.4 1.8 3.8 15.8
10 Adrian Branch 24 20 3 308 6.5 15.7 .418 0.1 0.6 .200 2.3 2.7 .870 2.3 3.3 5.6 1.9 1.9 1.3 3.4 4.8 15.5
11 Dennis Hopson 22 61 19 1365 5.9 14.5 .404 0.3 1.2 .267 3.5 4.7 .740 1.7 2.1 3.8 3.1 1.5 0.7 3.1 3.8 15.5
12 Otis Birdsong 32 67 59 1882 6.4 14.1 .458 0.2 0.5 .360 0.9 1.8 .511 1.4 1.8 3.2 4.2 1.0 0.2 2.5 2.7 14.0
13 Dallas Comegys 23 75 17 1122 5.0 11.6 .430 0.0 0.0 .000 3.4 4.8 .707 1.7 5.3 7.0 2.1 1.2 2.2 3.7 5.6 13.4
14 John Bagley 27 82 74 2774 5.1 11.6 .439 0.6 2.1 .292 1.9 2.3 .822 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.2 1.4 0.1 2.6 2.1 12.7
15 Mike O'Koren 29 4 0 52 6.2 11.1 .563 0.0 0.7 .000 0.0 2.8 .000 0.7 2.1 2.8 1.4 2.1 1.4 0.0 1.4 12.5
16 Duane Washington 23 15 0 156 4.2 9.7 .429 0.5 0.9 .500 3.7 4.6 .800 1.2 3.9 5.1 7.8 2.8 0.0 2.1 5.3 12.5
17 Kevin McKenna 29 31 2 393 3.9 10.0 .394 1.5 4.6 .320 2.2 2.3 .960 0.4 2.5 2.8 3.7 1.4 0.2 1.7 5.0 11.5
18 Dudley Bradley 30 63 15 1432 3.9 9.2 .429 0.9 2.5 .366 1.9 2.4 .763 0.6 2.5 3.2 3.8 2.9 1.1 2.2 4.3 10.6
19 Chris Engler 28 54 0 399 3.2 7.9 .409 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.2 .886 2.9 6.0 8.8 1.4 0.8 0.5 2.6 6.6 9.3
20 Johnny Moore 29 1 0 10 0.0 3.6 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 3.6 7.2 3.6 0.0 0.0 10.8 0.0 0.0

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Buck Williams 27 70 2637 18.2 .603 .561 12.6 24.4 18.3 6.5 1.3 1.0 15.1 20.0 115 108 4.8 2.8 7.6
2 Roy Hinson 26 48 1747 15.6 .556 .502 6.8 16.6 11.5 6.6 1.3 2.5 12.3 20.9 109 109 1.9 1.6 3.5
3 Tim McCormick 25 47 1513 14.4 .569 .543 7.2 17.9 12.4 9.7 0.6 0.6 11.6 18.3 112 111 2.1 1.0 3.1
4 John Bagley 27 82 2774 12.4 .503 .465 2.5 8.5 5.4 25.8 1.9 0.2 17.1 17.9 102 111 0.8 1.7 2.6
5 Dudley Bradley 30 63 1432 11.4 .520 .479 2.0 8.5 5.1 14.9 3.9 1.8 17.8 14.6 100 106 0.1 1.8 1.9
6 Mike Gminski 28 34 1194 15.8 .524 .454 7.7 23.9 15.5 7.3 1.1 1.7 13.2 22.3 104 108 0.7 1.3 1.9
7 Orlando Woolridge 28 19 622 14.5 .513 .445 5.6 11.6 8.5 18.0 1.0 1.9 13.6 23.9 104 111 0.4 0.4 0.8
8 Pearl Washington 24 68 1379 13.1 .502 .458 4.4 5.6 5.0 23.6 3.2 0.2 18.3 23.6 97 110 -0.5 1.2 0.7
9 Ben Coleman 26 27 657 13.2 .536 .483 9.9 21.0 15.2 9.4 2.1 1.5 20.6 22.4 97 107 -0.2 0.8 0.6
10 Kevin McKenna 29 31 393 9.2 .525 .468 1.1 8.2 4.6 14.5 1.9 0.3 13.7 14.9 107 111 0.2 0.2 0.5
11 Duane Washington 23 15 156 16.1 .531 .452 3.6 13.1 8.2 31.3 3.7 0.0 15.1 16.2 115 107 0.3 0.2 0.4
12 Chris Engler 28 54 399 7.1 .498 .409 9.0 19.9 14.2 5.2 1.1 0.9 21.9 14.0 95 109 -0.2 0.3 0.2
13 Mike O'Koren 29 4 52 13.7 .507 .563 2.2 6.9 4.5 6.0 2.8 2.3 0.0 14.4 109 109 0.0 0.1 0.1
14 Ricky Wilson 23 6 47 17.6 .663 .682 2.4 0.0 1.2 19.3 6.2 0.0 20.2 17.8 114 105 0.1 0.1 0.1
15 Otis Birdsong 32 67 1882 10.4 .470 .464 4.3 6.0 5.1 18.7 1.4 0.4 14.2 20.3 95 113 -0.9 0.8 -0.1
16 Adrian Branch 24 20 308 10.4 .461 .422 7.3 10.9 9.0 8.3 2.5 2.2 16.8 23.7 89 108 -0.5 0.3 -0.1
17 Johnny Moore 29 1 10 -9.8 .000 .000 11.2 12.0 11.6 12.3 0.0 0.0 75.0 16.9 24 115 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
18 Jamie Waller 23 9 91 7.1 .438 .400 11.1 5.3 8.3 5.2 2.1 0.7 18.7 27.3 83 111 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
19 Dallas Comegys 23 75 1122 9.5 .487 .430 5.4 17.5 11.3 8.6 1.6 3.8 21.3 20.5 88 107 -1.6 1.3 -0.3
20 Dennis Hopson 22 61 1365 10.2 .468 .415 5.2 7.0 6.1 13.3 2.0 1.1 16.0 23.1 92 111 -1.3 1.0 -0.3

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Buck Williams $1,315,000
2 Orlando Woolridge $1,200,000
3 Tim McCormick $675,000
4 Mike Gminski $675,000
5 Otis Birdsong $500,000
6 John Bagley $475,000
7 Roy Hinson $420,000
8 Dennis Hopson $400,850
9 Pearl Washington $310,000
10 Ben Coleman $275,000
11 Kevin McKenna $150,000
12 Chris Engler $125,000
13 Dallas Comegys $115,000
14 Mike O'Koren $100,000
15 Duane Washington $75,000
16 Dudley Bradley $75,000
17 Ricky Wilson $75,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)