The 1973–74 New York Nets season was the seventh season in the ABAbasketballNew York Nets franchise. The Nets won their first ABA Championship against the Utah Stars.
On September 18, 1973, the Nets opened the ABA vs. NBA exhibition season against the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers. Playing in Binghamton, New York, the Nets beat the 76ers 94–88. On September 28 the Nets again faced the 76ers, this time in Trenton, New Jersey. The Nets also won this matchup, 118–100.
On October 2, 17,226 fans showed up at Madison Square Garden to watch the Nets play the New York Knicks. Erving scored 27 points, 12 of them in the third quarter, as the Nets won 97–87.
On October 7 the Nets took their 4–0 streak against NBA teams into a contest with the Boston Celtics in Uniondale, New York. Erving scored 23 points, but John Havlicek scored 37 for Boston as the Celtics won, 121–102.[1]
Special circumstance draft pick Jim Brewer signs with Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA
Undergraduate draft pick Campy Russell stays in college
Head coach Lou Carnesecca returns to St. John's University
Kevin Loughery becomes head coach
Draft pick Doug Collins signs with Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA
Draft pick Kermit Washington signs with Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA
William M. Skehan is named Executive Vice President
Tradesedit
August 1, 1973: George Carter and ABA rights to Kermit Washington and $750,000 traded to the Virginia Squires for Julius Erving and Willie Sojourner
September 20, 1973: Jim Ard and John Baum traded to the Memphis Tams for the rights to Larry Kenon
January 24, 1974: John Roche traded to the Kentucky Colonels for Mike Gale and Wendell Ladner
Awards, Records and Honorsedit
Julius Erving, ABA MVP
Julius Erving, Finals MVP
Julius Erving, All-Star Team, East Division
Larry Kenon, All-Star Team, East Division
Billy Paultz, All-Star Team, East Division (missed game due to injury)
Julius Erving, All-ABA Team, 1st Team
Larry Kenon, ABA All-Rookie Team
John Williamson, ABA All-Rookie Team
Mike Gale, ABA All-Defensive Team
Referencesedit
^Hundhausen, Arthur (May 11, 2008). . RememberTheABA.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
^1973–74 ABA Season Summary – Basketball-Reference.com
^1973–74 New York Nets Games – Basketball-Reference.com
^1973–74 New York Nets Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com
^"1973–74 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
External linksedit
New York Nets on Basketball Reference
November 01, 2023
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The 1973 74 New York Nets season was the seventh season in the ABA basketball New York Nets franchise The Nets won their first ABA Championship against the Utah Stars 1973 74 New York Nets seasonDivision championsHead coachKevin LougheryArenaNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumResultsRecord55 29 655 PlaceDivision 1st Eastern ABA Playoff finishABA champions Defeated Stars 4 1 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionWORRadioWHN lt 1972 73 1974 75 gt Contents 1 ABA Draft 2 Exhibition games 3 Roster 4 Regular season 4 1 Season standings 4 2 Schedule 5 Player stats 6 Playoffs 7 Transactions 7 1 Draft and other non trade signings 7 2 Trades 8 Awards Records and Honors 9 References 10 External linksABA Draft editMain article 1973 ABA Draft Round Pick Player Position School Club TeamExhibition games editOn September 18 1973 the Nets opened the ABA vs NBA exhibition season against the NBA s Philadelphia 76ers Playing in Binghamton New York the Nets beat the 76ers 94 88 On September 28 the Nets again faced the 76ers this time in Trenton New Jersey The Nets also won this matchup 118 100 On September 29 in White Plains New York the Nets faced the Washington Bullets Julius Erving scored a game high 42 points as the Nets won 127 121 On October 2 17 226 fans showed up at Madison Square Garden to watch the Nets play the New York Knicks Erving scored 27 points 12 of them in the third quarter as the Nets won 97 87 On October 7 the Nets took their 4 0 streak against NBA teams into a contest with the Boston Celtics in Uniondale New York Erving scored 23 points but John Havlicek scored 37 for Boston as the Celtics won 121 102 1 Roster edit1973 74 New York Nets rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromSF 32 Erving Julius 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 210 lb 95 kg 1950 02 22 UMassPG 12 Gale Mike 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 185 lb 84 kg 1950 07 18 Elizabeth City StateSF 44 Gregor Gary 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 225 lb 102 kg 1945 08 13 South CarolinaPF 35 Kenon Larry 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 205 lb 93 kg 1952 12 13 MemphisSG 30 Lackey Bob 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg 1949 04 04 MarquetteSF 4 Ladner Wendell 