1984–85 New Jersey Nets season

The 1984–85 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 9th season in the NBA.[1]

1984–85 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachStan Albeck
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record42–40 (.512)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst Round
(Lost to Pistons 0–3)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
(Steve Albert, Bill Raftery, Bob Goldsholl)
RadioWNBC
(Mel Proctor, Mike DiTomasso)

Draft picks
Main article: 1984 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
117Jeff TurnerPF United StatesVanderbilt
363Yommy Sangodeyi NigeriaSam Houston State
485Hank Cornley United StatesIllinois State
5109Michael Gerren United StatesSouth Alabama
6131Oscar SchmidtSG/SF Brazil
7155Sean Kerins United StatesSyracuse
8177Chris Winans United StatesUtah
9200Billy Ryan United StatesPrinceton
10221Phil Jamison United StatesSaint Peter's

Roster
Roster listing
New Jersey Nets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
SG 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Houston
SG 22 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
PG 12 Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Portland
C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Maynard Evans (HS)
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Duke
C 43 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard
SF 55 King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland
SG 33 McKenna, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Creighton
SF 31 O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) North Carolina
PG 14 Ransey, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Ohio State
PG 20 Richardson, Michael Ray 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 189 lb (86 kg) Montana
PF 22 Sappleton, Wayne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Loyola (IL)
PF 35 Turner, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Vanderbilt
PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 6319.768–35–628–1319–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers 5824.707534–724–1715–9
x-New Jersey Nets 4240.5122127–1415–2613–11
x-Washington Bullets 4042.4882328–1312–2911–13
New York Knicks 2458.2933919–225–362–22
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics6319.768–
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks5923.7204
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers5824.7075
4 x-Detroit Pistons4636.56117
5 x-New Jersey Nets4240.51221
6 x-Washington Bullets4042.48823
7 x-Chicago Bulls3844.46325
8 x-Cleveland Cavaliers3646.43927
9 Atlanta Hawks3448.41529
10 New York Knicks2458.29339
11 Indiana Pacers2260.26841


Record vs. opponents
1984-85 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–43–33–30–20–21–52–00–26–00–22–00–22–43–33–30–52–00–20–21–12–03–3
Boston 4–1—4–26–02–01–14–22–02–05–12–02–01–11–45–16–03–32–01–12–01–12–05–1
Chicago 3–32–4—2–42–01–13–31–10–22–42–02–01–13–32–44–20–51–11–11–12–00–23–2
Cleveland 3–30–64–2—1–10–21–41–10–24–22–02–00–21–52–33–34–21–11–11–11–11–13–3
Dallas 2–00–20–21–1—2–40–24–12–42–05–13–21–41–11–12–01–12–34–14–25–01–51–1
Denver 2–01–11–12–04–2—0–25–02–42–04–22–32–31–12–01–11–14–14–13–33–24–22–0
Detroit 5–12–43–34–12–02–0—2–01–16–01–11–11–13–31–53–21–52–01–11–11–10–23–3
Golden State 0–20–21–11–11–40–50–2—2–30–22–32–41–50–21–11–10–22–42–41–43–31–41–1
Houston 2–00–22–02–04–24–21–13–2—1–15–12–31–40–21–12–01–14–13–24–23–23–30–2
Indiana 0–61–54–22–40–20–20–62–01–1—1–10–21–11–52–32–41–50–20–21–10–22–01–4
Kansas City 2–00–20–20–21–52–41–13–21–51–1—3–20–50–22–01–11–12–33–22–43–22–41–1
L.A. Clippers 0–20–20–20–22–33–21–14–23–22–02–3—0–60–20–21–10–24–21–52–32–43–21–1
L.A. Lakers 2–01–11–12–04–13–21–15–14–11–15–06–0—1–12–02–01–15–15–13–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 4–24–13–35–11–11–13–32–02–05–12–02–01–1—3–35–03–31–12–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey 3–31–54–23–21–10–25–11–11–13–20–22–00–23–3—6–02–41–10–20–22–00–24–2
New York 3–30–62–43–30–21–12–31–10–24–21–11–10–20–50–6—2–40–20–21–12–01–10–6
Philadelphia 5–03–35–02–41–11–15–12–01–15–11–12–01–13–34–24–2—2–02–01–12–02–04–2
Phoenix 0–20–21–11–13–21–40–24–21–42–03–22–41–51–11–12–00–2—3–31–45–13–21–1
Portland 2–01–11–11–11–41–41–14–22–32–02–35–11–50–22–02–00–23–3—3–24–23–21–1
San Antonio 2–00–21–11–12–43–31–14–12–41–14–23–22–30–22–01–11–14–12–3—4–11–50–2
Seattle 1–11–10–21–10–52–31–13–32–32–02–34–23–30–20–20–20–21–52–41–4—3–22–0
Utah 0–20–22–01–15–12–42–04–13–30–24–22–31–40–22–01–10–22–32–35–12–3—1–1
Washington 3–31–52–33–31–10–23–31–12–04–11–11–11–12–42–46–02–41–11–12–00–21–1—

Game log

Playoffs

East First Round

(4) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New Jersey Nets: Pistons win series 3-0

  • Game 1 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (April 18): Detroit 125, New Jersey 105
  • Game 2 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (April 21): Detroit 121, New Jersey 111
  • Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (April 24): Detroit 116, New Jersey 115

Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pistons and Nets.

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

Season

Playoffs

Awards and records

Transactions

References
  1. 1984–85 New Jersey Nets

See also
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