On October 4, 1975, the Nets played their first exhibition game of the season, facing the Washington Bullets of the NBA in the Capital Center in Landover, Maryland. Julius Erving scored 36 points to lead the Nets, but the Bullets managed a one-point victory, 109–108.
On October 11 the Nets ventured to Buffalo, New York, to face the Buffalo Braves on the Braves' home court. 15,000 fans attended the game. Erving was held to 16 points, but the Nets won by a large margin, 109–83.
The Nets traveled to New Haven, Connecticut, on October 14 to play the Washington Bullets for the second time in the preseason. The Nets avenged their loss of ten days earlier, winning 122–114.
The very next day, on October 15, the Golden State Warriors took the court against the Nets in Uniondale. Erving led the Nets with 43 points but Rick Barry had 49 for Golden State as the Warriors won, 119–114.
Two days later the Nets traveled to Seton Hall for a rematch with the Buffalo Braves on October 17. The Nets won again, 117–97.
The next day, October 18, saw the Nets play their final ABA vs. NBA exhibition game as they took the court at Madison Square Garden to again face the New York Knicks. Julius Erving scored 33 points and hit a jump shot at the buzzer to win the game for the Nets, 103–101.[1]
The Nets finished their ABA tenure with a record of 15 wins and 9 losses against NBA teams in exhibition games. The Nets went 2–0 against the NBA before the 1971–72 season, 0–3 before 1972–73, 4–1 prior to the 1973–74 campaign, 4–3 before the 1974–75 season and 5–2 before the 1975–76 season. Overall, the ABA went 79–76 in the interleague matchups, faring poorly at first but going 62–34 in the last three years of the league.[2]
^Hundhausen, Arthur (May 11, 2008). . RememberTheABA.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
^Hundhausen, Arthur (May 11, 2008). . RememberTheABA.com. Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2008.
^1975–76 ABA Season Summary – Basketball-Reference.com
^1975–76 New York Nets Games – Basketball-Reference.com
^1975–76 New York Nets Statistics – Basketball-Reference.com
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1975, york, nets, season, ninth, final, season, basketball, long, island, nets, their, second, championship, head, coachkevin, lougheryarenanassau, veterans, memorial, coliseumresultsrecord55, placedivision, playoff, finishaba, champions, defeated, nuggets, st. The 1975 76 New York Nets season was the ninth and final season of ABA basketball on Long Island The Nets won their second ABA Championship 1975 76 New York Nets seasonHead coachKevin LougheryArenaNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumResultsRecord55 29 655 PlaceDivision 2nd ABA Playoff finishABA champions Defeated Nuggets 4 2 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionWORRadioWMCA lt 1974 75 1976 77 gt Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Exhibition games 4 Regular season 4 1 Season standings 4 2 Schedule 5 Player statistics 6 Playoffs 7 Awards Records and Honors 8 References 9 External linksDraft picks editMain article 1975 ABA Draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality CollegeRoster edit1975 76 New York Nets rosterPlayers CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB FromPF 21 Bassett Tim 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 225 lb 102 kg 1951 04 01 GeorgiaSG 11 Bucci George 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 200 lb 91 kg 1953 07 09 ManhattanF C 22 Eakins Jim 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 215 lb 98 kg 1946 05 24 BYUSF 32 Erving Julius 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 210 lb 95 kg 1950 02 22 UMassC 35 Hughes Kim 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 220 lb 100 kg 1952 06 04 WisconsinPF 33 Jones Rich 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 220 lb 100 kg 1946 12 27 MemphisSG 24 McClain Ted 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 180 lb 82 kg 1946 08 30 Tennessee StatePG 25 Melchionni Bill 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 165 lb 75 kg 1944 10 19 VillanovaC 31 Nater Swen 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 240 lb 109 kg 1950 01 14 UCLASF 15 24 Schaeffer Billy 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg 1951 12 11 St John sSG 30 Skinner Al 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg 