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1973-74 New York Nets Roster and Statistics

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55-29, Finished 1st in ABA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Kevin Loughery (55-29)

1973-74 ABA Champions

PTS/G: 109.4 (3rd of 10) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 104.0 (3rd of 10)
SRS: 4.80 (1st of 10) ▪ Pace: 105.0 (2nd of 10)
Off Rtg: 103.5 (4th of 10) ▪ Def Rtg: 98.4 (1st of 10)
Expected W-L: 56-28 (1st of 10)

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ▪ Attendance: NA

Playoffs:
Won ABA Finals (4-1) versus Utah Stars
Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-0) versus Kentucky Colonels
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-1) versus Virginia Squires


ABA Champions

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
32 Julius Erving F-G 6-6 200 February 22, 1950 2 University of Massachusetts Amherst
12 Mike Gale G 6-4 185 July 18, 1950 2 Elizabeth City State University
44 Gary Gregor F-C 6-7 225 August 13, 1945 5 University of South Carolina
35 Larry Kenon F 6-9 205 December 13, 1952 R University of Memphis
30 Bob Lackey G-F 6-5 200 April 4, 1949 1 Marquette University
4 Wendell Ladner F 6-5 220 October 6, 1948 3 University of Southern Mississippi
25 Bill Melchionni G 6-1 165 October 19, 1944 6 Villanova University
44 Jim O'Brien F 6-7 200 November 7, 1951 R University of Maryland
5 Billy Paultz C-F 6-11 235 July 30, 1948 3 St. John's University
22 Rich Rinaldi G 6-3 195 August 3, 1949 2 Saint Peter's College
13 John Roche G 6-3 170 September 26, 1949 2 University of South Carolina
15 Billy Schaeffer F 6-5 200 December 11, 1951 R St. John's University
40 Willard Sojourner C-F 6-8 225 September 10, 1948 2 Weber State University
14 Brian Taylor G 6-2 185 June 9, 1951 1 Princeton University
22 Oliver Taylor G-F 6-2 194 March 7, 1947 3 University of Houston
23 John Williamson G 6-2 185 November 10, 1951 R New Mexico State University

Team and Opponent Statistics

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 84 20285 3855 8038 .480 81 256 .316 1397 1852 .754 1334 2772 4106 2025 828 568 1612 1979 9188 109.4
Lg Rank 5 2 4 3 6 8 2 10 10 6 8 3 5 3 2 1 8 6 3 3
Opponent 84 20285 3476 7809 .445 110 387 .284 1677 2261 .742 1418 2698 4116 1858 739 329 1701 1839 8739 104.0
Lg Rank 5 2 5 1 9 9 4 6 6 1 6 6 6 6 6 3 2 1 3 3

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 Julius Erving 23 84 3398 914 1785 .512 17 43 .395 454 593 .766 263 636 899 434 190 204 341 270 2299
2 Larry Kenon 21 84 2908 589 1274 .462 0 1 .000 156 222 .703 375 587 962 112 79 19 250 251 1334
3 Billy Paultz 25 77 2596 519 1051 .494 0 1 .000 222 308 .721 211 571 782 167 60 147 175 238 1260
4 John Williamson 22 77 2264 482 982 .491 2 11 .182 150 190 .789 68 145 213 243 86 27 208 254 1116
5 Brian Taylor 22 75 2505 363 762 .476 8 29 .276 100 143 .699 92 122 214 341 154 22 164 192 834
6 John Roche 24 50 1254 224 460 .487 26 68 .382 96 114 .842 16 43 59 208 41 6 106 86 570
7 Willard Sojourner 25 82 1316 202 419 .482 0 3 .000 54 64 .844 110 225 335 54 24 88 85 205 458
8 Billy Schaeffer 22 59 871 171 344 .497 2 9 .222 41 54 .759 49 92 141 37 24 9 53 140 385
9 Bill Melchionni 29 56 1146 116 276 .420 5 23 .217 59 71 .831 13 64 77 207 51 5 86 94 296
10 Mike Gale 23 32 904 114 266 .429 0 6 .000 29 36 .806 50 102 152 124 60 34 53 84 257
11 Wendell Ladner 25 30 637 90 252 .357 18 53 .340 5 12 .417 39 122 161 65 46 3 62 98 203
12 Gary Gregor 28 25 313 40 85 .471 2 3 .667 9 11 .818 22 49 71 15 4 1 10 48 91
13 Jim O'Brien 22 11 54 15 37 .405 0 4 .000 9 15 .600 13 4 17 6 3 3 8 5 39
14 Oliver Taylor 26 8 76 9 24 .375 1 1 1.000 9 15 .600 5 9 14 10 3 0 9 9 28
15 Rich Rinaldi 24 5 28 4 14 .286 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 5 0 5 1 2 0 1 3 12
16 Bob Lackey 24 3 15 3 7 .429 0 0 0 0 3 1 4 1 1 0 1 2 6

