1992–93 New Jersey Nets season

The 1992–93 New Jersey Nets season was the Nets' 26th season in the National Basketball Association, and 17th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey.[1] The Nets hired Chuck Daly as head coach,[2] acquired Rumeal Robinson from the Atlanta Hawks, acquired Jayson Williams from the Philadelphia 76ers, and signed free agents Chucky Brown and Rick Mahorn during the off-season. Under Daly, the Nets continued to improve getting off to a solid 31–24 start, before losing second-year star Kenny Anderson for the remainder of the season to a wrist injury after 55 games.[3] Midway through the season, the Nets signed free agents Maurice Cheeks and former All-Star forward Bernard King.[4] Despite losing ten of their final eleven games, the team finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 43–39 record.[5]

1992–93 New Jersey Nets season
Head coachChuck Daly
General managerWillis Reed
ArenaBrendan Byrne Arena
Results
Record43–39 (.524)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Atlantic)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(Lost to Cavaliers 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionWWOR-TV
SportsChannel New York
RadioWNEW

Dražen Petrović and Derrick Coleman were both selected to the All-NBA Third Team, as Petrović led the team in scoring averaging 22.3 points per game, and Coleman averaged 20.7 points, 11.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. In addition, Anderson provided the team with 16.9 points, 8.2 assists and 1.7 steals per game in his first season as a starter, and finished in third place in Most Improved Player voting,[6] while Chris Morris contributed 14.1 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.9 steals per game, and Sam Bowie provided with 9.1 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.[7] The club qualified for the playoffs, but were eliminated in the Eastern Conference First Round by the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games.[8]

Following the season, tragedy struck as Petrović was killed in a car accident in Munich, Germany on June 7, 1993.[9] The Nets retired his #3 jersey, as Petrović would later on be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame posthumously. Also following the season, Bowie was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers,[10] while Chris Dudley signed as a free agent with the Portland Trail Blazers, Brown signed with the Dallas Mavericks, and King and Cheeks both retired.

Draft picks
Main article: 1992 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
229P. J. BrownPF United StatesLouisiana Tech
240Steve RogersSG United StatesAlabama State

Roster
1992–93 New Jersey Nets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 21 Addison, Rafael 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1964–07–22 Syracuse
G 7 Anderson, Kenny  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 1970–10–09 Georgia Tech
C 31 Bowie, Sam 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1961–03–17 Kentucky
F 52 Brown, Chucky 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1968–02–29 North Carolina State
G 10 Cheeks, Maurice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1956–09–08 West Texas A&M
F 44 Coleman, Derrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1967–06–21 Syracuse
C 22 Dudley, Chris  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–02–22 Yale
G 12 George, Tate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–05–29 Connecticut
F 30 King, Bernard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1956–12–04 Tennessee
F 4 Mahorn, Rick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1958–09–21 Hampton
F 34 Morris, Chris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1966–01–20 Auburn
G 3 Petrović, Dražen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1964–10–22 Croatia
G 24 Robinson, Rumeal 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1966–11–13 Michigan
C 33 Schintzius, Dwayne 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1968–10–14 Florida
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

