1986–87 New Jersey Nets season

1986–87 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Dave Wohl
Arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 4th (Atlantic) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WOR-TV SportsChannel New York
Radio	WNEW

The 1986–87 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 11th season in the NBA.

Draft picks

Main article: 1986 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Dwayne Washington	PG	United States	Syracuse
4	81	Steve Hale		United States	North Carolina
5	105	Archie Johnson		United States	Alabama-Birmingham
6	127	Troy Webster		United States	George Washington
7	151	Jim Dolan		United States	Notre Dame

Roster

1986–87 New Jersey Nets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 2 James Bailey 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957-05-21 Rutgers G 10 Otis Birdsong 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1955-12-09 Houston G/F 35 Tony Brown 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1960-07-29 Arkansas F/C 40 Ben Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961-11-14 Maryland C 53 Darryl Dawkins 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1957-01-11 Maynard Evans HS (FL) C 50 Chris Engler 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1959-03-01 Wyoming C 42 Mike Gminski 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959-08-03 Duke F 55 Albert King 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-12-17 Maryland G 12 Kevin McKenna 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1959-01-08 Creighton F 30 Jeff Turner 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1962-04-09 Vanderbilt G 1 Dwayne Washington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964-01-06 Syracuse F 52 Buck Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1960-03-08 Maryland G 13 Ray Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1954-10-14 Minnesota G 33 Leon Wood 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962-03-25 Cal State Fullerton F 0 Orlando Woolridge 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1959-12-16 Notre Dame

Head coach Dave Wohl Assistant(s) Bob MacKinnon Garry St. Jean Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	59	23	.720	–	39–2	20–21	15–9
x-Philadelphia 76ers	45	37	.549	14	28–13	17–24	12–12
x-Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	17	27–14	15–26	13–11
New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	35	19–22	5–36	12–12
New York Knicks	24	58	.293	35	18–23	6–35	8–16

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Boston Celtics	59	23	.720	–
2	y-Atlanta Hawks	57	25	.695	2
3	x-Detroit Pistons	52	30	.634	7
4	x-Milwaukee Bucks	50	32	.610	9
5	x-Philadelphia 76ers	45	37	.549	14
6	x-Washington Bullets	42	40	.512	17
7	x-Indiana Pacers	41	41	.500	18
8	x-Chicago Bulls	40	42	.488	19
9	Cleveland Cavaliers	31	51	.378	28
10	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	35
11	New York Knicks	24	58	.293	35

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

See also

• 1986–87 NBA season