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 Julius Erving 23 84 40.5 10.9 21.3 .512 0.2 0.5 .395 5.4 7.1 .766 3.1 7.6 10.7 5.2 2.3 2.4 4.1 3.2 27.4
2 Billy Paultz 25 77 33.7 6.7 13.6 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 2.9 4.0 .721 2.7 7.4 10.2 2.2 0.8 1.9 2.3 3.1 16.4
3 Larry Kenon 21 84 34.6 7.0 15.2 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.6 .703 4.5 7.0 11.5 1.3 0.9 0.2 3.0 3.0 15.9
4 John Williamson 22 77 29.4 6.3 12.8 .491 0.0 0.1 .182 1.9 2.5 .789 0.9 1.9 2.8 3.2 1.1 0.4 2.7 3.3 14.5
5 John Roche 24 50 25.1 4.5 9.2 .487 0.5 1.4 .382 1.9 2.3 .842 0.3 0.9 1.2 4.2 0.8 0.1 2.1 1.7 11.4
6 Brian Taylor 22 75 33.4 4.8 10.2 .476 0.1 0.4 .276 1.3 1.9 .699 1.2 1.6 2.9 4.5 2.1 0.3 2.2 2.6 11.1
7 Mike Gale 23 32 28.3 3.6 8.3 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 0.9 1.1 .806 1.6 3.2 4.8 3.9 1.9 1.1 1.7 2.6 8.0
8 Wendell Ladner 25 30 21.2 3.0 8.4 .357 0.6 1.8 .340 0.2 0.4 .417 1.3 4.1 5.4 2.2 1.5 0.1 2.1 3.3 6.8
9 Billy Schaeffer 22 59 14.8 2.9 5.8 .497 0.0 0.2 .222 0.7 0.9 .759 0.8 1.6 2.4 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.9 2.4 6.5
10 Willard Sojourner 25 82 16.0 2.5 5.1 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 0.8 .844 1.3 2.7 4.1 0.7 0.3 1.1 1.0 2.5 5.6
11 Bill Melchionni 29 56 20.5 2.1 4.9 .420 0.1 0.4 .217 1.1 1.3 .831 0.2 1.1 1.4 3.7 0.9 0.1 1.5 1.7 5.3
12 Gary Gregor 28 25 12.5 1.6 3.4 .471 0.1 0.1 .667 0.4 0.4 .818 0.9 2.0 2.8 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.4 1.9 3.6
13 Jim O'Brien 22 11 4.9 1.4 3.4 .405 0.0 0.4 .000 0.8 1.4 .600 1.2 0.4 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.7 0.5 3.5
14 Oliver Taylor 26 8 9.5 1.1 3.0 .375 0.1 0.1 1.000 1.1 1.9 .600 0.6 1.1 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.1 1.1 3.5
15 Rich Rinaldi 24 5 5.6 0.8 2.8 .286 0.0 0.2 .000 0.8 0.8 1.000 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.6 2.4
16 Bob Lackey 24 3 5.0 1.0 2.3 .429 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.3 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.7 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 Jim O'Brien 22 11 54 10.0 24.7 .405 0.0 2.7 .000 6.0 10.0 .600 8.7 2.7 11.3 4.0 2.0 2.0 5.3 3.3 26.0
2 Julius Erving 23 84 3398 9.7 18.9 .512 0.2 0.5 .395 4.8 6.3 .766 2.8 6.7 9.5 4.6 2.0 2.2 3.6 2.9 24.4
3 John Williamson 22 77 2264 7.7 15.6 .491 0.0 0.2 .182 2.4 3.0 .789 1.1 2.3 3.4 3.9 1.4 0.4 3.3 4.0 17.7
4 Billy Paultz 25 77 2596 7.2 14.6 .494 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.3 .721 2.9 7.9 10.8 2.3 0.8 2.0 2.4 3.3 17.5
5 Larry Kenon 21 84 2908 7.3 15.8 .462 0.0 0.0 .000 1.9 2.7 .703 4.6 7.3 11.9 1.4 1.0 0.2 3.1 3.1 16.5
6 John Roche 24 50 1254 6.4 13.2 .487 0.7 2.0 .382 2.8 3.3 .842 0.5 1.2 1.7 6.0 1.2 0.2 3.0 2.5 16.4
7 Billy Schaeffer 22 59 871 7.1 14.2 .497 0.1 0.4 .222 1.7 2.2 .759 2.0 3.8 5.8 1.5 1.0 0.4 2.2 5.8 15.9
8 Rich Rinaldi 24 5 28 5.1 18.0 .286 0.0 1.3 .000 5.1 5.1 1.000 6.4 0.0 6.4 1.3 2.6 0.0 1.3 3.9 15.4
9 Bob Lackey 24 3 15 7.2 16.8 .429 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 2.4 9.6 2.4 2.4 0.0 2.4 4.8 14.4
10 Oliver Taylor 26 8 76 4.3 11.4 .375 0.5 0.5 1.000 4.3 7.1 .600 2.4 4.3 6.6 4.7 1.4 0.0 4.3 4.3 13.3
11 Willard Sojourner 25 82 1316 5.5 11.5 .482 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 1.8 .844 3.0 6.2 9.2 1.5 0.7 2.4 2.3 5.6 12.5
12 Brian Taylor 22 75 2505 5.2 11.0 .476 0.1 0.4 .276 1.4 2.1 .699 1.3 1.8 3.1 4.9 2.2 0.3 2.4 2.8 12.0
13 Wendell Ladner 25 30 637 5.1 14.2 .357 1.0 3.0 .340 0.3 0.7 .417 2.2 6.9 9.1 3.7 2.6 0.2 3.5 5.5 11.5
14 Gary Gregor 28 25 313 4.6 9.8 .471 0.2 0.3 .667 1.0 1.3 .818 2.5 5.6 8.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.2 5.5 10.5
15 Mike Gale 23 32 904 4.5 10.6 .429 0.0 0.2 .000 1.2 1.4 .806 2.0 4.1 6.1 4.9 2.4 1.4 2.1 3.3 10.2
16 Bill Melchionni 29 56 1146 3.6 8.7 .420 0.2 0.7 .217 1.9 2.2 .831 0.4 2.0 2.4 6.5 1.6 0.2 2.7 3.0 9.3

