1980–81 New Jersey Nets season

The 1980–81 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' fifth season in the NBA.[1] It was their final season of play at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, as the team moved to Brendan Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands for the following season.

1980–81 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachKevin Loughery
Bob MacKinnon
ArenaRutgers Athletic Center
Results
Record24–58 (.293)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Atlantic)
Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
16Mike O'KorenSF  United StatesNorth Carolina
17Mike GminskiC  United StatesDuke
352Lowes MoorePG  United StatesWest Virginia
475Rory SparrowPF  United StatesVillanova
598Aaron Curry  United StatesOklahoma
6121Rick Mattick  United StatesLouisiana State
7144Larry Spicer  United StatesAlabama-Birmingham
8165Lloyd Terry  United StatesNew Orleans
9185Barry Young  United StatesColorado State

Roster

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1980–81 New Jersey Nets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G12Cook, Darwin6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg)1958–08–06Portland
C42Gminski, Mike6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg)1959–08–03Duke
F43Jones, Edgar6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)225 lb (102 kg)1956–06–17Nevada
F20Lucas, Maurice6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)1952–02–18Marquette
F/C21McAdoo, Bob6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)1951–09–25North Carolina
G11Moore, Lowes6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)1957–05–05West Virginia
G14Newlin, Mike6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg)1949–01–02Utah
F31O'Koren, Mike6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)207 lb (94 kg)1958–02–07North Carolina
F44Robinson, Cliff6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg)1960–03–13USC
G34Sparrow, Rory6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg)1958–06–12Villanova
F20van Breda Kolff, Jan6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg)1951–12–16Vanderbilt
G10Walker, Foots6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)184 lb (83 kg)1951–05–21West Georgia
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Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics6220.75635–627–1419–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.75637–425–1615–9
x-New York Knicks5032.61012.028–1322–1914–10
Washington Bullets3943.47623.026–1513–288–16
New Jersey Nets2458.29338.016–258–338–16
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Team W L PCT GB
1z-Boston Celtics6220.756 –
2y-Milwaukee Bucks6022.7322
3x-Philadelphia 76ers6220.756
4x-New York Knicks5032.61012
5x-Chicago Bulls4537.54917
6x-Indiana Pacers4438.53718
7Washington Bullets3943.47623
8Atlanta Hawks3151.37831
9Cleveland Cavaliers2854.34134
10New Jersey Nets2458.29338
11Detroit Pistons2161.25641

Record vs. opponents

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1980-81 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDKCKLALMILNJNNYKPHIPHOPORSASSDCSEAUTAWAS
Atlanta2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston4–25–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago4–21–55–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland5–11–41–52–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas0–20–21–10–23–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver1–10–21–11–13–32–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit2–41–41–53–32–00–20–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State0–21–11–11–13–22–32–03–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–31–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–12–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–20–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–00–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–05–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–50–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–03–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–31–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–13–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–32–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–24–13–25–11–1
San Diego1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–45–13–20–2
Seattle1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–54–11–1
Utah0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–40–2
Washington4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0

Game log

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Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game

Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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See also

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