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 220 lb 100 kg 1948 10 06 Southern MissPG 25 Melchionni Bill 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 165 lb 75 kg 1944 10 19 VillanovaSF 44 O Brien Jim 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 200 lb 91 kg 1951 11 07 MarylandC 5 Paultz Billy 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 235 lb 107 kg 1948 07 30 St John sSG 22 Rinaldi Rich 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 195 lb 88 kg 1949 08 03 Saint Peter sSG 13 Roche John 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 170 lb 77 kg 1949 09 26 South CarolinaSF 15 Schaeffer Billy 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg 1951 12 11 St John sC 40 Sojourner Willie 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg 1948 09 10 Weber StatePG 14 Taylor Brian 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg 1951 06 09 PrincetonSG 22 Taylor Ollie 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 194 lb 88 kg 1947 03 07 HoustonSG 23 Williamson John 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg 1951 11 10 New Mexico State Head coachKevin LougheryLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction access date Regular season editSeason standings edit Eastern Division Team W L PCT GBNew York Nets 55 29 655 Kentucky Colonels 53 31 631 2Carolina Cougars 47 37 560 8Virginia Squires 28 56 333 27Memphis Tams 21 63 250 34 2 Schedule edit Game Date Opponent Result Nets points Opponents Record Streak Notes1 October 10 Indiana Pacers Loss 99 118 0 1 Lost 12 October 12 Virginia Squires Win 116 105 1 1 Won 1 3 Player stats editNote GP Games played MIN Minutes STL Steals REB Rebounds ASST Assists BLK Blocks PTS Points Player GP MIN STL REB ASST BLK PTSJulius Erving 84 3398 190 899 434 204 2299Larry Kenon 84 2908 79 962 112 19 1334Billy Paultz 77 2596 60 782 167 147 1260John Williamson 77 2264 86 213 243 27 1116Brian Taylor 75 2505 154 214 341 22 834John Roche 50 1254 41 59 208 6 570Willard Sojourner 82 1316 24 335 54 88 458Billy Schaeffer 59 871 24 141 37 9 385Bill Melchionni 56 1146 51 77 207 5 296Mike Gale 32 904 60 152 124 34 257Wendell Ladner 30 637 46 161 65 3 203Gary Gregor 25 313 4 71 15 1 91Jim O Brien 11 54 3 17 6 3 39Oliver Taylor 8 76 3 14 10 0 28Rich Rinaldi 5 28 2 5 1 0 12Bob Lackey 3 15 1 4 1 0 6 4 Playoffs editEastern Division Semifinals vs Virginia Squires 5 Game Date Location Score Record Attendance1 April 29 New York 108 96 1 0 9 7842 April 1 New York 129 110 2 0 10 7473 April 4 Hampton Virginia 115 116 2 1 2 5444 April 7 Norfolk Virginia 116 88 3 1 4 2205 April 8 New York 108 96 4 1 1 1903Eastern Division Finals vs Kentucky Colonels Game Date Location Score Record Attendance1 April 13 New York 119 96 1 0 12 8172 April 15 New York 99 80 2 0 13 7263 April 17 Kentucky 89 87 3 0 13 7974 April 20 Kentucky 103 90 4 0 7 800ABA Finals vs Utah Stars Game Date Location Score Record Attendance1 April 30 New York 89 85 1 0 13 7402 May 4 New York 118 94 2 0 15 9343 May 6 Utah 103 100 3 0 10 7434 May 8 Utah 89 97 3 1 10 2545 May 10 New York 111 100 4 1 15 934Transactions editDraft and other non trade signings edit Special circumstance draft pick Jim Brewer signs with Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA Undergraduate draft pick Campy Russell stays in college Head coach Lou Carnesecca returns to St John s University Kevin Loughery becomes head coach Draft pick Doug Collins signs with Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA Draft pick Kermit Washington signs with Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA William M Skehan is named Executive Vice PresidentTrades edit August 1 1973 George Carter and ABA rights to Kermit Washington and 750 000 traded to the Virginia Squires for Julius Erving and Willie Sojourner September 20 1973 Jim Ard and John Baum traded to the Memphis Tams for the rights to Larry Kenon January 24 1974 John Roche traded to the Kentucky Colonels for Mike Gale and Wendell LadnerAwards Records and Honors editJulius Erving ABA MVP Julius Erving Finals MVP Julius Erving All Star Team East Division Larry Kenon All Star Team East Division Billy Paultz All Star Team East Division missed game due to injury Julius Erving All ABA Team 1st Team Larry Kenon ABA All Rookie Team John Williamson ABA All Rookie Team Mike Gale ABA All Defensive TeamReferences edit Hundhausen Arthur May 11 2008 RememberTheABA com 1973 74 ABA vs NBA exhibition results RememberTheABA com Archived from the original on May 9 2008 Retrieved May 11 2008 1973 74 ABA Season Summary Basketball Reference com 1973 74 New York Nets Games Basketball Reference com 1973 74 New York Nets Statistics Basketball Reference com 1973 74 ABA Regular Season Standings Remembertheaba com Retrieved July 22 2016 External links editNew York Nets on Basketball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1973 74 New York Nets season amp oldid 1172533480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,