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1985-86 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats

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Record: 39-43, Finished 4th in NBA Atlantic Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Dave Wohl (39-43)

PTS/G: 109.1 (14th of 23) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 111.1 (12th of 23)
SRS: -1.39 (14th of 23) ▪ Pace: 103.3 (8th of 23)
Off Rtg: 105.0 (18th of 23) ▪ Def Rtg: 106.9 (12th of 23)
Expected W-L: 36-46 (15th of 23)

Arena: Brendan Byrne Arena ▪ Attendance: 483,554 (10th of 23)

Playoffs:
Lost NBA Eastern Conference First Round (3-0) versus Milwaukee Bucks

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
10 Otis Birdsong SG 6-3 190 December 9, 1955 8 University of Houston
45 Bobby Cattage PF 6-9 250 August 17, 1958 1 Auburn University
12 Darwin Cook PG 6-3 184 August 6, 1958 5 University of Portland
53 Darryl Dawkins C 6-11 251 January 11, 1957 10
42 Mike Gminski C 6-11 250 August 3, 1959 5 Duke University
22 Rod Higgins SF 6-7 200 January 31, 1960 3 California State University, Fresno
43 Mickey Johnson PF 6-10 190 August 31, 1952 11 Aurora University
40 Yvon Joseph C 6-11 245 October 31, 1957 R Georgia Institute of Technology
55 Albert King SF 6-6 190 December 17, 1959 4 University of Maryland
31 Mike O'Koren SF 6-7 207 February 7, 1958 5 University of North Carolina
14 Kelvin Ransey PG 6-1 170 May 3, 1958 5 Ohio State University
20 Micheal Ray Richardson PG 6-5 189 April 11, 1955 7 University of Montana
35 Jeff Turner PF 6-9 230 April 9, 1962 1 Vanderbilt University
52 Buck Williams PF 6-8 215 March 8, 1960 4 University of Maryland
13 Ray Williams PG 6-3 188 October 14, 1954 8 University of Minnesota

Team and Opponent Stats

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 82 19805 3548 7301 .486 43 214 .201 1810 2396 .755 1183 2483 3666 2128 749 345 1575 2129 8949 109.1
Lg Rank 8 11 8 13 18 16 21 16 14 14 9 4 6 13 8 20 20 12 14 14
Opponent 82 19805 3504 7124 .492 96 316 .304 2008 2622 .766 1036 2369 3405 2019 783 390 1523 2002 9112 111.1
Lg Rank 8 10 6 15 21 21 18 20 16 18 2 12 4 7 19 6 6 8 12 12

Team Miscellaneous

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
Team 36 46 -1.99 0.60 -1.39 105.0 106.9 103.3 .489 15.9 33.3 .248 .499 15.5 70.6 .282 Brendan Byrne Arena 483,554
Lg Rank 15 15 15 5 14 18 12 8 14 20 8 14 15 7 3 20 10

Totals

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 Gminski 26 81 78 2525 491 949 .517 0 1 .000 351 393 .893 206 462 668 133 56 71 140 163 1333
2 Buck Williams 25 82 82 3070 500 956 .523 0 2 .000 301 445 .676 329 657 986 131 73 96 244 294 1301
3 Otis Birdsong 30 77 74 2395 542 1056 .513 8 22 .364 122 210 .581 88 114 202 261 85 17 179 228 1214
4 Albert King 26 73 69 1998 438 961 .456 4 23 .174 167 203 .823 116 250 366 181 58 24 181 205 1047
5 Darryl Dawkins 29 51 3 1207 284 441 .644 0 1 .000 210 297 .707 85 166 251 77 16 59 124 227 778
6 Micheal Ray Richardson 30 47 39 1604 296 661 .448 4 27 .148 141 179 .788 77 173 250 340 125 11 150 163 737
7 Darwin Cook 27 79 33 1965 267 627 .426 11 53 .208 84 111 .757 51 126 177 390 156 22 132 172 629
8 Mickey Johnson 33 79 4 1574 214 507 .422 5 24 .208 183 233 .785 98 234 332 217 67 25 165 248 616
9 Kelvin Ransey 27 79 15 1504 231 505 .457 3 24 .125 121 148 .818 34 82 116 252 51 4 114 128 586
10 Mike O'Koren 27 67 11 1031 160 336 .476 7 27 .259 23 39 .590 33 102 135 118 29 9 54 134 350
11 Jeff Turner 23 53 1 650 84 171 .491 0 1 .000 58 78 .744 45 92 137 14 21 3 49 125 226
12 Bobby Cattage 27 29 1 185 28 83 .337 1 5 .200 35 44 .795 15 19 34 4 6 0 13 23 92
13 Ray Williams 31 5 0 63 10 32 .313 0 2 .000 12 14 .857 3 1 4 9 5 0 9 12 32
14 Rod Higgins 26 2 0 29 3 16 .188 0 2 .000 0 0 3 5 8 1 1 4 2 6 6
15 Yvon Joseph 28 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2

