1977-1978 New Jersey Nets: 24-58 .293
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 18-23 (4414 points scored, 4443 allowed) Road record: 6-33 (4109 points scored, 4540 allowed) Other sites: 0-2 (223 points scored, 240 allowed)
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 18-23 (4414 points scored, 4443 allowed) Road record: 6-33 (4109 points scored, 4540 allowed) Other sites: 0-2 (223 points scored, 240 allowed)
Head Coach: Kevin Loughery 8746 points scored (14th of 22 teams), 9223 points allowed (20th) NBA Averages: 108.5 points/game (8894.0 points/team)
Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Bird Averitt 6'1 170 25 Pepperdine Tim Bassett 6'8 225 26 Georgia Bob Carrington 6'6 195 24 Boston College Mark Crow 6'7 210 23 Duke Robert Hawkins 6'4 190 23 Illinois State Darnell Hillman 6'9 215 28 San Jose State Kim Hughes 6'11 220 25 Wisconsin George Johnson 6'11 205 29 Dillard Eddie Jordan 6'1 170 22 Rutgers Bernard King 6'7 205 21 Tennessee Louie Nelson 6'3 190 26 Washington Howard Porter 6'8 220 29 Villanova Kevin Porter 6'0 170 27 St. Francis Al Skinner 6'3 190 25 Massachusetts Jan Van Breda Kolff 6'7 195 26 Vanderbilt Wilson Washington 6'9 227 22 Old Dominion John Williamson 6'2 185 26 New Mexico State Dave Wohl 6'2 185 28 PennTeam Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG F Bernard King 79 3092 798 1665 0 0 313 462 265 486 751 193 122 36 311 302 1909 24.2 G Kevin Porter 74 2686 481 1024 0 0 235 307 48 151 199 801 118 15 348 265 1197 16.2 G John Williamson 33 1282 388 854 0 0 197 230 32 75 107 82 47 10 101 105 973 29.5 F Howard Porter 55 1216 293 592 0 0 120 148 95 167 262 40 26 33 50 119 706 12.8 C George Johnson 81 2411 285 721 0 0 133 185 245 534 779 111 78 274 221 339 703 8.7 F Darnell Hillman 45 1220 236 501 0 0 118 205 126 212 338 49 49 44 109 160 590 13.1 G Eddie Jordan 51 1042 196 482 0 0 119 151 33 75 108 145 114 18 92 84 511 10.0 G Bob Carrington 37 1032 157 392 0 0 72 97 42 70 112 55 43 12 66 132 386 10.4 F Tim Bassett 65 1474 149 384 0 0 50 97 142 262 404 63 62 33 80 181 348 5.4 F Jan Van Breda Kolff 68 1419 107 292 0 0 87 123 66 178 244 105 52 46 73 192 301 4.4 G Louie Nelson 25 353 82 197 0 0 48 73 12 37 49 29 20 6 40 28 212 8.5 F Wilson Washington 24 523 92 187 0 0 26 47 48 94 142 9 17 35 53 72 210 8.8 G Bird Averitt 21 409 69 188 0 0 36 45 7 26 33 68 17 1 55 37 174 8.3 G Robert Hawkins 15 343 69 150 0 0 25 29 21 29 50 37 22 13 43 51 163 10.9 C Kim Hughes 56 854 57 160 0 0 9 29 95 145 240 38 49 49 57 163 123 2.2 G Al Skinner 8 277 41 101 0 0 39 44 14 38 52 33 13 5 29 34 121 15.1 F Mark Crow 15 154 35 80 0 0 14 20 14 13 27 8 5 1 12 24 84 5.6 G Dave Wohl 10 118 12 34 0 0 11 12 1 3 4 13 3 0 16 24 35 3.5
1977 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 7 Bernard King 874 Tennessee [pick acquired from IND]
4 67 Bob Elmore Wichita State
5 89 Gerald Cunningham Kentucky State
6 111 Mark Crow 15 Duke
7 132 Scott Conant Newberry
8 152 Ralph Drollinger 6 UCLA
Traded draft picks:
#1 to KC (Otis Birdsong)
#2 to CHI (Mike Glenn)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record
10/18/1977 at Detroit Pistons L 93-110 0-1
10/21/1977 vs New Orleans Jazz L 103-111 0-2
10/22/1977 at Buffalo Braves L 96-101 0-3
10/26/1977 vs Atlanta Hawks L 110-113 0-4
10/28/1977 vs Boston Celtics W 116-109 1-4
11/02/1977 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 102-107 1-5
11/04/1977 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 104-107 1-6
11/05/1977 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 93-105 1-7
11/09/1977 at Philadelphia 76ers L 107-130 1-8
11/11/1977 vs Chicago Bulls W 91-89 2-8
