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(Top) 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3.1 Season standings 3.2 Record vs. opponents 3.3 Game log 4 Playoffs 5 Player statistics 5.1 Season 5.2 Playoffs 6 Awards and records 7 Transactions 8 References 9 See also

1985–86 New Jersey Nets season

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Head coach

Dave Wohl

General manager

Lewis Schaffel

Owners

Secaucus Seven (led by Alan N. Cohen and Joseph Taub)

Arena

Brendan Byrne Arena

Results

Record

39–43 (.476)

Place

Division: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)

Playoff finish

First round
(lost to Bucks 0–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Local media

Television

WOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
(Steve Albert, Bill Raftery, Bob Goldsholl)

Radio

WNBC
(Neil Funk, Mike DiTomasso)

< 1984–85

1986–87 >

The 1985–86 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' tenth season in the NBA.^[1] After starting the first half of the season strong with a 23–14 record, the Nets lost star Micheal Ray Richardson due to a lifetime ban from the NBA due to repeated drug offenses and Darryl Dawkins to injuries, and then stumbled and went 16–29, finishing with a 39–43 record and barely making it into the playoffs.

Draft picks[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
2	36	Yvon Joseph		Haiti	Georgia Tech
2	38	Fernando Martín	C/PF	Spain
3	62	Nigel Manuel		United States	UCLA
5	108	Kelly Blaine		United States	South Alabama
6	130	George Almones		United States	Louisiana–Lafayette
7	154	Gary McLain	PG	United States	Villanova

Roster[edit]

1985–86 New Jersey Nets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
SG	10	Birdsong, Otis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1955-12-09	Houston
PF	45	Cattage, Bobby	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1958-08-17	Auburn
PG	12	Cook, Darwin	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	1958-08-06	Portland
C	53	Dawkins, Darryl	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	1957-01-11	Maynard Evans HS (FL)
C	42	Gminski, Mike	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1959-08-03	Duke
PF	43	Johnson, Mickey	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1952-08-31	Aurora
SF	55	King, Albert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1959-12-17	Maryland
SF	31	O'Koren, Mike	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	1958-02-07	North Carolina
PG	14	Ransey, Kelvin	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1958-05-03	Ohio State
PF	35	Turner, Jeff	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1962-04-09	Vanderbilt
PF	52	Williams, Buck	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1960-03-08	Maryland
SG	13	Williams, Ray	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	1954-10-14	Minnesota

Head coach

Dave Wohl

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Roster notes

The Nets let F Rod Higgins's 10-day contract expire.
CYvon Joseph was waived after playing 1 game in the NBA.
GMicheal Ray Richardson received a lifetime ban on February 25 after he violated the league's drug policy three times.

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Atlantic Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–	40–1	27–14	18–6
x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13	31–10	23–18	15–9
x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28	26–15	13–28	11–13
New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44	15–26	8–33	5–19

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Boston Celtics	67	15	.817	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	57	25	.695	10
3	x-Philadelphia 76ers	54	28	.659	13
4	x-Atlanta Hawks	50	32	.610	17
5	x-Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	21
6	x-Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	28
7	x-New Jersey Nets	39	43	.476	28
8	x-Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	37

9	Cleveland Cavaliers	29	53	.354	38
10	Indiana Pacers	26	56	.317	41
11	New York Knicks	23	59	.280	44

Record vs. opponents[edit]

