DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1980-81 New Jersey Nets
24–58 · #21 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotNJN
New Jersey Nets went 24–58 in the regular season, good for the #21 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#21
Net rating
-5.7
Home floor
Rutgers Athletic Center
Roster
14 players
Record
24–58
29.3% win rate
League rank
#21
Regular season
Net rating
-5.7
SRS -5.2
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darwin Cook | G | — | 81 | — | 11.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 |
| Mike Newlin | G-F | 14 | 79 | — | 21.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| Mike O'Koren | F-G | 31 | 79 | — | 11.0 | 6.1 | 3.2 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | F-G | — | 78 | — | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 |
| Bob Elliott | C-F | — | 73 | — | 7.5 | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| Lowes Moore | G | 11 | 71 | — | 7.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
| Maurice Lucas | F-C | — | 68 | — | 14.7 | 8.5 | 2.5 |
| Cliff Robinson | F | — | 63 | — | 19.5 | 7.6 | 1.7 |
| Edgar Jones | F-C | — | 60 | — | 8.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| Mike Gminski | C | — | 56 | — | 13.2 | 7.5 | 1.3 |
| Foots Walker | G | — | 41 | — | 5.7 | 2.5 | 6.2 |
| Rory Sparrow | G | — | 15 | — | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 |
| Eddie Jordan | G | — | 14 | — | 6.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 |
| Bob McAdoo | C-F | — | 10 | — | 9.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
101.0
ORtg
106.7
DRtg
105.2
Pace
-5.2
SRS
-6.0
MOV
52.5%
TS%
47.8%
eFG%
25.2
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Kevin Loughery
head_coach
Bob MacKinnon (Interim)
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Rutgers Athletic Center
7,367 average attendance
Then and now
New Jersey Nets
NJN · Now: Brooklyn Nets
14 players