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1989–90 New Jersey Nets season

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1989–90 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachBill Fitch
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record17–65 (.207)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
(Steve Albert, Bill Raftery, Jim Spanarkel)
RadioWNEW
(Howard David, Jim Spanarkel, Mike O'Koren)
< 1988–89 1990–91 >

The 1989–90 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association, and 14th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] The Nets decided to start the rebuilding process by acquiring Sam Bowie from the Portland Trail Blazers on draft day.[2][3][4] Under new head coach Bill Fitch, they started the season winning their first two games, but went on to lose eleven of their next twelves games, including a nine-game losing streak. At midseason, the team acquired Chris Dudley from the Cleveland Cavaliers.[5][6] The Nets struggled all season long posting a 14-game losing streak between January and February, and losing eleven consecutive games in March. They lost their final seven games of the season, finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a league worst record at 17–65.[7] Following the season, Dennis Hopson was traded to the Chicago Bulls.[8][9]

Draft picks

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Main article: 1989 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 12 Mookie Blaylock PG  United States Oklahoma
2 32 Stanley Brundy F  United States DePaul

Roster

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1989–90 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967-03-20 Oklahoma
C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961-03-17 Kentucky
F 21 Brundy, Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1967-11-13 DePaul
G 15 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959-09-17 Oregon State
C 22 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965-02-22 Yale
F 24 Gervin, Derrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963-03-28 Texas–San Antonio
F/C 44 Haley, Jack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964-01-27 UCLA
F 23 Hinson, Roy Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-05-02 Rutgers
G/F 2 Hopson, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965-04-22 Ohio State
F/C 42 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966-12-14 Tennessee State
G/F 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966-01-20 Auburn
G 7 Myers, Pete 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1963-09-15 Little Rock
F/C 33 Shackleford, Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966-04-22 NC State
G/F 45 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957-07-02 Jackson State
G 5 Wood, Leon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962-03-25 Cal State Fullerton
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Roster

Regular season

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Season standings

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Atlantic Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 .646 – 34–7 19–22 19–7
x-Boston Celtics 52 30 .634 1 30–11 22–19 19–7
x-New York Knicks 45 37 .549 8 29–12 16–25 17–9
Washington Bullets 31 51 .378 22 20–21 11–30 10–16
Miami Heat 18 64 .220 35 11–30 7–34 4–22
New Jersey Nets 17 65 .207 36 13–28 4–37 9–17
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Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Detroit Pistons 59 23 .720 –
2 y-Philadelphia 76ers 53 29 .646 6
3 x-Chicago Bulls 55 27 .671 4
4 x-Boston Celtics 52 30 .634 7
5 x-New York Knicks 45 37 .549 14
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks 44 38 .537 15
7 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 42 40 .512 17
8 x-Indiana Pacers 42 40 .512 17
9 Atlanta Hawks 41 41 .500 18
10 Washington Bullets 31 51 .378 28
11 Miami Heat 18 64 .220 41
12 Orlando Magic 18 64 .220 41
13 New Jersey Nets 17 65 .207 42

Record vs. opponents

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1989–90 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 UTA WAS
Atlanta – 1–3 2–0 0–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2
Boston 3–1 – 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3
Charlotte 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 0–5 0–2
Chicago 5–0 2–2 2–0 – 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1
Cleveland 3–2 1–3 1–1 0–5 – 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 – 2–3 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–1
Denver 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 – 0–2 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1
Detroit 2–3 2–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 5–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Golden State 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–1
Houston 0–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1
Indiana 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 – 1–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–5 2–3 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 – 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 5–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1
Miami 0–4 0–5 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 3–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
Minnesota 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–3 0–5 1–1
New Jersey 2–2 1–5 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–4 1–1 – 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3
New York 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 – 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0
Orlando 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–2 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4
Philadelphia 2–2 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–3 5–0 0–4 3–2 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 – 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 0–4 – 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 – 3–1 3–2 2–0
Seattle 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 – 1–3 2–0
Utah 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 – 2–0
Washington 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–5 4–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —

