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1975-76 New York Nets Roster and Stats

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Record: 55-29, Finished 2nd in ABA (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Kevin Loughery (55-29)

PTS/G: 111.8 (5th of 9) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 108.8 (2nd of 9)
SRS: 2.56 (3rd of 9) ▪ Pace: 105.9 (5th of 9)
Off Rtg: 104.4 (4th of 9) ▪ Def Rtg: 101.7 (1st of 9)
Expected W-L: 50-34 (3rd of 9)

Arena: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ▪ Attendance: NA

Playoffs:
Won ABA Finals (4-2) versus Denver Nuggets
Won ABA Semifinals (4-3) versus San Antonio Spurs

ABA Champions

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
21 Tim Bassett PF 6-8 225 April 1, 1951 2 University of Georgia
11 George Bucci SG 6-3 200 July 9, 1953 R Manhattan College
22 Jim Eakins C 6-11 215 May 24, 1946 7 Brigham Young University
32 Julius Erving SF 6-6 200 February 22, 1950 4 University of Massachusetts Amherst
35 Kim Hughes C 6-11 220 June 4, 1952 R University of Wisconsin
33 Rich Jones PF 6-6 220 December 27, 1946 6 University of Memphis
24 Ted McClain SG 6-1 180 August 30, 1946 4 Tennessee State University
25 Bill Melchionni PG 6-1 165 October 19, 1944 8 Villanova University
31 Swen Nater C 6-11 240 January 14, 1950 2 University of California, Los Angeles
15-24 Billy Schaeffer SF 6-5 200 December 11, 1951 2 St. John's University
30 Al Skinner SG 6-3 190 June 16, 1952 1 University of Massachusetts Amherst
14 Brian Taylor PG 6-2 185 June 9, 1951 3 Princeton University
12 Chuck Terry SF 6-6 215 September 27, 1950 3 California State University, Long Beach
23 John Williamson SG 6-2 185 November 10, 1951 2 New Mexico State University

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 84 20385 3752 8148 .460 111 372 .298 1775 2333 .761 1493 2750 4243 1817 913 522 1529 2209 9390 111.8
Lg Rank 3 5 3 6 2 2 4 4 4 7 2 5 4 6 2 5 4 2 4 5
Opponent 84 20385 3552 7837 .453 108 362 .298 1930 2515 .767 1434 2853 4287 1986 826 533 1716 2032 9142 108.8
Lg Rank 3 3 3 3 7 7 5 8 8 6 6 8 8 5 6 8 3 4 3 2

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 50 34 2.95 -0.39 2.56 104.4 101.7 105.9 .467 14.3 34.4 .218 .460 16.1 65.7 .246 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Lg Rank 3 5 3 7 3 4 1 5 6 2 6 5 3 1 6 8

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 25 84 3244 949 1873 .507 34 103 .330 530 662 .801 337 588 925 423 207 160 307 221 2462
2 John Williamson 24 76 2255 519 1153 .450 8 42 .190 187 232 .806 70 120 190 188 76 33 185 224 1233
3 Rich Jones 29 83 2427 441 1153 .382 15 67 .224 199 261 .762 103 325 428 131 81 21 159 294 1096
4 Brian Taylor 24 54 1733 354 724 .489 32 76 .421 164 207 .792 70 92 162 204 125 22 153 138 904
5 Al Skinner 23 83 2082 330 702 .470 2 8 .250 203 241 .842 96 211 307 280 91 50 169 252 865
6 Kim Hughes 23 84 2162 300 566 .530 0 0 92 202 .455 341 434 775 55 98 120 102 292 692
7 Tim Bassett 24 84 1790 173 396 .437 1 6 .167 58 98 .592 185 346 531 65 47 41 97 247 405
8 Bill Melchionni 31 67 1191 149 358 .416 9 23 .391 79 93 .849 13 75 88 266 52 8 95 66 386
9 Swen Nater 26 43 1016 160 330 .485 0 3 .000 56 78 .718 139 302 441 19 18 26 94 142 376
10 Ted McClain 29 30 696 128 303 .422 2 10 .200 82 101 .812 27 46 73 106 57 10 85 112 340
11 Chuck Terry 25 66 970 96 246 .390 6 21 .286 22 29 .759 45 99 144 38 36 6 21 116 220
12 Jim Eakins 29 34 463 72 143 .503 0 0 67 79 .848 42 78 120 18 7 20 33 71 211
13 George Bucci 22 33 237 50 124 .403 0 4 .000 28 41 .683 15 22 37 15 12 3 22 19 128
14 Billy Schaeffer 24 20 119 31 77 .403 2 9 .222 8 9 .889 10 12 22 9 6 2 7 15 72