Per Game

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 Gminski 26 81 78 31.2 6.1 11.7 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 4.3 4.9 .893 2.5 5.7 8.2 1.6 0.7 0.9 1.7 2.0 16.5
2 Buck Williams 25 82 82 37.4 6.1 11.7 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 3.7 5.4 .676 4.0 8.0 12.0 1.6 0.9 1.2 3.0 3.6 15.9
3 Otis Birdsong 30 77 74 31.1 7.0 13.7 .513 0.1 0.3 .364 1.6 2.7 .581 1.1 1.5 2.6 3.4 1.1 0.2 2.3 3.0 15.8
4 Micheal Ray Richardson 30 47 39 34.1 6.3 14.1 .448 0.1 0.6 .148 3.0 3.8 .788 1.6 3.7 5.3 7.2 2.7 0.2 3.2 3.5 15.7
5 Darryl Dawkins 29 51 3 23.7 5.6 8.6 .644 0.0 0.0 .000 4.1 5.8 .707 1.7 3.3 4.9 1.5 0.3 1.2 2.4 4.5 15.3
6 Albert King 26 73 69 27.4 6.0 13.2 .456 0.1 0.3 .174 2.3 2.8 .823 1.6 3.4 5.0 2.5 0.8 0.3 2.5 2.8 14.3
7 Darwin Cook 27 79 33 24.9 3.4 7.9 .426 0.1 0.7 .208 1.1 1.4 .757 0.6 1.6 2.2 4.9 2.0 0.3 1.7 2.2 8.0
8 Mickey Johnson 33 79 4 19.9 2.7 6.4 .422 0.1 0.3 .208 2.3 2.9 .785 1.2 3.0 4.2 2.7 0.8 0.3 2.1 3.1 7.8
9 Kelvin Ransey 27 79 15 19.0 2.9 6.4 .457 0.0 0.3 .125 1.5 1.9 .818 0.4 1.0 1.5 3.2 0.6 0.1 1.4 1.6 7.4
10 Ray Williams 31 5 0 12.6 2.0 6.4 .313 0.0 0.4 .000 2.4 2.8 .857 0.6 0.2 0.8 1.8 1.0 0.0 1.8 2.4 6.4
11 Mike O'Koren 27 67 11 15.4 2.4 5.0 .476 0.1 0.4 .259 0.3 0.6 .590 0.5 1.5 2.0 1.8 0.4 0.1 0.8 2.0 5.2
12 Jeff Turner 23 53 1 12.3 1.6 3.2 .491 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.5 .744 0.8 1.7 2.6 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.9 2.4 4.3
13 Bobby Cattage 27 29 1 6.4 1.0 2.9 .337 0.0 0.2 .200 1.2 1.5 .795 0.5 0.7 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.8 3.2
14 Rod Higgins 26 2 0 14.5 1.5 8.0 .188 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 4.0 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.0 3.0 3.0
15 Yvon Joseph 28 1 0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0

