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1977-78 New Jersey Nets Roster and Statistics

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24-58, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Kevin Loughery (24-58)

Points Per Game: 106.7 (14th of 22) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 112.5 (20th of 22)
Pythagorean W-L: 26-56 (22nd of 22)

Arena: Rutgers Athletic Center ▪ Attendance: 199,090 (21st of 21)

SRS: -5.61 (22nd of 22) ▪ Pace Factor: 110.9 (2nd of 22)
Offensive Rating: 95.0 (22nd of 22) ▪ Defensive Rating: 100.2 (7th of 22)

1977-78 New Jersey Nets:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
14 Bird Averitt G 6-1 170 July 22, 1952 4 Pepperdine University
21 Tim Bassett F-C 6-8 225 April 1, 1951 4 University of Georgia
16 Bob Carrington G-F 6-6 195 July 3, 1953 R Boston College
31 Mark Crow F 6-7 210 October 22, 1954 R Duke University
11 Robert Hawkins G 6-4 190 June 30, 1954 2 Illinois State University
28 Darnell Hillman F-C 6-9 215 August 29, 1949 6 San Jose State University
35 Kim Hughes C 6-11 220 June 4, 1952 2 University of Wisconsin
52 George Johnson C-F 6-11 205 December 18, 1948 5 Dillard University
15 Eddie Jordan G 6-1 170 January 29, 1955 R Rutgers University
22 Bernard King F 6-7 205 December 4, 1956 R University of Tennessee
11 Louie Nelson G 6-3 190 May 28, 1951 4 University of Washington
54 Howard Porter F-C 6-8 220 August 31, 1948 6 Villanova University
1 Kevin Porter G 6-0 170 April 17, 1950 5 Saint Francis University
30 Al Skinner G 6-3 190 June 16, 1952 3 University of Massachusetts Amherst
20 Jan Van Breda Kolff F-G 6-7 195 December 16, 1951 3 Vanderbilt University
42 Wilson Washington F-C 6-9 227 August 3, 1955 R Old Dominion University
23 John Williamson G 6-2 185 November 10, 1951 4 New Mexico State University
15 Dave Wohl G 6-2 185 November 2, 1949 6 University of Pennsylvania

Team and Opponent Statistics

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G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS
Team 82 19905 3547 8004 .443 1652 2304 .717 1306 2595 3901 1879 857 631 1774 2312 8746 106.7
Opponent 82 19905 3544 7620 .465 2135 2830 .754 1312 2996 4308 2073 852 560 1864 1999 9223 112.5

Player Statistics

Totals

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Bernard King 21 79 3092 798 1665 .479 313 462 .677 265 486 751 193 122 36 311 302 1909
2 Kevin Porter 27 74 2686 481 1024 .470 235 307 .765 48 151 199 801 118 15 348 265 1197
3 John Williamson 26 33 1282 388 854 .454 197 230 .857 32 75 107 82 47 10 101 105 973
4 Howard Porter 29 55 1216 293 592 .495 120 148 .811 95 167 262 40 26 33 50 119 706
5 George Johnson 29 81 2411 285 721 .395 133 185 .719 245 534 779 111 78 274 221 339 703
6 Darnell Hillman 28 45 1220 236 501 .471 118 205 .576 126 212 338 49 49 44 109 160 590
7 Eddie Jordan 23 51 1042 196 482 .407 119 151 .788 33 75 108 145 114 18 92 84 511
8 Bob Carrington 24 37 1032 157 392 .401 72 97 .742 42 70 112 55 43 12 66 132 386
9 Tim Bassett 26 65 1474 149 384 .388 50 97 .515 142 262 404 63 62 33 80 181 348
10 Jan Van Breda Kolff 26 68 1419 107 292 .366 87 123 .707 66 178 244 105 52 46 73 192 301
11 Louie Nelson 26 25 353 82 197 .416 48 73 .658 12 37 49 29 20 6 40 28 212
12 Wilson Washington 22 24 523 92 187 .492 26 47 .553 48 94 142 9 17 35 53 72 210
13 Bird Averitt 25 21 409 69 188 .367 36 45 .800 7 26 33 68 17 1 55 37 174
14 Robert Hawkins 23 15 343 69 150 .460 25 29 .862 21 29 50 37 22 13 43 51 163
15 Kim Hughes 25 56 854 57 160 .356 9 29 .310 95 145 240 38 49 49 57 163 123
16 Al Skinner 25 8 277 41 101 .406 39 44 .886 14 38 52 33 13 5 29 34 121
17 Mark Crow 23 15 154 35 80 .438 14 20 .700 14 13 27 8 5 1 12 24 84
18 Dave Wohl 28 10 118 12 34 .353 11 12 .917 1 3 4 13 3 0 16 24 35

