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1968–69 New York Nets season

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1968–69 New York Nets season
Head coachMax Zaslofsky
ArenaLong Island Arena
Results
Record17–61 (.218)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Eastern (ABA))
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
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The 1968–69 New York Nets season was the first season of the Nets in New York and second overall season in the American Basketball Association (ABA). After one year in New Jersey, the team elected to play their games at Commack Arena in New York, the same place that they had tried to use for their one-game playoff against the Kentucky Colonels that they forfeited due to unplayable conditions. Low attendance plagued the team at times, with the October 29 game drawing only 384 people to see the Nets play the Denver Rockets. Only 249 attended the game played on December 25, 1968, against the Rockets. The December 27 game was notable for a collision between Ken Wilburn and Rick Barry that cost Barry the rest of his season due to injury. Factors for the low attendance ranged from a lack of star power to the condition of the court, which was over the rink due to the Arena doubling as a hockey arena.[1]

Draft picks

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Player School/Club Team
Dick Cunningham Murray State
Rodney Knowles Davidson
Don Smith Iowa State
Steve Adelman Boston College
Eddie Biedenbach North Carolina State
Ron Gruziak Duquesne
Pete ODea St. Peter's
Bill Soens Miami (FL)
Bill Butler St. Bonaventure
John Chamberlain C. W. Post
Tony Koski Providence
Bill Langheld Fordham
Art Stephenson Rhode Island
Harry Laurie St. Peter's

Roster

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1968–69 New York Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 20 Anderson, Dan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1943-02-15 Augsburg
PF 32 Bowens, Tom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1940-07-07 Grambling State
SG 22 Chubin, Steve 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1944-02-08 Rhode Island
PF 8 Darden, Ollie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1944-07-28 Michigan
C 30 Frazier, Wilbert 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1942-08-24 Grambling State
C 10 Hoover, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1941-01-23 Villanova
SF 32 Jackson, Tony 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1942-11-07 St. John's
PF 10 Johnson, Stew 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1944-08-19 Murray State
C 42 Knowles, Rod 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1946-02-27 Davidson
SF 27 Koski, Tony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1946-06-26 Providence
C 9 Leaks, Manny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1945-11-27 Niagara
SF 27 Lentz, Leary 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1945-02-23 Houston
PG 3 Lloyd, Bob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1946-01-03 Rutgers
PF 20 Mahaffey, Randolph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1945-09-28 Clemson
SG 22 McHartley, Maurice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1942-08-01 North Carolina A&T
SG 22 Perry, Ron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1943-12-29 Virginia Tech
SF 4 Simon, Walt 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1939-12-01 Benedict
PG 33 Somerset, Willie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1942-03-17 Duquesne
SG 40 Tart, Levern 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1942-06-01 Bradley
SG 27 Verga, Bob 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1945-09-07 Duke
PF 11 Whitney, Hank 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1939-04-28 Iowa State
SF 10 Wilburn, Ken 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-06-08 Central State
PG 33 Worsley, Willie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1945-11-13 UTEP
Head coach
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Playoffs

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Main article: 1969 ABA playoffs
  • The Nets did not qualify for the playoffs this year.

References

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  1. ^ "Remember the ABA: New York Nets". Archived from the original on March 3, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
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