1985–86 New Jersey Nets season

1985–86 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach Dave Wohl
Arena Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record 39–43 (.476)
Place Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finish East First Round
(Eliminated 0-3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television WOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
(Steve Albert, Bill Raftery, Bob Goldsholl)
Radio WNBC
(Neil Funk, Mike DiTomasso)

The 1985–86 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 10th season in the NBA.[1] After starting the first half of the season strong with a 23-14 record, the Nets lost star Micheal Ray Richardson due to a lifetime ban from the NBA due to repeated drug offenses and Darryl Dawkins to injuries, and then stumbled and went 16-29, finishing with a 39-43 record and barely making it into the playoffs.

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
236Yvon Joseph HaitiGeorgia Tech
238Fernando MartínC/PF Spain
362Nigel Manuel United StatesUCLA
5108Kelly Blaine United StatesSouth Alabama
6130George Almones United StatesLouisiana–Lafayette
7154Gary McLainPG United StatesVillanova

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 10 United States Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Houston
PF 45 United States Cattage, Bobby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Auburn
PG 12 United States Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Portland
C 53 United States Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Maynard Evans (HS)
C 42 United States Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke
PF 43 United States Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aurora
SF 55 United States King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland
SF 31 United States O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) North Carolina
PG 14 United States Ransey, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ohio State
PF 35 United States Turner, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Vanderbilt
PF 52 United States Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
SG 13 United States Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Minnesota
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes

  • The Nets let F Rod Higgins's 10-day contract expire.
  • C Yvon Joseph was waived after playing 1 game in the NBA.
  • G Micheal Ray Richardson received a lifetime ban on February 25 after he violated the league's drug policy three times.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6715.817–40–127–1418–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 5428.6591331–1023–1815–9
x-Washington Bullets 3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
x-New Jersey Nets 3943.4762826–1513–2811–13
New York Knicks 2359.2804415–268–335–19
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6715.817–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5725.69510
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5428.65913
4 x-Atlanta Hawks5032.61017
5 x-Detroit Pistons4636.56121
6 x-Washington Bullets3943.47628
7 x-New Jersey Nets3943.47628
8 x-Chicago Bulls3052.36637
9 Cleveland Cavaliers2953.35438
10 Indiana Pacers2656.31741
11 New York Knicks2359.28044

Record vs. opponents

1985–86 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston 6–0—5–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago 1–51–5—3–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland 2–41–53–3—1–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas 1–11–12–01–1—3–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver 1–11–10–21–13–3—1–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit 2–41–44–25–12–01–1—1–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State 1–10–20–22–01–42–31–1—0–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–0—2–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana 1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–2—2–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–2—2–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers 1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–2—2–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–2—4–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–4—5–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York 1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–5—0–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia 1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–0—2–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix 0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–2—2–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland 0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–2—3–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento 0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–3—5–15–02–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–5—2–32–42–0
Seattle 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–2—2–31–1
Utah 2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–2—1–1
Washington 4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1—

Playoffs

East First Round

(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) New Jersey Nets: Bucks win series 3–0

  • Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 18): Milwaukee 119, New Jersey 107
  • Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 20): Milwaukee 111, New Jersey 97
  • Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (April 22): Milwaukee 118, New Jersey 113

Last Playoff Meeting: 1984 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee won 4–2)

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

References

  1. ↑ 1985–86 New Jersey Nets

See also

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