1987-88 Washington Bullets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 38-44
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Postseason: 2-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Detroit Pistons 3-2
Coach: Kevin Loughery (8-19)
Coach: Wes Unseld (30-25)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
Attendance: 433,376, Avg. 10,570 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Washington Bullets Statistics
1987-88 Washington Bullets Results

The Washington Bullets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 38 wins and 44 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.

Washington scored 8,653 points and yielded 8,716. Jeff Malone scored a team-best 1,641 points for the Bullets, while Bernard King and Moses Malone netted 17 or more per game as well. Moses Malone contributed 884 rebounds. Muggsy Bogues dished out 404 assists for the squad.

On defense, Muggsy Bogues added 127 steals, and Manute Bol blocked 208 shots.

Kevin Loughery and Wes Unseld coached the team. The 1987-88 Washington Bullets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Mark AlarieFDecember 11, 19636'8"217DukePhoenix, AZ USA
Muggsy BoguesGJanuary 9, 19655'3"136Wake ForestBaltimore, MD USA
Manute BolCOctober 16, 19627'6"200BridgeportGogrial, SUD
Terry CatledgeFAugust 22, 19636'8"220South AlabamaHouston, MS USA
Steve ColterGJuly 24, 19626'3"165New Mexico StatePhoenix, AZ USA
Frank JohnsonGNovember 23, 19586'1"185Wake ForestWeirsdale, FL USA
Charles JonesF-CApril 3, 19576'9"215Albany State (GA)McGehee, AR USA
Bernard KingFDecember 4, 19566'7"205TennesseeBrooklyn, NY USA
Jeff MaloneGJune 28, 19616'4"205Mississippi StateMobile, AL USA
Moses MaloneC-FMarch 23, 19556'10"215nonePetersburg, VA USA
Jay MurphyFJune 26, 19626'9"220Boston CollegeMeriden, CT USA
Darrell WalkerGMarch 9, 19616'4"180ArkansasChicago, IL USA
John WilliamsF-C-GOctober 26, 19666'8"235Louisiana StateLos Angeles, CA USA



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