1974–75 New York Nets season
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1974–75 New York Nets season | |
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Head coach | Kevin Loughery |
Arena | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 58–26 (.690) |
Place | Division: 2nd (ABA) |
Playoff finish | Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals |
Local media | |
Television | WOR |
Radio | WMCA |
The 1974–75 New York Nets season was the eighth season of the franchise in the ABA basketball.
Contents
ABA Draft
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Round | Player | School/Club Team |
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1 | Brian Winters | South Carolina |
2 | Rich Kelley | Stanford |
3 | Tom Boswell | South Carolina |
4 | Talvin Skinner | Maryland Eastern Shore |
5 | Eric Fernsten | San Francisco |
6 | Gary Brokaw | Notre Dame |
7 | Dean Tolson | Arkansas |
8 | AI Skinner | Massachusetts |
9 | Bob Fleischer | Duke[1] |
Roster
Number | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birthday | Experience (in years) | College/High School |
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32 | Julius Erving | SF | 6-6 | 200 | February 22, 1950 | 3 | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
12 | Mike Gale | PG | 6-4 | 185 | July 18, 1950 | 3 | Elizabeth City State University |
35 | Larry Kenon | PF | 6-9 | 205 | December 13, 1952 | 1 | University of Memphis |
4 | Wendell Ladner | SF | 6-5 | 220 | October 6, 1948 | 4 | University of Southern Mississippi |
22 | Ed Manning | SF | 6-7 | 210 | January 2, 1944 | 7 | Jackson State University |
25 | Bill Melchionni | PG | 6-1 | 165 | October 19, 1944 | 7 | Villanova University |
5 | Billy Paultz | C | 6-11 | 235 | July 30, 1948 | 4 | St. John's University |
15 | Billy Schaeffer | SF | 6-5 | 200 | December 11, 1951 | 1 | St. John's University |
30 | Al Skinner | SG | 6-3 | 190 | June 16, 1952 | R | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
40 | Willard Sojourner | C | 6-8 | 225 | September 10, 1948 | 3 | Weber State University |
14 | Brian Taylor | PG | 6-2 | 185 | June 9, 1951 | 2 | Princeton University |
23 | John Williamson | SG | 6-2 | 185 | November 10, 1951 | 1 | New Mexico State University |
Playoffs
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Two days before the Semifinals began, the Nets and Colonels had a Tiebreaker game played to settle who would be the Eastern Division Champion and play the Memphis Sounds. The Colonels won the game 108-99 in Kentucky, thus the Nets were slated to play the Spirits.[2]
Game | Date | Away Team | Home Team |
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1 | Sun, April 6 | Spirits of St. Louis 105 | New York Nets 111 |
2 | Wed, April 9 | Spirits of St. Louis 115 | New York Nets 97 |
3 | Fri, April 11 | New York Nets 108 | Spirits of St. Louis 113 |
4 | Sun, April 13 | New York Nets 89 | Spirits of St. Louis 100 |
5 | Tue, April 15 | Spirits of St. Louis 108 | New York Nets 107 |