From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1975–76 New York Nets season
1975–76 New York Nets season
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
ABA
Team W L PCT GB
Denver Nuggets 60 24 .714 -
New York Nets 55 29 .655 5
San Antonio Spurs 50 34 .595 10
Kentucky Colonels 46 38 .548 14
Indiana Pacers 39 45 .417 21
Spirits of St. Louis 35 49 .417 25
Virginia Squires 15 68 .181 45
1975–76 New York Nets season On October 11 the Nets ventured to Buffalo, New York
to face the Buffalo Braves on the Braves’ home court.
Head coach Kevin Loughery
15,000 fans attended the game. Erving was held to 16
Arena points, but the Nets won by a large margin, 109-83.
Results The Nets traveled to New Haven, Connecticut on Oc-
tober 14 to play the Washington Bullets for the second
Record 55–29 (.655)
time in the preseason. The Nets avenged their loss of ten
Place Division: 2nd (ABA) days earlier, winning 122-114.
Conference: 2nd The very next day, on October 15, the Golden State
Playoff finish Won ABA Championship Warriors took the court against the Nets in Uniondale.
Local media Julius Erving led the Nets with 43 points but Rick Barry
had 49 for Golden State as the Warriors won, 119-114.
Television WOR Two days later the Nets traveled to Seton Hall for a
Radio WMCA rematch with the Buffalo Braves on October 17. The Nets
New York Nets seasons won again, 117-97.
The next day, October 18, saw the Nets play their
final ABA vs. NBA exhibition game as they took the court
The 1975-76 New York Nets season was the 9th and final at Madison Square Garden to again face the New York
season in the ABA basketball in New York City. The Nets Knicks. Julius Erving scored 33 points and hit a jump shot
won their second ABA Championship. at the buzzer to win the game for the Nets, 103-101.[1]
The Nets finished their ABA tenure with a record of
Offseason 15 wins and 9 losses against NBA teams in exhibition
games. The Nets went 2-0 against the NBA before the
ABA Draft 1971-72 season, 0-3 before 1972-73, 4-1 prior to the
1973-74 campaign, 4-3 before the 1974-75 season and 5-2
Main article: 1975 ABA Draft
before the 1975-76 season. Overall, the ABA went 79-76 in
the interleague matchups, faring poorly at first but going
Exhibition games 62-34 in the last three years of the league.[2]
On October 4, 1975 the Nets played their first exhibition
game of the season, facing the Washington Bullets of the
NBA in the Capital Center in Landover, Maryland. Julius Regular season
Erving scored 36 points to led the Nets, but the Bullets
managed a one point victory, 109-108. Season standings
The Nets faced the New York Knicks on October 8 in [3]
Uniondale, New York. The Nets prevailed, 110-104.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 1975–76 New York Nets season
Game Date Opponent Result Nets points Opponents Record Streak Notes
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Player GP MIN STL REB ASST BLK PTS
Julius Erving
Schedule References
[4]
[1] Hundhausen, Arthur (May 11, 2008).
"RememberTheABA.com 1975-76 ABA vs. NBA
Player stats exhibition results". RememberTheABA.com.
http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAStatistics/
Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; STL= Steals; REB = Re-
ABANBAExhibitions.html#7576Exhibitions.
bounds; ASST = Assists; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points
[5]
Retrieved 2008-05-11.
[2] Hundhausen, Arthur (May 11, 2008).
"RememberTheABA.com ABA vs. NBA exhibition all
Playoffs time results". RememberTheABA.com.
[4] http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAStatistics/
ABANBAExhibitions.html. Retrieved 2008-05-11.
• Won ABA Finals (4-2) versus Denver Nuggets
[3] 1975-76 ABA Season Summary - Basketball-
• Won ABA Semifinals (4-3) versus San Antonio Spurs
Reference.com
[4] ^ 1975-76 New York Nets Games - Basketball-
Awards, Records and Honors Reference.com
• Julius Erving, Finals MVP [5] 1975-76 New York Nets Statistics - Basketball-
Reference.com
• New York Nets on Basketball Reference
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