Per 36 Minutes

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 Darryl Dawkins 29 51 3 1207 8.5 13.2 .644 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 8.9 .707 2.5 5.0 7.5 2.3 0.5 1.8 3.7 6.8 23.2
2 Mike Gminski 26 81 78 2525 7.0 13.5 .517 0.0 0.0 .000 5.0 5.6 .893 2.9 6.6 9.5 1.9 0.8 1.0 2.0 2.3 19.0
3 Albert King 26 73 69 1998 7.9 17.3 .456 0.1 0.4 .174 3.0 3.7 .823 2.1 4.5 6.6 3.3 1.0 0.4 3.3 3.7 18.9
4 Ray Williams 31 5 0 63 5.7 18.3 .313 0.0 1.1 .000 6.9 8.0 .857 1.7 0.6 2.3 5.1 2.9 0.0 5.1 6.9 18.3
5 Otis Birdsong 30 77 74 2395 8.1 15.9 .513 0.1 0.3 .364 1.8 3.2 .581 1.3 1.7 3.0 3.9 1.3 0.3 2.7 3.4 18.2
6 Bobby Cattage 27 29 1 185 5.4 16.2 .337 0.2 1.0 .200 6.8 8.6 .795 2.9 3.7 6.6 0.8 1.2 0.0 2.5 4.5 17.9
7 Micheal Ray Richardson 30 47 39 1604 6.6 14.8 .448 0.1 0.6 .148 3.2 4.0 .788 1.7 3.9 5.6 7.6 2.8 0.2 3.4 3.7 16.5
8 Buck Williams 25 82 82 3070 5.9 11.2 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 3.5 5.2 .676 3.9 7.7 11.6 1.5 0.9 1.1 2.9 3.4 15.3
9 Yvon Joseph 28 1 0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.4 14.4 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 14.4
10 Mickey Johnson 33 79 4 1574 4.9 11.6 .422 0.1 0.5 .208 4.2 5.3 .785 2.2 5.4 7.6 5.0 1.5 0.6 3.8 5.7 14.1
11 Kelvin Ransey 27 79 15 1504 5.5 12.1 .457 0.1 0.6 .125 2.9 3.5 .818 0.8 2.0 2.8 6.0 1.2 0.1 2.7 3.1 14.0
12 Jeff Turner 23 53 1 650 4.7 9.5 .491 0.0 0.1 .000 3.2 4.3 .744 2.5 5.1 7.6 0.8 1.2 0.2 2.7 6.9 12.5
13 Mike O'Koren 27 67 11 1031 5.6 11.7 .476 0.2 0.9 .259 0.8 1.4 .590 1.2 3.6 4.7 4.1 1.0 0.3 1.9 4.7 12.2
14 Darwin Cook 27 79 33 1965 4.9 11.5 .426 0.2 1.0 .208 1.5 2.0 .757 0.9 2.3 3.2 7.1 2.9 0.4 2.4 3.2 11.5
15 Rod Higgins 26 2 0 29 3.7 19.9 .188 0.0 2.5 .000 0.0 0.0 3.7 6.2 9.9 1.2 1.2 5.0 2.5 7.4 7.4

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Mike Gminski 26 81 2525 19.0 .594 .517 9.1 20.6 14.8 7.5 1.0 1.6 11.1 19.9 120 106 6.3 2.9 9.2 .175
2 Buck Williams 25 82 3070 15.1 .565 .523 12.0 24.1 18.0 5.8 1.1 1.8 17.5 18.1 107 105 2.8 4.0 6.8 .106
3 Darryl Dawkins 29 51 1207 19.5 .680 .644 7.9 15.5 11.6 9.7 0.6 2.8 17.8 23.0 118 107 3.1 1.3 4.4 .175
4 Micheal Ray Richardson 30 47 1604 16.9 .498 .451 5.4 12.1 8.7 29.8 3.6 0.4 16.9 22.1 103 104 1.0 2.3 3.3 .099
5 Otis Birdsong 30 77 2395 13.4 .529 .517 4.1 5.4 4.7 16.3 1.6 0.4 13.5 22.1 103 110 1.4 1.8 3.2 .064
6 Darwin Cook 27 79 1965 13.1 .465 .435 2.9 7.2 5.0 26.1 3.7 0.7 16.3 16.4 101 105 0.5 2.6 3.0 .074
7 Kelvin Ransey 27 79 1504 11.8 .514 .460 2.5 6.1 4.3 22.6 1.6 0.2 16.7 18.1 104 110 0.9 1.1 2.0 .063
8 Albert King 26 73 1998 13.3 .498 .458 6.5 14.1 10.3 13.4 1.3 0.7 14.7 24.6 99 108 0.0 1.9 1.9 .045
9 Mickey Johnson 33 79 1574 11.8 .505 .427 6.9 16.7 11.8 18.1 2.0 0.9 21.3 19.6 98 106 -0.1 1.9 1.8 .055
10 Mike O'Koren 27 67 1031 9.9 .496 .487 3.6 11.1 7.3 15.5 1.3 0.5 13.3 15.8 102 109 0.4 0.9 1.2 .057
11 Jeff Turner 23 53 650 8.4 .550 .491 7.7 15.9 11.8 2.8 1.5 0.3 19.3 15.6 100 107 0.1 0.7 0.8 .057
12 Bobby Cattage 27 29 185 9.8 .449 .343 9.0 11.6 10.3 2.9 1.5 0.0 11.3 24.9 96 109 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .025
13 Yvon Joseph 28 1 5 12.8 1.136 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 250 114 0.0 0.0 0.0 .309
14 Rod Higgins 26 2 29 -0.2 .188 .188 11.5 19.4 15.5 4.4 1.6 8.0 11.1 24.8 53 100 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.210
15 Ray Williams 31 5 63 7.8 .419 .313 5.3 1.8 3.6 19.4 3.7 0.0 19.1 29.9 85 107 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 -0.060

