1989–90 New Jersey Nets season

1989–90 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Bill Fitch
Arena	Brendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record	17–65 (.207)
Place	Division: 6th (Atlantic) Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel New York, WABC, EMI
Radio	WNEW
New Jersey Nets seasons
< 1988–89	1990–91 >

The 1989–90 New Jersey Nets season was the 23rd season, 14th in the NBA basketball in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Offseason

NBA Draft

Main article: 1989 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	12	Daron "Mookie" Blaylock	Point Guard	Oklahoma
2	32	Stanley Brundy	Forward	DePaul

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division

Team	W	L	PCT.	GB
Philadelphia 76ers	53	29	.646	-
Boston Celtics	52	30	.634	1
New York Knicks	45	37	.549	8
Washington Bullets	31	51	.378	22
Miami Heat	18	64	.220	35
New Jersey Nets	17	65	.207	36

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Nets points	Opponent score	Record	Streak	Notes
1	November 3	at Miami	Win	110	90	1-0	Won 1
2	November 4	at Orlando	Win	111	106	2-0	Won 2
3	November 7	vs Miami	Loss	77	83	2-1	Lost 1
4	November 9	at New York	Loss	105	107	2-2	Lost 2
5	November 10	vs Chicago	Win	117	107	3-2	Won 1
6	November 14	vs Cleveland	Loss	92	103	3-3	Lost 1
7	November 15	at Boston	Loss	92	126	3-4	Lost 2
8	November 18	vs San Antonio	Loss	95	110	3-5	Lost 3
9	November 21	at Seattle	Loss	84	114	3-6	Lost 4
10	November 22	at LA Clippers	Loss	97	106	3-7	Lost 5
11	November 24	at Portland	Loss	99	125	3-8	Lost 6
12	November 25	at Sacramento	Loss	98	112	3-9	Lost 7
13	November 27	at Utah	Loss	68	105	3-10	Lost 8
14	November 29	vs Boston	Loss	95	118	3-11	Lost 9
15	December 1	vs Miami	Win	101	77	4-11	Won 1
16	December 5	at Minnesota	Loss	90	92	4-12	Lost 1
17	December 8	at Houston	Win	99	94	5-12	Won 1
18	December 9	at San Antonio	Loss	92	109	5-13	Lost 1
19	December 12	vs Philadelphia	Win	97	82	6-13	Won 1
20	December 14	vs Indiana	Loss	78	102	6-14	Lost 1
21	December 16	vs LA Lakers	Loss	92	99	6-15	Lost 2
22	December 19	at Miami	Win	100	98	7-15	Won 1
23	December 20	vs Dallas	Loss	78	84	7-16	Lost 1
24	December 22	vs Detroit	Loss	90	96	7-17	Lost 2
25	December 23	at New York	Loss	85	94	7-18	Lost 3
26	December 26	vs Washington	Win	101	94	8-18	Won 1
27	December 28	vs New York	Loss	104	106	8-19	Lost 1
28	December 30	at Detroit	Loss	106	117	8-20	Lost 2
29	January 2	at Washington	Loss	96	110	8-21	Lost 3
30	January 3	vs Milwaukee	Loss	96	110	8-22	Lost 4
31	January 6	at Atlanta	Loss	96	105	8-23	Lost 5
32	January 7	vs Atlanta	Win	98	93	9-23	Won 1
33	January 9	vs Boston	Win	87	78	10-23	Won 2
34	January 11	vs Charlotte	Win	109	101	11-23	Won 3
35	January 13	at Cleveland	Loss	96	98	11-24	Lost 1
36	January 14	vs Portland	Loss	90	99	11-25	Lost 2
37	January 17	vs Washington	Win	115	106	12-25	Won 1
38	January 19	at Orlando	Loss	105	120	12-26	Lost 1
39	January 20	at Philadelphia	Loss	98	108	12-27	Lost 2
40	January 25	vs Orlando	Loss	112	117	12-28	Lost 3
41	January 27	at Chicago	Loss	107	110	12-29	Lost 4
42	January 29	at Dallas	Loss	88	108	12-30	Lost 5
43	January 30	at Phoenix	Loss	95	120	12-31	Lost 6
44	February 1	at Denver	Loss	112	123	12-32	Lost 7
45	February 2	at Golden State	Loss	109	128	12-33	Lost 8
46	February 4	at LA Lakers	Loss	105	121	12-34	Lost 9
47	February 7	vs Utah	Loss	101	108	12-35	Lost 10
48	February 14	at Philadelphia	Loss	112	122	12-36	Lost 11
49	February 15	vs Seattle	Loss	92	103	12-37	Lost 12
50	February 17	vs Denver	Loss	117	126	12-38	Lost 13
51	February 20	at Milwaukee	Loss	102	110	12-39	Lost 14
52	February 21	vs Minnesota	Win	95	93	13-39	Won 1
53	February 23	vs Houston	Loss	115	125	13-40	Lost 1
54	February 25	vs Chicago	Loss	106	107	13-41	Lost 2	OT
55	February 27	at Indiana	Loss	113	118	13-42	Lost 3
56	March 2	at Chicago	Loss	91	112	13-43	Lost 4
57	March 3	vs Atlanta	Win	114	109	14-43	Won 1
58	March 5	vs Sacramento	Win	128	111	15-43	Won 2
59	March 7	vs LA Clippers	Loss	115	119	15-44	Lost 1
60	March 9	vs Detroit	Loss	95	99	15-45	Lost 2
61	March 10	at New York	Loss	91	110	15-46	Lost 3
62	March 12	vs Milwaukee	Loss	104	109	15-47	Lost 4
63	March 16	at Philadelphia	Loss	110	119	15-48	Lost 5
64	March 18	at Boston	Loss	106	122	15-49	Lost 6
65	March 19	vs Philadelphia	Loss	94	108	15-50	Lost 7
66	March 21	at Washington	Loss	106	136	15-51	Lost 8
67	March 23	at Indiana	Loss	109	125	15-52	Lost 9
68	March 24	at Cleveland	Loss	108	115	15-53	Lost 10
69	March 26	at Charlotte	Loss	83	97	15-54	Lost 11
70	March 28	vs New York	Win	106	101	16-54	Won 1
71	March 30	vs Phoenix	Loss	119	126	16-55	Lost 1
72	April 1	vs Washington	Loss	97	105	16-56	Lost 2
73	April 4	at Boston	Loss	106	125	16-57	Lost 3
74	April 6	vs Golden State	Loss	117	123	16-58	Lost 4
75	April 8	vs Miami	Win	102	101	17-58	Won 1
76	April 10	vs Boston	Loss	96	112	17-59	Lost 1
77	April 11	at Detroit	Loss	93	98	17-60	Lost 2
78	April 14	vs Indiana	Loss	113	124	17-61	Lost 3
79	April 17	at Atlanta	Loss	95	118	17-62	Lost 4
80	April 18	vs Cleveland	Loss	93	100	17-63	Lost 5
81	April 21	at Milwaukee	Loss	95	96	17-64	Lost 6
82	April 22	vs Orlando	Loss	102	110	17-65	Lost 7

