DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1997-98 New Jersey Nets
43–39 · #15 in the league · First Round
Season snapshotNJN
New Jersey Nets went 43–39 in the regular season, good for the #15 record in the league, and finished as first round.
League rank
#15
Net rating
+1.7
Home floor
Continental Airlines Arena
Roster
18 players
Record
43–39
52.4% win rate
League rank
#15
Playoff team
Net rating
+1.7
SRS +1.9
Finish
First Round
Reached the First Round.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Gill | G | 13 | 81 | 81 | 13.4 | 4.8 | 2.5 |
| Kerry Kittles | G | 30 | 77 | 76 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 2.3 |
| Sam Cassell | G | 10 | 75 | 72 | 19.6 | 3.0 | 8.0 |
| Jayson Williams | F-C | 55 | 65 | 65 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 1.0 |
| Keith Van Horn | F | 44 | 62 | 62 | 19.7 | 6.6 | 1.7 |
| Michael Cage | F-C | 45 | 79 | 17 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 0.4 |
| Chris Gatling | F-C | 15 | 57 | 16 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Sherman Douglas | G | 20 | 80 | 11 | 8.0 | 1.7 | 4.0 |
| Kevin Edwards | G | 21 | 27 | 5 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| David Vaughn | F | 42 | 15 | 2 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| Rony Seikaly | C | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| Brian Evans | F | 11 | 28 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| David Benoit | F | 2 | 53 | 0 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Lucious Harris | G | 12 | 50 | 0 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 0.8 |
| Xavier McDaniel | F | 34 | 20 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Jack Haley | C-F | 54 | 16 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Yinka Dare | C | 33 | 10 | 0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| Don MacLean | F | 24 | 9 | 0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
108.3
ORtg
106.6
DRtg
91.0
Pace
+1.9
SRS
+1.6
MOV
51.3%
TS%
46.3%
eFG%
27.8
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
John Calipari
head_coach
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First Round
Reached the First Round.
View playoffsHome floor
Continental Airlines Arena
17,525 average attendance
Then and now
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