Regular season

Season standings
Atlantic Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-New York Knicks6022.732—37–423–1823–5
x-Boston Celtics4834.5851228–1320–2119–9
x-New Jersey Nets4339.5241726–1517–2414–14
Orlando Magic4141.5001927–1414–2715–13
Miami Heat3646.4392426–1510–319–19
Philadelphia 76ers2656.3173415–2611–3011–17
Washington Bullets2260.2683815–267–347–21
# Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-New York Knicks6022.732–
2 y-Chicago Bulls5725.6953
3 x-Cleveland Cavaliers5428.6596
4 x-Boston Celtics4834.58512
5 x-Charlotte Hornets4438.53716
6 x-New Jersey Nets4339.52417
7 x-Atlanta Hawks4339.52417
8 x-Indiana Pacers4141.50019
9 Orlando Magic4141.50019
10 Detroit Pistons4042.48820
11 Miami Heat3646.43924
12 Milwaukee Bucks2854.34132
13 Philadelphia 76ers2656.31736
14 Washington Bullets2260.26838
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1992-93 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 –2–23–22–20–51–12–02–32–01–12–21–11–13–13–22–01–32–21–33–10–21–11–12–01–12–02–2
Boston 2–2–3–11–33–12–02–01–32–01–12–21–11–13–12–22–04–01–43–24–10–22–01–11–10–20–24–1
Charlotte 2–31–3–2–31–32–01–14–12–00–20–51–11–12–23–12–02–21–33–14–00–21–12–01–11–11–14–0
Chicago 2–23–13–2–2–32–01–13–12–00–25–02–00–23–14–12–04–01–33–12–21–12–02–00–22–02–04–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–13–2–2–01–13–22–01–14–01–12–02–24–12–02–21–32–24–02–00–21–11–11–11–13–1
Dallas 1–10–20–20–20–2–1–51–10–41–41–10–41–30–20–21–40–20–21–11–10–40–40–40–51–30–51–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–11–15–1–1–13–12–31–12–21–30–21–13–21–11–10–21–11–31–33–11–41–32–32–0
Detroit 3–23–11–41–32–31–11–1–0–21–13–21–11–11–32–21–13–12–23–13–10–21–12–00–20–20–24–0
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–24–01–32–0–2–20–22–31–42–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–40–54–13–11–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–14–13–21–12–2–2–04–03–12–01–14–21–11–11–12–02–21–34–04–11–34–11–1
Indiana 2–22–25–00–50–41–11–12–32–00–2–1–11–12–22–31–13–11–32–23–11–11–12–01–12–00–23–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–21–14–02–21–13–20–41–1–3–20–22–04–00–22–01–11–13–22–33–20–41–42–22–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–23–13–11–14–11–31–12–3–0–21–13–10–20–21–12–00–53–23–22–21–41–32–0
Miami 1–31–32–21–32–22–02–03–10–20–22–22–02–0–2–22–02–30–53–21–30–21–11–11–11–10–22–3
Milwaukee 2–32–21–31–41–42–01–12–21–11–13–20–21–12–2–1–10–41–32–22–20–20–21–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–24–12–31–11–32–41–10–41–30–21–1–1–10–20–20–20–41–31–31–40–41–41–1
New Jersey 3–10–42–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–32–02–03–24–01–1–1–33–23–21–10–22–01–11–11–14–1
New York 2–24–13–13–13–12–01–12–22–01–13–10–22–05–03–12–03–1–2–25–01–11–12–02–01–11–14–1
Orlando 3–12–31–31–32–21–12–01–31–11–12–21–11–12–32–22–02–32–2–3–20–22–02–00–20–21–14–0
Philadelphia 1–31–40–42–20–41–11–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–12–22–02–30–52–3–0–20–21–10–21–10–23–1
Phoenix 2–02–02–01–10–24–03–12–04–12–21–12–35–02–02–04–01–11–12–02–0–3–25–03–12–33–12–0
Portland 1–10–21–10–22–04–03–11–15–03–11–13–22–31–12–03–12–01–10–22–02–3–5–02–22–32–21–1
Sacramento 1–11–10–20–21–14–01–30–21–40–40–22–32–31–11–13–10–20–20–21–10–50–5–2–21–42–21–1
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–01–15–04–12–01–31–41–14–02–21–12–04–11–10–22–02–01–32–22–2–3–13–31–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–13–13–12–04–13–10–24–14–11–12–04–01–11–12–01–13–23–24–11–3–2–22–0
Utah 0–22–01–10–21–15–03–22–01–31–42–02–23–12–02–04–11–11–11–12–01–32–22–23–32–2–1–1
Washington 2–21–40–40–41–31–10–20–41–11–11–30–20–23–23–11–11–41–40–41–30–21–11–11–10–21–1—