Game log

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Regular season

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1989–90 game log
Total: 17–65 (Home: 13–28; Road: 4–37)
November: 3–11 (home: 1–4; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 November 3, 1989 @ Miami W 110–90 Hopson (19) Shackleford (16) Blaylock,
Conner (5) 		Miami Arena
15,008 		1–0
2 November 4, 1989 @ Orlando W 111–106 Hopson (24) Shackleford (12) Blaylock (5) Orlando Arena
15,077 		2–0
3 November 7, 1989 Miami L 77–83 Hopson (17) Shackleford (14) Conner (3) Brendan Byrne Arena
11,999 		2–1
4 November 9, 1989 @ New York L 105–107 Morris (21) Hopson (9) Blaylock,
Morris (6) 		Madison Square Garden
13,482 		2–2
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
December: 5–9 (home: 3–5; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
15 December 1, 1989 Miami W 101–77 Shackleford (19) Bowie (16) Blaylock (3) Brendan Byrne Arena
10,240 		4–11
16
17
18
19
20
21
22 December 19, 1989 @ Miami W 100–98 Hopson (20) Bowie (6) Conner,
Morris (5) 		Miami Arena
15,008 		7–15
23
24
25 December 23, 1989 @ New York L 85–94 Hinson,
Morris (22) 		Carroll (10) Conner (6) Madison Square Garden
17,047 		7–18
26
27 December 28, 1989 New York L 104–106 Hopson (21) Hinson (12) Blaylock (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
20,049 		8–19
28
January: 4–11 (home: 4–3; road: 0–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38 January 19, 1990 @ Orlando L 105–120 Carroll (22) Carroll (11) Conner (6) Orlando Arena
15,077 		12–26
39
40 January 25, 1990 Orlando L 112–117 Shackleford (22) Bowie (11) Conner (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
8,356 		12–28
41
42
43
February: 1–11 (home: 1–5; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
44
45
46
47
All-Star Break
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
March: 3–13 (home: 3–5; road: 0–8)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
56
57
58
59
60
61 March 10, 1990 @ New York L 91–110 Gervin (24) Haley (11) Myers,
Shackleford (5) 		Madison Square Garden
18,212 		15–46
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70 March 28, 1990 New York W 106–101 Morris (24) Morris (15) Conner,
Myers (6) 		Brendan Byrne Arena
18,438 		16–54
71
April: 1–10 (home: 1–6; road: 0–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
72
73
74
75 April 8, 1990 Miami W 102–101 Morris (23) Bowie,
Morris (11) 		Wood (3) Brendan Byrne Arena
7,821 		17–58
76
77
78
79
80
81
82 April 22, 1990 Orlando L 102–110 Short (23) Dudley (20) Conner (5) Brendan Byrne Arena
12,248 		17–65
1989–90 schedule

Player statistics

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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

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mookie Blaylock 50 17 25.3 .371 .225 .778 2.8 4.2 1.6 .3 10.1
Sam Bowie 68 54 32.5 .416 .323 .776 10.1 1.3 .6 1.8 14.7
Stanley Brundy 16 0 8.0 .500 .389 1.6 .2 .4 .3 2.3
Rick Carlisle 5 0 4.2 .143 .000 .0 1.0 .2 .2 .4
Joe Barry Carroll† 46 20 21.8 .393 .000 .794 5.4 .9 .4 1.2 8.8
Lester Conner 82 61 28.7 .414 .154 .804 3.2 4.7 2.1 .1 7.9
Chris Dudley† 27 8 24.9 .441 .305 8.1 .7 .8 1.1 6.1
Derrick Gervin 21 0 16.1 .472 .000 .730 3.1 .4 1.0 .3 12.0
Jack Haley† 56 26 18.3 .394 .000 .661 5.0 .4 .3 .2 6.0
Roy Hinson 25 19 31.7 .507 .869 6.9 .9 .6 1.1 15.0
Dennis Hopson 79 64 32.3 .434 .317 .792 3.5 1.9 1.3 .6 15.8
Jaren Jackson 28 0 5.7 .362 .000 .810 .9 .5 .5 .0 2.4
Anthony Mason 21 0 5.1 .350 .600 1.6 .3 .1 .1 1.8
Chris Morris 80 76 30.6 .422 .316 .722 5.3 1.8 1.6 1.0 14.8
Pete Myers† 28 2 19.4 .411 .000 .725 2.4 3.6 .7 .3 7.1
Charles Shackleford 70 37 22.2 .462 .000 .687 6.8 .8 .6 .5 8.2
Purvis Short 82 24 27.0 .455 .286 .835 3.0 1.8 .8 .2 13.1
Jay Taylor 17 0 6.7 .404 .231 .667 .6 .3 .3 .2 3.0
Leon Wood 28 2 7.1 .327 .190 .875 .4 1.7 .2 .0 1.8
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Nets only.

Awards, records and honors

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References

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  1. ^ 1989–90 New Jersey Nets
  2. ^ Brown, Clifton (June 25, 1989). "PRO-BASKETBALL; Nets Get Bowie for Buck Williams". The New York Times. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "Trail Blazers Trade Bowie, No. 12 Pick in Draft to Nets for Buck Williams". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 25, 1989. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "Blazers Trade Bowie, No. 12 Pick for Williams". Deseret News. Associated Press. June 25, 1989. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  5. ^ Goldaper, Sam (February 22, 1990). "Knicks Trade Strickland to Spurs for Cheeks". The New York Times. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  6. ^ "NBA WEDNESDAY'S TRADES: Cheeks Dealt for Strickland; Carroll to Nuggets". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. February 22, 1990. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
  7. ^ "1989–90 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Brown, Clifton (June 27, 1990). "Nets Continue to Deal, Trading Hopson to Bulls". The New York Times. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  9. ^ "2 Dennis Hopson". Chicago Tribune. November 2, 1990. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
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