1978–79 New Jersey Nets season

1978–79 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Rutgers Athletic Center
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	East First Round (Eliminated 0-2)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1978–79 NBA season was the Nets' 3rd season in the NBA.^[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Winford Boynes	SG/SF	United States	San Francisco
3	45	Mike Phillips	C	United States	Kentucky
3	62	Dave Batton	C	United States	Notre Dame
4	84	Walter Jordan	SF	United States	Purdue
5	89	Cecile Rose		United States	Houston
6	111	Golie Augustus		United States	South Carolina
7	132	Doug Jemison		United States	San Francisco
8	153	Bruce Campbell		United States	Providence
9	171	Frank Sowinski		United States	Princeton
10	187	Michael Vicens		United States	Holy Cross

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	–	31–10	23–18	11–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7	31–10	16–25	9–7
x-New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17	25–16	12–29	7–9
New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23	23–18	8–33	7–9
Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25	21–20	8–33	6–10

#	Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	6
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7
4	x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	7
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	8
6	x-New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17

7	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23
8	Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	24
8	Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	24
10	Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25
11	New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	28

Playoffs

East First Round

(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) New Jersey Nets: 76ers win series 2-0

Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 122, New Jersey 114
Game 2 @ New Jersey: Philadelphia 111, New Jersey 101

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

References

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Brooklyn Nets

Formerly the New Jersey Americans (1967–1968), New York Nets (1968–1977) and New Jersey Nets (1977–2012) Founded in 1967 Based in Brooklyn, New York

Franchise	Franchise History ABA–NBA merger All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season

Arenas	Teaneck Armory Long Island Arena Island Garden Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Rutgers Athletic Center Izod Center Prudential Center Barclays Center

Personnel	Owners Mikhail Prokhorov (majority owner) Bruce Ratner (minority) President Irina Pavlova General Manager Vacant Head Coach Tony Brown (interim)

General managers	Zaslofsky Carnesecca Boe & Quinn DeBusschere Melchionni Theokas MacKinnon Weltman Reed Nash Thorn Stefanski Vandeweghe Thorn King

D-League affiliate	Long Island Nets (beginning in 2016-17)

Retired numbers	3 4 5 23 25 32 52

ABA Finals Appearances	1973 1974 1976

NBA Finals Appearances	2002 2003

Rivalries	New York Knicks

Culture and lore	1984 playoff upset of 76ers Just Wright BrooklyKnight Marv Albert Erving for six million

Media	TV WWOR-TV YES Network Radio WFAN Announcers Ian Eagle Mike Fratello Ryan Ruocco Jim Spanarkel Donny Marshall Chris Carrino Tim Capstraw

New Jersey Americans / New York/New Jersey/Brooklyn Nets seasons

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Bold indicates a championship season.
See also History of the Brooklyn Nets

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