1979-1980 New Jersey Nets: 34-48 .415
Previous Season Home record: 22-19 (4453 points scored, 4415 allowed) Road record: 12-29 (4426 points scored, 4560 allowed) Other sites: 0-0 (0 points scored, 0 allowed)
Previous Season Home record: 22-19 (4453 points scored, 4415 allowed) Road record: 12-29 (4426 points scored, 4560 allowed) Other sites: 0-0 (0 points scored, 0 allowed)
Head Coach: Kevin Loughery 8879 points scored (13th of 22 teams), 8975 points allowed (12th) NBA Averages: 109.3 points/game (8965.0 points/team)
Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Tim Bassett 6'8 225 28 Georgia Winford Boynes 6'6 185 22 San Francisco Bob Elliott 6'9 225 24 Arizona Phil Jackson 6'8 220 34 North Dakota George Johnson 6'11 205 31 Dillard Eddie Jordan 6'1 170 24 Rutgers Rich Kelley 7'0 235 26 Stanford Maurice Lucas 6'9 215 27 Marquette Calvin Natt 6'6 220 22 Louisiana - Monroe Mike Newlin 6'4 200 30 Utah Roger Phegley 6'6 205 23 Bradley Cliff Robinson 6'9 220 19 Southern California Ralph Simpson 6'5 200 30 Michigan State Robert Smith 5'11 165 24 Nevada - Las Vegas Jan Van Breda Kolff 6'7 195 28 Vanderbilt John Williamson 6'2 185 28 New Mexico StateTeam Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG G Mike Newlin 78 2510 611 1329 45 152 367 415 101 163 264 314 115 4 231 195 1634 20.9 G Eddie Jordan 82 2657 437 1017 12 48 201 258 62 208 270 557 223 27 258 238 1087 13.3 F Calvin Natt 53 2046 421 879 1 5 199 280 173 340 513 112 78 22 133 148 1042 19.7 F Cliff Robinson 70 1661 391 833 1 4 168 242 174 332 506 98 61 34 137 178 951 13.6 C George Johnson 81 2119 248 543 0 1 89 126 192 410 602 173 53 258 199 312 585 7.2 C Rich Kelley 57 1466 186 399 0 3 197 250 156 241 397 128 50 79 152 215 569 10.0 F Jan Van Breda Kolff 82 2399 212 458 7 20 130 155 103 326 429 247 100 76 158 307 561 6.8 G Winford Boynes 64 1102 221 467 0 4 104 136 51 82 133 95 59 19 96 132 546 8.5 G John Williamson 28 771 206 461 8 19 76 88 24 30 54 87 26 9 43 71 496 17.7 F Maurice Lucas 22 708 128 261 0 4 79 102 58 154 212 83 19 27 70 82 335 15.2 G Roger Phegley 28 541 126 260 2 4 73 83 26 44 70 32 15 4 49 52 327 11.7 G Robert Smith 59 736 113 254 8 26 75 87 17 59 76 85 22 4 52 102 309 5.2 C Bob Elliott 54 722 101 228 1 4 104 152 67 118 185 53 29 14 88 97 307 5.7 F Phil Jackson 16 194 29 46 0 2 7 10 12 12 24 12 5 4 9 35 65 4.1 G Ralph Simpson 8 81 18 47 0 2 5 10 6 5 11 14 9 0 12 3 41 5.1 F Tim Bassett 7 92 8 22 0 0 8 12 7 11 18 4 5 0 4 14 24 3.4
1979 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 8 Calvin Natt 599 NE Louisiana [pick acquired from IND via MIL]
1 11 Cliff Robinson 629 USC [pick acquired from SD]
3 51 John Gerdy Davidson
5 95 Joe Abramaitis Connecticut
6 115 Tony Smith Nevada-Las Vegas
7 135 Jim Strickland South Carolina
8 154 Henry Hollingsworth Hofstra
9 173 Ricky Free Columbia
10 191 Eric Fleisher Tulane
Traded draft picks:
#1 to SEA via NYK (Vinnie Johnson)
#2 to DET (Tony Price)
#4 to SEA (James Donaldson)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record
10/12/1979 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 102-95 1-0
10/16/1979 at Indiana Pacers L 100-113 1-1
10/17/1979 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 88-113 1-2
10/19/1979 vs New York Knicks L 106-111 1-3
10/23/1979 at Chicago Bulls L 103-108 1-4
10/26/1979 vs Atlanta Hawks L 90-94 1-5
10/27/1979 at New York Knicks L 92-94 1-6
10/28/1979 vs Houston Rockets W 120-115 2-6
10/31/1979 vs Boston Celtics L 79-116 2-7
11/02/1979 vs Indiana Pacers W 115-93 3-7
11/03/1979 at Atlanta Hawks L 107-110 3-8
11/04/1979 vs Kansas City Kings W 101-98 4-8
11/06/1979 at San Antonio Spurs L 95-108 4-9