Player stats

Note: GP= Games played; MIN= Minutes; STL= Steals; REB = Rebounds; ASST = Assists; BLK = Blocks; PTS = Points

Player	GP	MIN	STL	REB	ASST	BLK	PTS

Roster

New Jersey Nets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From 1.5 !G 10 USA ! Blaylock, Mookie 72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oklahoma 5.5 !F/C 31 USA ! Bowie, Sam 85 !7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Kentucky 4.0 !F 21 USA ! Brundy, Stanley 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) DePaul 1.5 !G 3 USA ! Carlisle, Rick 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Virginia 5.5 !F/C 11 USA ! Carroll, Joe Barry 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Purdue 1.5 !G 15 USA ! Conner, Lester 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oregon State 6.0 !C 52 USA ! Dudley, Chris 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Yale 4.0 !F 24 USA ! Gervin, Derrick 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) San Antonio 5.5 !F/C 44 USA ! Haley, Jack 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UCLA 5.5 !F/C 23 USA ! Hinson, Roy 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Rutgers 2.5 !G/F 2 USA ! Hopson, Dennis 77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Ohio State 2.5 !G/F 14 USA ! Jackson, Jaren 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown 4.0 !F 42 USA ! Mason, Anthony 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State 4.0 !F 34 USA ! Morris, Chris 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Auburn 2.5 !G/F 7 USA ! Myers, Pete 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas-Little Rock 5.5 !F/C 33 USA ! Shackleford, Charles 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina State 2.5 !G/F 45 USA ! Short, Purvis 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jackson State 1.5 !G 24 USA ! Taylor, Jay 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Eastern Illinois 1.5 !G 22 USA ! Wood, Leon 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Cal State Fullerton	Head coach Bill Fitch (Coe College) Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

References

• New Jersey Nets on Database Basketball
• New Jersey Nets on Basketball Reference