1984–85 New Jersey Nets season

1984–85 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Stan Albeck
Arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record	42–40 (.512)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 5th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (Lost to Pistons 0–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	WOR-TV SportsChannel New York (Steve Albert, Bill Raftery, Bob Goldsholl)
Radio	WNBC (Mel Proctor, Mike DiTomasso)
< 1983–84 1985–86 >

The 1984–85 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 9th season in the NBA.^[1]

Draft picks[]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	17	Jeff Turner	PF	United States	Vanderbilt
3	63			Nigeria	Sam Houston State
4	85			United States	Illinois State
5	109			United States	South Alabama
6	131	Oscar Schmidt	SG/SF	Brazil
7	155			United States	Syracuse
8	177			United States	Utah
9	200			United States	Princeton
10	221			United States	Saint Peter's

Roster[]

New Jersey Nets roster

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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 SG 22 Brewer, Ron 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas 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 C 43 Johnson, George 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Dillard SF 55 King, Albert 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Maryland SG 33 McKenna, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Creighton 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 PF 22 Sappleton, Wayne 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Loyola (IL) PF 35 Turner, Jeff 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Vanderbilt PF 52 Williams, Buck 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Maryland

Head coach Stan Albeck Assistant coach(es) John Killilea Herman Kull Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Atlantic Division v t	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–	35–6	28–13	19–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5	34–7	24–17	15–9
x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21	27–14	15–26	13–11
x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23	28–13	12–29	11–13
New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39	19–22	5–36	2–22

#	Eastern Conference v t
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	63	19	.768	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	59	23	.720	4
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	17
5	x-New Jersey Nets	42	40	.512	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	40	42	.488	23
7	x-Chicago Bulls	38	44	.463	25
8	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	36	46	.439	27
9	Atlanta Hawks	34	48	.415	29
10	New York Knicks	24	58	.293	39
11	Indiana Pacers	22	60	.268	41

Record vs. opponents[]

1984-85 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	1–4	3–3	3–3	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	6–0	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–4	3–3	3–3	0–5	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	3–3
Boston	4–1	–	4–2	6–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–4	5–1	6–0	3–3	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	5–1
Chicago	3–3	2–4	–	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–3	2–4	4–2	0–5	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–2
Cleveland	3–3	0–6	4–2	–	1–1	0–2	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–5	2–3	3–3	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Dallas	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	–	2–4	0–2	4–1	2–4	2–0	5–1	3–2	1–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	4–1	4–2	5–0	1–5	1–1
Denver	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–2	–	0–2	5–0	2–4	2–0	4–2	2–3	2–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	4–1	3–3	3–2	4–2	2–0
Detroit	5–1	2–4	3–3	4–1	2–0	2–0	–	2–0	1–1	6–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	1–5	3–2	1–5	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3
Golden State	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–4	0–5	0–2	–	2–3	0–2	2–3	2–4	1–5	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–4	2–4	1–4	3–3	1–4	1–1
Houston	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	4–2	1–1	3–2	–	1–1	5–1	2–3	1–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	4–2	3–2	3–3	0–2
Indiana	0–6	1–5	4–2	2–4	0–2	0–2	0–6	2–0	1–1	–	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–5	2–3	2–4	1–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–4
Kansas City	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–4	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	–	3–2	0–5	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–4	3–2	2–4	1–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	4–2	3–2	2–0	2–3	–	0–6	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	4–2	1–5	2–3	2–4	3–2	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–1	3–2	1–1	5–1	4–1	1–1	5–0	6–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	5–1	5–1	3–2	3–3	4–1	1–1
Milwaukee	4–2	4–1	3–3	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–3	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	–	3–3	5–0	3–3	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
New Jersey	3–3	1–5	4–2	3–2	1–1	0–2	5–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	3–3	–	6–0	2–4	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–2
New York	3–3	0–6	2–4	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	4–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	0–6	–	2–4	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–6
Philadelphia	5–0	3–3	5–0	2–4	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	5–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	4–2	4–2	–	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	4–2
Phoenix	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	4–2	1–4	2–0	3–2	2–4	1–5	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	–	3–3	1–4	5–1	3–2	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–4	1–1	4–2	2–3	2–0	2–3	5–1	1–5	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	3–3	–	3–2	4–2	3–2	1–1
San Antonio	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	4–1	2–4	1–1	4–2	3–2	2–3	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–3	–	4–1	1–5	0–2
Seattle	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–5	2–3	1–1	3–3	2–3	2–0	2–3	4–2	3–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–5	2–4	1–4	–	3–2	2–0
Utah	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	5–1	2–4	2–0	4–1	3–3	0–2	4–2	2–3	1–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–3	2–3	5–1	2–3	–	1–1
Washington	3–3	1–5	2–3	3–3	1–1	0–2	3–3	1–1	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	2–4	6–0	2–4	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	—

Game log[]

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Playoffs[]

1985 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 @ Detroit L 105–125 Buck Williams (23) Buck Williams (9) Micheal Ray Richardson (10) Joe Louis Arena 10,465 0–1 2 April 21 @ Detroit L 111–121 Buck Williams (23) Buck Williams (11) Micheal Ray Richardson (14) Joe Louis Arena 11,501 0–2 3 April 24 Detroit L 115–116 Williams, King (28) Buck Williams (12) Micheal Ray Richardson (10) Brendan Byrne Arena 9,999 0–3
1985 schedule

Player statistics[]

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[]

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Playoffs[]

Awards and records[]

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Transactions[]

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References[]

See also[]

• 1984–85 NBA season