1985–86 New Jersey Nets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 New Jersey Nets 1986 39 43 Atlantic 3 7 Dave Wohl Lewis Schaffel Secaucus Seven (led by Alan N. Cohen and Joseph Taub) Brendan Byrne Arena First round(lost to Bucks 0–3) NJN WOR-TVSportsChannel New York WNBC The 1985–86 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 10th season in the NBA.1985–86 New Jersey Nets 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 1985 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 2 36 Yvon Joseph 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 New Jersey Nets 1985–86 #003DA6 #FFFFFF #EC0044 #FFFFFF 10 Otis Birdsong SG 6 3 190 Houston 1955-12-09 45 Bobby Cattage PF 6 9 250 Auburn 1958-08-17 12 Darwin Cook PG 6 3 184 Portland 1958-08-06 53 Darryl Dawkins C 6 11 251 Maynard Evans HS (FL) 1957-01-11 42 Mike Gminski C 6 11 250 Duke 1959-08-03 43 Mickey Johnson PF 6 10 190 Aurora 1952-08-31 55 Albert King basketball SF 6 6 190 Maryland 1959-12-17 31 Mike O'Koren SF 6 7 207 North Carolina 1958-02-07 14 Kelvin Ransey PG 6 1 170 Ohio State 1958-05-03 35 Jeff Turner PF 6 9 230 Vanderbilt 1962-04-09 52 Buck Williams PF 6 8 215 Maryland 1960-03-08 13 Ray Williams basketball SG 6 3 188 Minnesota 1954-10-14 Dave Wohl https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1986.html Roster notes The Nets let F Rod Higgins's 10-day contract expire. C Yvon Joseph was waived after playing 1 game in the NBA. G Micheal Ray Richardson received a lifetime ban on February 25 after he violated the league's drug policy three times. Regular season Season standings NJN NJN Game log January 2011 Playoffs New Jersey Nets 1986 yes #003DA6 #FFFFFF New Jersey Nets First round yes yes no #EC0044 #FFFFFF 0 1 0 2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 1 | April 18 | @ Milwaukee | L 107–119 | Buck Williams (27) | Buck Williams (14) | Birdsong, Cook (7) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 0–1 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 2 | April 20 | @ Milwaukee | L 97–111 | Mike Gminski (28) | Mike Gminski (13) | Darwin Cook (7) | MECCA Arena11,052 | 0–2 |- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc" | 3 | April 22 | Milwaukee | L 113–118 | Otis Birdsong (28) | Buck Williams (10) | Kelvin Ransey (4) | Brendan Byrne Arena7,784 | 0–3 NJN 1986 yes References See also 1985–86 NBA season New Jersey Nets season Category:New Jersey Nets seasons New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets Category:20th century in East Rutherford, New Jersey Category:Meadowlands Sports Complex