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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1980–81 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 5th season in the NBA.[1] It was their final season of play at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, as the team moved to Brendan Byrne Arena in the Meadowlands for the following season.
Draft picks[]
Round
|
Pick
|
Player
|
Position
|
Nationality
|
College
|
1 |
6 |
Mike O'Koren |
SF |
United States |
North Carolina
|
1 |
7 |
Mike Gminski |
C |
United States |
Duke
|
3 |
52 |
Lowes Moore |
PG |
United States |
West Virginia
|
4 |
75 |
Rory Sparrow |
PF |
United States |
Villanova
|
5 |
98 |
|
|
United States |
Oklahoma
|
6 |
121 |
|
|
United States |
Louisiana State
|
7 |
144 |
|
|
United States |
Alabama-Birmingham
|
8 |
165 |
|
|
United States |
New Orleans
|
9 |
185 |
|
|
United States |
Colorado State
|
Roster[]
1980–81 New Jersey Nets roster
Players
|
Coaches
|
Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) |
From
|
G
|
12
|
Cook, Darwin
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
184 lb (83 kg)
|
|
Portland
|
C
|
42
|
Gminski, Mike
|
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
|
250 lb (113 kg)
|
|
Duke
|
F
|
43
|
Jones, Edgar
|
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
|
Nevada
|
F
|
20
|
Lucas, Maurice
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
215 lb (98 kg)
|
|
Marquette
|
C
|
21
|
McAdoo, Bob
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
210 lb (95 kg)
|
|
North Carolina
|
G
|
11
|
Moore, Lowes
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
170 lb (77 kg)
|
|
West Virginia
|
G
|
14
|
Newlin, Mike
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
200 lb (91 kg)
|
|
Utah
|
F
|
31
|
O'Koren, Mike
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
207 lb (94 kg)
|
|
North Carolina
|
F
|
44
|
Robinson, Cliff
|
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
|
Southern California
|
G
|
34
|
Sparrow, Rory
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
|
Villanova
|
F
|
20
|
van Breda Kolff, Jan
|
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
|
195 lb (88 kg)
|
|
Vanderbilt
|
G
|
10
|
Walker, Foots
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
184 lb (83 kg)
|
|
West Georgia
|
|
- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
|
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Record vs. opponents[]
1980-81 NBA Records
|
Team
|
ATL
|
BOS
|
CHI
|
CLE
|
DAL
|
DEN
|
DET
|
GSW
|
HOU
|
IND
|
KCK
|
LAL
|
MIL
|
NJN
|
NYK
|
PHI
|
PHO
|
POR
|
SAS
|
SDC
|
SEA
|
UTA
|
WAS
|
Atlanta
|
– |
2–4 |
2–4 |
1–5 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–5 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
1–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–4
|
Boston
|
4–2 |
– |
5–1 |
4–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
6–0 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
5–1
|
Chicago
|
4–2 |
1–5 |
– |
5–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
3–3 |
2–4 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
5–1
|
Cleveland
|
5–1 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
– |
2–0 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–6 |
3–3 |
0–5 |
0–6 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
4–2
|
Dallas
|
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
– |
3–3 |
0–2 |
2–3 |
0–6 |
0–2 |
0–6 |
0–5 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–4 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
2–3 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
0–2
|
Denver
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
– |
2–0 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
3–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–4 |
2–3 |
2–4 |
3–2 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
0–2
|
Detroit
|
2–4 |
1–4 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
– |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
1–5 |
1–4 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–5
|
Golden State
|
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–2 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
– |
3–2 |
1–1 |
5–0 |
1–5 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
1–4 |
2–4 |
3–3 |
4–1 |
1–1
|
Houston
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
4–2 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
– |
1–1 |
2–4 |
2–3 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–4 |
3–2 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
4–1 |
4–2 |
0–2
|
Indiana
|
5–1 |
3–3 |
2–3 |
4–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
– |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–4 |
5–1 |
3–2 |
0–6 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
4–2
|
Kansas City
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
0–5 |
4–2 |
0–2 |
– |
0–5 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
3–2 |
3–2 |
2–4 |
3–2 |
2–3 |
5–1 |
1–1
|
Los Angeles
|
2–0 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
5–0 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
3–2 |
2–0 |
5–0 |
– |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–4 |
3–3 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
6–0 |
3–2 |
1–1
|
Milwaukee
|
5–1 |
3–3 |
3–3 |
6–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
4–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
– |
5–1 |
3–3 |
3–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–1
|
New Jersey
|
2–3 |
0–6 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
– |
0–6 |
1–5 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–3
|
New York
|
4–2 |
1–5 |
3–3 |
5–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–3 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
3–3 |
6–0 |
– |
3–3 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–2
|
Philadelphia
|
5–1 |
3–3 |
4–2 |
6–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
6–0 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
5–1 |
3–3 |
– |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
4–2
|
Phoenix
|
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
4–1 |
2–0 |
4–2 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
4–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
– |
3–3 |
3–2 |
6–0 |
5–1 |
5–0 |
1–1
|
Portland
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
4–1 |
3–2 |
2–0 |
4–2 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–3 |
– |
2–3 |
4–2 |
4–2 |
2–3 |
2–0
|
San Antonio
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
5–1 |
4–2 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
3–3 |
0–2 |
4–2 |
3–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
2–3 |
3–2 |
– |
4–1 |
3–2 |
5–1 |
1–1
|
San Diego
|
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
3–2 |
2–3 |
1–1 |
4–2 |
4–1 |
1–1 |
2–3 |
3–3 |
0–2 |
2–0 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–6 |
2–4 |
1–4 |
– |
5–1 |
3–2 |
0–2
|
Seattle
|
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
4–1 |
2–3 |
2–0 |
3–3 |
1–4 |
2–0 |
3–2 |
0–6 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
1–5 |
2–4 |
2–3 |
1–5 |
– |
4–1 |
1–1
|
Utah
|
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
5–1 |
4–2 |
2–0 |
1–4 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
1–5 |
2–3 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
0–2 |
0–5 |
3–2 |
1–5 |
2–3 |
1–4 |
– |
0–2
|
Washington
|
4–1 |
1–5 |
1–5 |
2–4 |
2–0 |
2–0 |
5–1 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1–4 |
3–3 |
2–4 |
2–4 |
1–1 |
0–2 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
1–1 |
2–0 |
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References[]
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