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1980-81 New Jersey Nets Statistics
Team Record: 24-58
Finishing 5th in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference
Coach: Kevin Loughery (12-23)
Coach: Bob MacKinnon (12-35)
Location: Piscataway, New Jersey
Attendance: 302,061, Avg. 7,367 in 41 home dates
1980-81 New Jersey Nets Results
The New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 24 wins and 58 losses, finishing fifth in the NBA's Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.
New Jersey netted 8,768 points and allowed 9,262. Mike Newlin tossed in a team-leading 1,688 points for the Nets, and Cliff Robinson scored 17 or more per game also. Maurice Lucas contributed 575 boards. Mike Newlin dished out 299 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Darwin Cook added 141 steals.
Kevin Loughery and Bob MacKinnon coached the team.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Newlin | G-F | 79 | 79 | 2911 | 1272 | 632 | 30 | 10 | 466 | 414 | 78 | 141 | 219 | 299 | 87 | 9 | 248 | 237 | 1688 |
Cliff Robinson | F | 63 | 42 | 1822 | 1070 | 525 | 1 | 1 | 248 | 178 | 120 | 361 | 481 | 105 | 58 | 52 | 182 | 216 | 1229 |
Maurice Lucas | F-C | 68 | 53 | 2162 | 835 | 404 | 2 | 0 | 254 | 191 | 153 | 422 | 575 | 173 | 57 | 59 | 176 | 260 | 999 |
Darwin Cook | G | 81 | 28 | 1980 | 819 | 383 | 25 | 6 | 180 | 132 | 96 | 140 | 236 | 297 | 141 | 36 | 176 | 197 | 904 |
Mike O'Koren | F-G | 79 | 48 | 2473 | 751 | 365 | 18 | 5 | 212 | 135 | 179 | 299 | 478 | 252 | 86 | 27 | 146 | 243 | 870 |
Mike Gminski | C | 56 | 37 | 1579 | 688 | 291 | 1 | 0 | 202 | 155 | 137 | 282 | 419 | 72 | 54 | 100 | 128 | 127 | 737 |
Bob Elliott | C-F | 73 | 29 | 1320 | 419 | 214 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 121 | 104 | 157 | 261 | 129 | 34 | 16 | 119 | 175 | 550 |
Edgar Jones | F-C | 60 | 2 | 950 | 357 | 189 | 4 | 0 | 218 | 146 | 92 | 171 | 263 | 43 | 36 | 81 | 101 | 185 | 524 |
Lowes Moore | G | 71 | 20 | 1406 | 478 | 212 | 27 | 4 | 92 | 69 | 43 | 125 | 168 | 228 | 61 | 17 | 108 | 179 | 497 |
Jan Van Breda Kolff | F-G | 78 | 34 | 1426 | 245 | 100 | 8 | 2 | 117 | 98 | 48 | 154 | 202 | 129 | 38 | 50 | 108 | 214 | 300 |
Foots Walker | G | 41 | 32 | 1172 | 169 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 111 | 88 | 22 | 80 | 102 | 253 | 52 | 1 | 85 | 105 | 234 |
Bob McAdoo | C-F | 10 | 1 | 153 | 75 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 93 |
Eddie Jordan | G | 14 | 5 | 239 | 73 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 46 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 29 | 87 |
Rory Sparrow | G | 15 | 0 | 212 | 63 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 32 | 13 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 56 |
Totals | 788 | 410 | 19805 | 7314 | 3477 | 138 | 34 | 2371 | 1780 | 1092 | 2374 | 3466 | 2068 | 750 | 458 | 1632 | 2204 | 8768 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mike Newlin | G-F | 79 | 79 | 36.8 | 49.7 | 33.3 | 88.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 21.4 |
Cliff Robinson | F | 63 | 42 | 28.9 | 49.1 | 100.0 | 71.8 | 1.9 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 19.5 |
Maurice Lucas | F-C | 68 | 53 | 31.8 | 48.4 | 0.0 | 75.2 | 2.3 | 6.2 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 14.7 |
Darwin Cook | G | 81 | 28 | 24.4 | 46.8 | 24.0 | 73.3 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 11.2 |
Mike O'Koren | F-G | 79 | 48 | 31.3 | 48.6 | 27.8 | 63.7 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 11.0 |
Mike Gminski | C | 56 | 37 | 28.2 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 76.7 | 2.4 | 5.0 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 13.2 |
Bob Elliott | C-F | 73 | 29 | 18.1 | 51.1 | 50.0 | 59.9 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 7.5 |
Edgar Jones | F-C | 60 | 2 | 15.8 | 52.9 | 0.0 | 67.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 8.7 |
Lowes Moore | G | 71 | 20 | 19.8 | 44.4 | 14.8 | 75.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
Jan Van Breda Kolff | F-G | 78 | 34 | 18.3 | 40.8 | 25.0 | 83.8 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 |
Foots Walker | G | 41 | 32 | 28.6 | 42.6 | 22.2 | 79.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 5.7 |
Bob McAdoo | C-F | 10 | 1 | 15.3 | 50.7 | 0.0 | 81.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 9.3 |
Eddie Jordan | G | 14 | 5 | 17.1 | 41.1 | 30.0 | 75.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 6.2 |
Rory Sparrow | G | 15 | 0 | 14.1 | 34.9 | 75.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 3.7 | |
Averages | 788 | 410 | 25.1 | 47.5 | 24.6 | 75.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 11.1 |