Per Game

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 John Williamson 26 33 38.8 11.8 25.9 .454 6.0 7.0 .857 1.0 2.3 3.2 2.5 1.4 0.3 3.1 3.2 29.5
2 Bernard King 21 79 39.1 10.1 21.1 .479 4.0 5.8 .677 3.4 6.2 9.5 2.4 1.5 0.5 3.9 3.8 24.2
3 Kevin Porter 27 74 36.3 6.5 13.8 .470 3.2 4.1 .765 0.6 2.0 2.7 10.8 1.6 0.2 4.7 3.6 16.2
4 Al Skinner 25 8 34.6 5.1 12.6 .406 4.9 5.5 .886 1.8 4.8 6.5 4.1 1.6 0.6 3.6 4.3 15.1
5 Darnell Hillman 28 45 27.1 5.2 11.1 .471 2.6 4.6 .576 2.8 4.7 7.5 1.1 1.1 1.0 2.4 3.6 13.1
6 Howard Porter 29 55 22.1 5.3 10.8 .495 2.2 2.7 .811 1.7 3.0 4.8 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.9 2.2 12.8
7 Robert Hawkins 23 15 22.9 4.6 10.0 .460 1.7 1.9 .862 1.4 1.9 3.3 2.5 1.5 0.9 2.9 3.4 10.9
8 Bob Carrington 24 37 27.9 4.2 10.6 .401 1.9 2.6 .742 1.1 1.9 3.0 1.5 1.2 0.3 1.8 3.6 10.4
9 Eddie Jordan 23 51 20.4 3.8 9.5 .407 2.3 3.0 .788 0.6 1.5 2.1 2.8 2.2 0.4 1.8 1.6 10.0
10 Wilson Washington 22 24 21.8 3.8 7.8 .492 1.1 2.0 .553 2.0 3.9 5.9 0.4 0.7 1.5 2.2 3.0 8.8
11 George Johnson 29 81 29.8 3.5 8.9 .395 1.6 2.3 .719 3.0 6.6 9.6 1.4 1.0 3.4 2.7 4.2 8.7
12 Louie Nelson 26 25 14.1 3.3 7.9 .416 1.9 2.9 .658 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.2 0.8 0.2 1.6 1.1 8.5
13 Bird Averitt 25 21 19.5 3.3 9.0 .367 1.7 2.1 .800 0.3 1.2 1.6 3.2 0.8 0.0 2.6 1.8 8.3
14 Mark Crow 23 15 10.3 2.3 5.3 .438 0.9 1.3 .700 0.9 0.9 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.8 1.6 5.6
15 Tim Bassett 26 65 22.7 2.3 5.9 .388 0.8 1.5 .515 2.2 4.0 6.2 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.2 2.8 5.4
16 Jan Van Breda Kolff 26 68 20.9 1.6 4.3 .366 1.3 1.8 .707 1.0 2.6 3.6 1.5 0.8 0.7 1.1 2.8 4.4
17 Dave Wohl 28 10 11.8 1.2 3.4 .353 1.1 1.2 .917 0.1 0.3 0.4 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.6 2.4 3.5
18 Kim Hughes 25 56 15.3 1.0 2.9 .356 0.2 0.5 .310 1.7 2.6 4.3 0.7 0.9 0.9 1.0 2.9 2.2

Per 36 Minutes

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Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 John Williamson 26 33 1282 10.9 24.0 .454 5.5 6.5 .857 0.9 2.1 3.0 2.3 1.3 0.3 2.8 2.9 27.3
2 Bernard King 21 79 3092 9.3 19.4 .479 3.6 5.4 .677 3.1 5.7 8.7 2.2 1.4 0.4 3.6 3.5 22.2
3 Louie Nelson 26 25 353 8.4 20.1 .416 4.9 7.4 .658 1.2 3.8 5.0 3.0 2.0 0.6 4.1 2.9 21.6
4 Howard Porter 29 55 1216 8.7 17.5 .495 3.6 4.4 .811 2.8 4.9 7.8 1.2 0.8 1.0 1.5 3.5 20.9
5 Mark Crow 23 15 154 8.2 18.7 .438 3.3 4.7 .700 3.3 3.0 6.3 1.9 1.2 0.2 2.8 5.6 19.6
6 Eddie Jordan 23 51 1042 6.8 16.7 .407 4.1 5.2 .788 1.1 2.6 3.7 5.0 3.9 0.6 3.2 2.9 17.7
7 Darnell Hillman 28 45 1220 7.0 14.8 .471 3.5 6.0 .576 3.7 6.3 10.0 1.4 1.4 1.3 3.2 4.7 17.4
8 Robert Hawkins 23 15 343 7.2 15.7 .460 2.6 3.0 .862 2.2 3.0 5.2 3.9 2.3 1.4 4.5 5.4 17.1
9 Kevin Porter 27 74 2686 6.4 13.7 .470 3.1 4.1 .765 0.6 2.0 2.7 10.7 1.6 0.2 4.7 3.6 16.0
10 Al Skinner 25 8 277 5.3 13.1 .406 5.1 5.7 .886 1.8 4.9 6.8 4.3 1.7 0.6 3.8 4.4 15.7
11 Bird Averitt 25 21 409 6.1 16.5 .367 3.2 4.0 .800 0.6 2.3 2.9 6.0 1.5 0.1 4.8 3.3 15.3
12 Wilson Washington 22 24 523 6.3 12.9 .492 1.8 3.2 .553 3.3 6.5 9.8 0.6 1.2 2.4 3.6 5.0 14.5
13 Bob Carrington 24 37 1032 5.5 13.7 .401 2.5 3.4 .742 1.5 2.4 3.9 1.9 1.5 0.4 2.3 4.6 13.5
14 Dave Wohl 28 10 118 3.7 10.4 .353 3.4 3.7 .917 0.3 0.9 1.2 4.0 0.9 0.0 4.9 7.3 10.7
15 George Johnson 29 81 2411 4.3 10.8 .395 2.0 2.8 .719 3.7 8.0 11.6 1.7 1.2 4.1 3.3 5.1 10.5
16 Tim Bassett 26 65 1474 3.6 9.4 .388 1.2 2.4 .515 3.5 6.4 9.9 1.5 1.5 0.8 2.0 4.4 8.5
17 Jan Van Breda Kolff 26 68 1419 2.7 7.4 .366 2.2 3.1 .707 1.7 4.5 6.2 2.7 1.3 1.2 1.9 4.9 7.6
18 Kim Hughes 25 56 854 2.4 6.7 .356 0.4 1.2 .310 4.0 6.1 10.1 1.6 2.1 2.1 2.4 6.9 5.2

