1989–90 New Jersey Nets season

The 1989–90 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 14th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] The Nets decided to start the rebuilding process by acquiring Sam Bowie from the Portland Trail Blazers on draft day. Under new head coach Bill Fitch, they started the season winning their first two games, but went on to lose eleven of their next twelves games, including a nine-game losing streak. At midseason, the team acquired Chris Dudley from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Nets struggled all season long posting a 14-game losing streak between January and February, and losing eleven consecutive games in March. They lost their final seven games of the season, finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a league worst record at 17–65. Following the season, Dennis Hopson was traded to the Chicago Bulls.

1989–90 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachBill Fitch
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
(Steve Albert, Bill Raftery, Jim Spanarkel)
RadioWNEW
(Howard David, Jim Spanarkel, Mike O'Koren)

Draft picks
Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
112Mookie BlaylockPG United StatesOklahoma
232Stanley BrundyF United StatesDePaul

Roster
Roster listing
New Jersey Nets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma
C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky
F 21 Brundy, Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) DePaul
G 15 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State
C 52 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Yale
F 24 Gervin, Derrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Texas–San Antonio
F/C 44 Haley, Jack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA
F 23 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Rutgers
G/F 2 Hopson, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ohio State
F/C 42 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State
G/F 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Auburn
G 7 Myers, Pete 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas–Little Rock
F/C 33 Shackleford, Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina State
G/F 45 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jackson State
G 22 Wood, Leon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton
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-Philadelphia 76ers 5329.646–34–719–2219–7
x-Boston Celtics 5230.634130–1122–1919–7
x-New York Knicks 4537.549829–1216–2517–9
Washington Bullets 3151.3782220–2111–3010–16
Miami Heat 1864.2203511–307–344–22
New Jersey Nets 1765.2073613–284–379–17
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons5923.720–
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers5329.6466
3 x-Chicago Bulls5527.6714
4 x-Boston Celtics5230.6347
5 x-New York Knicks4537.54914
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4438.53715
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers4240.51217
8 x-Indiana Pacers4240.51217
9 Atlanta Hawks4141.50018
10 Washington Bullets3151.37828
11 Miami Heat1864.22041
12 Orlando Magic1864.22041
13 New Jersey Nets1765.20742

Record vs. opponents
1989–90 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–32–00–52–30–21–13–22–02–02–31–10–24–03–21–12–21–35–02–20–21–11–11–11–11–12–2
Boston 3–1—2–02–23–11–11–12–21–12–01–31–10–25–02–21–15–14–14–03–21–10–22–01–12–01–12–3
Charlotte 0–20–2—0–21–11–33–20–22–21–41–12–20–41–10–22–21–11–11–10–21–30–41–30–50–40–50–2
Chicago 5–02–22–0—5–02–01–11–42–01–12–31–11–14–04–12–03–13–13–22–22–01–11–11–11–10–23–1
Cleveland 3–21–31–10–5—0–20–21–41–10–23–21–11–14–03–21–14–02–24–12–21–11–12–01–11–11–13–1
Dallas 2–01–13–10–22–0—2–31–13–14–12–03–10–42–01–14–12–01–12–01–11–30–43–13–22–21–31–1
Denver 1–11–12–31–12–03–2—0–22–24–10–22–20–42–01–15–02–01–12–01–11–32–24–01–32–20–41–1
Detroit 2–32–22–04–14–11–12–0—1–11–14–11–11–13–13–22–04–04–05–01–32–01–12–01–11–11–14–0
Golden State 0–21–12–20–21–11–32–21–1—2–21–13–11–42–01–13–12–00–22–01–10–52–23–21–32–32–21–1
Houston 0–20–24–11–12–01–41–41–12–2—1–12–22–21–11–12–21–11–12–01–12–21–34–02–22–23–21–1
Indiana 3–23–11–13–22–30–22–01–41–11–1—0–20–23–13–21–14–01–34–10–41–11–11–11–11–11–13–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–12–21–11–11–32–21–11–32–22–0—1–40–21–13–12–00–22–00–20–40–52–30–43–20–41–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–04–01–11–14–04–01–14–12–22–04–1—2–01–14–02–02–01–11–13–12–35–02–24–02–21–1
Miami 0–40–51–10–40–40–20–21–30–21–11–32–00–2—2–21–11–41–53–10–50–20–21–10–20–21–12–3
Milwaukee 2–32–22–01–42–31–11–12–31–11–12–31–11–12–2—2–04–02–25–01–31–11–11–11–12–00–23–1
Minnesota 1–11–12–20–21–11–40–50–21–32–21–11–30–41–10–2—1–11–11–11–10–41–32–21–41–30–51–1
New Jersey 2–21–51–11–30–40–20–20–40–21–10–40–20–24–10–41–1—1–41–31–40–20–21–10–20–20–22–3
New York 3–11–41–11–32–21–11–10–42–01–13–12–00–25–12–21–14–1—2–22–31–10–22–01–11–11–15–0
Orlando 0–50–41–12–31–40–20–20–50–20–21–40–21–11–30–51–13–12–2—2–20–20–21–11–10–21–10–4
Philadelphia 2–22–32–02–22–21–11–13–11–11–14–02–01–15–03–11–14–13–22–2—1–11–11–11–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 2–01–13–10–21–13–13–10–25–02–21–14–01–32–01–14–02–01–12–01–1—2–35–00–43–23–12–0
Portland 1–12–04–01–11–14–02–21–12–23–11–15–03–22–01–13–12–02–02–01–13–2—4–03–13–22–21–1
Sacramento 1–10–23–11–10–21–30–40–22–30–41–13–20–51–11–12–21–10–21–11–10–50–4—0–42–21–31–1
San Antonio 1–11–15–01–11–12–33–11–13–12–21–14–02–22–01–14–12–01–11–11–14–01–34–0—3–13–22–0
Seattle 1–10–24–01–11–12–22–21–13–22–21–12–30–42–00–23–12–01–12–01–12–32–32–21–3—1–32–0
Utah 1–11–15–02–01–13–14–01–12–22–31–14–02–21–12–05–02–01–11–11–11–32–23–12–33–1—2–0
Washington 2–23–22–01–31–31–11–10–41–11–11–31–11–13–21–31–13–20–54–01–50–21–11–10–20–20–2—

