1967–68 New Jersey Americans season

ABA basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 New Jersey Americans ABA 1968 36 42 Eastern (ABA) 5 Max Zaslofsky Teaneck Armory Did not qualify NJA WJRZ 1 New York Nets The 1967–68 New Jersey Americans season was the first season of the franchise in the American Basketball Association (ABA). Originally, they planned on going by the New Jersey Freighters or New York Freighters before changing their team name to the New York Americans and then New Jersey Americans by the start of the regular season due to the Americans failing to find a permanent home venue in the New York City area. The Americans finished the season tied with the Kentucky Colonels for the fourth and final playoff spot. However, due to the Teaneck Armory being booked up on the day of the one-game playoff and the playing surface at the Commack Long Island Arena (the future home of the team) being deemed unsuitable, the two teams did not play a one-game playoff, which resulted in the game being forfeited in favor of the Colonels, giving them the last playoff spot instead of the Americans. The team would relocate to Long Island and then become the New York Nets before the next season started.1967-68 New Jersey Americans Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJA/1968.html Basketball-Reference.com June 1, 2021http://www.remembertheaba.com/New-Jersey-Americans.html Remember the ABA: New Jersey Americans www.remembertheaba.com ABA Draft PlayerSchool/Club team Sonny Dove St. John's Mal Graham New York University George Stone Marshall Dick Pruett Jacksonville Bob Wolf Marquette Tim Edwards Amherst Dan Hansard St. Thomas (MN) Frank Holloendoner Georgetown Harry Laurie St. Peters (NJ)http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=A&yr=1967 1967 ABA Draft basketballreference.com 2014-05-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20081230023424/http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1967&lg=A 2008-12-30 dead This draft was slated to have them participating under their original New Jersey Freighters name, though the selections would retroactively be considered draft picks done by the New Jersey Americans by the time the inaugural ABA season began. Roster New Jersey Americans 1967–68 20 Dan Anderson basketball, born 1943 C 6 10 230 1943-02-15 Augsburg 33 Johnny Austin basketball G 6 0 170 1944-08-31 Boston College 22, 41 Al Beard C 6 9 200 1996-08-15 Norfolk State 41 Jim Caldwell basketball C 6 10 240 1943-01-28 Georgia Tech 40 Art Heyman G 6 5 205 1941-06-24 Duke 25 Tony Jackson basketball, born 1942 G 6 4 200 1942-11-07 St. John's 41 Stew Johnson F 6 8 220 1944-08-19 Murray State 20, 40 Barry Leibowitz G 6 2 180 1945-09-10 Long Island 3 Bob Lloyd basketball G 6 2 184 1946-01-03 Rutgers 32 Johnny Mathis basketball F 6 6 220 1943-07-14 Savannah State 44 Bob McIntyre basketball F 6 6 215 1944-01-23 St. John's 27 Mel Nowell G 6 2 170 1939-12-27 Ohio State 4 Walt Simon F 6 6 200 1939-12-01 Benedict 30 Bruce Spraggins F 6 5 188 1939-08-31 Virginia Union 40 Levern Tart G 6 2 195 1942-06-01 Bradley 22 Dexter Westbrook F 6 8 190 1943 Providence 44 Hank Whitney F 6 7 230 1939-04-28 Iowa State Max Zaslofsky https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJA/1968.html Standings + Team W L PCT. GB Pittsburgh Pipers * 54 24 .692 — Minnesota Muskies * 50 28 .641 4 Indiana Pacers * 38 40 .487 16 Kentucky Colonels * 36 42 .462 18 New Jersey Americans 36 42 .462 18 Game log June 2021 Player statistics Regular season statistics As of March 20, 19681967-68 New Jersey Americans Roster and Stats - Regular season https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/NJA/1968.html#all_per_game-playoffs_per_game Basketball-Reference.com June 1, 2021 New Jersey Americans |- | style="text-align:left;"|Dan Anderson basketball, born 1943 || 78 || - — || 33.7 || .494 || - — || .697 || 11.0 || 1.2 || - — || - — || 14.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|John Austin basketball || 41 || - — || 16.9 || .387 || .000 || .721 || 1.6 || 1.4 || - — || - — || 7.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Al Beard || 12 || - — || 9.8 || .522 || - — || .545 || 3.8 || .0 || - — || - — || 2.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Jim Caldwell basketball || 12 || - — || 21.8 || .348 || - — || .455 || 7.1 || .9 || - — || - — || 4.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Art Heyman || 19 || - — || 23.1 || .385 || .176 || .644 || 3.7 || 1.9 || - — || - — || 13.8 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Tony Jackson basketball, born 1942 || 74 || - — || 35.6 || .383 || .301 || .829 || 6.8 || 1.9 || - — || - — || 19.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Stew Johnson || 55 || - — || 21.7 || .344 || .302 || .625 || 5.9 || .8 || - — || - — || 8.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Barry Leibowitz || 24 || - — || 29.5 || .341 || .000 || .802 || 3.0 || 3.9 || - — || - — || 11.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Bob Lloyd basketball || 58 || - — || 17.2 || .421 || .375 || .854 || 1.9 || 1.6 || - — || - — || 8.1 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Johnny Mathis basketball || 51 || - — || 12.9 || .371 || .000 || .636 || 3.8 || .5 || - — || - — || 3.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Bob McIntyre basketball || 21 || - — || 21.5 || .374 || .000 || .586 || 4.8 || .5 || - — || - — || 8.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Mel Nowell || 76 || - — || 20.5 || .402 || .281 || .826 || 2.5 || 2.0 || - — || - — || 9.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Walt Simon || 78 || - — || 32.3 || .453 || .067 || .635 || 6.7 || 2.7 || - — || - — || 13.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Bruce Spraggins || 70 || - — || 22.7 || .446 || .400 || .708 || 4.7 || .9 || - — || - — || 12.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Levern Tart || 31 || - — || 35.0 || .410 || .000 || .829 || 3.9 || 3.3 || - — || - — || 19.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Dexter Westbrook || 7 || - — || 8.4 || .632 || - — || .778 || 1.3 || .3 || - — || - — || 4.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|Hank Whitney || 37 || - — || 31.3 || .393 || - — || .714 || 12.9 || 1.5 || - — || - — || 16.0 Awards and honors 1968 ABA All-Star Game selection (game played on January 9, 1968) Tony Jackson References New Jersey Americans season Category:Brooklyn Nets seasons New Jersey Americans New Jersey Americans Category:Sports in Bergen County, New Jersey Category:Teaneck, New Jersey