1979–80 New Jersey Nets season

1979–80 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach Kevin Loughery
Arena Rutgers Athletic Center
Results
Record 34–48 (.415)
Place Division: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
Radio WVNJ

The 1979–80 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 4th season in the NBA.[1]

Offseason

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 8 Calvin Natt SF  United States Northeast Louisiana
3 51 John Gerdy SG  United States Davidson
5 95 Jim Abromaitis F  United States Connecticut
6 115 Tony Smith1 SG  United States UNLV
7 135 Jim Strickland  United States South Carolina
8 154 Henry Hollingsworth PG  United States Hofstra
9 173 Ricky Free  United States Columbia
10 191 Eric Fleisher  United States Tulane

^1 Not to be confused with the 1990s basketball player Tony Smith.

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 34 Boynes, Winford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) San Francisco
F/C 54 Elliott, Bob 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Arizona
C 52 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard
G 15 Jordan, Eddie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Rutgers
F 33 Lucas, Maurice 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Marquette
G 14 Newlin, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Utah
G 22 Phegley, Roger 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Bradley
F 44 Robinson, Cliff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Southern California
G 10 Smith, Robert 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UNLV
F 20 Breda Kolff, Jan van 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Vanderbilt
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6121.744–35–626–1517–7
x-Philadelphia 76ers 5923.720236–523–1819–5
x-Washington Bullets 3943.4762224–1715–269–15
New York Knicks 3943.4762225–1614–278–16
New Jersey Nets 3448.4152722–1912–297–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6121.744–
2 y-Atlanta Hawks5032.61011
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5923.7202
4 x-Houston Rockets4141.50020
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4141.50020
6 x-Washington Bullets3943.47622
7 New York Knicks3943.47622
8 Cleveland Cavaliers3745.45124
8 Indiana Pacers3745.45124
10 New Jersey Nets3448.41527
11 Detroit Pistons1666.19544


z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1979-80 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–41–14–21–16–02–02–44–20–21–11–14–24–24–21–12–05–11–10–22–03–3
Boston 4–2—2–04–22–06–02–06–04–21–10–22–05–15–13–31–12–04–22–00–22–04–2
Chicago 1–10–2—2–02–41–14–21–10–23–31–51–51–10–21–11–53–30–24–22–42–40–2
Cleveland 2–42–40–2—1–16–02–02–42–42–01–10–23–33–31–51–10–24–21–10–21–13–3
Denver 1–10–24–21–1—1–13–31–11–10–61–53–31–11–10–21–52–41–13–31–53–31–1
Detroit 0–60–61–10–61–1—1–11–51–50–20–21–12–42–41–50–20–22–40–20–21–12–4
Golden State 0–20–22–40–23–31–1—1–11–13–31–50–62–00–20–22–42–40–23–30–63–30–2
Houston 4–20–61–14–21–15–11–1—4–20–20–21–13–33–32–41–11–13–32–01–12–02–4
Indiana 2–42–42–04–21–15–11–12–4—1–10–20–22–44–21–50–22–02–41–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 2–01–13–30–26–02–03–32–01–1—2–43–31–11–11–11–51–51–15–13–36–02–0
Los Angeles 1–12–05–11–15–12–05–12–02–04–2—3–32–02–01–13–32–42–05–14–26–01–1
Milwaukee 1–10–25–12–03–31–16–01–12–03–33–3—1–11–10–24–25–10–24–22–44–21–1
New Jersey 2–41–51–13–31–14–20–23–34–21–10–21–1—2–41–51–10–23–31–11–11–13–3
New York 2–41–52–03–31–14–22–03–32–41–10–21–14–2—0–62–02–04–21–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 2–43–31–15–12–05–12–04–25–11–11–12–05–16–0—1–12–04–21–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 1–11–15–11–15–12–04–21–12–05–13–32–41–10–21–1—6–01–12–44–26–02–0
Portland 0–20–23–32–04–22–04–21–10–25–14–21–52–00–20–20–6—1–14–21–53–31–1
San Antonio 1–52–42–02–41–14–22–03–34–21–10–22–03–32–42–41–11–1—2–01–11–14–2
San Diego 1–10–22–41–13–32–03–30–21–11–51–52–41–11–11–14–22–40–2—3–35–11–1
Seattle 2–02–04–22–05–12–06–01–12–03–32–44–21–12–01–12–45–11–13–3—5–11–1
Utah 0–20–24–21–13–31–13–30–21–10–60–62–41–11–11–10–63–31–11–51–5—0–2
Washington 3–32–42–03–31–14–22–04–22–40–21–11–13–33–31–50–21–12–41–11–12–0—

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

References

  1. ↑ 1979-80 New Jersey Nets

See also

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