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1989-90 New Jersey Nets
17–65 · #27 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotNJN
New Jersey Nets went 17–65 in the regular season, good for the #27 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#27
Net rating
-7.9
Home floor
Brendan Byrne Arena
Roster
19 players
Record
17–65
20.7% win rate
League rank
#27
Regular season
Net rating
-7.9
SRS -7.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Morris | F | 34 | 80 | 76 | 14.8 | 5.3 | 1.8 |
| Dennis Hopson | G-F | 2 | 79 | 64 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 1.9 |
| Lester Conner | G | 15 | 82 | 61 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| Sam Bowie | C-F | 31 | 68 | 54 | 14.7 | 10.1 | 1.3 |
| Charles Shackleford | C-F | 33 | 70 | 37 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 0.8 |
| Jack Haley | C-F | 44 | 56 | 26 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 0.4 |
| Purvis Short | F-G | 45 | 82 | 24 | 13.1 | 3.0 | 1.8 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | C-F | 11 | 46 | 20 | 8.8 | 5.4 | 0.9 |
| Roy Hinson | F-C | 23 | 25 | 19 | 15.0 | 6.9 | 0.9 |
| Mookie Blaylock | G | 10 | 50 | 17 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| Chris Dudley | C | 52 | 27 | 8 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 0.7 |
| Pete Myers | G-F | 7 | 28 | 2 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| Leon Wood | G | 22 | 28 | 2 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 1.7 |
| Jaren Jackson | G-F | 14 | 28 | 0 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Derrick Gervin | F | 24 | 21 | 0 | 12.0 | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Anthony Mason | F | 42 | 21 | 0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| Jay Taylor | G | 24 | 17 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Stanley Brundy | F | 21 | 16 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Rick Carlisle | G | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
100.7
ORtg
108.6
DRtg
99.3
Pace
-7.8
SRS
-7.9
MOV
48.6%
TS%
43.5%
eFG%
26.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Bill Fitch
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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Brendan Byrne Arena
12,232 average attendance
Then and now
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