DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1996-97 New Jersey Nets
26–56 · #23 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotNJN
New Jersey Nets went 26–56 in the regular season, good for the #23 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#23
Net rating
-5.0
Home floor
Continental Airlines Arena
Roster
23 players
Record
26–56
31.7% win rate
League rank
#23
Regular season
Net rating
-5.0
SRS -3.9
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill | G | 13 | 82 | 81 | 21.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 |
| Kerry Kittles | G | 30 | 82 | 57 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 |
| Tony Massenburg | F | 44 | 79 | 49 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 0.3 |
| Jayson Williams | F-C | 55 | 41 | 40 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 1.2 |
| Shawn Bradley | C | 45 | 40 | 38 | 12.0 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| Robert Pack | G | 14 | 34 | 31 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 9.6 |
| Jim Jackson | G | 22 | 31 | 31 | 16.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| Eric Montross | C | 00 | 31 | 31 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 0.9 |
| Sam Cassell | G | 10 | 23 | 22 | 19.3 | 3.6 | 6.5 |
| Khalid Reeves | G | 6 | 50 | 18 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 |
| Xavier McDaniel | F | 34 | 62 | 5 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 1.0 |
| Ed O'Bannon | F | 31 | 45 | 5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| Yinka Dare | C | 33 | 41 | 2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Kevin Edwards | G | 21 | 32 | 0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| Joe Kleine | C | 35 | 28 | 0 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| Jack Haley | C-F | 54 | 20 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 |
| Adrian Caldwell | F-C | 50 | 18 | 0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 0.3 |
| Lloyd Daniels | G | 24 | 17 | 0 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| Reggie Williams | F-G | 7 | 11 | 0 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 |
| Robert Werdann | C | 41 | 6 | 0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Evric Gray | F | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Chris Gatling | F-C | 15 | 3 | 0 | 17.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 |
| Vincent Askew | G-F | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
104.7
ORtg
109.7
DRtg
92.4
Pace
-3.9
SRS
-4.6
MOV
49.9%
TS%
45.6%
eFG%
26.8
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
John Calipari
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
View playoffsHome floor
Continental Airlines Arena
15,800 average attendance
Then and now
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23 players