Playoffs Totals

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 Otis Birdsong 30 3 3 132 29 55 .527 0 3 .000 11 19 .579 5 7 12 10 6 3 9 14 69
2 Buck Williams 25 3 3 126 21 29 .724 0 0 20 26 .769 12 19 31 2 6 1 6 15 62
3 Mike Gminski 26 3 3 109 16 43 .372 0 0 26 27 .963 11 19 30 5 4 2 9 11 58
4 Albert King 26 3 3 98 18 42 .429 1 4 .250 4 4 1.000 8 5 13 10 2 1 5 15 41
5 Darwin Cook 27 3 0 77 13 29 .448 0 4 .000 2 6 .333 3 4 7 17 5 2 6 11 28
6 Kelvin Ransey 27 3 3 68 10 22 .455 1 3 .333 6 8 .750 3 4 7 12 1 0 4 9 27
7 Mickey Johnson 33 3 0 54 5 19 .263 0 2 .000 7 11 .636 2 9 11 2 2 0 3 7 17
8 Darryl Dawkins 29 1 0 17 4 6 .667 0 0 2 3 .667 1 2 3 3 0 2 2 4 10
9 Jeff Turner 23 3 0 18 1 3 .333 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 3 3 3 0 0 4 7 3
10 Mike O'Koren 27 2 0 21 1 6 .167 0 1 .000 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 5 2

Playoffs Per Game

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 Otis Birdsong 30 3 3 44.0 9.7 18.3 .527 0.0 1.0 .000 3.7 6.3 .579 1.7 2.3 4.0 3.3 2.0 1.0 3.0 4.7 23.0
2 Buck Williams 25 3 3 42.0 7.0 9.7 .724 0.0 0.0 6.7 8.7 .769 4.0 6.3 10.3 0.7 2.0 0.3 2.0 5.0 20.7
3 Mike Gminski 26 3 3 36.3 5.3 14.3 .372 0.0 0.0 8.7 9.0 .963 3.7 6.3 10.0 1.7 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.7 19.3
4 Albert King 26 3 3 32.7 6.0 14.0 .429 0.3 1.3 .250 1.3 1.3 1.000 2.7 1.7 4.3 3.3 0.7 0.3 1.7 5.0 13.7
5 Darryl Dawkins 29 1 0 17.0 4.0 6.0 .667 0.0 0.0 2.0 3.0 .667 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 10.0
6 Darwin Cook 27 3 0 25.7 4.3 9.7 .448 0.0 1.3 .000 0.7 2.0 .333 1.0 1.3 2.3 5.7 1.7 0.7 2.0 3.7 9.3
7 Kelvin Ransey 27 3 3 22.7 3.3 7.3 .455 0.3 1.0 .333 2.0 2.7 .750 1.0 1.3 2.3 4.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 3.0 9.0
8 Mickey Johnson 33 3 0 18.0 1.7 6.3 .263 0.0 0.7 .000 2.3 3.7 .636 0.7 3.0 3.7 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.0 2.3 5.7
9 Mike O'Koren 27 2 0 10.5 0.5 3.0 .167 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.5 1.0
10 Jeff Turner 23 3 0 6.0 0.3 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 2.3 1.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

