NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1989–90 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 23rd season in the National Basketball Association , and 14th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey .[ 1] The Nets decided to start the rebuilding process by acquiring Sam Bowie from the Portland Trail Blazers on draft day.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] Under new head coach Bill Fitch , they started the season winning their first two games, but went on to lose eleven of their next twelves games, including a nine-game losing streak. At midseason, the team acquired Chris Dudley from the Cleveland Cavaliers .[ 5] [ 6] The Nets struggled all season long posting a 14-game losing streak between January and February, and losing eleven consecutive games in March. They lost their final seven games of the season, finishing last place in the Atlantic Division with a league worst record at 17–65.[ 7] Following the season, Dennis Hopson was traded to the Chicago Bulls .[ 8] [ 9]
1989–90 New Jersey Nets roster Players Coaches Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 10 Blaylock, Mookie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1967-03-20 Oklahoma C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961-03-17 Kentucky F 21 Brundy, Stanley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1967-11-13 DePaul G 15 Conner, Lester 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1959-09-17 Oregon State C 22 Dudley, Chris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965-02-22 Yale F 24 Gervin, Derrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1963-03-28 Texas–San Antonio F/C 44 Haley, Jack 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964-01-27 UCLA F 23 Hinson, Roy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1961-05-02 Rutgers G/F 2 Hopson, Dennis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965-04-22 Ohio State F/C 42 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1966-12-14 Tennessee State G/F 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966-01-20 Auburn G 7 Myers, Pete 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1963-09-15 Little Rock F/C 33 Shackleford, Charles 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1966-04-22 NC State G/F 45 Short, Purvis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957-07-02 Jackson State G 5 Wood, Leon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962-03-25 Cal State Fullerton
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured Roster
Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1989–90 NBA records Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA UTA WAS Atlanta – 1–3 2–0 0–5 2–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 2–0 2–0 2–3 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 5–0 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 Boston 3–1 – 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 5–1 4–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 Charlotte 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 1–3 3–2 0–2 2–2 1–4 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 0–5 0–4 0–5 0–2 Chicago 5–0 2–2 2–0 – 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–2 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 3–1 Cleveland 3–2 1–3 1–1 0–5 – 0–2 0–2 1–4 1–1 0–2 3–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 3–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 4–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 Dallas 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 – 2–3 1–1 3–1 4–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–3 1–1 Denver 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–2 – 0–2 2–2 4–1 0–2 2–2 0–4 2–0 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 4–0 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 Detroit 2–3 2–2 2–0 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 – 1–1 1–1 4–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 5–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 Golden State 0–2 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 – 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–5 2–2 3–2 1–3 2–3 2–2 1–1 Houston 0–2 0–2 4–1 1–1 2–0 1–4 1–4 1–1 2–2 – 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 4–0 2–2 2–2 3–2 1–1 Indiana 3–2 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 0–2 2–0 1–4 1–1 1–1 – 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 – 1–4 0–2 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–5 2–3 0–4 3–2 0–4 1–1 L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–1 2–2 2–0 4–1 – 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–3 5–0 2–2 4–0 2–2 1–1 Miami 0–4 0–5 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 – 2–2 1–1 1–4 1–5 3–1 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–3 Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 2–0 1–4 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 – 2–0 4–0 2–2 5–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 Minnesota 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–4 0–5 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 0–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–4 1–3 0–5 1–1 New Jersey 2–2 1–5 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 4–1 0–4 1–1 – 1–4 1–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–3 New York 3–1 1–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–1 2–2 1–1 4–1 – 2–2 2–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–0 Orlando 0–5 0–4 1–1 2–3 1–4 0–2 0–2 0–5 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–5 1–1 3–1 2–2 – 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 Philadelphia 2–2 2–3 2–0 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 4–1 3–2 2–2 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 Phoenix 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 0–2 5–0 2–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–3 5–0 0–4 3–2 3–1 2–0 Portland 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–2 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–2 – 4–0 3–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 Sacramento 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–3 0–4 1–1 3–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–5 0–4 – 0–4 2–2 1–3 1–1 San Antonio 1–1 1–1 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–3 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 – 3–1 3–2 2–0 Seattle 1–1 0–2 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1 3–2 2–2 1–1 2–3 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–3 2–3 2–2 1–3 – 1–3 2–0 Utah 1–1 1–1 5–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 5–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–3 3–1 – 2–0 Washington 2–2 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 0–5 4–0 1–5 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 —
1989–90 game log Total: 17–65 (Home: 13–28; Road: 4–37) November: 3–11 (home: 1–4; road: 2–7)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 3, 1989 @ Miami W 110–90 Hopson (19) Shackleford (16) Blaylock ,Conner (5) Miami Arena 15,008 1–0 2 November 4, 1989 @ Orlando W 111–106 Hopson (24) Shackleford (12) Blaylock (5) Orlando Arena 15,077 2–0 3 November 7, 1989 Miami L 77–83 Hopson (17) Shackleford (14) Conner (3) Brendan Byrne Arena 11,999 2–1 4 November 9, 1989 @ New York L 105–107 Morris (21) Hopson (9) Blaylock ,Morris (6) Madison Square Garden 13,482 2–2 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
December: 5–9 (home: 3–5; road: 2–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 1, 1989 Miami W 101–77 Shackleford (19) Bowie (16) Blaylock (3) Brendan Byrne Arena 10,240 4–11 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 December 19, 1989 @ Miami W 100–98 Hopson (20) Bowie (6) Conner ,Morris (5) Miami Arena 15,008 7–15 23 24 25 December 23, 1989 @ New York L 85–94 Hinson ,Morris (22) Carroll (10) Conner (6) Madison Square Garden 17,047 7–18 26 27 December 28, 1989 New York L 104–106 Hopson (21) Hinson (12) Blaylock (6) Brendan Byrne Arena 20,049 8–19 28
January: 4–11 (home: 4–3; road: 0–8)
February: 1–11 (home: 1–5; road: 0–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 44 45 46 47 All-Star Break 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55
March: 3–13 (home: 3–5; road: 0–8)
April: 1–10 (home: 1–6; road: 0–4)
1989–90 schedule
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^ 1989–90 New Jersey Nets ^ Brown, Clifton (June 25, 1989). "PRO-BASKETBALL; Nets Get Bowie for Buck Williams" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 13, 2022 . ^ "Trail Blazers Trade Bowie, No. 12 Pick in Draft to Nets for Buck Williams" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. June 25, 1989. Retrieved December 6, 2022 . ^ "Blazers Trade Bowie, No. 12 Pick for Williams" . Deseret News . Associated Press. June 25, 1989. Retrieved December 6, 2022 . ^ Goldaper, Sam (February 22, 1990). "Knicks Trade Strickland to Spurs for Cheeks" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 31, 2022 . ^ "NBA WEDNESDAY'S TRADES: Cheeks Dealt for Strickland; Carroll to Nuggets" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. February 22, 1990. Retrieved December 31, 2022 . ^ "1989–90 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 13, 2022 . ^ Brown, Clifton (June 27, 1990). "Nets Continue to Deal, Trading Hopson to Bulls" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 6, 2022 . ^ "2 Dennis Hopson" . Chicago Tribune . November 2, 1990. Retrieved December 6, 2022 .
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