1974–75 New York Nets season

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1974–75 New York Nets season
Head coachKevin Loughery
ArenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record58–26 (.690)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Eastern (ABA))
Playoff finishDivision Semifinals
(Lost to Spirits 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWOR
RadioWMCA
< 1973–74 1975–76 >

The 1974–75 New York Nets season was the eighth season of the franchise in the American Basketball Association.

ABA Draft[]

Main article: 1974 ABA Draft
Round Player School/Club Team
1 Brian Winters South Carolina
2 Rich Kelley Stanford
3 Tom Boswell South Carolina
4 Talvin Skinner Maryland Eastern Shore
5 Eric Fernsten San Francisco
6 Gary Brokaw Notre Dame
7 Dean Tolson Arkansas
8 AI Skinner Massachusetts
9 Bob Fleischer Duke[1]

Roster[]

Number Player Position Height Weight Birthday Experience (in years) College/High School
32 Julius Erving SF 6-6 200 February 22, 1950 3 University of Massachusetts Amherst
12 Mike Gale PG 6-4 185 July 18, 1950 3 Elizabeth City State University
35 Larry Kenon PF 6-9 205 December 13, 1952 1 University of Memphis
4 Wendell Ladner SF 6-5 220 October 6, 1948 4 University of Southern Mississippi
22 Ed Manning SF 6-7 210 January 2, 1944 7 Jackson State University
25 Bill Melchionni PG 6-1 165 October 19, 1944 7 Villanova University
5 Billy Paultz C 6-11 235 July 30, 1948 4 St. John's University
15 Billy Schaeffer SF 6-5 200 December 11, 1951 1 St. John's University
30 Al Skinner SG 6-3 190 June 16, 1952 R University of Massachusetts Amherst
40 Willard Sojourner C 6-8 225 September 10, 1948 3 Weber State University
14 Brian Taylor PG 6-2 185 June 9, 1951 2 Princeton University
23 John Williamson SG 6-2 185 November 10, 1951 1 New Mexico State University

Playoffs[]

Main article: 1975 ABA playoffs

Two days before the Semifinals began, the Nets and Colonels had a Tiebreaker game played to settle who would be the Eastern Division Champion and play the Memphis Sounds. Julius Erving scored 34 points for the Nets but Artis Gilmore grabbed 33 rebounds for Kentucky. The Colonels won the game 108-99 in Kentucky, thus the Nets were slated to play the Spirits.[2]

Eastern Division Semifinals vs. Spirits of St. Louis

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 6 New York 111–105 1–0 11,607
2 April 9 New York 97–115 1–1 10,621
3 April 11 St. Louis 108–113 1–2 6,199
4 April 13 St. Louis 89–100 1–3 7,719
5 April 15 New York 107–108 1–4 9,664

References[]

  1. ^ "1974 ABA Draft". Archived from the original on 2015-01-17. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  2. ^ 1974-75 New York Nets Roster and Stats
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