1971–72 New York Nets season

1971–72 New York Nets season
Head coach Lou Carnesecca
Arena Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 44–40 (.524)
Place Division: 3rd (ABA)
Playoff finish Lost ABA Finals

The 1971–72 New York Nets season was the 5th season of the franchise and 4th in New York. They finished 3rd among the six team division, qualifying for the playoffs by nine games for the third straight year.[1]

The Nets advanced to the ABA Finals, where they lost to the Indiana Pacers.

Rick Barry averaged 31.5 points per game in what would be his final season in the ABA. Barry was forced to return to his former NBA team, the Golden State Warriors, due to an injunction issued by the U.S. District Court prohibiting him from playing for any professional team other than the Warriors after his Nets contract ended.

Roster

NumberPlayerPositionHeightWeightBirthdayExperience (in years)College/High School
12 Jim Ard C 6-8 215 September 19, 1948 1 University of Cincinnati
24 Rick Barry SF 6-7 205 March 28, 1944 5 University of Miami
20 Johnny Baum SF 6-5 200 June 17, 1946 2 Temple University
21 Joe DePre SG 6-3 185 December 19, 1947 1 St. John's University
11 Sonny Dove PF 6-7 198 August 16, 1945 4 St. John's University
23 Jarrett Durham F 6-5 188 August 22, 1949 Rookie Duquesne University
14 Bob Greacen SF 6-7 206 September 15, 1947 2 Rutgers University
3 Manny Leaks C 6-8 225 November 27, 1945 3 Niagara University
25 Bill Melchionni PG 6-1 165 October 19, 1944 4 Villanova University
10 Gene Moore C 6-9 225 July 29, 1945 3 Saint Louis University
5 Billy Paultz C 6-11 235 July 30, 1948 1 St. John's University
13 John Roche SG 6-3 170 September 26, 1949 Rookie University of South Carolina
22 Oliver Taylor SG 6-2 194 March 7, 1947 1 University of Houston
32 Trooper Washington PF 6-7 215 April 21, 1944 4 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
4 Elnardo Webster F 6-5 190 March 6, 1948 Rookie Saint Peter's College
14 Gary Zeller SG 6-3 205 November 20, 1947 1 Drake University

Final standings

1972-73 ABA Western Standings
Eastern DivisionWLPCT.GB
Kentucky Colonels6816.810-
Virginia Squires4539.53623
New York Nets4440.52424
The Floridians3648.42932
Carolina Cougars3549.41733
Pittsburgh Condors2559.40543

Playoffs

Eastern Division Semifinals vs. Kentucky Colonels[2]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 1Kentucky122–1081–04,772
2April 4Kentucky105–902–08,212
3April 5New York99–1052–114,056
4April 7New York100–923–114,896
5April 8Kentucky103–1093–27,949
6April 10New York101–964–211,533

Nets win series, 4–2

Eastern Division Finals vs. Virginia Squires

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 13Richmond (Virginia)91–1380–15,526
2April 15Norfolk (Virginia)106–1150–210,410
3April 24New York119–1171–211,893
4April 26New York118–1072–211,164
5April 29Hampton (Virginia)107–1162–36,309
6May 1New York146–1363–311,152
7May 4Norfolk (Virginia)94–884–310,410

Nets win series, 4–3

ABA Finals vs. Indiana Pacers

GameDateLocationResultRecordAttendance
1May 6Indiana103–1240–17,483
2May 9Indiana117–1151–110,079
3May 12New York108–1141–215,241
4May 15New York110–1052–215,890
5May 18Indiana99–1002–310,079
6May 20New York105–1082–410,434

Nets lose series, 4–2

References

  1. ↑ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NYA/1972.html
  2. ↑ "1971-72 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.