1978–79 New Jersey Nets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 New Jersey Nets 1979 37 45 Atlantic 3 6 Kevin Loughery Rutgers Athletic Center First round(lost to 76ers 0–2) NJN The 1978–79 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' third season in the NBA.1978–79 New Jersey Nets Draft picks 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 New Jersey Nets 1978–79 #003DA6 #FFFFFF #EC0044 #FFFFFF 21 Tim Bassett PF 6 8 225 Georgia 1951-04-01 34 Winford Boynes SG 6 6 185 San Francisco 1957-05-17 40 Harvey Catchings C 6 9 218 Hardin–Simmons University 1951-09-02 54 Bob Elliott basketball PF 6 9 225 Arizona 1955-08-18 17 Phil Jackson PF 6 8 220 North Dakota 1945-09-17 52 George Johnson George T. Johnson C 6 11 205 Dillard University 1948-12-18 15 Eddie Jordan basketball PG 6 1 170 Rutgers 1955-01-29 22 Bernard King SF 6 7 205 Tennessee 1956-12-04 44 Ralph Simpson SG 6 5 200 Michigan State 1949-08-10 20 Jan van Breda Kolff Jan van Breda Kolff SF 6 7 195 Vanderbilt 1951-12-16 42 Wilson Washington PF 6 9 227 Old Dominion 1955-08-03 23 John Williamson basketball, born 1951 SG 6 2 185 New Mexico State 1951-11-10 Kevin Loughery Phil Jackson Dave Wohl https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJN/1979.html Regular season Season standings NJN NJN Game log Regular season New Jersey Nets 1979 #B0170C #00056D Total: 37–45 (home: 25–16; road: 12–29) New Jersey Nets October yes #00056D #B0170C 4 1 2 3 New Jersey Nets November #00056D #B0170C 5 2 2 5 New Jersey Nets December #00056D #B0170C 1 4 3 2 New Jersey Nets January #00056D #B0170C 3 4 3 3 New Jersey Nets February #00056D #B0170C 6 1 2 5 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" New Jersey Nets March #00056D #B0170C 5 3 0 7 New Jersey Nets April #00056D #B0170C 1 1 0 4 NJN 1979 Playoffs New Jersey Nets 1979 yes New Jersey Nets First round yes yes no 0 1 0 1 |- | 1 | April 11 | @ Philadelphia | L 114–122 | John Williamson (38) | George Johnson (12) | Eddie Jordan (9) | Spectrum8,846 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 13 | Philadelphia | L 101–111 | Bernard King (27) | van Breda Kolff, Johnson (13) | Eddie Jordan (8) | Rutgers Athletic Center9,126 | 0–2 |- NJN 1979 yes References New Jersey Nets season Category:New Jersey Nets seasons New Jersey Nets New Jersey Nets Category:Piscataway, New Jersey