New Jersey Nets seasons

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This is a list of seasons completed by the New Jersey Nets professional basketball franchise. The Nets were founded as the New Jersey Americans in 1967, a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association. A year later, the team moved to Long Island, New York, and were rechristened the New York Nets. There, behind the play of Hall of Famer Julius Erving, the team won its only two championships, in 1974 and 1976. After the 1975-76 season, the league merged with the National Basketball Association, and the Nets were one of four franchises who joined the older league. After a season of competing with the in-market rival New York Knicks, the team moved back to New Jersey as the New Jersey Nets, where they remain to this day.

League Champions Conference Champions Division Champions Playoff Berth
Season League Conference Division Regular season Post Season Results Awards
Finish Wins Losses Pct.
New Jersey Americans
1967-68 ABA Eastern T-4th[1] 36 42 .456
New York Nets
1968-69 ABA Eastern 5th 17 61 .218
1969-70 ABA Eastern 4th 39 45 .464 Lost First Round (Kentucky) 4-3
1970-71 ABA Eastern 3rd 40 44 .476 Lost First Round (Virginia) 4-2
1971-72 ABA Eastern 3rd 44 40 .524 Won First Round (Kentucky) 4-2
Won ABA Semifinals (Virginia) 4-2
Lost ABA Finals (Indiana) 4-2
1972-73 ABA Eastern 4th 30 54 .357 Lost First Round (Carolina) 4-1 Brian Taylor (ABA ROY)
1973-74 ABA Eastern 1st 55 29 .655 Won First Round (Virginia) 4-1
Won ABA Semifinals (Kentucky) 4-0
Won ABA Finals (Utah) 4-1		 Julius Erving (ABA MVP)
1974-75 ABA Eastern 1st 58 26 .690 Lost First Round (St. Louis) 4-1 Julius Erving (ABA Co-MVP)
1975-76 ABA [2] 2nd 55 29 .655 Won ABA Semifinals (San Antonio) 4-3
Won ABA Finals (Denver) 4-2		 Julius Erving (ABA MVP)
1976-77 NBA Eastern Atlantic 5th 22 60 .268
New Jersey Nets
1977-78 NBA Eastern Atlantic 5th 24 58 .293
1978-79 NBA Eastern Atlantic 3rd 37 45 .451 Lost First Round (Philadelphia) 2-0
1979-80 NBA Eastern Atlantic 5th 34 48 .415
1980-81 NBA Eastern Atlantic 5th 24 58 .293
1981-82 NBA Eastern Atlantic 3rd 44 38 .537 Lost First Round (Washington 2-0 Buck Williams (ROY)
1982-83 NBA Eastern Atlantic 3rd 49 33 .598 Lost First Round (New York) 2-0
1983-84 NBA Eastern Atlantic 4th 45 37 .549 Won First Round (Philadelphia) 3-2
Lost Conference Semifinals (Milwaukee) 4-2
1984-85 NBA Eastern Atlantic 3rd 42 40 .512 Lost First Round (Detroit) 3-0
1985-86 NBA Eastern Atlantic 3rd 39 43 .476 Lost First Round (Milwaukee) 3-0
1986-87 NBA Eastern Atlantic 4th 24 58 .293
1987-88 NBA Eastern Atlantic 5th 19 63 .232 Buck Williams (AD 2nd Team)
1988-89 NBA Eastern Atlantic 5th 26 56 .317
1989-90 NBA Eastern Atlantic 6th 17 65 .207
1990-91 NBA Eastern Atlantic 5th 26 56 .317 Derrick Coleman (ROY)
1991-92 NBA Eastern Atlantic 3rd 40 42 .488 Lost First Round (Cleveland) 3-1
1992-93 NBA Eastern Atlantic 3rd 43 39 .524 Lost First Round (Cleveland) 3-2
1993-94 NBA Eastern Atlantic 3rd 45 37 .549 Lost First Round (New York) 3-1
1994-95 NBA Eastern Atlantic 5th 30 52 .366
1995-96 NBA Eastern Atlantic 6th 30 52 .366
1996-97 NBA Eastern Atlantic 5th 26 56 .317
1997-98 NBA Eastern Atlantic 2nd 43 39 .524 Lost First Round (Chicago) 3-0
1998-99 NBA[3] Eastern Atlantic 7th 16 34 .320
1999-2000 NBA Eastern Atlantic 6th 31 51 .378
2000-01 NBA Eastern Atlantic 6th 26 56 .317
2001-02 NBA Eastern Atlantic 1st 52 30 .634 Won First Round (Indiana) 3-2
Won Conference Semifinals (Charlotte) 4-1
Won Conference Finals (Boston) 4-2
Lost NBA Finals (Los Angeles Lakers) 4-0		 Jason Kidd (AD 1st Team)
Rod Thorn (EOY)
2002-03 NBA Eastern Atlantic 1st 49 33 .598 Won First Round (Milwaukee) 4-2
Won Conference Semifinals (Boston) 4-0
Won Conference Finals (Detroit) 4-0
Lost NBA Finals (San Antonio) 4-2		 Jason Kidd (AD 2nd Team)
2003-04 NBA Eastern Atlantic 1st 47 35 .573 Won First Round (New York) 4-0
Lost Conference Semifinals (Detroit) 4-3		 Jason Kidd (AD 2nd Team)
2004-05 NBA Eastern Atlantic 3rd 42 40 .512 Lost First Round (Miami) 4-0 Jason Kidd (AD 2nd Team)
2005-06 NBA Eastern Atlantic 1st 49 33 .598 Won First Round (Indiana) 4-2
Lost Conference Semifinals (Miami) 4-1		 Jason Kidd (AD 1st Team)
2006-07 NBA Eastern Atlantic 2nd 41 41 .500 Won First Round (Toronto) 4-2
Lost Conference Semifinals (Cleveland) 4-2		 Jason Kidd (AD 2nd Team)
2007-08 NBA Eastern Atlantic 4th 34 48 .415
Regular season totals 1490 1846 .447 1967-2008
Playoff totals 52 65 .444 1967-2007

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ The Americans tied the Kentucky Colonels for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Division. A one-game playoff was to be played on the Americans' home court, but because a suitable venue could not be found in time, the game was forfeited to the Colonels.
  2. ^ The league merged its two divisions into one seven-team division.
  3. ^ A lockout shortened the season to 50 games.
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New Jersey Nets
The Franchise
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Arenas
Coaches
Zaslofsky • Larese • Carnesecca • Loughery • MacKinnon • Brown • Blair • Albeck • Wohl • MacKinnon • Reed • Fitch • Daly • Beard • Calipari • Casey • Scott • Frank
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Administration
Forest City Enterprises (Owner) • Rod Thorn (President) • Kiki Vandeweghe (General Manager) • Lawrence Frank (Head Coach)
Notable Figures
Retired Numbers
3 • 4 • 23 • 25 • 32 • 52
ABA Championships (2)
Rivals
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New York/New Jersey Nets seasons
Franchise • History • Seasons
1960s 1967-68 1968-69
1970s 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79
1980s 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89
1990s 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
2000s 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09