1977–78 New Jersey Nets season

1977–78 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Rutgers Athletic Center
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 11th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1977-78 NBA season was the Nets' eleventh in franchise history, their second in the NBA,^[1] and their first in New Jersey, following their relocation from nearby Long Island.

Offseason

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	7	Bernard King	SF	United States	Tennessee
4	67	Bob Elmore		United States	Wichita State
5	89	Gerald Cunningham		United States	Kentucky State
6	111	Mark Crow		United States	Duke
7	132	Scott Conant		United States	Newberry College
8	152	Ralph Drollinger	C	United States	UCLA

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	.671	–	37–4	18–23	14–2
x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12	29–12	14–27	7–9
Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	23	24–17	8–33	8–8
Buffalo Braves	27	55	.329	28	20–21	7–34	7–9
New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	31	18–23	6–35	4–12

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Philadelphia 76ers	55	27	.671	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	52	30	.634	3
3	x-Washington Bullets	44	38	.537	11
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	43	39	.524	12
5	x-New York Knicks	43	39	.524	12
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	41	41	.500	14
7	New Orleans Jazz	39	43	.476	16
8	Boston Celtics	32	50	.390	23
9	Houston Rockets	28	54	.341	27
10	Buffalo Braves	27	55	.329	28
11	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	31

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Awards and records

• Bernard King, NBA All-Rookie First Team 1st Team

References

1. 1977-78 New Jersey Nets

See also

• 1977-78 NBA season