1988–89 Los Angeles Clippers season

1988–89 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coach	Gene Shue
Owner(s)	Donald Sterling
Arena	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record	21–61 (.256)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific) Conference: 11th (tied) (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Ticket, KTLA
Radio	KIIS

The 1988-89 Los Angeles Clippers season was their 19th season in the NBA, their 5th in Los Angeles.^[1]

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	1	Danny Manning	F	United States	Kansas
1	6	Hersey Hawkins	G	United States	Bradley
2	45	Tom Garrick	G	United States	Rhode Island
3	51	Rob Lock	F	United States	Kentucky

Roster

Los Angeles Clippers 1988-89 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From F/C 51 Bannister, Ken 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Saint Augustine's College C 00 Benjamin, Benoit 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Creighton G 20 Dailey, Quintin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) San Francisco G 22 Garrick, Tom 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Rhode Island G 3 Gondrezick, Grant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Pepperdine G 23 Grant, Gary 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Michigan C 32 Kite, Greg (waived) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Brigham Young F 44 Lock, Rob 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Kentucky F/C 25 Manning, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Kansas G 10 Nixon, Norm 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Duquesne F 33 Norman, Ken 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Illinois C 45 Popson, Dave (waived) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Bradley G 42 Rose, Rob (waived) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) George Mason F/C 54 Smith, Charles D. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Pittsburgh F 51 Sumpter, Barry (waived) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Austin Peay G 4 Whatley, Ennis (waived) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Alabama F 31 White, Eric 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Pepperdine G 42 Williams, Kevin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) St. John's F 34 Williams, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown C 24 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Gene Shue Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Roster Notes

• This is forward Eric White's second tour of duty with the franchise after playing briefly for the Utah Jazz. He previously played for the team in March and April in 1988.

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–	35–6	22–19	25–9
x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	2	35–6	20–21	23–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10	31–10	16–25	20–14
x-Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	14	29–12	14–27	15–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers	39	43	.476	18	28–13	11–30	17–17
Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	30	21–20	6–35	12–22
Los Angeles Clippers	21	61	.256	36	17–24	4–37	7–27

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	51	31	.622	6
3	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10
5	x-Houston Rockets	45	37	.549	12
6	x-Denver Nuggets	44	38	.537	13
7	x-Golden State Warriors	43	39	.524	14
8	x-Portland Trail Blazers	39	43	.476	18
9	Dallas Mavericks	38	44	.463	19
10	Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	30
11	San Antonio Spurs	21	61	.256	36
12	Los Angeles Clippers	21	61	.256	36
13	Miami Heat	15	67	.183	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Ken Bannister
Benoit Benjamin
Quintin Dailey
Tom Garrick
Grant Gondrezick
Gary Grant
Greg Kite
Rob Lock
Danny Manning
Norm Nixon
Ken Norman
Dave Popson
Rob Rose
Charles Smith
Barry Sumpter
Ennis Whatley
Eric White
Kevin Williams
Reggie Williams
Joe Wolf

Awards and records

• Charles Smith, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

Transactions

The Clippers were involved in the following transactions during the 1988–89 season.

Trades

June 28, 1988	To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Gary Grant	To Seattle SuperSonics Michael Cage
June 28, 1988	To Los Angeles Clippers Draft rights to Charles Smith	To Philadelphia 76ers Draft rights to Hersey Hawkins

Free agents

Additions Player Signed Former team

Subtractions Player Left New team

References

1. 1988-89 Los Angeles Clippers