Schedule
GameDateOpponentResultNets pointsOpponent scoreRecordStreakNotes
1November 3at MiamiWin110901-0Won 1
2November 4at OrlandoWin1111062-0Won 2
3November 7vs MiamiLoss77832-1Lost 1
4November 9at New YorkLoss1051072-2Lost 2
5November 10vs ChicagoWin1171073-2Won 1
6November 14vs ClevelandLoss921033-3Lost 1
7November 15at BostonLoss921263-4Lost 2
8November 18vs San AntonioLoss951103-5Lost 3
9November 21at SeattleLoss841143-6Lost 4
10November 22at LA ClippersLoss971063-7Lost 5
11November 24at PortlandLoss991253-8Lost 6
12November 25at SacramentoLoss981123-9Lost 7
13November 27at UtahLoss681053-10Lost 8
14November 29vs BostonLoss951183-11Lost 9
15December 1vs MiamiWin101774-11Won 1
16December 5at MinnesotaLoss90924-12Lost 1
17December 8at HoustonWin99945-12Won 1
18December 9at San AntonioLoss921095-13Lost 1
19December 12vs PhiladelphiaWin97826-13Won 1
20December 14vs IndianaLoss781026-14Lost 1
21December 16vs LA LakersLoss92996-15Lost 2
22December 19at MiamiWin100987-15Won 1
23December 20vs DallasLoss78847-16Lost 1
24December 22vs DetroitLoss90967-17Lost 2
25December 23at New YorkLoss85947-18Lost 3
26December 26vs WashingtonWin101948-18Won 1
27December 28vs New YorkLoss1041068-19Lost 1
28December 30at DetroitLoss1061178-20Lost 2
29January 2at WashingtonLoss961108-21Lost 3
30January 3vs MilwaukeeLoss961108-22Lost 4
31January 6at AtlantaLoss961058-23Lost 5
32January 7vs AtlantaWin98939-23Won 1
33January 9vs BostonWin877810-23Won 2
34January 11vs CharlotteWin10910111-23Won 3
35January 13at ClevelandLoss969811-24Lost 1
36January 14vs PortlandLoss909911-25Lost 2
37January 17vs WashingtonWin11510612-25Won 1
38January 19at OrlandoLoss10512012-26Lost 1
39January 20at PhiladelphiaLoss9810812-27Lost 2
40January 25vs OrlandoLoss11211712-28Lost 3
41January 27at ChicagoLoss10711012-29Lost 4
42January 29at DallasLoss8810812-30Lost 5
43January 30at PhoenixLoss9512012-31Lost 6
44February 1at DenverLoss11212312-32Lost 7
45February 2at Golden StateLoss10912812-33Lost 8
46February 4at LA LakersLoss10512112-34Lost 9
47February 7vs UtahLoss10110812-35Lost 10
48February 14at PhiladelphiaLoss11212212-36Lost 11
49February 15vs SeattleLoss9210312-37Lost 12
50February 17vs DenverLoss11712612-38Lost 13
51February 20at MilwaukeeLoss10211012-39Lost 14
52February 21vs MinnesotaWin959313-39Won 1
53February 23vs HoustonLoss11512513-40Lost 1
54February 25vs ChicagoLoss10610713-41Lost 2OT
55February 27at IndianaLoss11311813-42Lost 3
56March 2at ChicagoLoss9111213-43Lost 4
57March 3vs AtlantaWin11410914-43Won 1
58March 5vs SacramentoWin12811115-43Won 2
59March 7vs LA ClippersLoss11511915-44Lost 1
60March 9vs DetroitLoss959915-45Lost 2
61March 10at New YorkLoss9111015-46Lost 3
62March 12vs MilwaukeeLoss10410915-47Lost 4
63March 16at PhiladelphiaLoss11011915-48Lost 5
64March 18at BostonLoss10612215-49Lost 6
65March 19vs PhiladelphiaLoss9410815-50Lost 7
66March 21at WashingtonLoss10613615-51Lost 8
67March 23at IndianaLoss10912515-52Lost 9
68March 24at ClevelandLoss10811515-53Lost 10
69March 26at CharlotteLoss839715-54Lost 11
70March 28vs New YorkWin10610116-54Won 1
71March 30vs PhoenixLoss11912616-55Lost 1
72April 1vs WashingtonLoss9710516-56Lost 2
73April 4at BostonLoss10612516-57Lost 3
74April 6vs Golden StateLoss11712316-58Lost 4
75April 8vs MiamiWin10210117-58Won 1
76April 10vs BostonLoss9611217-59Lost 1
77April 11at DetroitLoss939817-60Lost 2
78April 14vs IndianaLoss11312417-61Lost 3
79April 17at AtlantaLoss9511817-62Lost 4
80April 18vs ClevelandLoss9310017-63Lost 5
81April 21at MilwaukeeLoss959617-64Lost 6
82April 22vs OrlandoLoss10211017-65Lost 7

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; STL= Steals; REB = Rebounds; ASST = Assists; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points

Player GP MIN STL REB ASST BLK PTS

Awards, Records and Honors

References
  1. 1989–90 New Jersey Nets
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