1995–96 New Jersey Nets season

The 1995–96 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and 20th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] The Nets received the ninth overall pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected NCAA Final Four MVP, Ed O'Bannon out of UCLA.[2][3][4][5][6] In the off-season, the team signed free agent Vern Fleming.[7][8] Derrick Coleman missed the first month of the season due to an irregular heartbeat.[9][10][11] He was soon traded along with Rex Walters, and Sean Higgins to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Shawn Bradley, Greg Graham and Tim Perry,[12][13][14][15] as the Nets won four of their next five games after the trade, leading to a 9–9 start.

1995–96 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachButch Beard
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionSportsChannel New York
RadioWQEW

In January, they dealt Kenny Anderson to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Kendall Gill, and second-year guard Khalid Reeves.[16][17][18][19] However, Gill would be out for the remainder of the season with a hand injury after only playing just eleven games, while Kevin Edwards only played just 34 games due to a knee injury.[20][21][22] The Nets held an 18–29 record at the All-Star break,[23] and lost 12 of their final 14 games to finish sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record, the same record as the previous season.[24]

Armen Gilliam averaged 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, while Bradley averaged 12.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game with the Nets after being traded, and second-year guard Chris Childs showed improvement, providing the team with 12.8 points and 7.0 assists per game. In addition, P.J. Brown provided with 11.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while Edwards contributed 11.6 points and 1.6 steals per game. Off the bench, Jayson Williams had an increased role as the team's sixth man, averaging 9.0 points and leading the Nets with 10.0 rebounds per game, while finishing in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting,[25][26][27] and Fleming contributed 7.7 points and 3.3 assists per game. O'Bannon failed to live up to expectations in his professional career,[28] as he averaged just 6.2 points per game and started in 29 out of 64 games.[29]

Following the season, head coach Butch Beard was fired after publicly criticizing his players,[30][31][32] while Gilliam signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks,[33][34][35] Childs signed with the New York Knicks,[36][37][38] Brown signed with the Miami Heat,[39][40][41] Rick Mahorn re-signed with his former team, the Detroit Pistons,[42][43][44] Graham was traded to the Seattle SuperSonics,[45] Perry was released to free agency, and Fleming retired.

Draft picks
Main article: 1995 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Ed O'BannonPF United StatesUCLA

Roster
1995–96 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 45 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972-03-22 BYU
F 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969-10-14 Louisiana Tech
G 1 Childs, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1970-11-20 Boise State
C 33 Dare, Yinka 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1972-10-10 George Washington
G 21 Edwards, Kevin Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1965-10-30 DePaul
G 10 Fleming, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962-02-04 Georgia
G 13 Gill, Kendall Injured 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968-05-25 Illinois
F 43 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964-05-28 UNLV
G 20 Graham, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1970-11-26 Indiana
F 4 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958-09-21 Hampton
G/F 31 O'Bannon, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1972-08-14 UCLA
F 34 Perry, Tim Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965-06-04 Temple
G 6 Reeves, Khalid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1972-07-15 Arizona
C 41 Werdann, Robert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970-09-12 St. John's
F 55 Williams, Jayson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968-02-22 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster
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Roster notes
  • Center Shawn Bradley holds American and German dual citizenship. He was born in Germany and raised in the U.S., but represented Germany internationally.