11/12/1977 at New York Knicks L 90-101 2-9
11/16/1977 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 106-116 2-10
11/18/1977 vs Indiana Pacers L 116-124 2-11
11/19/1977 at Atlanta Hawks L 114-129 2-12
11/20/1977 vs Denver Nuggets L 118-125 2-13
11/23/1977 at San Antonio Spurs L 119-132 2-14
11/25/1977 at Los Angeles Lakers L 117-129 2-15
11/26/1977 at Portland Trail Blazers L 102-114 2-16
11/27/1977 at Seattle Supersonics W 99-96 3-16
11/29/1977 at Golden State Warriors L 101-110 3-17
12/02/1977 at Denver Nuggets L 92-126 3-18
12/03/1977 at Kansas City Kings L 115-118 3-19
12/04/1977 at Milwaukee Bucks L 118-134 3-20
12/07/1977 vs San Antonio Spurs L 122-125 3-21
12/08/1977 at Chicago Bulls L 78-104 3-22
12/09/1977 vs Kansas City Kings W 122-114 4-22
12/11/1977 at Washington Bullets W 106-95 5-22
12/13/1977 at Boston Celtics L 108-122 5-23
12/14/1977 vs Golden State Warriors W 108-104 6-23
12/16/1977 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 116-106 7-23
12/21/1977 vs Houston Rockets L 93-103 7-24
12/22/1977 at New Orleans Jazz L 110-131 7-25
12/23/1977 vs Buffalo Braves W 103-102 8-25
12/29/1977 vs New York Knicks L 101-109 8-26
01/04/1978 vs Phoenix Suns W 115-83 9-26
01/05/1978 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 94-110 9-27
01/06/1978 vs San Antonio Spurs L 105-110 9-28
01/08/1978 vs Washington Bullets L 98-99 9-29
01/11/1978 vs Golden State Warriors L 92-103 9-30
01/13/1978 at Boston Celtics L 111-114 9-31
01/14/1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 120-136 9-32
01/16/1978 at Indiana Pacers L 112-120 9-33
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Date Opponent Result Record
01/17/1978 at Milwaukee Bucks L 109-119 9-34
01/18/1978 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 101-127 9-35
01/22/1978 vs Kansas City Kings L 97-105 9-36
01/26/1978 at Portland Trail Blazers L 77-112 9-37
01/27/1978 at Seattle Supersonics L 90-95 9-38
01/29/1978 at Phoenix Suns L 100-131 9-39
01/31/1978 at Golden State Warriors L 92-103 9-40
02/01/1978 at Houston Rockets L 103-124 9-41
02/03/1978 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 99-105 9-42
02/08/1978 vs Indiana Pacers W 140-138 10-42
02/10/1978 vs Detroit Pistons W 117-112 11-42
02/12/1978 vs New York Knicks W 112-110 12-42
02/13/1978 at Detroit Pistons L 115-125 12-43
02/16/1978 vs Seattle Supersonics W 101-92 13-43
02/17/1978 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 96-99 13-44
02/19/1978 at Philadelphia 76ers L 110-120 13-45
02/22/1978 vs Seattle Supersonics L 83-94 13-46
02/24/1978 vs Houston Rockets W 126-112 14-46
02/26/1978 vs Boston Celtics L 92-94 14-47
03/01/1978 vs Atlanta Hawks W 97-95 15-47
03/04/1978 at Buffalo Braves L 107-111 15-48
03/05/1978 vs Buffalo Braves W 109-103 16-48
03/07/1978 at San Antonio Spurs L 98-129 16-49
03/08/1978 at Kansas City Kings W 123-121 17-49
03/10/1978 vs New Orleans Jazz L 99-105 17-50
03/11/1978 at New York Knicks L 117-126 17-51
03/12/1978 vs Detroit Pistons L 125-130 17-52
03/15/1978 vs Phoenix Suns W 117-98 18-52
03/17/1978 vs Denver Nuggets W 111-109 19-52
03/18/1978 at Houston Rockets W 106-104 20-52
03/21/1978 at New Orleans Jazz L 114-117 20-53
03/22/1978 vs Chicago Bulls W 105-99 21-53
03/24/1978 vs Washington Bullets L 104-107 21-54
03/26/1978 at Washington Bullets W 118-104 22-54
03/31/1978 vs Milwaukee Bucks W 122-114 23-54
04/02/1978 at Atlanta Hawks L 113-124 23-55
04/04/1978 at Indiana Pacers W 129-121 24-55
04/05/1978 at Denver Nuggets L 121-129 24-56
04/07/1978 at Los Angeles Lakers L 106-114 24-57
04/08/1978 at Phoenix Suns L 109-120 24-58
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