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1979-80 New Jersey Nets Roster and Statistics

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34-48, Finished 5th in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: Kevin Loughery (34-48)

Points Per Game: 108.3 (13th of 22) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 109.5 (12th of 22)
Pythagorean W-L: 38-44 (15th of 22)

Arena: Rutgers Athletic Center ▪ Attendance: 257,418 (22nd of 22)

SRS: -0.98 (15th of 22) ▪ Pace Factor: 106.1 (4th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 101.5 (21st of 22) ▪ Defensive Rating: 102.5 (7th of 22)

1979-80 New Jersey Nets:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
21 Tim Bassett F-C 6-8 225 April 1, 1951 6 University of Georgia
34 Winford Boynes G-F 6-6 185 May 17, 1957 1 University of San Francisco
54 Bob Elliott C-F 6-9 225 August 18, 1955 1 University of Arizona
17 Phil Jackson F-C 6-8 220 September 17, 1945 11 University of North Dakota
52 George Johnson C-F 6-11 205 December 18, 1948 7 Dillard University
15 Eddie Jordan G 6-1 170 January 29, 1955 2 Rutgers University
53 Rich Kelley C-F 7-0 235 March 23, 1953 4 Stanford University
33 Maurice Lucas F-C 6-9 215 February 18, 1952 5 Marquette University
43 Calvin Natt F 6-6 220 January 8, 1957 R University of Louisiana at Monroe
14 Mike Newlin G-F 6-4 200 January 2, 1949 8 University of Utah
22 Roger Phegley G-F 6-6 205 October 16, 1956 1 Bradley University
45 Cliff Robinson F 6-9 220 March 13, 1960 R University of Southern California
44 Ralph Simpson G-F 6-5 200 August 10, 1949 9 Michigan State University
10 Robert Smith G 5-11 165 March 10, 1955 2 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
20 Jan Van Breda Kolff F-G 6-7 195 December 16, 1951 5 Vanderbilt University
23 John Williamson G 6-2 185 November 10, 1951 6 New Mexico State University

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 19805 3456 7504 .461 85 298 .285 1882 2406 .782 1229 2535 3764 2094 869 581 1702 2181 8879 108.3
Opponent 82 19805 3480 7427 .469 58 208 .279 1957 2572 .761 1285 2596 3881 2189 849 514 1692 2042 8975 109.5

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 Mike Newlin 31 78 2510 611 1329 .460 45 152 .296 367 415 .884 101 163 264 314 115 4 231 195 1634
2 Eddie Jordan 25 82 2657 437 1017 .430 12 48 .250 201 258 .779 62 208 270 557 223 27 258 238 1087
3 Calvin Natt 23 53 2046 421 879 .479 1 5 .200 199 280 .711 173 340 513 112 78 22 133 148 1042
4 Cliff Robinson 19 70 1661 391 833 .469 1 4 .250 168 242 .694 174 332 506 98 61 34 137 178 951
5 George Johnson 31 81 2119 248 543 .457 0 1 .000 89 126 .706 192 410 602 173 53 258 199 312 585
6 Rich Kelley 26 57 1466 186 399 .466 0 3 .000 197 250 .788 156 241 397 128 50 79 152 215 569
7 Jan Van Breda Kolff 28 82 2399 212 458 .463 7 20 .350 130 155 .839 103 326 429 247 100 76 158 307 561
8 Winford Boynes 22 64 1102 221 467 .473 0 4 .000 104 136 .765 51 82 133 95 59 19 96 132 546
9 John Williamson 28 28 771 206 461 .447 8 19 .421 76 88 .864 24 30 54 87 26 9 43 71 496
10 Maurice Lucas 27 22 708 128 261 .490 0 4 .000 79 102 .775 58 154 212 83 19 27 70 82 335
11 Roger Phegley 23 28 541 126 260 .485 2 4 .500 73 83 .880 26 44 70 32 15 4 49 52 327
12 Robert Smith 24 59 736 113 254 .445 8 26 .308 75 87 .862 17 59 76 85 22 4 52 102 309
13 Bob Elliott 24 54 722 101 228 .443 1 4 .250 104 152 .684 67 118 185 53 29 14 88 97 307
14 Phil Jackson 34 16 194 29 46 .630 0 2 .000 7 10 .700 12 12 24 12 5 4 9 35 65
15 Ralph Simpson 30 8 81 18 47 .383 0 2 .000 5 10 .500 6 5 11 14 9 0 12 3 41
16 Tim Bassett 28 7 92 8 22 .364 0 0 8 12 .667 7 11 18 4 5 0 4 14 24

