1970–71 New York Nets season
{{short description|ABA basketball team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NBA season
| team = New York Nets
| league = ABA
| end_year = 1971
| wins = 40
| losses = 44
| division = Eastern (ABA)
| division_place = 3
| conf_place =
| coach = Lou Carnesecca
| arena = Island Garden
| television =
| radio =
| playoffs = Division semifinals
(lost to Squires 2–4)
}}
The 1970–71 New York Nets season was the fourth season of the franchise. On January 6, 1971, during a game versus the Memphis Pros, referee Andy Hershock suffered a heart attack, later dying in the medical office at Island Garden. The game was later restarted, with the Nets winning 110–101. Two months later, they played the Kentucky Colonels in a doubleheader benefit game for Hershock.{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bXJgqTXTelsC&q=andy+hershock+ABA&pg=PA6 | title=This Day in New York Sports| isbn=9781571672544| last1=Sprechman| first1=Jordan| last2=Shannon| first2=Bill| year=1998}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAYearlyGameLogs/7071Part4.html|title = 1970-71 ABA Game by Game Log-- Part 4}}
This was Rick Barry's first season with the Nets. Barry averaged 29.4 points per game.
Roster
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{{player2 | num = 12 | first = Jim | last = Ard | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 215 | DOB = 1948-09-19 | college = Cincinnati}}
{{player2 | num = 24 | first = Rick | last = Barry | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1944-03-28 | college = Miami (FL)}}
{{player2 | num = 3, 15 | first = Bill | last = Bunting | pos = SF | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1947-08-26 | college = North Carolina}}
{{player2 | num = 4 | first = Jeff | last = Congdon | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1943-10-17 | college = BYU}}
{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Billy | last = DeAngelis | pos = G | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 180 | DOB = 1946-10-05 | college = Saint Joseph's}}
{{player2 | num = 21 | first = Joe | last = DePre | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 185 | DOB = 1947-12-19 | college = St. John's}}
{{player2 | num = 11 | first = Sonny | last = Dove | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 198 | DOB = 1945-08-16 | college = St. John's}}
{{player2 | num = 14 | first = Luther | last = Green | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 190 | DOB = 1946-11-13 | college = LIU Brooklyn}}
{{player2 | num = 10, 15 | first = Jim | last = Hayes | dab = basketball | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 3 | lbs = 200 | DOB = 1948-02-18 | college = Boston}}
{{player2 | num = 40 | first = Les | last = Hunter | dab = basketball | pos = PF | ft = 6 | in = 7 | lbs = 210 | DOB = 1942-08-16 | college = Loyola Chicago}}
{{player2 | num = 20 | first = Ed | last = Johnson | dab = basketball | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 205 | DOB = 1944-06-17 | college = Tennessee State}}
{{player2 | num = 3 | first = Manny | last = Leaks | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 8 | lbs = 225 | DOB = 1945-11-27 | college = Niagara}}
{{player2 | num = 25 | first = Bill | last = Melchionni | pos = PG | ft = 6 | in = 1 | lbs = 165 | DOB = 1944-10-19 | college = Villanova}}
{{player2 | num = 5 | first = Billy | last = Paultz | pos = C | ft = 6 | in = 11 | lbs = 235 | DOB = 1948-07-30 | college = St. John's}}
{{player2 | num = 23 | first = Levern | last = Tart | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 195 | DOB = 1942-06-01 | college = Bradley}}
{{player2 | num = 22 | first = Ollie | last = Taylor | pos = SG | ft = 6 | in = 2 | lbs = 194 | DOB = 1947-03-07 | college = Houston}}
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Final standings
=Eastern Division=
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| align="left"|Virginia Squires * | 55 | 29 | .655
| - | |
| align="center"
| align="left"|Kentucky Colonels * | 44 | 40 | .524 | 11.0 |
| align="center"
| align="left"|New York Nets * | 40 | 44 | .476 | 15.0 |
| align="center"
| align="left"|The Floridians * | 37 | 47 | .440 | 18.0 |
| align="center"
| align="left"|Pittsburgh Condors | 36 | 48 | .429 | 19.0 |
| align="center"
| align="left"|Carolina Cougars | 34 | 50 | .405 | 21.0 |
Playoffs
Eastern Division semifinals vs. Virginia Squires
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| Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | April 2 | Hampton (Virginia) | 105–113 | 0–1 | 6,149 |
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| 2 | April 4 | Hampton (Virginia) | 114–108 | 0–2 | 7,143 |
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| 3 | April 6 | New York | 135–131 | 1–2 | 3,504 |
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| 4 | April 7 | New York | 130–127 | 2–2 | 4,134 |
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| 5 | April 9 | Richmond (Virginia) | 124–127 | 2–3 | 4,250 |
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| 6 | April 10 | New York | 114–118 | 2–4 | 3,016 |
Nets lose series, 4–2
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141112081115/http://www.basketballreference.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=A&yr=1970 1970 draft picks]
{{1970–71 ABA season by team}}
{{New Jersey Nets seasons}}
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