1952 06 16 UMassPG 14 Taylor Brian 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m 185 lb 84 kg 1951 06 09 PrincetonSF 12 Terry Chuck 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 215 lb 98 kg 1950 09 27 Long Beach StateSG 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 Exhibition games editOn October 4 1975 the Nets played their first exhibition game of the season facing the Washington Bullets of the NBA in the Capital Center in Landover Maryland Julius Erving scored 36 points to lead the Nets but the Bullets managed a one point victory 109 108 The Nets faced the New York Knicks on October 8 in Uniondale New York The Nets prevailed 110 104 On October 11 the Nets ventured to Buffalo New York to face the Buffalo Braves on the Braves home court 15 000 fans attended the game Erving was held to 16 points but the Nets won by a large margin 109 83 The Nets traveled to New Haven Connecticut on October 14 to play the Washington Bullets for the second time in the preseason The Nets avenged their loss of ten days earlier winning 122 114 The very next day on October 15 the Golden State Warriors took the court against the Nets in Uniondale Erving led the Nets with 43 points but Rick Barry had 49 for Golden State as the Warriors won 119 114 Two days later the Nets traveled to Seton Hall for a rematch with the Buffalo Braves on October 17 The Nets won again 117 97 The next day October 18 saw the Nets play their final ABA vs NBA exhibition game as they took the court at Madison Square Garden to again face the New York Knicks Julius Erving scored 33 points and hit a jump shot at the buzzer to win the game for the Nets 103 101 1 The Nets finished their ABA tenure with a record of 15 wins and 9 losses against NBA teams in exhibition games The Nets went 2 0 against the NBA before the 1971 72 season 0 3 before 1972 73 4 1 prior to the 1973 74 campaign 4 3 before the 1974 75 season and 5 2 before the 1975 76 season Overall the ABA went 79 76 in the interleague matchups faring poorly at first but going 62 34 in the last three years of the league 2 Regular season editSeason standings edit ABA Team W L PCT GBDenver Nuggets 60 24 714 New York Nets 55 29 655 5San Antonio Spurs 50 34 595 10Kentucky Colonels 46 38 548 14Indiana Pacers 39 45 417 21Spirits of St Louis 35 49 417 25Virginia Squires 15 68 181 45 3 Schedule edit 4 This section is empty You can help by adding to it October 2022 Player statistics 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 3244 207 925 423 160 2462John Williamson 76 2255 76 190 188 33 1233Rich Jones 83 2427 81 428 131 21 1096Brian Taylor 54 1733 125 162 204 22 904Al Skinner 83 2082 91 307 280 50 865Kim Hughes 84 2162 98 775 55 120 692Tim Bassett 84 1790 47 531 65 41 405Bill Melchionni 67 1191 52 88 266 8 386Swen Nater 43 1016 18 441 19 26 376Ted McClain 30 696 57 73 106 10 340Chuck Terry 66 970 36 144 38 6 220Jim Eakins 34 463 7 120 18 20 211George Bucci 33 237 12 37 15 3 128Billy Schaeffer 20 119 6 22 9 2 72 5 Playoffs editSemifinals vs San Antonio Spurs Game Date Location Score Record Attendance1 April 9 New York 116 101 1 0 8 2212 April 11 San Antonio 79 105 1 1 5 7693 April 14 New York 103 111 1 2 10 0094 April 18 San Antonio 110 108 2 2 9 2775 April 19 New York 110 108 3 2 11 3216 April 21 San Antonio 105 106 3 3 10 4847 April 24 New York 121 114 4 3 15 934Nets win series 4 3ABA Finals vs Denver Nuggets Game Date Location Score Record Attendance1 May 1 Denver 120 118 1 0 19 0342 May 4 Denver 121 127 1 1 19 1073 May 6 New York 117 111 2 1 12 2434 May 8 New York 121 112 3 1 15 9345 May 11 Denver 110 118 3 2 18 8816 May 13 New York 112 106 4 2 15 934Nets win series 4 2This is to date the last title the Nets have won Awards Records and Honors editJulius Erving Finals MVP DR JReferences edit Hundhausen Arthur May 11 2008 RememberTheABA com 1975 76 ABA vs NBA exhibition results RememberTheABA com Archived from the original on May 9 2008 Retrieved May 11 2008 Hundhausen Arthur May 11 2008 RememberTheABA com ABA vs NBA exhibition all time results RememberTheABA com Archived from the original on May 9 2008 Retrieved May 11 2008 1975 76 ABA Season Summary Basketball Reference com 1975 76 New York Nets Games Basketball Reference com 1975 76 New York Nets Statistics Basketball Reference comExternal 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