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 Mike Newlin 31 78 32.2 7.8 17.0 .460 0.6 1.9 .296 4.7 5.3 .884 1.3 2.1 3.4 4.0 1.5 0.1 3.0 2.5 20.9
2 Calvin Natt 23 53 38.6 7.9 16.6 .479 0.0 0.1 .200 3.8 5.3 .711 3.3 6.4 9.7 2.1 1.5 0.4 2.5 2.8 19.7
3 John Williamson 28 28 27.5 7.4 16.5 .447 0.3 0.7 .421 2.7 3.1 .864 0.9 1.1 1.9 3.1 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.5 17.7
4 Maurice Lucas 27 22 32.2 5.8 11.9 .490 0.0 0.2 .000 3.6 4.6 .775 2.6 7.0 9.6 3.8 0.9 1.2 3.2 3.7 15.2
5 Cliff Robinson 19 70 23.7 5.6 11.9 .469 0.0 0.1 .250 2.4 3.5 .694 2.5 4.7 7.2 1.4 0.9 0.5 2.0 2.5 13.6
6 Eddie Jordan 25 82 32.4 5.3 12.4 .430 0.1 0.6 .250 2.5 3.1 .779 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.8 2.7 0.3 3.1 2.9 13.3
7 Roger Phegley 23 28 19.3 4.5 9.3 .485 0.1 0.1 .500 2.6 3.0 .880 0.9 1.6 2.5 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.8 1.9 11.7
8 Rich Kelley 26 57 25.7 3.3 7.0 .466 0.0 0.1 .000 3.5 4.4 .788 2.7 4.2 7.0 2.2 0.9 1.4 2.7 3.8 10.0
9 Winford Boynes 22 64 17.2 3.5 7.3 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.1 .765 0.8 1.3 2.1 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.5 2.1 8.5
10 George Johnson 31 81 26.2 3.1 6.7 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .706 2.4 5.1 7.4 2.1 0.7 3.2 2.5 3.9 7.2
11 Jan Van Breda Kolff 28 82 29.3 2.6 5.6 .463 0.1 0.2 .350 1.6 1.9 .839 1.3 4.0 5.2 3.0 1.2 0.9 1.9 3.7 6.8
12 Bob Elliott 24 54 13.4 1.9 4.2 .443 0.0 0.1 .250 1.9 2.8 .684 1.2 2.2 3.4 1.0 0.5 0.3 1.6 1.8 5.7
13 Robert Smith 24 59 12.5 1.9 4.3 .445 0.1 0.4 .308 1.3 1.5 .862 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.4 0.4 0.1 0.9 1.7 5.2
14 Ralph Simpson 30 8 10.1 2.3 5.9 .383 0.0 0.3 .000 0.6 1.3 .500 0.8 0.6 1.4 1.8 1.1 0.0 1.5 0.4 5.1
15 Phil Jackson 34 16 12.1 1.8 2.9 .630 0.0 0.1 .000 0.4 0.6 .700 0.8 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.6 2.2 4.1
16 Tim Bassett 28 7 13.1 1.1 3.1 .364 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.7 .667 1.0 1.6 2.6 0.6 0.7 0.0 0.6 2.0 3.4

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 Mike Newlin 31 78 2510 8.8 19.1 .460 0.6 2.2 .296 5.3 6.0 .884 1.4 2.3 3.8 4.5 1.6 0.1 3.3 2.8 23.4
2 John Williamson 28 28 771 9.6 21.5 .447 0.4 0.9 .421 3.5 4.1 .864 1.1 1.4 2.5 4.1 1.2 0.4 2.0 3.3 23.2
3 Roger Phegley 23 28 541 8.4 17.3 .485 0.1 0.3 .500 4.9 5.5 .880 1.7 2.9 4.7 2.1 1.0 0.3 3.3 3.5 21.8
4 Cliff Robinson 19 70 1661 8.5 18.1 .469 0.0 0.1 .250 3.6 5.2 .694 3.8 7.2 11.0 2.1 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.9 20.6
5 Calvin Natt 23 53 2046 7.4 15.5 .479 0.0 0.1 .200 3.5 4.9 .711 3.0 6.0 9.0 2.0 1.4 0.4 2.3 2.6 18.3
6 Ralph Simpson 30 8 81 8.0 20.9 .383 0.0 0.9 .000 2.2 4.4 .500 2.7 2.2 4.9 6.2 4.0 0.0 5.3 1.3 18.2
7 Winford Boynes 22 64 1102 7.2 15.3 .473 0.0 0.1 .000 3.4 4.4 .765 1.7 2.7 4.3 3.1 1.9 0.6 3.1 4.3 17.8
8 Maurice Lucas 27 22 708 6.5 13.3 .490 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 5.2 .775 2.9 7.8 10.8 4.2 1.0 1.4 3.6 4.2 17.0
9 Bob Elliott 24 54 722 5.0 11.4 .443 0.0 0.2 .250 5.2 7.6 .684 3.3 5.9 9.2 2.6 1.4 0.7 4.4 4.8 15.3
10 Robert Smith 24 59 736 5.5 12.4 .445 0.4 1.3 .308 3.7 4.3 .862 0.8 2.9 3.7 4.2 1.1 0.2 2.5 5.0 15.1
11 Eddie Jordan 25 82 2657 5.9 13.8 .430 0.2 0.7 .250 2.7 3.5 .779 0.8 2.8 3.7 7.5 3.0 0.4 3.5 3.2 14.7
12 Rich Kelley 26 57 1466 4.6 9.8 .466 0.0 0.1 .000 4.8 6.1 .788 3.8 5.9 9.7 3.1 1.2 1.9 3.7 5.3 14.0
13 Phil Jackson 34 16 194 5.4 8.5 .630 0.0 0.4 .000 1.3 1.9 .700 2.2 2.2 4.5 2.2 0.9 0.7 1.7 6.5 12.1
14 George Johnson 31 81 2119 4.2 9.2 .457 0.0 0.0 .000 1.5 2.1 .706 3.3 7.0 10.2 2.9 0.9 4.4 3.4 5.3 9.9
15 Tim Bassett 28 7 92 3.1 8.6 .364 0.0 0.0 3.1 4.7 .667 2.7 4.3 7.0 1.6 2.0 0.0 1.6 5.5 9.4
16 Jan Van Breda Kolff 28 82 2399 3.2 6.9 .463 0.1 0.3 .350 2.0 2.3 .839 1.5 4.9 6.4 3.7 1.5 1.1 2.4 4.6 8.4