1985–86 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIL	NJN	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	0–6	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	3–3	4–2	5–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–4
Boston	6–0	–	5–1	5–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	2–0	2–0	5–1	2–0	2–0	5–0	4–2	5–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	5–1
Chicago	1–5	1–5	–	3–3	0–2	2–0	2–4	2–0	1–1	3–3	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–3	4–2	1–5	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–4
Cleveland	2–4	1–5	3–3	–	1–1	1–1	1–5	0–2	0–2	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–5	3–3	4–1	0–6	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–5
Dallas	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	–	3–3	0–2	4–1	1–5	2–0	2–3	1–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	5–0	2–3	3–3	4–2	3–2	5–1	1–1
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–3	–	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	4–1	3–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–1	3–2	3–3	3–3	2–3	3–3	2–0
Detroit	2–4	1–4	4–2	5–1	2–0	1–1	–	1–1	1–1	5–1	2–0	1–1	2–4	4–2	4–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–2
Golden State	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–4	2–3	1–1	–	0–5	1–1	5–1	2–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–4	1–5	2–3	2–3	2–4	2–3	1–1
Houston	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	5–1	3–3	1–1	5–0	–	2–0	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	3–2	4–2	5–1	3–2	3–3	2–0
Indiana	1–5	1–5	3–3	2–3	0–2	0–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	–	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–3	2–4	0–6	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–1
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	1–5	2–3	0–2	–	2–4	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–4	2–4	5–0	1–4	3–3	3–2	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	2–3	1–1	4–2	4–1	2–0	4–2	–	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	5–1	6–0	5–0	4–1	4–2	5–0	2–0
Milwaukee	3–3	0–5	5–1	5–1	2–0	0–2	4–2	2–0	2–0	4–2	1–1	0–2	–	4–2	6–0	4–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	4–2
New Jersey	2–4	2–4	3–2	3–3	0–2	1–1	2–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	1–1	2–4	–	5–1	2–4	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–4
New York	1–5	1–5	2–4	1–4	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	4–2	0–2	1–1	0–6	1–5	–	0–6	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	3–3
Philadelphia	1–4	2–4	5–1	6–0	2–0	1–1	4–2	1–1	1–1	6–0	2–0	0–2	1–4	4–2	6–0	–	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–3
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	1–4	2–0	4–2	2–3	1–1	4–2	1–5	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	–	2–4	2–3	3–2	5–1	1–4	1–1
Portland	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–2	2–3	1–1	5–1	2–3	2–0	4–2	0–6	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	4–2	–	3–2	1–4	5–1	2–3	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	3–3	3–3	2–0	3–2	2–4	2–0	0–5	0–5	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–2	2–3	–	5–1	5–0	2–4	1–1
San Antonio	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–3	1–1	3–2	1–5	1–1	4–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–3	4–1	1–5	–	2–3	2–4	2–0
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	0–2	4–2	2–3	0–2	3–3	2–4	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–5	1–5	0–5	3–2	–	2–3	1–1
Utah	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–5	3–3	1–1	3–2	3–3	2–0	2–3	0–5	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	4–1	3–2	4–2	4–2	3–2	–	1–1
Washington	4–1	1–5	4–1	5–1	1–1	0–2	2–4	1–1	0–2	1–5	2–0	0–2	2–4	4–2	3–3	3–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	—

Game log[edit]

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Playoffs[edit]

1986 playoff game log

First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)

Game	Date	Team	Score	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Location Attendance	Series
1	April 18	@ Milwaukee	L 107–119	Buck Williams (27)	Buck Williams (14)	Birdsong, Cook (7)	MECCA Arena 11,052	0–1
2	April 20	@ Milwaukee	L 97–111	Mike Gminski (28)	Mike Gminski (13)	Darwin Cook (7)	MECCA Arena 11,052	0–2
3	April 22	Milwaukee	L 113–118	Otis Birdsong (28)	Buck Williams (10)	Kelvin Ransey (4)	Brendan Byrne Arena 7,784	0–3

1986 schedule

Player statistics[edit]

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

Season[edit]

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Playoffs[edit]

Awards and records[edit]

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Transactions[edit]

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References[edit]

^ 1985–86 New Jersey Nets

See also[edit]

1985–86 NBA season

Founded in 1967
Formerly the New Jersey Americans (1967–1968); played in New York (1968–1977) and New Jersey (1977–2012)
Based in Brooklyn, New York

Franchise