1980–81 New Jersey Nets season

1980–81 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachKevin Loughery
Bob MacKinnon
ArenaRutgers Athletic Center
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference

The 1980–81 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' fifth season in the NBA.[1] It was their final season of play at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, as the team moved to Brendan Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands for the following season.

Draft picks

Main article: 1980 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 6 Mike O'Koren SF  United States North Carolina
1 7 Mike Gminski C  United States Duke
3 52 Lowes Moore PG  United States West Virginia
4 75 Rory Sparrow PF  United States Villanova
5 98 Aaron Curry  United States Oklahoma
6 121 Rick Mattick  United States Louisiana State
7 144 Larry Spicer  United States Alabama-Birmingham
8 165 Lloyd Terry  United States New Orleans
9 185 Barry Young  United States Colorado State

Roster

1980–81 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 12 Darwin Cook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1958–08–06 Portland
C 42 Mike Gminski 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959–08–03 Duke
F 43 Edgar Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1956–06–17 Nevada
F 20 Maurice Lucas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952–02–18 Marquette
F/C 21 Bob McAdoo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1951–09–25 North Carolina
G 11 Lowes Moore 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1957–05–05 West Virginia
G 14 Mike Newlin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1949–01–02 Utah
F 31 Mike O'Koren 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1958–02–07 North Carolina
F 44 Cliff Robinson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1960–03–13 USC
G 34 Rory Sparrow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958–06–12 Villanova
F 20 Jan van Breda Kolff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1951–12–16 Vanderbilt
G 10 Foots Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1951–05–21 West Georgia
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756 – 35–6 27–14 19–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 .756 – 37–4 25–16 15–9
x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 12.0 28–13 22–19 14–10
Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 23.0 26–15 13–28 8–16
New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 38.0 16–25 8–33 8–16
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 62 20 .756  –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732 2
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 62 20 .756 –
4 x-New York Knicks 50 32 .610 12
5 x-Chicago Bulls 45 37 .549 17
6 x-Indiana Pacers 44 38 .537 18
7 Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 23
8 Atlanta Hawks 31 51 .378 31
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 28 54 .341 34
10 New Jersey Nets 24 58 .293 38
11 Detroit Pistons 21 61 .256 41

Game log

References

See also

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