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Bernard King 21 79 3092 17.3 .511 .479 7.9 16.0 11.8 9.9 1.7 0.6 14.3 26.0 98 101 2.6 3.3 5.9
2 Kevin Porter 27 74 2686 15.8 .516 .470 1.7 5.7 3.6 41.9 1.9 0.3 23.1 20.7 98 104 2.1 1.8 4.0
3 Howard Porter 29 55 1216 18.3 .537 .495 7.2 14.0 10.4 5.1 0.9 1.4 7.1 21.5 111 102 2.9 1.0 3.9
4 John Williamson 26 33 1282 18.5 .509 .454 2.3 6.0 4.0 10.9 1.6 0.4 9.6 30.4 101 104 2.0 0.8 2.8
5 Darnell Hillman 28 45 1220 14.6 .499 .471 9.6 17.7 13.4 5.8 1.7 1.9 15.6 21.2 95 99 0.4 1.5 2.0
6 George Johnson 29 81 2411 11.6 .438 .395 9.4 22.6 15.7 6.0 1.4 5.9 21.6 15.7 84 95 -2.2 4.2 2.0
7 Eddie Jordan 23 51 1042 16.6 .466 .407 2.9 7.3 5.0 19.8 4.7 0.9 14.4 22.7 94 97 0.2 1.6 1.8
8 Jan Van Breda Kolff 26 68 1419 7.5 .435 .366 4.3 12.8 8.3 9.1 1.6 1.7 17.4 10.9 90 101 -0.2 1.4 1.2
9 Tim Bassett 26 65 1474 8.6 .408 .388 8.9 18.1 13.3 5.4 1.8 1.2 15.8 12.7 87 99 -0.7 1.8 1.1
10 Al Skinner 25 8 277 13.3 .503 .406 4.7 14.0 9.1 16.0 2.0 0.9 19.4 19.9 96 100 0.1 0.3 0.4
11 Kim Hughes 25 56 854 6.8 .356 .356 10.3 17.3 13.6 5.4 2.5 3.0 24.8 9.9 77 97 -1.0 1.3 0.4
12 Wilson Washington 22 24 523 11.9 .506 .492 8.5 18.3 13.2 2.4 1.4 3.5 20.3 18.4 89 98 -0.3 0.7 0.4
13 Bob Carrington 24 37 1032 8.3 .444 .401 3.8 6.9 5.3 7.2 1.8 0.6 13.2 17.9 89 103 -0.4 0.8 0.4
14 Robert Hawkins 23 15 343 13.3 .501 .460 5.7 8.6 7.1 15.6 2.8 2.0 20.9 22.1 91 100 -0.1 0.4 0.3
15 Mark Crow 23 15 154 12.8 .473 .438 8.4 8.6 8.5 7.8 1.4 0.3 11.9 24.1 95 104 0.1 0.1 0.2
16 Louie Nelson 26 25 353 14.0 .463 .416 3.1 10.7 6.7 12.5 2.5 0.9 14.9 28.1 89 101 -0.3 0.4 0.1
17 Dave Wohl 28 10 118 1.5 .446 .353 0.8 2.6 1.6 14.0 1.1 0.0 28.9 17.3 75 106 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
18 Bird Averitt 25 21 409 8.2 .419 .367 1.6 6.5 3.9 23.0 1.8 0.1 20.9 23.7 80 104 -0.8 0.3 -0.5