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1985–86 New Jersey Nets season

The 1985–86 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' tenth season in the NBA.[1] After starting the first half of the season strong with a 23–14 record, the Nets lost star Micheal Ray Richardson due to a lifetime ban from the NBA due to repeated drug offenses and Darryl Dawkins to injuries, and then stumbled and went 16–29, finishing with a 39–43 record and barely making it into the playoffs.

1985–86 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachDave Wohl
General managerLewis Schaffel
OwnersSecaucus Seven (led by Alan N. Cohen and Joseph Taub)
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record39–43 (.476)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Bucks 0–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
(Steve Albert, Bill Raftery, Bob Goldsholl)
RadioWNBC
(Neil Funk, Mike DiTomasso)

Draft picks edit

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
2 36 Yvon Joseph   Haiti Georgia Tech
2 38 Fernando Martín C/PF   Spain
3 62 Nigel Manuel   United States UCLA
5 108 Kelly Blaine   United States South Alabama
6 130 George Almones   United States Louisiana–Lafayette
7 154 Gary McLain PG   United States Villanova

Roster edit

1985–86 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
SG 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1955-12-09 Houston
PF 45 Cattage, Bobby 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1958-08-17 Auburn
PG 12 Cook, Darwin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1958-08-06 Portland
C 53 Dawkins, Darryl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1957-01-11 Maynard Evans HS (FL)
C 42 Gminski, Mike 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1959-08-03 Duke
PF 43 Johnson, Mickey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-08-31 Aurora
SF 55 King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1959-12-17 Maryland
SF 31 O'Koren, Mike 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 1958-02-07 North Carolina
PG 14 Ransey, Kelvin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1958-05-03 Ohio State
PF 35 Turner, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1962-04-09 Vanderbilt
PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1960-03-08 Maryland
SG 13 Williams, Ray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1954-10-14 Minnesota
Head coach

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
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Roster notes
  • The Nets let F Rod Higgins's 10-day contract expire.
  • C Yvon Joseph was waived after playing 1 game in the NBA.
  • G Micheal Ray Richardson received a lifetime ban on February 25 after he violated the league's drug policy three times.

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Boston Celtics 67 15 .817 40–1 27–14 18–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 13 31–10 23–18 15–9
x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 28 26–15 13–28 11–13
x-New Jersey Nets 39 43 .476 28 26–15 13–28 11–13
New York Knicks 23 59 .280 44 15–26 8–33 5–19
#
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Boston Celtics 67 15 .817
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 57 25 .695 10
3 x-Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 .659 13
4 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 17
5 x-Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 21
6 x-Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 28
7 x-New Jersey Nets 39 43 .476 28
8 x-Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 37
9 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 .354 38
10 Indiana Pacers 26 56 .317 41
11 New York Knicks 23 59 .280 44

Record vs. opponents edit

1985–86 NBA records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta 0–6 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 4–2 5–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–4
Boston 6–0 5–1 5–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 2–0 2–0 5–1 2–0 2–0 5–0 4–2 5–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 5–1
Chicago 1–5 1–5 3–3 0–2 2–0 2–4 2–0 1–1 3–3 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–3 4–2 1–5 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–4
Cleveland 2–4 1–5 3–3 1–1 1–1 1–5 0–2 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–5 3–3 4–1 0–6 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–5
Dallas 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–3 0–2 4–1 1–5 2–0 2–3 1–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–3 3–3 4–2 3–2 5–1 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–3 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 4–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 3–3 3–3 2–3 3–3 2–0
Detroit 2–4 1–4 4–2 5–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 2–0 1–1 2–4 4–2 4–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–2
Golden State 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 0–5 1–1 5–1 2–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–4 1–5 2–3 2–3 2–4 2–3 1–1
Houston 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 5–1 3–3 1–1 5–0 2–0 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–2 5–1 3–2 3–3 2–0
Indiana 1–5 1–5 3–3 2–3 0–2 0–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–3 2–4 0–6 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 5–1
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–4 0–2 1–5 2–3 0–2 2–4 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–4 2–4 5–0 1–4 3–3 3–2 0–2
L.A. Lakers 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–3 1–1 4–2 4–1 2–0 4–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 5–1 6–0 5–0 4–1 4–2 5–0 2–0
Milwaukee 3–3 0–5 5–1 5–1 2–0 0–2 4–2 2–0 2–0 4–2 1–1 0–2 4–2 6–0 4–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 4–2
New Jersey 2–4 2–4 3–2 3–3 0–2 1–1 2–4 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–4 5–1 2–4 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–4
New York 1–5 1–5 2–4 1–4 1–1 1–1 1–4 1–1 0–2 4–2 0–2 1–1 0–6 1–5 0–6 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–3
Philadelphia 1–4 2–4 5–1 6–0 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 6–0 2–0 0–2 1–4 4–2 6–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–3
Phoenix 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 1–4 2–0 4–2 2–3 1–1 4–2 1–5 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–4 2–3 3–2 5–1 1–4 1–1
Portland 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–2 2–3 1–1 5–1 2–3 2–0 4–2 0–6 0–2 0–2 2–0 0–2 4–2 3–2 1–4 5–1 2–3 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–3 3–3 2–0 3–2 2–4 2–0 0–5 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–2 2–3 5–1 5–0 2–4 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–4 3–3 1–1 3–2 1–5 1–1 4–1 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–3 4–1 1–5 2–3 2–4 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–2 0–2 4–2 2–3 0–2 3–3 2–4 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–5 1–5 0–5 3–2 2–3 1–1
Utah 2–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–5 3–3 1–1 3–2 3–3 2–0 2–3 0–5 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 4–2 4–2 3–2 1–1
Washington 4–1 1–5 4–1 5–1 1–1 0–2 2–4 1–1 0–2 1–5 2–0 0–2 2–4 4–2 3–3 3–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1

