1974–75 New York Nets season

1974–75 New York Nets season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	58–26 (.690)
Place	Division: 2nd (ABA)
Playoff finish	Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals
Local media
Television	WOR
Radio	WMCA

The 1974–75 New York Nets season was the eighth season of the franchise in the ABA basketball.

ABA Draft

Round	Player	School/Club Team
1	Brian Winters	South Carolina
2	Rich Kelley	Stanford
3	Tom Boswell	South Carolina
4	Talvin Skinner	Maryland Eastern Shore
5	Eric Fernsten	San Francisco
6	Gary Brokaw	Notre Dame
7	Dean Tolson	Arkansas
8	AI Skinner	Massachusetts
9	Bob Fleischer	Duke[1]

Roster

Number	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Birthday	Experience (in years)	College/High School
32	Julius Erving	SF	6-6	200	February 22, 1950	3	University of Massachusetts Amherst
12	Mike Gale	PG	6-4	185	July 18, 1950	3	Elizabeth City State University
35	Larry Kenon	PF	6-9	205	December 13, 1952	1	University of Memphis
4	Wendell Ladner	SF	6-5	220	October 6, 1948	4	University of Southern Mississippi
22	Ed Manning	SF	6-7	210	January 2, 1944	7	Jackson State University
25	Bill Melchionni	PG	6-1	165	October 19, 1944	7	Villanova University
5	Billy Paultz	C	6-11	235	July 30, 1948	4	St. John's University
15	Billy Schaeffer	SF	6-5	200	December 11, 1951	1	St. John's University
30	Al Skinner	SG	6-3	190	June 16, 1952	R	University of Massachusetts Amherst
40	Willard Sojourner	C	6-8	225	September 10, 1948	3	Weber State University
14	Brian Taylor	PG	6-2	185	June 9, 1951	2	Princeton University
23	John Williamson	SG	6-2	185	November 10, 1951	1	New Mexico State University

Playoffs

Two days before the Semifinals began, the Nets and Colonels had a Tiebreaker game played to settle who would be the Eastern Division Champion and play the Memphis Sounds. The Colonels won the game 108-99 in Kentucky, thus the Nets were slated to play the Spirits.^[2]

Eastern Division Semifinals: Lost 4-1 to the Spirits of St. Louis

Game	Date	Away Team	Home Team
1	Sun, April 6	Spirits of St. Louis 105	New York Nets 111
2	Wed, April 9	Spirits of St. Louis 115	New York Nets 97
3	Fri, April 11	New York Nets 108	Spirits of St. Louis 113
4	Sun, April 13	New York Nets 89	Spirits of St. Louis 100
5	Tue, April 15	Spirits of St. Louis 108	New York Nets 107

References

1. 1974 ABA Draft
2. 1974-75 New York Nets Roster and Stats