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 Darryl Dawkins 29 1 0 17 8.5 12.7 .667 0.0 0.0 4.2 6.4 .667 2.1 4.2 6.4 6.4 0.0 4.2 4.2 8.5 21.2
2 Mike Gminski 26 3 3 109 5.3 14.2 .372 0.0 0.0 8.6 8.9 .963 3.6 6.3 9.9 1.7 1.3 0.7 3.0 3.6 19.2
3 Otis Birdsong 30 3 3 132 7.9 15.0 .527 0.0 0.8 .000 3.0 5.2 .579 1.4 1.9 3.3 2.7 1.6 0.8 2.5 3.8 18.8
4 Buck Williams 25 3 3 126 6.0 8.3 .724 0.0 0.0 5.7 7.4 .769 3.4 5.4 8.9 0.6 1.7 0.3 1.7 4.3 17.7
5 Albert King 26 3 3 98 6.6 15.4 .429 0.4 1.5 .250 1.5 1.5 1.000 2.9 1.8 4.8 3.7 0.7 0.4 1.8 5.5 15.1
6 Kelvin Ransey 27 3 3 68 5.3 11.6 .455 0.5 1.6 .333 3.2 4.2 .750 1.6 2.1 3.7 6.4 0.5 0.0 2.1 4.8 14.3
7 Darwin Cook 27 3 0 77 6.1 13.6 .448 0.0 1.9 .000 0.9 2.8 .333 1.4 1.9 3.3 7.9 2.3 0.9 2.8 5.1 13.1
8 Mickey Johnson 33 3 0 54 3.3 12.7 .263 0.0 1.3 .000 4.7 7.3 .636 1.3 6.0 7.3 1.3 1.3 0.0 2.0 4.7 11.3
9 Jeff Turner 23 3 0 18 2.0 6.0 .333 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 0.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 14.0 6.0
10 Mike O'Koren 27 2 0 21 1.7 10.3 .167 0.0 1.7 .000 0.0 0.0 1.7 1.7 3.4 3.4 3.4 1.7 5.1 8.6 3.4

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Buck Williams 25 3 126 19.9 .767 .724 10.5 19.6 14.7 2.4 2.3 0.5 12.9 15.1 142 116 0.4 0.1 0.5 .192
2 Mike Gminski 26 3 109 16.4 .528 .372 11.2 22.6 16.4 6.8 1.8 1.1 14.1 24.0 110 116 0.1 0.1 0.2 .079
3 Otis Birdsong 30 3 132 14.4 .545 .527 4.2 6.9 5.4 12.6 2.2 1.4 12.4 22.4 107 118 0.1 0.0 0.1 .040
4 Kelvin Ransey 27 3 68 12.2 .529 .477 4.9 7.6 6.2 26.2 0.7 0.0 13.6 17.7 114 122 0.1 0.0 0.1 .048
5 Albert King 26 3 98 10.7 .468 .440 9.0 6.6 7.9 16.0 1.0 0.6 10.3 20.3 105 121 0.0 0.0 0.0 .010
6 Darryl Dawkins 29 1 17 20.6 .683 .667 6.5 15.3 10.5 30.2 0.0 7.4 21.5 22.4 118 116 0.0 0.0 0.0 .125
7 Darwin Cook 27 3 77 12.5 .442 .448 4.3 6.7 5.4 33.9 3.2 1.6 15.9 20.0 97 116 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.009
8 Mike O'Koren 27 2 21 -3.2 .167 .167 5.3 6.2 5.7 12.3 4.6 3.0 33.3 17.5 42 112 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.258
9 Mickey Johnson 33 3 54 4.6 .357 .263 4.1 21.6 12.2 5.1 1.8 0.0 11.2 20.3 80 116 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.095
10 Jeff Turner 23 3 18 -5.9 .436 .333 0.0 21.6 10.0 21.8 0.0 0.0 53.8 16.9 55 119 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.247

Salaries

Rk Player Salary
1 Otis Birdsong $1,100,000
2 Albert King $1,035,000
3 Buck Williams $915,000
4 Darryl Dawkins $808,000
5 Micheal Ray Richardson $750,000
6 Mike Gminski $700,000
7 Mike O'Koren $400,000
8 Kelvin Ransey $317,500
9 Darwin Cook $275,000
10 Jeff Turner $200,000
11 Mickey Johnson $200,000
12 Bobby Cattage $70,000
13 George Johnson $70,000