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 25 84 38.6 11.3 22.3 .507 0.4 1.2 .330 6.3 7.9 .801 4.0 7.0 11.0 5.0 2.5 1.9 3.7 2.6 29.3
2 Brian Taylor 24 54 32.1 6.6 13.4 .489 0.6 1.4 .421 3.0 3.8 .792 1.3 1.7 3.0 3.8 2.3 0.4 2.8 2.6 16.7
3 John Williamson 24 76 29.7 6.8 15.2 .450 0.1 0.6 .190 2.5 3.1 .806 0.9 1.6 2.5 2.5 1.0 0.4 2.4 2.9 16.2
4 Rich Jones 29 83 29.2 5.3 13.9 .382 0.2 0.8 .224 2.4 3.1 .762 1.2 3.9 5.2 1.6 1.0 0.3 1.9 3.5 13.2
5 Ted McClain 29 30 23.2 4.3 10.1 .422 0.1 0.3 .200 2.7 3.4 .812 0.9 1.5 2.4 3.5 1.9 0.3 2.8 3.7 11.3
6 Al Skinner 23 83 25.1 4.0 8.5 .470 0.0 0.1 .250 2.4 2.9 .842 1.2 2.5 3.7 3.4 1.1 0.6 2.0 3.0 10.4
7 Swen Nater 26 43 23.6 3.7 7.7 .485 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.8 .718 3.2 7.0 10.3 0.4 0.4 0.6 2.2 3.3 8.7
8 Kim Hughes 23 84 25.7 3.6 6.7 .530 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.4 .455 4.1 5.2 9.2 0.7 1.2 1.4 1.2 3.5 8.2
9 Jim Eakins 29 34 13.6 2.1 4.2 .503 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.3 .848 1.2 2.3 3.5 0.5 0.2 0.6 1.0 2.1 6.2
10 Bill Melchionni 31 67 17.8 2.2 5.3 .416 0.1 0.3 .391 1.2 1.4 .849 0.2 1.1 1.3 4.0 0.8 0.1 1.4 1.0 5.8
11 Tim Bassett 24 84 21.3 2.1 4.7 .437 0.0 0.1 .167 0.7 1.2 .592 2.2 4.1 6.3 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.2 2.9 4.8
12 George Bucci 22 33 7.2 1.5 3.8 .403 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.2 .683 0.5 0.7 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.1 0.7 0.6 3.9
13 Billy Schaeffer 24 20 6.0 1.6 3.9 .403 0.1 0.5 .222 0.4 0.5 .889 0.5 0.6 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.8 3.6
14 Chuck Terry 25 66 14.7 1.5 3.7 .390 0.1 0.3 .286 0.3 0.4 .759 0.7 1.5 2.2 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.3 1.8 3.3

