1973-74 New York Nets season

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1973-74 New York Nets season
Head Coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena
Results
Record	55–29 (.655)
Place	Division: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff Finish	Won ABA Championship
New Jersey Nets seasons

The 1973-74 New York Nets season was the 7th season in the ABA basketball in New York City. The Nets won their first ABA Championship.

Contents 1 Offseason 1.1 ABA Draft 1.2 Exhibition games 2 Regular season 2.1 Season standings 2.2 Schedule 3 Player stats 4 Playoffs 5 Transactions 5.1 Draft and other non-trade signings 5.2 Trades 6 Awards, Records and Honors 7 References

[edit] Offseason

[edit] ABA Draft

Main article: 1973 ABA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

[edit] Exhibition games

On September 18, 1973 the Nets opened the ABA vs. NBA exhibition season against the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Playing in Binghamton, New York, the Nets beat the 76ers 94-88. On September 28 the Nets again faced the 76ers, this time in Trenton, New Jersey. The Nets also won this matchup, 118-100.

On September 29 in White Plains, New York the Nets faced the Washington Bullets. Julius Erving scored a game-high 42 points as the Nets prevailed 127-121.

On October 2, 17,226 fans showed up at Madison Square Garden to watch the Nets play the New York Knicks. Erving scored 27 points, 12 of them in the third quarter, as the Nets won 97-87.

On October 7 the Nets took their 4-0 streak against NBA teams into a contest with the Boston Celtics in Uniondale, New York. Erving scored 23 points, but John Havlicek scored 37 for Boston as the Celtics won, 121-102.^[1]

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Season standings

Eastern Division

Team	W	L	PCT	GB
New York Nets	55	29	.655	-
Kentucky Colonels	53	31	.631	2
Carolina Cougars	47	37	.560	8
Virginia Squires	28	56	.333	27
Memphis Tams	21	63	.250	34

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[edit] Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Nets points	Opponents	Record	Streak	Notes
1	October 10	Indiana Pacers	Loss	99	118	0-1	Lost 1
2	October 12	Virginia Squires	Win	116	105	1-1	Won 1

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[edit] 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
Julius Erving	84	3398	190	899	434	204	2299
Larry Kenon	84	2908	79	962	112	19	1334

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[edit] Playoffs

• Won ABA Finals (4-1) versus Utah Stars
• Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-0) versus Kentucky Colonels
• Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Virginia Squires

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[edit] Transactions

[edit] Draft and other non-trade signings

• Special circumstance draft pick Jim Brewer signs with Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA
• Undergraduate draft pick Campy Russell stays in college
• Head coach Lou Carnesecca returns to St. John's University
• Kevin Loughery becomes head coach
• Draft pick Doug Collins signs with Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA
• Draft pick Kermit Washington signs with Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA
• William M. Skehan is named Executive Vice President

[edit] Trades

• Augist 1, 1973: George Carter and ABA rights to Kermit Washington and $750,000 traded to the Virginia Squires for Julius Erving and Willie Sojourner
• September 20, 1973: Jim Ard and John Baum traded to the Memphis Tams for the rights to Larry Kenon
• January 24, 1974: John Roche traded to the Kentucky Colonels for Mike Gale and Wendell Ladner

[edit] Awards, Records and Honors

• Julius Erving, ABA MVP
• Julius Erving, Finals MVP
• Julius Erving, All-Star Team, East Division
• Larry Kenon, All-Star Team, East Division
• Billy Paultz, All-Star Team, East Division (missed game due to injury)
• Julius Erving, All-ABA Team, 1st Team
• Larry Kenon, ABA All-Rookie Team
• John Williamson, ABA All-Rookie Team
• Mike Gale, ABA All-Defensive Team

[edit] References

• New York Nets on Basketball Reference