1995–96 New Jersey Nets season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Nets' 29th season in the National Basketball Association, and 20th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] The Nets received the ninth pick in the 1995 NBA draft, and selected NCAA Final Four MVP, Ed O'Bannon out of UCLA.[2] In the off-season, the team signed free agent Vern Fleming. The Nets began their season losing their season opener to the expansion Toronto Raptors on the road, 94–79 on November 3. Scoring leader Derrick Coleman missed the first month of the season due to an irregular heartbeat.[3] He was soon traded to the Philadelphia 76ers for Shawn Bradley,[4] as the Nets won four of their next five games after the trade, leading to a 9–9 start. In January, they dealt Kenny Anderson to the Charlotte Hornets for Kendall Gill, and second-year guard Khalid Reeves.[5] However, Gill would be out for the remainder of the season with a hand injury after playing just eleven games, while Kevin Edwards only played just 34 games due to a knee injury. The Nets lost 12 of their final 14 games to finish sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 30–52 record.[6]

1995–96 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachButch Beard
ArenaContinental Airlines Arena
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Atlantic)
Conference: 12th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Armen Gilliam averaged 18.3 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, while Bradley averaged 12.5 points, 7.9 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per game with the Nets after being traded, and second-year guard Chris Childs showed improvement, providing the team with 12.8 points and 7.0 assists per game. In addition, P.J. Brown provided with 11.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while Edwards contributed 11.6 points and 1.6 steals per game, and Jayson Williams had an increased role as the team's sixth man, averaging 9.0 points and leading the Nets with 10.0 rebounds per game off the bench, while finishing in third place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.[7] O'Bannon failed to live up to expectations in his professional career,[8] as he averaged just 6.2 points per game and started in 29 out of 64 games.[9]

Following the season, head coach Butch Beard was fired, while Gilliam signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Bucks,[10] Childs signed with the New York Knicks, Brown signed with the Miami Heat, Rick Mahorn re-signed with his former team, the Detroit Pistons, and Fleming retired.

Draft picks
Main article: 1995 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
19Ed O'BannonPF United StatesUCLA

Roster
1995–96 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 45 Bradley, Shawn 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1972–03–22 BYU
F 42 Brown, P. J. 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1969–10–14 Louisiana Tech
G 1 Childs, Chris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1970–11–20 Boise State
C 33 Dare, Yinka 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1972–10–10 George Washington
G 21 Edwards, Kevin  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1965–10–30 DePaul
G 10 Fleming, Vern 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1962–02–04 Georgia
G 13 Gill, Kendall  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1968–05–25 Illinois
F 43 Gilliam, Armen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–28 UNLV
G 20 Graham, Greg 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1970–11–26 Indiana
F 4 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–09–21 Hampton
G/F 31 O'Bannon, Ed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1972–08–14 UCLA
F 34 Perry, Tim  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1965–06–04 Temple
G 6 Reeves, Khalid 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1972–07–15 Arizona
C 41 Werdann, Robert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970–09–12 St. John's
F 55 Williams, Jayson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1968–02–22 St. John's
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Roster Notes
  • Center Shawn Bradley holds American and German dual citizenship. He was born in Germany and raised in the U.S., but represented Germany internationally.

