1974–75 New York Nets season

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

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

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
1974–75 New York Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
SF 32 Erving, Julius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1950-02-22 UMass
PG 12 Gale, Mike 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1950-07-18 Elizabeth City State
PF 35 Kenon, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1952-12-13 Memphis
SF 4 Ladner, Wendell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1948-10-06 Southern Miss
SF 22 Manning, Ed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1944-01-02 Jackson State
PG 25 Melchionni, Bill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1944-10-19 Villanova
C 5 Paultz, Billy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-07-30 St. John's
SF 15 Schaeffer, Billy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951-12-11 St. John's
SG 30 Skinner, Al 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1952-06-16 UMass
C 40 Sojourner, Willie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1948-09-10 Weber State
PG 14 Taylor, Brian 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-06-09 Princeton
SG 23 Williamson, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-11-10 New Mexico State
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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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

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1April 6New York111–1051–011,607
2April 9New York97–1151–110,621
3April 11St. Louis108–1131–26,199
4April 13St. Louis89–1001–37,719
5April 15New York107–1081–49,664

References
  1. "1974 ABA Draft". Archived from the original on January 17, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
  2. 1974-75 New York Nets Roster and Stats
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