Game log edit

Playoffs edit

1986 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Series
1 April 18 @ Milwaukee L 107–119 Buck Williams (27) Buck Williams (14) Birdsong, Cook (7) MECCA Arena
11,052
0–1
2 April 20 @ Milwaukee L 97–111 Mike Gminski (28) Mike Gminski (13) Darwin Cook (7) MECCA Arena
11,052
0–2
3 April 22 Milwaukee L 113–118 Otis Birdsong (28) Buck Williams (10) Kelvin Ransey (4) Brendan Byrne Arena
7,784
0–3
1986 schedule

Player statistics edit

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

Season edit

Playoffs edit

Awards and records edit

Transactions edit

References edit

  1. ^ 1985–86 New Jersey Nets

See also edit

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The 1985 86 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets tenth season in the NBA 1 After starting the first half of the season strong with a 23 14 record the Nets lost star Micheal Ray Richardson due to a lifetime ban from the NBA due to repeated drug offenses and Darryl Dawkins to injuries and then stumbled and went 16 29 finishing with a 39 43 record and barely making it into the playoffs 1985 86 New Jersey Nets seasonHead coachDave WohlGeneral managerLewis SchaffelOwnersSecaucus Seven led by Alan N Cohen and Joseph Taub ArenaBrendan Byrne ArenaResultsRecord39 43 476 PlaceDivision 3rd Atlantic Conference 7th Eastern Playoff finishFirst round lost to Bucks 0 3 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionWOR TVSportsChannel New York Steve Albert Bill Raftery Bob Goldsholl RadioWNBC Neil Funk Mike DiTomasso lt 1984 85 1986 87 gt Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5 1 Season 5 2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 References 9 See alsoDraft picks editMain article 1985 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 36 Yvon Joseph nbsp Haiti Georgia Tech 2 38 Fernando Martin C PF nbsp Spain 3 62 Nigel Manuel nbsp United States UCLA 5 108 Kelly Blaine nbsp United States South Alabama 6 130 George Almones nbsp United States Louisiana Lafayette 7 154 Gary McLain PG nbsp United States VillanovaRoster edit1985 86 New Jersey Nets roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From SG 10 Birdsong Otis 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg 1955 12 09 Houston PF 45 Cattage Bobby 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 250 lb 113 kg 1958 08 17 Auburn PG 12 Cook Darwin 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 184 lb 83 kg 1958 08 06 Portland C 53 Dawkins Darryl 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 251 lb 114 kg 1957 01 11 Maynard Evans HS FL C 42 Gminski Mike 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 250 lb 113 kg 1959 08 03 Duke PF 43 Johnson Mickey 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 190 lb 86 kg 1952 08 31 Aurora SF 55 King Albert 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg 1959 12 17 Maryland SF 31 O Koren Mike 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 207 lb 94 kg 1958 02 07 North Carolina PG 14 Ransey Kelvin 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 170 lb 77 kg 1958 05 03 Ohio State PF 35 Turner Jeff 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 230 lb 104 kg 1962 04 09 Vanderbilt PF 52 Williams Buck 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 215 lb 98 kg 1960 03 08 Maryland SG 13 Williams Ray 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 188 lb 85 kg 1954 10 14 Minnesota Head coach Dave Wohl Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction access date Roster notes The Nets let F Rod Higgins s 10 day contract expire C Yvon Joseph was waived after playing 1 game in the NBA G Micheal Ray Richardson received a lifetime ban on February 25 after he violated the league s drug policy three times Regular season editSeason standings edit Atlantic Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div y Boston Celtics 67 15 817 40 1 27 14 18 6 x Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 659 13 31 10 23 18 15 9 x Washington Bullets 39 43 476 28 26 15 13 28 11 13 x New Jersey Nets 39 43 476 28 26 15 13 28 11 13 New York Knicks 23 59 280 44 15 26 8 33 5 19 Eastern Conferencevte Team W L PCT GB 1 z Boston Celtics 67 15 817 2 y Milwaukee Bucks 57 25 695 10 3 x Philadelphia 76ers 54 28 659 13 4 x Atlanta Hawks 50 32 610 17 5 x Detroit Pistons 46 36 561 21 6 x Washington Bullets 39 43 476 28 7 x New Jersey Nets 39 43 476 28 8 x Chicago Bulls 30 52 366 37 9 Cleveland Cavaliers 29 53 354 38 10 Indiana Pacers 26 56 317 41 11 New York Knicks 23 59 280 44 Record vs opponents edit 1985 86 NBA records Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS Atlanta 0 6 5 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 4 2 5 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 4 Boston 6 0 5 