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 Julius Erving 23 84 3398 25.7 .562 .517 7.8 18.1 13.1 18.7 2.6 3.3 14.3 27.2 111 94 9.2 7.2 16.5 .233
2 Billy Paultz 25 77 2596 18.2 .531 .494 8.2 21.3 14.9 8.6 1.1 3.1 12.9 20.3 107 96 4.0 4.9 8.9 .165
3 Larry Kenon 21 84 2908 14.6 .486 .462 13.0 19.5 16.3 5.2 1.2 0.4 15.4 21.6 98 98 1.1 4.7 5.9 .097
4 Brian Taylor 22 75 2505 12.7 .506 .482 3.7 4.7 4.2 16.9 2.8 0.5 16.6 15.3 103 101 2.0 3.3 5.3 .102
5 John Williamson 22 77 2264 13.5 .524 .492 3.0 6.2 4.6 14.6 1.7 0.7 16.3 21.8 100 102 1.6 2.6 4.2 .089
6 John Roche 24 50 1254 14.6 .559 .515 1.3 3.3 2.3 21.5 1.5 0.3 17.2 19.0 108 104 2.0 1.1 3.2 .121
7 Willard Sojourner 25 82 1316 12.3 .512 .482 8.4 16.6 12.6 5.2 0.8 3.7 16.0 15.7 101 98 0.8 2.2 3.0 .109
8 Mike Gale 23 32 904 13.4 .456 .429 5.6 10.9 8.3 16.6 3.0 2.1 15.8 14.4 100 97 0.4 1.6 2.1 .110
9 Billy Schaeffer 22 59 871 11.8 .523 .500 5.7 10.2 8.0 5.6 1.3 0.6 12.6 18.7 103 101 0.8 1.1 1.9 .104
10 Bill Melchionni 29 56 1146 9.9 .482 .429 1.1 5.4 3.3 21.3 2.0 0.2 21.9 13.3 98 102 0.3 1.3 1.6 .068
11 Gary Gregor 28 25 313 9.7 .506 .482 7.1 15.2 11.2 5.8 0.6 0.2 10.0 12.4 110 101 0.4 0.4 0.8 .116
12 Wendell Ladner 25 30 637 9.1 .395 .393 6.2 18.5 12.5 12.6 3.3 0.3 19.4 19.4 81 94 -1.1 1.3 0.3 .021
13 Jim O'Brien 22 11 54 22.0 .447 .405 24.2 7.2 15.5 16.5 2.5 3.0 15.5 37.0 95 98 0.0 0.1 0.1 .076
14 Bob Lackey 24 3 15 14.3 .429 .429 20.1 6.5 13.2 8.9 3.0 0.0 12.5 20.7 98 100 0.0 0.0 0.0 .094
15 Rich Rinaldi 24 5 28 12.6 .381 .286 18.0 0.0 8.8 4.4 3.3 0.0 6.0 23.2 98 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 .080
16 Oliver Taylor 26 8 76 9.7 .458 .396 6.6 11.5 9.1 15.8 1.8 0.0 22.7 20.2 89 100 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .028

