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	KTLA Z Channel (Ralph Lawler, Kevin Loughery, Keith Erickson)
Radio	KIIS (Ralph Lawler, Kevin Loughery, Keith Erickson)

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

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA draft

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.
5.5 !F/C	51	USA !	Bannister, Ken	7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Saint Augustine's College
6.0 !C	00	USA !	Benjamin, Benoit	7000213360000000000♠7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Creighton
1.5 !G	20	USA !	Dailey, Quintin	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	San Francisco
1.5 !G	22	USA !	Garrick, Tom	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Rhode Island
1.5 !G	3	USA !	Gondrezick, Grant	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Pepperdine
1.5 !G	23	USA !	Grant, Gary	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Michigan
6.0 !C	32	USA !	Kite, Greg (waived)	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Brigham Young
4.0 !F	44	USA !	Lock, Rob	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Kentucky
5.5 !F/C	25	USA !	Manning, Danny	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Kansas
1.5 !G	10	USA !	Nixon, Norm	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Duquesne
4.0 !F	33	USA !	Norman, Ken	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Illinois
6.0 !C	45	USA !	Popson, Dave (waived)	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Bradley
1.5 !G	42	USA !	Rose, Rob (waived)	7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	George Mason
5.5 !F/C	54	USA !	Smith, Charles D.	7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Pittsburgh
4.0 !F	51	USA !	Sumpter, Barry (waived)	7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Austin Peay
1.5 !G	4	USA !	Whatley, Ennis (waived)	7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	177 lb (80 kg)	Alabama
4.0 !F	31	USA !	White, Eric	7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Pepperdine
1.5 !G	42	USA !	Williams, Kevin	7000187960000000000♠6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	St. John's
4.0 !F	34	USA !	Williams, Reggie	7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Georgetown
6.0 !C	24	USA !	Wolf, Joe	7000210820000000000♠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

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	—

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
Bannister, Ken !Ken Bannister
Benjamin, Benoit !Benoit Benjamin
Dailey, Quintin !Quintin Dailey
Garrick, Tom !Tom Garrick
Gondrezick, Grant !Grant Gondrezick
Grant, Gary !Gary Grant
Kite, Greg !Greg Kite
Lock, Rob !Rob Lock
Manning, Danny !Danny Manning
Nixon, Norm !Norm Nixon
Norman, Ken !Ken Norman
Popson, Dave !Dave Popson
Rose, Rob !Rob Rose
Smith, Charles !Charles Smith
Sumpter, Barry !Barry Sumpter
Whatley, Ennis !Ennis Whatley
White, Eric !Eric White
Williams, Kevin !Kevin Williams
Williams, Reggie !Reggie Williams
Wolf, Joe !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

↑ 1988-89 Los Angeles Clippers

Los Angeles Clippers

Founded in 1970 Formerly the Buffalo Braves (1970–1978) and played in San Diego (1978–1984) Based in Los Angeles, California

Franchise	Franchise Expansion Draft Seasons All-time roster Draft history Head coaches Broadcasters Training Center Current season

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Maple Leaf Gardens San Diego Sports Arena Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim Staples Center

General Managers	Donovan Sonju Scheer Baylor Dunleavy Olshey Sacks Wohl

D-League affiliate	None

Administration	Owner Steve Ballmer President of Business Operations Gillian Zucker President of Basketball Operations & Head Coach Doc Rivers Vice President of Basketball Operations Lawrence Frank General Manager Dave Wohl

Division Championships (2)	2013 2014

Culture and lore	Buffalo Braves Clipper Darrell Lob City Billy Crystal Donald Sterling L.A. Clippers Dance Squad

Rivals	Los Angeles Lakers

Media	TV Prime Ticket Radio KLAC/KEIB KWKW (Spanish) Announcers Ralph Lawler Mike Smith Brian Sieman Celso Gaspar (Spanish)

Buffalo Braves–San Diego / Los Angeles Clippers seasons

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

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

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 9/10/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.