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 2 0 2 0 5 1 2 0 2 0 5 0 4 2 5 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 5 1 Chicago 1 5 1 5 3 3 0 2 2 0 2 4 2 0 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 3 4 2 1 5 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 Cleveland 2 4 1 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 5 0 2 0 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 5 3 3 4 1 0 6 2 0 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5 Dallas 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 3 0 2 4 1 1 5 2 0 2 3 1 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 2 3 3 3 4 2 3 2 5 1 1 1 Denver 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 3 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 0 4 1 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 3 2 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 0 Detroit 2 4 1 4 4 2 5 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 0 1 1 2 4 4 2 4 1 2 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 4 2 Golden State 1 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 4 2 3 1 1 0 5 1 1 5 1 2 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 4 1 5 2 3 2 3 2 4 2 3 1 1 Houston 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 5 1 3 3 1 1 5 0 2 0 3 2 1 4 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 3 2 3 2 4 2 5 1 3 2 3 3 2 0 Indiana 1 5 1 5 3 3 2 3 0 2 0 2 1 5 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 3 2 4 0 6 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 5 1 L A Clippers 0 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 4 0 2 1 5 2 3 0 2 2 4 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 4 5 0 1 4 3 3 3 2 0 2 L A Lakers 1 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 1 2 3 1 1 4 2 4 1 2 0 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 5 1 6 0 5 0 4 1 4 2 5 0 2 0 Milwaukee 3 3 0 5 5 1 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 2 2 0 2 0 4 2 1 1 0 2 4 2 6 0 4 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 4 2 New Jersey 2 4 2 4 3 2 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 4 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 2 1 1 2 4 5 1 2 4 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 2 4 New York 1 5 1 5 2 4 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 6 1 5 0 6 2 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 3 3 Philadelphia 1 4 2 4 5 1 6 0 2 0 1 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 6 0 2 0 0 2 1 4 4 2 6 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 Phoenix 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 5 1 4 2 0 4 2 2 3 1 1 4 2 1 5 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 4 2 3 3 2 5 1 1 4 1 1 Portland 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 3 2 2 3 1 1 5 1 2 3 2 0 4 2 0 6 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 4 2 3 2 1 4 5 1 2 3 0 2 Sacramento 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 3 3 2 0 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 5 0 5 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 3 2 2 3 5 1 5 0 2 4 1 1 San Antonio 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 4 3 3 1 1 3 2 1 5 1 1 4 1 1 4 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 1 1 5 2 3 2 4 2 0 Seattle 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 2 0 2 4 2 2 3 0 2 3 3 2 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 5 0 5 3 2 2 3 1 1 Utah 2 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 5 3 3 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 0 2 3 0 5 0 2 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 1 3 2 4 2 4 2 3 2 1 1 Washington 4 1 1 5 4 1 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 2 1 5 2 0 0 2 2 4 4 2 3 3 3 3 1 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 Game log edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 Playoffs edit1986 playoff game log First round 0 3 home 0 1 road 0 2 Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists LocationAttendance Series 1 April 18 Milwaukee L 107 119 Buck Williams 27 Buck Williams 14 Birdsong Cook 7 MECCA Arena11 052 0 1 2 April 20 Milwaukee L 97 111 Mike Gminski 28 Mike Gminski 13 Darwin Cook 7 MECCA Arena11 052 0 2 3 April 22 Milwaukee L 113 118 Otis Birdsong 28 Buck Williams 10 Kelvin Ransey 4 Brendan Byrne Arena7 784 0 3 1986 schedulePlayer statistics editLegend 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 Season edit This section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 Playoffs editAwards and records editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it February 2013 Transactions editThis section is empty You can help by adding to it January 2011 References edit 1985 86 New Jersey NetsSee also 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