1979–80 New Jersey Nets season

1979–80 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Rutgers Athletic Center
Results
Record	34–48 (.415)
Place	Division: 5th (Atlantic) Conference: 10th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Nets' 4th season in the NBA.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	8	Calvin Natt	SF	United States	Northeast Louisiana
3	51	John Gerdy	SG	United States	Davidson
5	95	Jim Abromaitis	F	United States	Connecticut
6	115	Tony Smith	SG	United States	UNLV
7	135	Jim Strickland		United States	South Carolina
8	154	Henry Hollingsworth	PG	United States	Hofstra
9	173	Ricky Free		United States	Columbia
10	191	Eric Fleisher		United States	Tulane

^1 Not to be confused with the 1990s basketball player Tony Smith.

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	61	21	.744	–	35–6	26–15	17–7
x-Philadelphia 76ers	59	23	.720	2	36–5	23–18	19–5
x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	22	24–17	15–26	9–15
New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22	25–16	14–27	8–16
New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	27	22–19	12–29	7–17

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	61	21	.744	–
2	y-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	11
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	59	23	.720	2
4	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	20
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	41	41	.500	20
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	22
7	New York Knicks	39	43	.476	22
8	Cleveland Cavaliers	37	45	.451	24
8	Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	24
10	New Jersey Nets	34	48	.415	27
11	Detroit Pistons	16	66	.195	44

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

See also

• 1979-80 NBA season