1988–89 Los Angeles Clippers season

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

1988–89 Los Angeles Clippers season
Head coachGene Shue
OwnersDonald Sterling
ArenaLos Angeles Memorial Sports Arena
Results
Record21–61 (.256)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (tied) (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKTLA
Z Channel
(Ralph Lawler, Kevin Loughery, Keith Erickson)
RadioKRLA
(Ralph Lawler, Kevin Loughery, Keith Erickson, Pete Arbogast)

Draft picks
Main article: 1988 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
11Danny ManningF United StatesKansas
16Hersey HawkinsG United StatesBradley
245Tom GarrickG United StatesRhode Island
351Rob LockF United StatesKentucky

Roster
Los Angeles Clippers 1988-89 roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#Nat.NameHt.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) BYU
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
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 5725.695–35–622–1925–9
x-Phoenix Suns 5527.671235–620–2123–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 4735.5731031–1016–2520–14
x-Golden State Warriors 4339.5241429–1214–2715–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers 3943.4761828–1311–3017–17
Sacramento Kings 2755.3293021–206–3512–22
Los Angeles Clippers 2161.2563617–244–377–27
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-Utah Jazz5131.6226
3 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6712
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57310
5 x-Houston Rockets4537.54912
6 x-Denver Nuggets4438.53713
7 x-Golden State Warriors4339.52414
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers3943.47618
9 Dallas Mavericks3844.46319
10 Sacramento Kings2755.32930
11 San Antonio Spurs2161.25636
12 Los Angeles Clippers2161.25636
13 Miami Heat1567.18342
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 —3–14–14–24–21–10–21–51–11–15–12–01–11–16–04–12–22–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Boston 1–3—6–01–31–41–11–11–31–11–12–32–01–12–02–25–13–33–30–21–12–02–00–21–12–4
Charlotte 1–40–6—1–40–40–20–20–40–20–22–22–00–21–10–42–42–43–30–20–21–12–01–11–11–5
Chicago 2–43–14–1—0–62–01–10–61–11–14–21–12–02–06–02–23–21–31–12–02–02–02–00–23–1
Cleveland 2–44–14–06–0—2–02–03–31–11–15–11–10–22–03–34–02–23–22–02–02–02–01–11–12–2
Dallas 1–11–12–00–20–2—3–30–21–31–51–13–10–46–00–21–10–21–11–32–22–25–12–24–21–1
Denver 2–01–12–01–10–23–3—1–13–14–21–12–21–35–10–21–11–11–11–32–23–13–32–23–31–1
Detroit 5–13–14–06–03–32–01–1—1–11–14–22–02–02–02–44–00–45–02–01–12–02–02–02–05–0
Golden State 1–11–12–01–11–13–11–31–1—1–31–15–12–34–00–22–02–01–12–42–42–33–12–42–21–1
Houston 1–11–12–01–11–15–12–41–13–1—2–02–21–34–21–12–00–20–21–33–12–26–02–22–40–2
Indiana 1–53–22–22–41–51–11–12–41–10–2—1–10–21–12–41–30–50–41–12–01–12–01–11–11–3
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–21–11–11–32–20–21–52–21–1—1–51–30–21–10–20–21–51–52–33–11–41–30–2
L.A. Lakers 1–11–12–00–22–04–03–10–23–23–12–05–1—4–01–11–11–12–03–35–05–13–14–21–31–1
Miami 1–10–21–10–20–20–61–50–20–42–41–13–10–4—0–21–11–10–20–40–41–32–40–41–50–2
Milwaukee 0–62–24–00–63–32–02–04–22–01–14–22–01–12–0—4–11–33–11–12–02–01–11–11–14–1
New Jersey 1–41–54–22–20–41–11–10–40–20–23–11–11–11–11–4—2–41–51–10–21–11–12–00–21–5
New York 2–23–34–22–32–22–01–14–00–22–05–02–01–11–13–14–2—2–41–12–01–11–11–11–15–1
Philadelphia 2–23–33–33–12–31–11–10–51–12–04–02–00–22–01–35–14–2—0–21–12–01–11–11–14–2
Phoenix 1–12–02–01–10–23–13–10–24–23–11–15–13–34–01–11–11–12–0—2–35–13–14–12–22–0
Portland 1–11–12–00–20–22–22–21–14–21–30–25–10–54–00–22–00–21–13–2—3–34–02–40–41–1
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–20–22–21–30–23–22–21–13–21–53–10–21–11–10–21–53–3—2–21–51–30–2
San Antonio 1–10–20–20–20–21–53–30–21–30–60–21–31–34–21–11–11–11–11–30–42–2—0–41–51–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–12–22–20–24–22–21–14–12–44–01–10–21–11–11–44–25–14–0—3–11–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–01–12–43–30–22–24–21–13–13–15–11–12–01–11–12–24–03–15–11–3—2–0
Washington 1–34–25–11–32–21–11–10–51–12–03–12–01–12–01–45–11–52–40–21–12–01–11–10–2—

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
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

Transactions

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

Trades
June 28, 1988
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Seattle SuperSonics
June 28, 1988
 To Los Angeles Clippers
 To Philadelphia 76ers

Free agents

References
  1. 1988-89 Los Angeles Clippers
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