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Orlando Magic 60 22 .732 12.0 37–4 23–18 21–3 82
x – New York Knicks 47 35 .573 25.0 26–15 21–20 16–8 82
x – Miami Heat 42 40 .512 30.0 26–15 16–25 13–12 82
Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 33.0 25–16 14–27 10–14 82
Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 39.0 18–23 15–26 12–12 82
New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 42.0 20–21 10–31 8–17 82
Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 54.0 11–30 7–34 5–19 82
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Chicago Bulls * 72 10 .878 – 82
2 y – Orlando Magic * 60 22 .732 12.0 82
3 x – Indiana Pacers 52 30 .634 20.0 82
4 x – Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 25.0 82
5 x – New York Knicks 47 35 .573 25.0 82
6 x – Atlanta Hawks 46 36 .561 26.0 82
7 x – Detroit Pistons 46 36 .561 26.0 82
8 x – Miami Heat 42 40 .512 30.0 82
9 Charlotte Hornets 41 41 .500 31.0 82
10 Washington Bullets 39 43 .476 33.0 82
11 Boston Celtics 33 49 .402 39.0 82
12 New Jersey Nets 30 52 .366 42.0 82
13 Milwaukee Bucks 25 57 .305 47.0 82
14 Toronto Raptors 21 61 .256 51.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 18 64 .220 54.0 82
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1995-96 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 TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta –4–03–10–43–11–11–12–21–11–11–32–00–22–22–21–14–02–12–22–10–22–02–00–20–24–01–12–01–3
Boston 0–4–2–20–31–30–21–12–10–21–10–42–00–23–13–12–02–20–41–34–01–10–22–00–20–23–10–21–12–2
Charlotte 1–32–2–1–33–12–02–01–30–20–21–31–12–02–23–11–10–33–00–43–12–01–11–10–20–23–11–12–03–1
Chicago 4–03–03–1–4–02–01–14–02–02–02–22–02–03–14–02–03–03–13–14–01–12–02–02–01–13–12–02–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–11–30–4–2–01–12–22–01–12–22–02–01–34–02–01–23–11–24–02–01–11–10–20–23–10–22–03–1
Dallas 1–12–00–20–20–2–2–20–22–21–30–22–20–40–21–10–41–10–21–10–21–30–42–22–22–21–11–34–00–2
Denver 1–11–10–21–11–12–2–1–12–21–30–21–32–20–21–14–00–21–11–12–03–10–40–40–41–32–03–13–11–1
Detroit 2–21–23–10–42–22–01–1–2–01–12–22–00–21–32–21–14–00–41–34–02–02–01–12–01–14–00–22–01–2
Golden State 1–12–02–00–20–22–22–20–2–2–21–13–11–31–11–13–12–00–20–22–01–31–31–31–30–41–11–34–01–1
Houston 1–11–12–00–21–13–13–11–12–2–2–04–03–10–22–02–22–00–20–22–03–12–22–21–30–42–02–24–01–1
Indiana 3–14–03–12–22–22–02–02–21–10–2–2–01–13–03–11–11–31–32–23–11–11–10–21–12–04–00–22–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–20–22–23–10–21–30–40–2–0–41–11–13–11–11–10–22–03–12–22–21–30–40–21–33–11–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–00–20–20–24–02–22–03–11–31–14–0–2–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–32–22–02–24–01–1
Miami 2–21–32–21–33–12–02–03–11–12–00–31–10–2–3–01–15–01–31–33–11–10–21–11–10–22–10–21–12–2
Milwaukee 2–21–31–30–40–41–11–12–21–10–21–31–10–20–3–1–11–32–21–32–10–22–00–21–10–22–20–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–20–24–00–41–11–32–21–11–31–31–11–1–1–10–20–21–11–30–43–11–30–41–11–32–20–2
New Jersey 0–42–23–00–32–11–12–00–40–20–23–11–10–20–53–11–1–2–20–42–20–21–11–10–20–22–20–22–02–2
New York 1–24–00–31–31–32–01–14–02–02–03–11–11–13–12–22–02–2–1–33–10–20–20–21–11–14–01–11–13–1
Orlando 2–23–14–01–32–11–11–13–12–02–02–22–01–13–13–12–04–03–1–4–02–01–11–11–11–12–11–12–04–0
Philadelphia 1–20–41–30–40–42–00–20–40–20–21–30–21–11–31–21–12–21–30–4–0–20–20–20–20–23–11–11–11–3
Phoenix 2–01–10–21–10–23–11–30–23–11–31–11–31–31–12–03–12–02–00–22–0–2–22–21–30–42–01–34–02–0
Portland 0–22–01–10–21–14–04–00–23–12–21–12–22–22–00–24–01–12–01–12–02–2–1–31–31–32–01–32–20–2
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–21–12–24–01–13–12–22–02–21–31–12–01–31–12–01–12–02–23–1–1–30–42–00–42–20–2
San Antonio 2–02–02–00–22–02–24–00–23–13–11–13–13–11–11–13–12–01–11–12–03–13–13–1–2–22–03–14–01–1
Seattle 2–02–02–01–12–02–23–11–14–04–00–24–02–22–02–04–02–01–11–12–04–03–14–02–2–1–13–13–11–1
Toronto 0–41–31–31–31–31–10–20–41–10–20–42–00–21–22–21–12–20–41–21–30–20–20–20–21–1–0–21–13–1
Utah 1–12–01–10–22–03–11–32–03–12–22–03–12–22–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–13–14–01–31–32–0–4–01–1
Vancouver 0–21–10–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–40–21–30–41–11–12–20–21–10–21–10–42–22–20–41–31–10–4–0–2
Washington 3–12–21–30–41–32–01–12–11–11–10–31–11–12–23–12–02–21–30–43–10–22–02–01–11–11–31–12–0—

