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NBA professional basketball team season
The 1983–84 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' eighth season in the NBA ,[1] and saw the franchise win its first NBA playoff series, although this would remain the Nets' only playoff series win until 2002 .
Draft picks [ ]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
Nationality
College
2
44
Horace Owens
United States
Rhode Island
3
59
Bruce Kuczenski
PF/C
United States
Connecticut
4
87
United States
Bradley
5
110
United States
Texas A&M
6
133
United States
New Orleans
7
156
Keith Bennett
United States
Sacred Heart
8
179
United States
Duquesne
9
201
Kevin Black
United States
Rutgers
10
222
United States
Princeton
Roster [ ]
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD)
From
SG
10
Birdsong, Otis
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Houston
PG
12
Cook, Darwin
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
Portland
C
53
Dawkins, Darryl
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
Maynard Evans (HS)
C
42
Gminski, Mike
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Duke
F
33
Johnson, Reggie
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Tennessee
SF
55
King, Albert
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Maryland
SF
31
O'Koren, Mike
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
207 lb (94 kg)
North Carolina
PG
14
Ransey, Kelvin
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Ohio State
PG
20
Richardson, Michael Ray
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
189 lb (86 kg)
Montana
PG
1
Walker, Foots
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
184 lb (83 kg)
West Georgia
PF
52
Williams, Buck
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Maryland
SF
34
Willoughby, Bill
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Dwight Morrow (HS)
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents [ ]
1983-84 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
–
0–5
4–2
3–3
1–1
0–2
2–4
1–1
1–1
4–2
0–2
0–2
3–3
3–3
4–1
5–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–2
Boston
5–0
–
5–0
6–0
2–0
2–0
4–2
2–0
1–1
5–1
2–0
0–2
5–1
4–2
3–3
2–4
2–0
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
4–2
Chicago
2–4
0–5
–
2–4
1–1
0–2
1–5
2–0
0–2
3–3
1–1
0–2
2–4
2–4
2–4
2–3
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–4
Cleveland
3–3
0–6
4–2
–
1–1
0–2
1–5
1–1
1–1
2–4
0–2
0–2
1–5
2–3
1–5
2–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–1
Dallas
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
–
4–2
0–2
4–1
4–2
2–0
3–3
3–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–2
2–3
4–2
4–1
1–4
4–2
0–2
Denver
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–4
–
1–1
2–3
4–2
0–2
4–2
1–4
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–3
1–4
3–3
3–2
2–3
3–3
0–2
Detroit
4–2
2–4
5–1
5–1
2–0
1–1
–
1–1
1–1
4–2
1–1
1–1
3–2
1–4
4–2
3–3
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
3–3
Golden State
1–1
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–4
3–2
1–1
–
2–3
2–0
4–1
3–3
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–5
2–4
3–2
3–3
4–2
1–4
2–0
Houston
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–4
2–4
1–1
3–2
–
1–1
2–4
1–4
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–3
1–4
2–4
2–3
3–2
1–5
0–2
Indiana
2–4
1–5
3–3
4–2
0–2
2–0
2–4
0–2
1–1
–
0–2
1–1
1–5
1–5
2–4
0–5
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–4
Kansas City
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–0
3–3
2–4
1–1
1–4
4–2
2–0
–
0–5
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
2–3
2–3
5–1
3–2
1–4
3–3
2–0
Los Angeles
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–3
4–1
1–1
3–3
4–1
1–1
5–0
–
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
3–3
5–1
2–3
4–2
3–3
4–1
1–1
Milwaukee
3–3
1–5
4–2
5–1
2–0
1–1
2–3
2–0
1–1
5–1
2–0
0–2
–
4–2
4–1
2–4
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
5–1
New Jersey
3–3
2–4
4–2
3–2
1–1
1–1
4–1
1–1
2–0
5–1
0–2
1–1
2–4
–
3–3
3–3
2–0
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–2
New York
1–4
3–3
4–1
5–1
2–0
1–1
2–4
1–1
2–0
4–2
2–0
2–0
1–4
3–3
–
2–4
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
4–2
Philadelphia
1–5
4–2
3–2
4–2
1–1
1–1
3–3
1–1
2–0
5–0
2–0
1–1
4–2
3–3
4–2
–
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
4–2
Phoenix
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–3
3–2
0–2
5–1
3–2
1–1
3–2
3–3
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
–
2–4
5–0
4–2
2–4
1–4
2–0
Portland
2–0
0–2
0–2
1–1
3–2
4–1
1–1
4–2
4–1
1–1
3–2
1–5
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
4–2
–
4–1
4–2
4–2
1–4
1–1
San Antonio
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
2–4
3–3
1–1
2–3
4–2
2–0
1–5
3–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
0–2
0–5
1–4
–
4–1
2–3
4–2
1–1
San Diego
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–4
2–3
0–2
3–3
3–2
1–1
2–3
2–4
1–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–4
2–4
1–4
–
3–3
2–3
1–1
Seattle
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
4–1
3–2
1–1
2–4
2–3
1–1
4–1
3–3
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–2
2–4
3–2
3–3
–
1–4
1–1
Utah
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–4
3–3
1–1
4–1
5–1
1–1
3–3
1–4
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
4–1
4–1
2–4
3–2
4–1
–
1–1
Washington
2–4
2–4
4–2
1–4
2–0
2–0
3–3
0–2
2–0
4–1
0–2
1–1
1–5
2–4
2–4
2–4
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
—
Game log [ ]
Regular season [ ]
1983–84 game log Total: 45–37 (Home: 29–12; Road: 16–25)
October: 1–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–1)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
November: 7–6 (Home: 4–2; Road: 3–4)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
15
November 30
New York
L 104–113
Brendan Byrne Arena
8–7
December: 6–10 (Home: 4–2; Road: 2–8)
January: 8–5 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–3)
February: 8–7 (Home: 7–3; Road: 1–4)
March: 10–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 4–3)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
71
March 25
New York
W 107–94
Brendan Byrne Arena
39–32
April: 5–3 (Home: 3–1; Road: 2–2)
Game
Date
Team
Score
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Location Attendance
Record
1983–84 schedule
Playoffs [ ]
1984 playoff game log
First round: 3–2 (Home: 0–2; Road: 3–0)
Conference Semi-finals: 2–4 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–2)
1984 schedule
Player statistics [ ]
Season [ ]
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Playoffs [ ]
Awards and records [ ]
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Transactions [ ]
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References [ ]
See also [ ]
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