Philadelphia Sixers Playoff Rosters

1988-1989 Philadelphia Sixers Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Ron Anderson GF 6-7 215 Oct 15, 1958 30 Fresno State 4 1984 2nd Rnd, #27, Cleveland Cavaliers
Charles Barkley SF 6-6 252 Feb 20, 1963 26 Auburn 4 1984 1st Rnd, #5, Philadelphia Sixers
Scott Brooks PG 5-11 165 Jul 31, 1965 23 UC Irvine 1 1987 NBA Draft, Undrafted
Mo Cheeks PG 6-1 180 Sep 8, 1956 32 West Texas A&M 10 1978 2nd Rnd, #36, Philadelphia Sixers
Ben Coleman PF 6-9 235 Nov 14, 1961 27 Maryland 3 1984 2nd Rnd, #37, Chicago Bulls
Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 Aug 3, 1959 29 Duke 8 1980 1st Rnd, #7, New Jersey Nets
Hersey Hawkins PG 6-3 190 Sep 29, 1966 22 Bradley 0 1988 1st Rnd, #6, Los Angeles Clippers
Gerald Henderson PG 6-2 175 Jan 16, 1956 33 VCU 10 1978 3rd Rnd, #64, San Antonio Spurs
Shelton Jones PF 6-9 210 Apr 6, 1966 23 St. John's 0 1988 2nd Rnd, #27, San Antonio Spurs
Cliff Robinson PF 6-9 220 Mar 13, 1960 29 USC 9 1979 1st Rnd, #11, New Jersey Nets
Jim Rowinski FC 6-8 250 Jan 4, 1961 28 Purdue 1 1984 4th Rnd, #86, Utah Jazz
Derek Smith G-F 6-6 205 Nov 1, 1961 27 Louisville 6 1982 2nd Rnd, #35, Golden State Warriors
Bob Thornton C 6-10 225 Jul 10, 1962 26 UC Irvine 3 1984 4th Rnd, #87, New York Knicks
Chris Welp C 7-0 245 Jan 2, 1964 25 Washington 1 1987 1st Rnd, #16, Philadelphia Sixers
David Wingate SG 6-5 185 Dec 15, 1963 25 Georgetown 2 1986 2nd Rnd, #44, Philadelphia Sixers

1988-1989 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Detroit Pistons #8 Boston Celtics DET in 3
First Round #2 New York Knicks #7 Philadelphia Sixers NYK in 3
First Round #3 Cleveland Cavaliers #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 5
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Milwaukee Bucks MIL in 5
Second Round #1 Detroit Pistons #5 Milwaukee Bucks DET in 4
Second Round #2 New York Knicks #6 Chicago Bulls CHI in 6
Conference Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #6 Chicago Bulls DET in 6

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #8 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 3
First Round #2 Utah Jazz #7 Golden State Warriors GSW in 3
First Round #3 Phoenix Suns #6 Denver Nuggets PHX in 3
First Round #4 Seattle SuperSonics #5 Houston Rockets SEA in 4
Second Round #1 Los Angeles Lakers #4 Seattle SuperSonics LAL in 4
Second Round #3 Phoenix Suns #7 Golden State Warriors PHX in 5
Conference Finals #1 Los Angeles Lakers #3 Phoenix Suns LAL in 4

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Detroit Pistons #1 Los Angeles Lakers DET in 4

1988-1989 Philadelphia Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Charles Barkley 3 45.0 27.0 11.7 5.3 1.7 0.7 3.7
Ron Anderson 3 36.3 20.7 5.3 4.3 0.3 0.7 0.7
Mo Cheeks 3 42.7 17.7 3.7 13.0 2.3 0.3 1.0
Mike Gminski 3 39.3 16.3 7.7 0.7 0.0 2.7 0.7
Gerald Henderson 3 23.0 8.0 2.3 1.7 0.7 0.0 1.7
Derek Smith 3 16.0 6.3 2.3 1.0 0.3 0.0 2.0
Ben Coleman 3 7.7 4.7 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3
Hersey Hawkins 3 24.0 2.7 1.7 1.3 1.0 0.3 1.0
Scott Brooks 3 7.0 1.7 1.3 1.7 0.0 0.0 0.3
Chris Welp 3 7.3 0.7 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3

1988-1989 Philadelphia Sixers Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Philadelphia Leaders New York Leaders
Apr 27, 1989
@
New York
L, 102-96 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
0-1 PTS: 26. Ron Anderson
REB: 12. C. Barkley
AST: 16. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 34. G. Wilkins
REB: 12. C. Oakley
AST: 9. Mark Jackson
Apr 29, 1989
@
New York
L, 107-106 Madison Square Garden
Opening Round
0-2 PTS: 30. C. Barkley
REB: 12. C. Barkley
AST: 12. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 20. J. Newman
REB: 12. C. Oakley
AST: 10. Mark Jackson
May 2, 1989
v.
New York
L, 115-116 Spectrum
Opening Round
0-3 PTS: 29. C. Barkley
REB: 11. C. Barkley
AST: 11. Mo Cheeks
PTS: 24. Mark Jackson
REB: 17. C. Oakley
AST: 9. Mark Jackson