Game log
1995–96 Game Log

Total: 30–52 (Home: 20–21; Road: 10–31)

November: 1–3 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 November 3 @ Toronto L 79–94 Anderson & Gilliam (13) Armen Gilliam (16) Kenny Anderson (8) SkyDome
33,306		 0–1
2 November 7 Portland W 104–84 Armen Gilliam (16) Jayson Williams (16) Kenny Anderson (10) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,152		 1–1
3 November 8 @ Orlando L 122–130 (3OT) Armen Gilliam (20) P. J. Brown (12) Kenny Anderson (7) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,152		 1–2
4 November 10 @ Miami L 80–106 Childs & Gilliam (12) Armen Gilliam (11) Chris Childs (6) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,152		 1–2
1995–96 season schedule

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Armen Gilliam 78 76 36.6 .474 .000 .791 9.1 1.8 0.9 0.7 18.3
Kendall Gill 11 10 38.0 .441 .360 .831 3.9 3.2 2.0 0.2 17.5
Kenny Anderson 31 28 33.6 .376 .364 .803 3.3 8.0 1.7 0.3 15.3
Chris Childs 78 54 30.9 .416 .367 .852 3.1 7.0 1.4 0.1 12.8
Shawn Bradley 67 57 29.8 .443 .250 .679 7.9 0.8 0.6 3.7 12.5
Kevin Edwards 34 33 29.6 .364 .404 .810 2.2 2.1 1.6 0.2 11.6
P.J. Brown 81 81 36.3 .444 .200 .770 6.9 2.0 1.0 1.2 11.3
Jayson Williams 80 6 23.2 .423 .286 .592 10.0 0.6 0.4 0.7 9.0
Vern Fleming 77 3 22.7 .433 .107 .751 2.2 3.3 0.5 0.1 7.7
Ed O'Bannon 64 29 19.6 .390 .179 .713 2.6 1.0 0.7 0.2 6.2
Greg Graham 45 2 10.8 .379 .368 .725 0.9 0.9 0.4 0.0 4.1
Khalid Reeves 31 7 13.4 .376 .309 .581 1.3 1.5 0.7 0.1 3.8
Rex Walters 11 0 7.9 .364 .250 1.000 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.0 3.0
Robert Werdann 13 0 7.2 .500 .538 1.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 3.0
Yinka Dare 58 23 10.8 .438 .613 3.1 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.8
Rick Mahorn 50 0 9.0 .352 .000 .723 2.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.4
Tim Perry 22 1 7.6 .489 .429 .500 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.4
Gerald Glass 10 0 5.6 .357 .200 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 2.1

Player Statistics Citation:[9]

References
  1. 1995–96 New Jersey Nets
  2. "PRO BASKETBALL; Underclassmen Rule Atop N.B.A. Draft Board". New York Times. June 29, 1995. Retrieved July 25, 2021.
  3. "BASKETBALL; Nets' Coleman Sidelined". New York Times. October 17, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
  4. "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Grant Coleman's Wish With Trade to Sixers". New York Times. December 1, 1995. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  5. "BASKETBALL; The Other Cornerstone Drops: Anderson Is Traded". New York Times. January 20, 1996. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  6. "1995–96 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  7. "1995–96 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
  8. "O'Bannon's Low Profile a Reluctant Look". New York Times. December 1, 1996. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  9. "1995–96 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  10. "Bucks Sign Gilliam". New York Times. August 7, 1996. Retrieved January 1, 2022.

See also
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