1995–96 New Jersey Nets season

1995–96 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Butch Beard
Arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 6th (Atlantic) Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1995–96 New Jersey Nets season was the franchise's 20th season in the NBA. With Derrick Coleman and Kenny Anderson still fuming and struggling, the Nets got off to another terrible start losing their season opener to the expansion Toronto Raptors. Before December, Coleman was dealt to the Philadelphia 76ers for Shawn Bradley, and Anderson was sent to the Charlotte Hornets for Kendall Gill in January. Without Coleman and Anderson, the Nets played better down the stretch. But their slow start would keep them at a record of 30-52, sixth in the Atlantic Division.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	9	Ed O'Bannon	PF	United States	UCLA

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From C 45 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Brigham Young PF 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Louisiana Tech PG 1 Childs, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Boise State C 33 Dare, Yinka 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) George Washington SG 21 Edwards, Kevin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) DePaul PG 10 Fleming, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Georgia SG 13 Gill, Kendall  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Illinois SF 43 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UNLV SG 20 Graham, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Indiana PF 4 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Hampton SG 31 O'Bannon, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) UCLA PF 34 Perry, Tim 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Temple PG 6 Reeves, Khalid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Arizona C 41 Werdann, Robert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) St. John's PF 55 Williams, Jayson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) St. John's	Head coach Butch Beard (Louisville) Assistant coach(es) Stan Albeck (Bradley) Jerry Eaves (Louisville) Clifford Ray (Oklahoma) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

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 Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	–	37–4	23–18	21–3
x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	13	26–15	21–20	16–8
x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	18	26–15	16–25	13–12
Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	21	25–16	14–27	10–14
Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	27	18–23	15–26	12–12
New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	30	20–21	10–31	8–17
Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	42	11–30	7–34	5–19

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–
2	y-Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12
3	x-Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20
4	x-Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25
5	x-New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26
7	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26
8	x-Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30
9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

1995–96 Game Log Total: 30–52 (Home: 20–21; Road: 10–31)
November: 1–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–3) Game Date Time Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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

See also

• 1995-96 NBA season