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 Julius Erving 25 84 3244 10.5 20.8 .507 0.4 1.1 .330 5.9 7.3 .801 3.7 6.5 10.3 4.7 2.3 1.8 3.4 2.5 27.3
2 Billy Schaeffer 24 20 119 9.4 23.3 .403 0.6 2.7 .222 2.4 2.7 .889 3.0 3.6 6.7 2.7 1.8 0.6 2.1 4.5 21.8
3 John Williamson 24 76 2255 8.3 18.4 .450 0.1 0.7 .190 3.0 3.7 .806 1.1 1.9 3.0 3.0 1.2 0.5 3.0 3.6 19.7
4 George Bucci 22 33 237 7.6 18.8 .403 0.0 0.6 .000 4.3 6.2 .683 2.3 3.3 5.6 2.3 1.8 0.5 3.3 2.9 19.4
5 Brian Taylor 24 54 1733 7.4 15.0 .489 0.7 1.6 .421 3.4 4.3 .792 1.5 1.9 3.4 4.2 2.6 0.5 3.2 2.9 18.8
6 Ted McClain 29 30 696 6.6 15.7 .422 0.1 0.5 .200 4.2 5.2 .812 1.4 2.4 3.8 5.5 2.9 0.5 4.4 5.8 17.6
7 Jim Eakins 29 34 463 5.6 11.1 .503 0.0 0.0 5.2 6.1 .848 3.3 6.1 9.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 2.6 5.5 16.4
8 Rich Jones 29 83 2427 6.5 17.1 .382 0.2 1.0 .224 3.0 3.9 .762 1.5 4.8 6.3 1.9 1.2 0.3 2.4 4.4 16.3
9 Al Skinner 23 83 2082 5.7 12.1 .470 0.0 0.1 .250 3.5 4.2 .842 1.7 3.6 5.3 4.8 1.6 0.9 2.9 4.4 15.0
10 Swen Nater 26 43 1016 5.7 11.7 .485 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 2.8 .718 4.9 10.7 15.6 0.7 0.6 0.9 3.3 5.0 13.3
11 Bill Melchionni 31 67 1191 4.5 10.8 .416 0.3 0.7 .391 2.4 2.8 .849 0.4 2.3 2.7 8.0 1.6 0.2 2.9 2.0 11.7
12 Kim Hughes 23 84 2162 5.0 9.4 .530 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.4 .455 5.7 7.2 12.9 0.9 1.6 2.0 1.7 4.9 11.5
13 Chuck Terry 25 66 970 3.6 9.1 .390 0.2 0.8 .286 0.8 1.1 .759 1.7 3.7 5.3 1.4 1.3 0.2 0.8 4.3 8.2
14 Tim Bassett 24 84 1790 3.5 8.0 .437 0.0 0.1 .167 1.2 2.0 .592 3.7 7.0 10.7 1.3 0.9 0.8 2.0 5.0 8.1

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 25 84 3244 28.7 .569 .516 9.7 17.7 13.6 20.8 2.9 2.7 12.4 29.0 116 97 11.7 6.0 17.7 .262
2 Kim Hughes 23 84 2162 15.6 .528 .530 14.8 19.6 17.1 3.3 2.1 3.0 13.5 13.3 111 98 3.0 3.8 6.8 .151
3 Al Skinner 23 83 2082 14.3 .535 .472 4.3 9.9 7.0 17.7 2.0 1.3 17.3 17.9 106 103 2.5 2.4 4.9 .114
4 Brian Taylor 24 54 1733 17.2 .555 .511 3.8 5.2 4.5 16.4 3.3 0.7 15.8 21.3 108 103 2.7 2.1 4.8 .133
5 John Williamson 24 76 2255 13.1 .491 .454 2.9 5.2 4.0 12.1 1.5 0.8 12.8 24.3 99 106 1.0 1.8 2.8 .060
6 Tim Bassett 24 84 1790 8.9 .461 .438 9.7 18.8 14.2 4.4 1.2 1.2 18.1 11.4 97 101 0.1 2.5 2.6 .069
7 Swen Nater 26 43 1016 13.1 .516 .485 12.8 29.0 20.7 2.5 0.8 1.4 20.5 17.2 97 98 0.2 1.8 1.9 .092
8 Bill Melchionni 31 67 1191 12.6 .484 .429 1.0 6.1 3.5 28.1 2.0 0.4 19.2 15.8 102 105 0.7 1.1 1.8 .074
9 Rich Jones 29 83 2427 10.0 .432 .389 4.0 13.0 8.4 7.3 1.5 0.5 11.1 22.4 92 103 -1.2 2.7 1.5 .030
10 Jim Eakins 29 34 463 15.3 .593 .503 8.5 16.4 12.4 5.1 0.7 2.4 15.7 17.3 115 102 1.0 0.6 1.5 .159
11 Chuck Terry 25 66 970 7.0 .425 .402 4.4 9.9 7.1 4.8 1.7 0.3 7.5 11.0 99 104 0.2 1.0 1.2 .060
12 Ted McClain 29 30 696 13.6 .489 .426 3.6 6.4 5.0 20.7 3.7 0.8 19.7 23.7 95 101 -0.1 1.0 0.9 .063
13 Billy Schaeffer 24 20 119 15.9 .445 .416 7.9 9.8 8.8 11.5 2.3 0.9 8.0 28.2 99 103 0.1 0.1 0.2 .084
14 George Bucci 22 33 237 13.0 .451 .403 5.9 9.0 7.5 8.9 2.3 0.7 13.4 26.4 92 103 -0.1 0.3 0.1 .029