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1 Julius Erving 23 14 579 161 305 5 11 63 85 43 135 67 22 19 51 40 390 .528 .455 .741 41.4 27.9 9.6 4.8
2 Larry Kenon 21 14 470 101 204 0 0 19 31 67 163 25 15 2 38 33 221 .495 .613 33.6 15.8 11.6 1.8
3 Billy Paultz 25 14 520 81 169 0 0 45 57 27 132 28 10 20 25 49 207 .479 .789 37.1 14.8 9.4 2.0
4 Brian Taylor 22 14 507 86 166 2 3 23 30 32 61 62 33 4 32 45 197 .518 .667 .767 36.2 14.1 4.4 4.4
5 John Williamson 22 14 425 72 160 0 3 22 27 17 46 40 10 6 33 44 166 .450 .000 .815 30.4 11.9 3.3 2.9
6 Mike Gale 23 14 367 48 110 1 1 19 20 10 58 57 19 18 24 34 116 .436 1.000 .950 26.2 8.3 4.1 4.1
7 Wendell Ladner 25 14 271 52 122 6 24 5 11 15 70 34 25 0 19 49 115 .426 .250 .455 19.4 8.2 5.0 2.4
8 Willard Sojourner 25 14 154 17 41 0 0 5 9 16 34 8 2 12 12 26 39 .415 .556 11.0 2.8 2.4 0.6
9 Billy Schaeffer 22 5 23 8 16 0 0 3 4 6 9 3 0 0 1 3 19 .500 .750 4.6 3.8 1.8 0.6
10 Bill Melchionni 29 6 60 8 16 0 0 2 2 2 9 16 1 0 4 5 18 .500 1.000 10.0 3.0 1.5 2.7
11 Jim O'Brien 22 4 9 4 10 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 8 .400 2.3 2.0 0.5 0.8

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 Julius Erving 23 14 579 24.0 .570 .536 7.4 15.2 11.4 17.4 1.8 1.8 13.0 27.4 113 95 1.7 1.3 3.0 .247
2 Billy Paultz 25 14 520 14.9 .533 .479 5.2 19.3 12.4 6.8 0.9 2.1 11.4 17.0 110 95 0.8 1.1 1.9 .176
3 Brian Taylor 22 14 507 15.7 .550 .524 6.3 5.5 5.9 15.8 3.1 0.4 15.2 16.8 111 97 0.9 1.0 1.8 .173
4 Larry Kenon 21 14 470 17.1 .508 .495 14.3 19.6 17.0 7.3 1.5 0.2 14.9 21.9 103 95 0.5 1.0 1.5 .153
5 Mike Gale 23 14 367 14.3 .488 .441 2.7 12.5 7.7 19.1 2.5 2.7 16.8 15.7 103 94 0.3 0.8 1.1 .144
6 Wendell Ladner 25 14 271 15.4 .453 .451 5.5 19.4 12.6 16.7 4.4 0.0 13.0 21.7 97 89 0.0 0.8 0.8 .147
7 John Williamson 22 14 425 10.2 .483 .450 4.0 6.5 5.3 12.2 1.1 0.8 16.1 19.4 96 100 0.0 0.6 0.7 .076
8 Bill Melchionni 29 6 60 15.0 .533 .500 3.3 11.2 7.3 33.0 0.8 0.0 19.2 14.0 115 100 0.1 0.1 0.2 .169
9 Billy Schaeffer 22 5 23 31.0 .535 .500 26.1 12.5 19.1 21.9 0.0 0.0 5.3 32.9 123 101 0.1 0.0 0.2 .347
10 Willard Sojourner 25 14 154 8.2 .434 .415 10.4 11.2 10.8 6.2 0.6 4.3 21.1 14.9 88 97 -0.1 0.3 0.2 .058
11 Jim O'Brien 22 4 9 27.3 .400 .400 11.1 10.6 10.9 66.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 44.8 107 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 .218