11/07/1979 at Houston Rockets L 101-106 4-10
11/13/1979 vs Atlanta Hawks W 101-82 5-10
11/16/1979 vs Washington Bullets L 91-92 5-11
11/17/1979 at Detroit Pistons W 98-93 6-11
11/18/1979 vs San Antonio Spurs W 107-105 7-11
11/21/1979 at Boston Celtics L 103-111 7-12
11/22/1979 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 109-117 7-13
11/24/1979 at Philadelphia 76ers L 82-91 7-14
11/25/1979 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 103-112 7-15
11/27/1979 at Milwaukee Bucks W 118-93 8-15
11/28/1979 vs Detroit Pistons W 98-89 9-15
11/30/1979 vs Denver Nuggets W 127-118 10-15
12/01/1979 at Washington Bullets L 100-104 10-16
12/05/1979 vs Phoenix Suns W 115-100 11-16
12/09/1979 vs Atlanta Hawks L 85-122 11-17
12/12/1979 at Boston Celtics L 102-116 11-18
12/14/1979 vs New York Knicks W 118-105 12-18
12/15/1979 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 111-117 12-19
12/16/1979 vs Boston Celtics L 112-115 12-20
12/19/1979 at Seattle Supersonics W 122-114 13-20
12/21/1979 at Portland Trail Blazers L 97-100 13-21
12/22/1979 at Golden State Warriors L 101-107 13-22
12/25/1979 at New York Knicks L 102-131 13-23
12/26/1979 vs Washington Bullets W 116-104 14-23
12/28/1979 vs Indiana Pacers W 116-101 15-23
01/02/1980 vs San Diego Clippers L 97-103 15-24
01/03/1980 at Atlanta Hawks W 126-119 16-24
01/04/1980 vs Houston Rockets W 104-101 17-24
01/06/1980 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 108-100 18-24
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Date Opponent Result Record
01/09/1980 at Philadelphia 76ers L 105-108 18-25
01/11/1980 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 107-128 18-26
01/13/1980 at Kansas City Kings L 101-120 18-27
01/15/1980 at San Antonio Spurs L 119-123 18-28
01/16/1980 at Houston Rockets W 122-112 19-28
01/18/1980 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 105-112 19-29
01/23/1980 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 117-103 20-29
01/24/1980 at Washington Bullets W 98-87 21-29
01/25/1980 vs Detroit Pistons L 116-119 21-30
01/27/1980 vs Chicago Bulls W 128-127 22-30
01/30/1980 at Utah Jazz L 100-102 22-31
01/31/1980 at Denver Nuggets L 126-127 22-32
02/05/1980 at San Antonio Spurs W 123-115 23-32
02/06/1980 at Houston Rockets L 114-115 23-33
02/08/1980 vs Los Angeles Lakers L 120-125 23-34
02/10/1980 vs Seattle Supersonics L 107-122 23-35
02/13/1980 at Indiana Pacers W 98-96 24-35
02/14/1980 vs Utah Jazz W 137-96 25-35
02/17/1980 at Phoenix Suns L 98-128 25-36
02/19/1980 at San Diego Clippers W 123-113 26-36
02/22/1980 at Los Angeles Lakers L 110-132 26-37
02/24/1980 vs San Antonio Spurs W 129-123 27-37
02/27/1980 vs Golden State Warriors L 120-133 27-38
02/29/1980 at Detroit Pistons L 128-137 27-39
03/01/1980 at New York Knicks L 108-115 27-40
03/02/1980 vs New York Knicks W 113-96 28-40
03/04/1980 vs Indiana Pacers W 114-109 29-40
03/06/1980 at Washington Bullets W 122-96 30-40
03/07/1980 vs Houston Rockets L 110-111 30-41
03/09/1980 vs Detroit Pistons W 140-100 31-41
03/11/1980 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 119-122 31-42
03/12/1980 at Detroit Pistons W 137-119 32-42
03/16/1980 vs San Antonio Spurs L 107-120 32-43
03/17/1980 vs Boston Celtics L 92-117 32-44
03/19/1980 at Indiana Pacers L 112-125 32-45
03/21/1980 at Philadelphia 76ers L 99-108 32-46
03/23/1980 at Boston Celtics W 101-96 33-46
03/27/1980 at Atlanta Hawks L 100-117 33-47
03/28/1980 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 99-92 34-47
03/30/1980 vs Washington Bullets L 87-93 34-48
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