1978–79 New Jersey Nets season

The 1978–79 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' third season in the NBA.^[1]

1978–79 New Jersey Nets season
Head coach	Kevin Loughery
Arena	Rutgers Athletic Center
Results
Record	37–45 (.451)
Place	Division: 3rd (Atlantic) Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	First round (lost to 76ers 0–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
< 1977–78 1979–80 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1978 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	13	Winford Boynes	SG/SF	United States	San Francisco
3	45	Mike Phillips	C	United States	Kentucky
3	62	Dave Batton	C	United States	Notre Dame
4	84	Walter Jordan	SF	United States	Purdue
5	89	Cecile Rose		United States	Houston
6	111	Golie Augustus		United States	South Carolina
7	132	Doug Jemison		United States	San Francisco
8	153	Bruce Campbell		United States	Providence
9	171	Frank Sowinski		United States	Princeton
10	187	Michael Vicens		United States	Holy Cross

Roster

1978–79 New Jersey Nets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PF 21 Tim Bassett 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1951-04-01 Georgia SG 34 Winford Boynes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1957-05-17 San Francisco C 40 Harvey Catchings 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1951-09-02 Hardin–Simmons PF 54 Bob Elliott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955-08-18 Arizona PF 17 Phil Jackson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1945-09-17 North Dakota C 52 George Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1948-12-18 Dillard PG 15 Eddie Jordan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1955-01-29 Rutgers SF 22 Bernard King 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1956-12-04 Tennessee SG 44 Ralph Simpson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1949-08-10 Michigan State SF 20 Jan van Breda Kolff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1951-12-16 Vanderbilt PF 42 Wilson Washington 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1955-08-03 Old Dominion SG 23 John Williamson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-11-10 New Mexico State

Head coach Kevin Loughery Assistant(s) Phil Jackson Dave Wohl Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	–	31–10	23–18	11–5
x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7	31–10	16–25	9–7
x-New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17	25–16	12–29	7–9
New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23	23–18	8–33	7–9
Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25	21–20	8–33	6–10

#	Eastern Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Washington Bullets	54	28	.659	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	48	34	.585	6
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	47	35	.573	7
4	x-Houston Rockets	47	35	.573	7
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	8
6	x-New Jersey Nets	37	45	.451	17
7	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	23
8	Cleveland Cavaliers	30	52	.366	24
8	Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	24
10	Boston Celtics	29	53	.354	25
11	New Orleans Jazz	26	56	.317	28

Record vs. opponents

1978–79 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	KCK	LAL	MIL	NJN	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAS	SDC	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	–	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–2
Boston	2–2	–	1–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–2	0–4
Chicago	1–3	2–1	–	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	0–3	0–4	0–4	1–3
Cleveland	1–3	2–2	3–1	–	1–2	1–3	2–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4
Denver	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–1	–	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	4–0	3–1	3–1	0–3	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3
Detroit	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	–	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–1	0–4	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–3
Golden State	3–1	1–2	1–3	1–2	0–4	3–1	–	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–2
Houston	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	–	0–4	3–1	2–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	4–0	0–4	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–2
Indiana	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	4–0	–	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–2	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–3
Kansas City	2–2	3–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	–	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	3–0
Los Angeles	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–2	–	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–0	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2
Milwaukee	0–3	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	–	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3
New Jersey	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	4–0	3–1	1–3	2–1	1–3	2–2	2–2	–	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–0	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–4	1–3
New Orleans	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	–	2–2	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–3	0–4
New York	2–2	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	1–2	0–3	3–1	3–1	2–2	–	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–3
Philadelphia	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–0	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	–	1–3	1–2	3–1	3–1	1–3	3–1
Phoenix	1–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	0–3	3–1	4–0	3–1	–	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3
Portland	2–2	3–1	0–4	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	1–3	–	2–1	2–2	1–3	3–1
San Antonio	1–3	4–0	3–0	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	4–0	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	1–2	–	4–0	2–2	1–3
San Diego	1–3	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	0–4	–	2–2	0–3
Seattle	3–1	2–2	4–0	2–2	1–3	3–0	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–0	2–2	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	–	2–2
Washington	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	0–3	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–3	3–1	3–0	2–2	—

Game log

Regular season

1978–79 game log Total: 37–45 (home: 25–16; road: 12–29)
October: 6–4 (home: 4–1; road: 2–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November: 7–7 (home: 5–2; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December: 4–6 (home: 1–4; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
January: 6–7 (home: 3–4; road: 3–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February: 8–6 (home: 6–1; road: 2–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record All-Star Break
March: 5–10 (home: 5–3; road: 0–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
April: 1–5 (home: 1–1; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1978–79 schedule

Playoffs

1979 playoff game log
First round: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 11 @ Philadelphia L 114–122 John Williamson (38) George Johnson (12) Eddie Jordan (9) Spectrum 8,846 0–1 2 April 13 Philadelphia L 101–111 Bernard King (27) van Breda Kolff, Johnson (13) Eddie Jordan (8) Rutgers Athletic Center 9,126 0–2
1979 schedule