Playoffs
1993 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 29 @ Cleveland L 98–114 Derrick Coleman (31) Derrick Coleman (10) Cheeks, George (5) Richfield Coliseum
18,339		 0–1
2 May 1 @ Cleveland W 101–99 Derrick Coleman (27) Derrick Coleman (14) Rumeal Robinson (9) Richfield Coliseum
20,273		 1–1
3 May 5 Cleveland L 84–93 Derrick Coleman (22) Derrick Coleman (13) Rumeal Robinson (9) Brendan Byrne Arena
16,453		 1–2
4 May 7 Cleveland W 96–79 Brad Daugherty (29) Derrick Coleman (14) Coleman, Robinson (8) Brendan Byrne Arena
15,238		 2–2
1 May 9 @ Cleveland L 89–99 Derrick Coleman (33) Derrick Coleman (16) Rumeal Robinson (6) Richfield Coliseum
17,388		 2–3
1993 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
Drazen Petrovic 70 67 38.0 .518 .449 .870 2.7 3.5 1.3 0.2 22.3
Derrick Coleman 76 73 36.3 .460 .232 .808 11.2 3.6 1.2 1.7 20.7
Kenny Anderson 55 55 36.5 .435 .280 .776 4.1 8.2 1.7 0.2 16.9
Chris Morris 77 57 29.9 .481 .224 .794 5.9 1.4 1.9 0.7 14.1
Sam Bowie 79 65 26.5 .450 .333 .779 7.0 1.6 0.4 1.6 9.1
Rumeal Robinson 80 28 19.8 .423 .357 .574 2.0 4.0 1.2 0.2 8.4
Bernard King 32 2 13.4 .514 .286 .684 2.4 0.6 0.3 0.1 7.0
Rafael Addison 68 15 17.1 .443 .206 .814 1.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 6.3
Chucky Brown 77 20 15.4 .483 .000 .724 3.0 0.7 0.3 0.3 5.1
Jayson Williams 12 2 11.6 .457 .389 3.4 0.0 0.3 0.3 4.1
Rick Mahorn 74 9 14.6 .472 .333 .800 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.4 3.9
Maurice Cheeks 35 0 14.6 .548 .000 .889 1.2 3.1 0.9 0.1 3.6
Chris Dudley 71 16 19.7 .353 .518 7.2 0.2 0.2 1.5 3.5
Tate George 48 1 7.9 .378 .000 .833 0.6 1.2 0.2 0.1 2.5
Dwayne Schintzius 5 0 7.0 .286 1.000 1.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.4
Dan O'Sullivan 3 0 3.3 .667 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3
Doug Lee 5 0 6.6 .286 .333 0.4 1.0 0.0 0.2 1.0
Dave Hoppen 2 0 5.0 1.000 .000 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Derrick Coleman 5 5 45.0 .532 .417 .806 13.4 4.6 1.2 2.6 26.8
Chris Morris 5 4 32.6 .557 .375 .917 6.4 1.4 1.6 1.2 17.0
Drazen Petrovic 5 5 38.6 .455 .333 .800 1.8 1.8 0.4 0.0 15.6
Rumeal Robinson 5 5 27.2 .429 .286 .714 2.4 7.0 1.0 0.0 9.8
Chucky Brown 4 0 15.5 .409 .857 2.3 0.3 0.8 0.8 6.0
Dwayne Schintzius 5 0 21.2 .448 .500 5.0 0.8 0.2 1.2 5.8
Maurice Cheeks 5 0 16.4 .478 .000 1.2 2.8 1.2 0.2 4.4
Rafael Addison 5 0 10.6 .333 1.000 1.2 1.0 0.6 0.0 3.4
Sam Bowie 3 3 23.7 .444 1.000 4.0 0.7 2.0 0.3 3.3
Bernard King 3 1 8.0 .571 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.7
Rick Mahorn 4 2 15.8 .400 3.3 0.8 0.0 0.5 2.0
Tate George 2 0 11.0 .286 1.5 3.0 0.5 0.0 2.0

Player Statistics Citation:[7]

Awards, Records and Honors

References
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  4. "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Are Close To Signing Bernard King". New York Times. February 6, 1993. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  5. "1992–93 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  6. "1992–93 NBA Awards Voting". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 3, 2022.
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  8. "PRO BASKETBALL; The Nets Never Say Die, but They're Done". New York Times. May 10, 1993. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  9. "BASKETBALL; Nets' Petrovic Dies in Auto Accident in Germany". New York Times. June 8, 1993. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  10. "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets Get Benjamin In Swap For Bowie". New York Times. June 22, 1993. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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