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Franchise History
Year Team
1977-present New Jersey Nets (NBA)
1976-1977 New York Nets (NBA)
1967-1976 New York Nets (ABA)
Retired Numbers
Num Player
3 Drazen Petrovic
4 Wendell Ladner
23 John Williamson
25 Bill Melchionni
32 Julius Erving
52 Buck Williams
Championship History
Post Season Play Championships
League Championships 2: 1974 (ABA), 1976 (ABA)
Conference Championships 2: 2002 (Eastern), 2003 (Eastern)
Division Championships 5: 1974 (Eastern), 2002 (Atlantic), 2003 (Atlantic), 2004 (Atlantic), 2006 (Atlantic)
Playoff Appearances 23: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Year by Year Results
YEAR W L Finish
2008-09 34 48 3rd
2007-08 34 48 4th
2006-07 41 41 2nd
2005-06 49 33 1st
2004-05 42 40 3rd
2003-04 47 35 1st
2002-03 49 33 1st
2001-02 52 30 1st
2000-01 26 56 6th
1999-00 31 51 6th
1998-99 16 34 7th
1997-98 43 39 2nd
1996-97 26 56 5th
1995-96 30 52 6th
1994-95 30 52 5th
1993-94 45 37 3rd
1992-93 43 39 3rd
1991-92 40 42 3rd
1990-91 26 56 5th
1989-90 17 65 6th
1988-89 26 56 5th
1987-88 19 63 5th
1986-87 24 58 4th
1985-86 39 43 3rd
1984-85 42 40 3rd
1983-84 45 37 4th
1982-83 49 33 3rd
1981-82 44 38 3rd
1980-81 24 58 5th
1979-80 34 48 5th
1978-79 37 45 3rd
1977-78 24 58 5th
1976-77 22 60 5th
1975-76 55 29 2nd
1974-75 58 26 1st
1973-74 55 29 1st
1972-73 30 54 4th
1971-72 44 40 3rd
1970-71 40 44 3rd
1969-70 39 45 4th
1968-69 17 61 5th
1967-68 36 42 4th
Totals 1449 1805
Coaching History
Years Coach
2003-09/present Lawrence Frank
2000-01/2003-04 Byron Scott
1998-99/1999-00 Don Casey
1996-97/1998-99 John Calipari
1994-95/1995-96 Butch Beard
1992-93/1993-94 Chuck Daly
1989-90/1991-92 Bill Fitch
1987-88/1988-89 Willis Reed
1987-88 Bob MacKinnon
1985-86/1987-88 Dave Wohl
1983-84/1984-85 Stan Albeck
1982-83 Bill Blair
1981-82/1984-85 Larry Brown
1980-81 Bob MacKinnon
1973-74/1980-81 Kevin Loughery
1970-71/1972-73 Lou Carnesecca
1969-70 York Larese
1967-68/1968-69 Max Zaslofsky
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