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NBA Eastern Conference - Atlantic Division
New Jersey Nets
Team's name: New Jersey Nets
Conference: Eastern
Division: Atlantic
Location:
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Nickname: Nets
Mascot:
Sly the Fox
Team Colors:
Navy, Red, Silver and White
Joined the Conference: 1976
Team's President: Rod Thorne
Basketball Coach: Lawrence Frank
Basketball Arena: Izod Center
Current Capacity: 20,049
First Year of Basketball: 1967
League Titles:
NBA Champs: none
Conference Titles: 2002, '03
Division Titles: 2002, '03, '04, '06 |
The team’s franchise was first created in 1967 under the name the New Jersey Americans.Later on in 1976 the team joined the NBA and they became the New Jersey Nets.
In the present years the Nets have achieved several division titles and 2 conference victories in 2002 and 2003.
Amongst some of the Nets most notable players are: Rich Barry, Drazen Petrovic, Nate Archibald and Julius Erving.
Throughtout the team’s history they have not achieved a championship yet and have struggled to get back on track specially after the 2002-2003 season when they lost the Finals to counterpart San Antonio 4-2. |
During the 2007-2008 season the Nets managed to get a poor record of 32 wins, 45 loses and a winning percentage of .416 overall.
The Nets Head Coach is Lawrence Frank whose career coaching record belongs to his history with the team since the 2003-2004 season and a total of 191 wins and 177 loses. As of 2010 the Nets will change locations and the team will be renamed the Brooklyn Nets.
New Jersey Nets Roster
| No. |
Name |
Pos |
Age |
HT |
WT |
College |
| 13 |
Maurice Ager |
SG |
24 |
6-5 |
202 |
Michigan State |
| 10 |
Darrell Armstrong |
PG |
39 |
6-1 |
180 |
Fayetteville State |
| 2 |
Josh Boone |
PF |
23 |
6-10 |
245 |
Connecticut |
| 15 |
Vince Carter |
SG |
31 |
6-6 |
220 |
North Carolina |
| 14 |
DeSagana Diop |
C |
26 |
7-0 |
280 |
|
| 34 |
Devin Harris |
PG |
25 |
6-3 |
185 |
Wisconsin |
| 44 |
Trenton Hassell |
SF |
29 |
6-5 |
233 |
Austin Peay |
| 24 |
Richard Jefferson |
SF |
27 |
6-7 |
230 |
Arizona |
| 12 |
Nenad Krstic |
PF |
24 |
7-0 |
260 |
|
| 7 |
Bostjan Nachbar |
SF |
27 |
6-9 |
221 |
|
| 6 |
Stromile Swift |
C |
28 |
6-9 |
230 |
LSU |
| 22 |
Keith Van Horn |
SF |
32 |
6-10 |
240 |
Utah |
| 1 |
Marcus Williams |
PG |
22 |
6-3 |
205 |
Connecticut |
| 51 |
Sean Williams |
C |
21 |
6-10 |
235 |
Boston College |
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