1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season

1987–88 Atlanta Hawks season
Head coach Mike Fratello
Arena Omni Coliseum
Results
Record 50–32 (.610)
Place Division: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East Conference Semifinals
(Eliminated 3-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1987–88 NBA season was the Hawks' 39th season in the NBA and 20th season in Atlanta, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1987 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 21 Dallas Comegys  United States DePaul
2 42 Terence Bailey  United States Wagner
2 44 Terry Coner  United States Alabama
3 67 Song Tao  People's Republic of China
4 90 Theofanis Christodoulou  Greece
5 113 Jose Antonio Montero  Spain
6 136 Riccardo Morandotti  Italy
7 159 Franjo Arapovic  Croatia

Roster

Atlanta Hawks roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
SG 12 United States Battle, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Rutgers
PF 33 United States Carr, Antoine 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Wichita State
PF 44 United States Hastings, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arkansas
C 32 United States Koncak, Jon 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Southern Methodist
PF 53 United States Levingston, Cliff 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Wichita State
PG 25 United States Rivers, Doc 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Marquette
C 30 United States Rollins, Tree 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Clemson
C 50 United States Washburn, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina State
PG 4 United States Webb, Spud 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 133 lb (60 kg) North Carolina State
SF 21 United States Wilkins, Dominique 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Georgia
PF 42 United States Willis, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Michigan State
SG 10 United States Wittman, Randy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Indiana
PG 1 United States Wood, Leon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 – 34–7 20–21 20–10
x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 4 30–11 20–21 16–13
x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 4 30-11 20-21 16–13
x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 12 30–11 12–29 13–17
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 12 31–10 11–30 11–19
Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 16 25–16 13–28 13–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Boston Celtics 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Detroit Pistons 54 28 .659 3
3 x-Chicago Bulls 50 32 .610 7
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 7
5 x-Milwaukee Bucks 42 40 .512 15
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 15
7 x-Washington Bullets 38 44 .463 19
8 x-New York Knicks 38 44 .463 19
9 Indiana Pacers 38 44 .463 19
10 Philadelphia 76ers 36 46 .439 21
11 New Jersey Nets 19 63 .232 38
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Milwaukee Bucks: Hawks win series 3-2

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference First Round (Milwaukee won 3-2)

East Conference Semifinals

(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks: Celtics win series 4-3

Last Playoff Meeting: 1986 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 4-1)

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

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1987-88 Atlanta Hawks

See also

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