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 Julius Erving 25 13 551 160 300 .533 4 14 .286 127 158 .804 65 99 164 64 25 26 39 41 451
2 John Williamson 24 10 360 94 189 .497 2 6 .333 32 46 .696 11 13 24 26 10 3 29 36 222
3 Brian Taylor 24 13 475 81 213 .380 9 30 .300 34 46 .739 15 19 34 46 26 3 31 37 205
4 Rich Jones 29 12 421 72 193 .373 2 15 .133 18 27 .667 15 72 87 27 21 8 29 43 164
5 Al Skinner 23 13 287 44 101 .436 1 1 1.000 39 50 .780 24 24 48 28 21 2 25 45 128
6 Jim Eakins 29 13 281 30 56 .536 0 0 29 36 .806 30 48 78 11 6 7 19 52 89
7 Tim Bassett 24 13 312 37 81 .457 0 1 .000 8 11 .727 38 55 93 9 6 7 11 46 82
8 Kim Hughes 23 12 266 29 57 .509 0 0 2 5 .400 34 38 72 9 10 13 9 53 60
9 Ted McClain 29 8 96 10 37 .270 0 1 .000 6 10 .600 5 6 11 7 5 1 10 19 26
10 Bill Melchionni 31 6 36 4 14 .286 0 4 .000 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 5 2 0 3 3 10
11 George Bucci 22 2 9 3 7 .429 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8
12 Chuck Terry 25 4 23 0 7 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 5 7 0

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 Julius Erving 25 13 42.4 12.3 23.1 .533 0.3 1.1 .286 9.8 12.2 .804 5.0 7.6 12.6 4.9 1.9 2.0 3.0 3.2 34.7
2 John Williamson 24 10 36.0 9.4 18.9 .497 0.2 0.6 .333 3.2 4.6 .696 1.1 1.3 2.4 2.6 1.0 0.3 2.9 3.6 22.2
3 Brian Taylor 24 13 36.5 6.2 16.4 .380 0.7 2.3 .300 2.6 3.5 .739 1.2 1.5 2.6 3.5 2.0 0.2 2.4 2.8 15.8
4 Rich Jones 29 12 35.1 6.0 16.1 .373 0.2 1.3 .133 1.5 2.3 .667 1.3 6.0 7.3 2.3 1.8 0.7 2.4 3.6 13.7
5 Al Skinner 23 13 22.1 3.4 7.8 .436 0.1 0.1 1.000 3.0 3.8 .780 1.8 1.8 3.7 2.2 1.6 0.2 1.9 3.5 9.8
6 Jim Eakins 29 13 21.6 2.3 4.3 .536 0.0 0.0 2.2 2.8 .806 2.3 3.7 6.0 0.8 0.5 0.5 1.5 4.0 6.8
7 Tim Bassett 24 13 24.0 2.8 6.2 .457 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 0.8 .727 2.9 4.2 7.2 0.7 0.5 0.5 0.8 3.5 6.3
8 Kim Hughes 23 12 22.2 2.4 4.8 .509 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 .400 2.8 3.2 6.0 0.8 0.8 1.1 0.8 4.4 5.0
9 George Bucci 22 2 4.5 1.5 3.5 .429 0.5 0.5 1.000 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0
10 Ted McClain 29 8 12.0 1.3 4.6 .270 0.0 0.1 .000 0.8 1.3 .600 0.6 0.8 1.4 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.4 3.3
11 Bill Melchionni 31 6 6.0 0.7 2.3 .286 0.0 0.7 .000 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.2 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.7
12 Chuck Terry 25 4 5.8 0.0 1.8 .000 0.0 0.5 .000 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.8 0.0

