1987-88 Phoenix Suns Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 28-54
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Coach: John Wetzel (28-54)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 461,293, Avg. 11,251 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Phoenix Suns Statistics
1987-88 Phoenix Suns Results

The Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 28 wins and 54 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference.

Phoenix scored 8,901 points and conceded 9,268. Eddie Johnson netted a team-leading 1,294 points for the Suns, while Walter Davis averaged 17 or more per game, too. Armon Gilliam contributed 434 rebounds. Jeff Hornacek dished out 540 assists for the squad.

On defense, Jeff Hornacek added 107 steals.

John Wetzel coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Alvan AdamsC-FJuly 19, 19546'9"210OklahomaLawrence, KS USA
James BaileyF-CMay 21, 19576'9"220RutgersDublin, GA USA
Jeff CookF-COctober 21, 19566'10"215Idaho StateWest Covina, CA USA
Tyrone CorbinG-FDecember 31, 19626'6"210DePaulColumbia, SC USA
Winston CriteFJune 20, 19656'7"233Texas A&MBakersfield, CA USA
Walter DavisG-FSeptember 9, 19546'6"193North CarolinaPineville, NC USA
James EdwardsC-FNovember 22, 19557'0"225WashingtonSeattle, WA USA
Armon GilliamF-CMay 28, 19646'9"230UNLVPittsburgh, PA USA
Craig HodgesGJune 27, 19606'2"190Long Beach StatePark Forest, IL USA
Jeff HornacekGMay 3, 19636'3"190Iowa StateElmhurst, IL USA
Jay HumphriesGOctober 17, 19626'3"185ColoradoLos Angeles, CA USA
Eddie JohnsonF-GMay 1, 19596'7"215IllinoisChicago, IL USA
Kevin JohnsonGMarch 4, 19666'1"180CaliforniaSacramento, CA USA
Bill MartinF-GAugust 16, 19626'7"205GeorgetownWashington, DC USA
Ron MooreF-CJanuary 16, 19626'10"260West Virginia StateNew York, NY USA
Larry NanceF-CFebruary 12, 19596'10"205ClemsonAnderson, SC USA
Mike SandersF-GMay 7, 19606'6"210UCLAVidalia, LA USA
Bernard ThompsonF-GAugust 30, 19626'6"207Fresno StatePhoenix, AZ USA
Mark WestC-FNovember 5, 19606'10"226Old DominionPetersburg, VA USA


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