1987-88 Portland Trail Blazers Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 53-29
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 1-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Utah Jazz 3-1
Coach: Mike Schuler (53-29)
Location: Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 519,306, Avg. 12,666 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Portland Trail Blazers Statistics
1987-88 Portland Trail Blazers Results

The Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 53 wins and 29 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Pacific Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-3.

The Trail Blazers netted 9,518 points and conceded 9,147. Clyde Drexler tossed in a team-high 2,185 points for Portland, and Jerome Kersey scored 19 or more per game, too. Jerome Kersey contributed 657 rebounds. Terry Porter dished out 831 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Clyde Drexler added 203 steals.

Mike Schuler coached the team. The 1987-88 Portland Trail Blazers lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Richard AndersonF-CNovember 19, 19606'10"240Cal. St.-Santa BarbaraSan Pedro, CA USA
Clyde DrexlerG-FJune 22, 19626'7"210HoustonNew Orleans, LA USA
Kevin DuckworthCApril 1, 19646'11"275Eastern IllinoisHarvey, IL USA
Kevin GambleF-GNovember 13, 19656'5"210IowaSpringfield, IL USA
Michael HoltonGAugust 4, 19616'4"185UCLASeattle, WA USA
Steve JohnsonC-FNovember 3, 19576'10"235Oregon StateAkron, OH USA
Caldwell JonesC-FAugust 4, 19506'11"217Albany State (GA)McGehee, AR USA
Charles JonesF-CJanuary 12, 19626'8"215LouisvilleScooba, MS USA
Jerome KerseyFJune 26, 19626'7"215LongwoodClarksville, VA USA
Maurice LucasF-CFebruary 18, 19526'9"215MarquettePittsburgh, PA USA
Ronnie MurphyG-FJuly 29, 19646'5"225JacksonvilleDover, DE USA
Jim PaxsonG-FJuly 9, 19576'6"200DaytonKettering, OH USA
Terry PorterGApril 8, 19636'3"195Wisconsin-Stevens PointMilwaukee, WI USA
Jerry SichtingGNovember 29, 19566'1"168PurdueMartinsville, IN USA
Kiki VandewegheFAugust 1, 19586'8"220UCLAWeisbaden, GER
Nikita WilsonFFebruary 25, 19646'8"200Louisiana StatePineville, LA USA



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