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 Mike Newlin 31 78 2510 17.7 .540 .477 4.2 6.7 5.4 19.9 2.1 0.1 13.3 26.8 107 106 4.0 2.5 6.5
2 Calvin Natt 23 53 2046 15.9 .520 .480 8.8 17.2 13.0 8.2 1.7 0.6 11.7 21.4 105 103 2.1 2.8 4.8
3 Eddie Jordan 25 82 2657 14.4 .481 .436 2.4 8.1 5.3 29.6 3.8 0.6 18.6 20.2 97 101 0.1 4.0 4.1
4 Jan Van Breda Kolff 28 82 2399 9.5 .533 .471 4.4 14.1 9.3 13.1 1.9 1.7 23.1 11.0 100 102 0.6 3.3 3.9
5 Cliff Robinson 19 70 1661 17.0 .506 .470 10.8 20.7 15.8 9.3 1.7 1.1 12.7 25.0 101 101 1.1 2.5 3.6
6 Rich Kelley 26 57 1466 13.8 .559 .466 11.0 17.0 14.0 11.7 1.5 3.0 23.0 17.4 103 101 1.0 2.2 3.2
7 George Johnson 31 81 2119 11.8 .489 .457 9.4 20.1 14.7 10.8 1.1 6.7 25.0 14.5 90 99 -1.3 3.9 2.6
8 Maurice Lucas 27 22 708 16.4 .548 .490 8.5 22.6 15.5 16.9 1.2 2.1 18.6 20.5 104 101 0.6 1.1 1.8
9 Winford Boynes 22 64 1102 13.1 .518 .473 4.8 7.7 6.3 12.8 2.4 0.9 15.4 21.8 99 104 0.3 1.3 1.7
10 John Williamson 28 28 771 16.1 .496 .456 3.2 4.0 3.6 18.6 1.5 0.6 7.9 27.2 105 107 0.9 0.6 1.6
11 Robert Smith 24 59 736 10.9 .529 .461 2.4 8.3 5.4 16.1 1.4 0.3 15.1 18.1 104 106 0.6 0.7 1.3
12 Roger Phegley 23 28 541 14.8 .551 .488 5.0 8.4 6.7 9.2 1.3 0.4 14.2 24.6 104 106 0.6 0.5 1.0
13 Bob Elliott 24 54 722 11.6 .521 .445 9.6 16.9 13.3 10.0 1.8 1.1 23.0 20.5 94 102 -0.3 1.0 0.8
14 Phil Jackson 34 16 194 10.7 .645 .630 6.4 6.4 6.4 8.6 1.2 1.1 15.2 11.8 119 107 0.3 0.2 0.5
15 Tim Bassett 28 7 92 7.9 .440 .364 7.9 12.4 10.1 5.5 2.5 0.0 12.8 13.1 97 103 0.0 0.1 0.1
16 Ralph Simpson 30 8 81 12.6 .399 .383 7.7 6.4 7.0 26.6 5.0 0.0 18.9 30.2 81 100 -0.2 0.1 -0.1

Salaries

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Rk Player Salary
1 Jan Van Breda Kolff $175,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*)