NBA basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1979–80 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' fourth season in the NBA .[1]
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Draft picks
^1 Not to be confused with the 1990s basketball player Tony Smith .
Roster
1979–80 New Jersey Nets roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
G
34
Boynes, Winford
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
1957-05-17
San Francisco
F/C
54
Elliott, Bob
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1955-08-18
Arizona
C
52
Johnson, George
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1948-12-18
Dillard
G
15
Jordan, Eddie
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
1955-01-29
Rutgers
F
33
Lucas, Maurice
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1952-02-18
Marquette
G
14
Newlin, Mike
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1949-02-02
Utah
G
22
Phegley, Roger
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
1956-10-16
Bradley
F
44
Robinson, Cliff
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1960-03-13
USC
G
10
Smith, Robert
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
1955-03-10
UNLV
F
20
van Breda Kolff, Jan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1951-12-16
Vanderbilt
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Regular season
Season standings
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1979-80 NBA Records
Team
ATL
BOS
CHI
CLE
DEN
DET
GSW
HOU
IND
KCK
LAL
MIL
NJN
NYK
PHI
PHO
POR
SAS
SDC
SEA
UTA
WAS
Atlanta
–
2–4
1–1
4–2
1–1
6–0
2–0
2–4
4–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
4–2
4–2
4–2
1–1
2–0
5–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
3–3
Boston
4–2
–
2–0
4–2
2–0
6–0
2–0
6–0
4–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
5–1
5–1
3–3
1–1
2–0
4–2
2–0
0–2
2–0
4–2
Chicago
1–1
0–2
–
2–0
2–4
1–1
4–2
1–1
0–2
3–3
1–5
1–5
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–5
3–3
0–2
4–2
2–4
2–4
0–2
Cleveland
2–4
2–4
0–2
–
1–1
6–0
2–0
2–4
2–4
2–0
1–1
0–2
3–3
3–3
1–5
1–1
0–2
4–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–3
Denver
1–1
0–2
4–2
1–1
–
1–1
3–3
1–1
1–1
0–6
1–5
3–3
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–5
2–4
1–1
3–3
1–5
3–3
1–1
Detroit
0–6
0–6
1–1
0–6
1–1
–
1–1
1–5
1–5
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–4
2–4
1–5
0–2
0–2
2–4
0–2
0–2
1–1
2–4
Golden State
0–2
0–2
2–4
0–2
3–3
1–1
–
1–1
1–1
3–3
1–5
0–6
2–0
0–2
0–2
2–4
2–4
0–2
3–3
0–6
3–3
0–2
Houston
4–2
0–6
1–1
4–2
1–1
5–1
1–1
–
4–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
3–3
3–3
2–4
1–1
1–1
3–3
2–0
1–1
2–0
2–4
Indiana
2–4
2–4
2–0
4–2
1–1
5–1
1–1
2–4
–
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–4
4–2
1–5
0–2
2–0
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
Kansas City
2–0
1–1
3–3
0–2
6–0
2–0
3–3
2–0
1–1
–
2–4
3–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–5
1–5
1–1
5–1
3–3
6–0
2–0
Los Angeles
1–1
2–0
5–1
1–1
5–1
2–0
5–1
2–0
2–0
4–2
–
3–3
2–0
2–0
1–1
3–3
2–4
2–0
5–1
4–2
6–0
1–1
Milwaukee
1–1
0–2
5–1
2–0
3–3
1–1
6–0
1–1
2–0
3–3
3–3
–
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–2
5–1
0–2
4–2
2–4
4–2
1–1
New Jersey
2–4
1–5
1–1
3–3
1–1
4–2
0–2
3–3
4–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
–
2–4
1–5
1–1
0–2
3–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–3
New York
2–4
1–5
2–0
3–3
1–1
4–2
2–0
3–3
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–2
–
0–6
2–0
2–0
4–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–3
Philadelphia
2–4
3–3
1–1
5–1
2–0
5–1
2–0
4–2
5–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
5–1
6–0
–
1–1
2–0
4–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
5–1
Phoenix
1–1
1–1
5–1
1–1
5–1
2–0
4–2
1–1
2–0
5–1
3–3
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–1
–
6–0
1–1
2–4
4–2
6–0
2–0
Portland
0–2
0–2
3–3
2–0
4–2
2–0
4–2
1–1
0–2
5–1
4–2
1–5
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–6
–
1–1
4–2
1–5
3–3
1–1
San Antonio
1–5
2–4
2–0
2–4
1–1
4–2
2–0
3–3
4–2
1–1
0–2
2–0
3–3
2–4
2–4
1–1
1–1
–
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–2
San Diego
1–1
0–2
2–4
1–1
3–3
2–0
3–3
0–2
1–1
1–5
1–5
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–2
2–4
0–2
–
3–3
5–1
1–1
Seattle
2–0
2–0
4–2
2–0
5–1
2–0
6–0
1–1
2–0
3–3
2–4
4–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–4
5–1
1–1
3–3
–
5–1
1–1
Utah
0–2
0–2
4–2
1–1
3–3
1–1
3–3
0–2
1–1
0–6
0–6
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–6
3–3
1–1
1–5
1–5
–
0–2
Washington
3–3
2–4
2–0
3–3
1–1
4–2
2–0
4–2
2–4
0–2
1–1
1–1
3–3
3–3
1–5
0–2
1–1
2–4
1–1
1–1
2–0
—
Game log
Player statistics
Awards and records
Transactions
References
See also
Founded in 1967
Formerly the New Jersey Americans (1967–1968); played in New York (1968–1977) and New Jersey (1977–2012)
Based in Brooklyn, New York
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