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Orlando Magic6022.73212.037–423–1821–382
x – New York Knicks4735.57325.026–1521–2016–882
x – Miami Heat4240.51230.026–1516–2513–1282
Washington Bullets3943.47633.025–1614–2710–1482
Boston Celtics3349.40239.018–2315–2612–1282
New Jersey Nets3052.36642.020–2110–318–1782
Philadelphia 76ers1864.22054.011–307–345–1982
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1z – Chicago Bulls7210.878–82
2y – Orlando Magic6022.73212.082
3x – Indiana Pacers5230.63420.082
4x – Cleveland Cavaliers4735.57325.082
5x – New York Knicks4735.57325.082
6x – Atlanta Hawks4636.56126.082
7x – Detroit Pistons4636.56126.082
8x – Miami Heat4240.51230.082
9Charlotte Hornets4141.50031.082
10Washington Bullets3943.47633.082
11Boston Celtics3349.40239.082
12New Jersey Nets3052.36642.082
13Milwaukee Bucks2557.30547.082
14Toronto Raptors2161.25651.082
15Philadelphia 76ers1864.22054.082
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1995-96 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta –4–03–10–43–11–11–12–21–11–11–32–00–22–22–21–14–02–12–22–10–22–02–00–20–24–01–12–01–3
Boston 0–4–2–20–31–30–21–12–10–21–10–42–00–23–13–12–02–20–41–34–01–10–22–00–20–23–10–21–12–2
Charlotte 1–32–2–1–33–12–02–01–30–20–21–31–12–02–23–11–10–33–00–43–12–01–11–10–20–23–11–12–03–1
Chicago 4–03–03–1–4–02–01–14–02–02–02–22–02–03–14–02–03–03–13–14–01–12–02–02–01–13–12–02–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–11–30–4–2–01–12–22–01–12–22–02–01–34–02–01–23–11–24–02–01–11–10–20–23–10–22–03–1
Dallas 1–12–00–20–20–2–2–20–22–21–30–22–20–40–21–10–41–10–21–10–21–30–42–22–22–21–11–34–00–2
Denver 1–11–10–21–11–12–2–1–12–21–30–21–32–20–21–14–00–21–11–12–03–10–40–40–41–32–03–13–11–1
Detroit 2–21–23–10–42–22–01–1–2–01–12–22–00–21–32–21–14–00–41–34–02–02–01–12–01–14–00–22–01–2
Golden State 1–12–02–00–20–22–22–20–2–2–21–13–11–31–11–13–12–00–20–22–01–31–31–31–30–41–11–34–01–1
Houston 1–11–12–00–21–13–13–11–12–2–2–04–03–10–22–02–22–00–20–22–03–12–22–21–30–42–02–24–01–1
Indiana 3–14–03–12–22–22–02–02–21–10–2–2–01–13–03–11–11–31–32–23–11–11–10–21–12–04–00–22–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–20–22–23–10–21–30–40–2–0–41–11–13–11–11–10–22–03–12–22–21–30–40–21–33–11–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–00–20–20–24–02–22–03–11–31–14–0–2–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–32–22–02–24–01–1
Miami 2–21–32–21–33–12–02–03–11–12–00–31–10–2–3–01–15–01–31–33–11–10–21–11–10–22–10–21–12–2
Milwaukee 2–21–31–30–40–41–11–12–21–10–21–31–10–20–3–1–11–32–21–32–10–22–00–21–10–22–20–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–20–24–00–41–11–32–21–11–31–31–11–1–1–10–20–21–11–30–43–11–30–41–11–32–20–2
New Jersey 0–42–23–00–32–11–12–00–40–20–23–11–10–20–53–11–1–2–20–42–20–21–11–10–20–22–20–22–02–2
New York 1–24–00–31–31–32–01–14–02–02–03–11–11–13–12–22–02–2–1–33–10–20–20–21–11–14–01–11–13–1
Orlando 2–23–14–01–32–11–11–13–12–02–02–22–01–13–13–12–04–03–1–4–02–01–11–11–11–12–11–12–04–0
Philadelphia 1–20–41–30–40–42–00–20–40–20–21–30–21–11–31–21–12–21–30–4–0–20–20–20–20–23–11–11–11–3
Phoenix 2–01–10–21–10–23–11–30–23–11–31–11–31–31–12–03–12–02–00–22–0–2–22–21–30–42–01–34–02–0
Portland 0–22–01–10–21–14–04–00–23–12–21–12–22–22–00–24–01–12–01–12–02–2–1–31–31–32–01–32–20–2
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–21–12–24–01–13–12–22–02–21–31–12–01–31–12–01–12–02–23–1–1–30–42–00–42–20–2
San Antonio 2–02–02–00–22–02–24–00–23–13–11–13–13–11–11–13–12–01–11–12–03–13–13–1–2–22–03–14–01–1
Seattle 2–02–02–01–12–02–23–11–14–04–00–24–02–22–02–04–02–01–11–12–04–03–14–02–2–1–13–13–11–1
Toronto 0–41–31–31–31–31–10–20–41–10–20–42–00–21–22–21–12–20–41–21–30–20–20–20–21–1–0–21–13–1
Utah 1–12–01–10–22–03–11–32–03–12–22–03–12–22–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–13–14–01–31–32–0–4–01–1
Vancouver 0–21–10–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–40–21–30–41–11–12–20–21–10–21–10–42–22–20–41–31–10–4–0–2
Washington 3–12–21–30–41–32–01–12–11–11–10–31–11–12–23–12–02–21–30–43–10–22–02–01–11–11–31–12–0—

Game log
1995–96 game log

Total: 30–52 (Home: 20–21; Road: 10–31)

November: 1–3 (home: 1–0; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 3 @ Toronto L 79–94 Anderson & Gilliam (13) Armen Gilliam (16) Kenny Anderson (8) SkyDome
33,306		 0–1
2 November 7 Portland W 104–84 Armen Gilliam (16) Jayson Williams (16) Kenny Anderson (10) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,152		 1–1
3 November 8 @ Orlando L 122–130 (3OT) Armen Gilliam (20) P. J. Brown (12) Kenny Anderson (7) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,152		 1–2
4 November 10 @ Miami L 80–106 Childs & Gilliam (12) Armen Gilliam (11) Chris Childs (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,152		 1–2
1995–96 season 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

Regular season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Armen Gilliam 78 76 36.6 .474 .000 .791 9.1 1.8 0.9 0.7 18.3
Kendall Gill 11 10 38.0 .441 .360 .831 3.9 3.2 2.0 0.2 17.5
Kenny Anderson 31 28 33.6 .376 .364 .803 3.3 8.0 1.7 0.3 15.3
Chris Childs 78 54 30.9 .416 .367 .852 3.1 7.0 1.4 0.1 12.8
Shawn Bradley 67 57 29.8 .443 .250 .679 7.9 0.8 0.6 3.7 12.5
Kevin Edwards 34 33 29.6 .364 .404 .810 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.2 11.6
P.J. Brown 81 81 36.3 .444 .200 .770 6.9 2.0 1.0 1.2 11.3
Jayson Williams 80 6 23.2 .423 .286 .592 10.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 9.0
Vern Fleming 77 3 22.7 .433 .107 .751 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.1 7.7
Ed O'Bannon 64 29 19.6 .390 .179 .713 2.6 1.0 0.7 0.2 6.2
Greg Graham 45 2 10.8 .379 .368 .725 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.0 4.1
Khalid Reeves 31 7 13.4 .376 .309 .581 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.1 3.8
Rex Walters 11 0 7.9 .364 .250 1.000 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 3.0
Robert Werdann 13 0 7.2 .500 .538 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 3.0
Yinka Dare 58 23 10.8 .438 .613 3.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.8
Rick Mahorn 50 0 9.0 .352 .000 .723 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.4
Tim Perry 22 1 7.6 .489 .429 .500 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.4
Gerald Glass 10 0 5.6 .357 .200 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 2.1

Player Statistics Citation:[29]

Awards and records

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