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 George Bucci 22 2 9 12.0 28.0 .429 4.0 4.0 1.000 4.0 8.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 32.0
2 Julius Erving 25 13 551 10.5 19.6 .533 0.3 0.9 .286 8.3 10.3 .804 4.2 6.5 10.7 4.2 1.6 1.7 2.5 2.7 29.5
3 John Williamson 24 10 360 9.4 18.9 .497 0.2 0.6 .333 3.2 4.6 .696 1.1 1.3 2.4 2.6 1.0 0.3 2.9 3.6 22.2
4 Al Skinner 23 13 287 5.5 12.7 .436 0.1 0.1 1.000 4.9 6.3 .780 3.0 3.0 6.0 3.5 2.6 0.3 3.1 5.6 16.1
5 Brian Taylor 24 13 475 6.1 16.1 .380 0.7 2.3 .300 2.6 3.5 .739 1.1 1.4 2.6 3.5 2.0 0.2 2.3 2.8 15.5
6 Rich Jones 29 12 421 6.2 16.5 .373 0.2 1.3 .133 1.5 2.3 .667 1.3 6.2 7.4 2.3 1.8 0.7 2.5 3.7 14.0
7 Jim Eakins 29 13 281 3.8 7.2 .536 0.0 0.0 3.7 4.6 .806 3.8 6.1 10.0 1.4 0.8 0.9 2.4 6.7 11.4
8 Bill Melchionni 31 6 36 4.0 14.0 .286 0.0 4.0 .000 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.0 4.0 5.0 5.0 2.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 10.0
9 Ted McClain 29 8 96 3.7 13.9 .270 0.0 0.4 .000 2.3 3.7 .600 1.9 2.3 4.1 2.6 1.9 0.4 3.7 7.1 9.7
10 Tim Bassett 24 13 312 4.3 9.3 .457 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .727 4.4 6.3 10.7 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.3 5.3 9.5
11 Kim Hughes 23 12 266 3.9 7.7 .509 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.7 .400 4.6 5.1 9.7 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.2 7.2 8.1
12 Chuck Terry 25 4 23 0.0 11.0 .000 0.0 3.1 .000 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.6 3.1 1.6 0.0 0.0 7.8 11.0 0.0

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 25 13 551 32.0 .610 .540 10.7 18.7 14.4 18.9 2.1 2.6 9.5 28.2 128 103 2.8 0.8 3.7 .321
2 Jim Eakins 29 13 281 11.9 .619 .536 9.7 17.8 13.5 4.9 1.0 1.4 20.9 12.3 115 106 0.4 0.3 0.7 .121
3 Kim Hughes 23 12 266 10.8 .507 .509 11.6 14.9 13.1 4.3 1.7 2.7 13.2 9.8 113 104 0.2 0.3 0.6 .108
4 John Williamson 24 10 360 15.2 .530 .503 2.8 3.8 3.2 11.2 1.3 0.5 12.2 25.2 105 111 0.4 0.2 0.6 .075
5 Tim Bassett 24 13 312 10.6 .478 .457 11.0 18.4 14.5 3.7 0.9 1.2 11.4 11.8 108 106 0.2 0.4 0.6 .091
6 Al Skinner 23 13 287 14.6 .520 .441 7.6 8.7 8.1 13.0 3.3 0.4 16.9 19.6 105 105 0.2 0.4 0.6 .101
7 Brian Taylor 24 13 475 11.0 .439 .401 2.9 4.2 3.5 13.2 2.5 0.3 11.7 21.2 95 108 -0.2 0.4 0.2 .024
8 Bill Melchionni 31 6 36 6.6 .336 .286 2.5 11.6 6.7 17.5 2.5 0.0 16.8 18.9 77 106 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.059
9 Rich Jones 29 12 421 9.9 .400 .378 3.2 17.8 10.0 8.8 2.3 1.0 12.4 21.2 86 104 -0.6 0.6 0.0 -0.004
10 George Bucci 22 2 9 16.4 .508 .500 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.4 113 115 0.0 0.0 0.0 .122
11 Chuck Terry 25 4 23 -20.1 .000 .000 3.9 4.5 4.2 4.8 0.0 0.0 41.7 19.9 10 113 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 -0.490
12 Ted McClain 29 8 96 1.1 .314 .270 4.7 6.5 5.6 9.1 2.4 0.6 19.5 20.4 68 107 -0.4 0.1 -0.3 -0.132