New Jersey Nets

The New Jersey Nets were a National Basketball Association team in Piscataway, New Jersey, East Rutherford, New Jersey and Newark, New Jersey. The franchise was founded in 1967-68 in the American Basketball Association, originally playing as the New Jersey Americans. The team became the New York Nets in 1968-69 and joined the National Basketball Association in 1976-77. The team became the New Jersey Nets in 1977-78 and finally the Brooklyn Nets in 2012-13.

Historical Overview

Name	League	Primary Venue	Municipality	Start	End
Brooklyn Nets	National Basketball Association	Barclays Center	Brooklyn, New York	2012-13
New Jersey Nets		Prudential Center	Newark, New Jersey	2010-11	2011-12
		Meadowlands Arena	East Rutherford, New Jersey	1981-82	2009-10
		Rutgers Athletic Center	Piscataway, New Jersey	1977-78	1980-81
New York Nets		NYCB LIVE	East Garden City, New York	1976-77	1976-77
	American Basketball Association			1971-72	1975-76
		Island Garden (1957)	Garden City South, New York	1969-70	1971-72
		Long Island Arena	Commack, New York	1968-69	1968-69
New Jersey Americans		Soccer Coliseum at Teaneck Armory	Teaneck, New Jersey	1967-68	1967-68
New Jersey Freighters				1967-68	DNP
New York Freighters		None secured	Manhattan, New York	1967-68	DNP

Trophy Case

• National Basketball Association Championships: 0
• Eastern Conference Championships: 2 (2001-02, 2002-03)
• Atlantic Division Championships: 4 (2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06)
• Playoff Berths: 16 (1978-79, 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1993-94, 1997-98, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07)

Seasons and Venues

Season	Win	Loss	GB	Finish	Postseason	Venues
National Basketball Association
1977-78	24	58	31	5th in Atlantic Division 11th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1978-79	37	45	17	3rd in Atlantic Division 6th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by Philadelphia 76ers 2-0 (best-of-three)	Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey (40 regular season games + one postseason game) Jadwin Gymnasium, Princeton, New Jersey (one regular season game)
1979-80	34	48	27	5th in Atlantic Division 10th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1980-81	24	58	38	5th in Atlantic Division 10th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Rutgers Athletic Center, Piscataway, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1981-82	44	38	19	3rd in Atlantic Division 4th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by Washington Bullets 2-0 (best-of-three)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + one postseason game)
1982-83	49	33	16	3rd in Atlantic Division 4th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by New York Knickerbockers 2-0 (best-of-three)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + one postseason game)
1983-84	45	37	17	4th in Atlantic Division 6th in Eastern Conference	Defeated Philadelphia 76ers 3-2 (best-of-five) Defeated by Milwaukee Bucks 4-2 (best-of-seven)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + five postseason games)
1984-85	42	40	21	3rd in Atlantic Division 5th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by Detroit Pistons 3-0 (best-of-five)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + one postseason game)
1985-86	39	43	28	3rd in Atlantic Division 7th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by Milwaukee Bucks 3-0 (best-of-five)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + one postseason game)
1986-87	24	58	35	4th in Atlantic Division 10th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1987-88	19	63	38	5th in Atlantic Division 11th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1988-89	26	56	26	5th in Atlantic Division 11th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1989-90	17	65	36	6th in Atlantic Division 13th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1990-91	26	56	30	5th in Atlantic Division 11th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1991-92	40	42	11	3rd in Atlantic Division 6th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by Cleveland Cavaliers 3-1 (best-of-five)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + two postseason games)
1992-93	43	39	17	3rd in Atlantic Division 6th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by Cleveland Cavaliers 3-2 (best-of-five)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + two postseason games)
1993-94	45	37	12	3rd in Atlantic Division 7th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by New York Knickerbockers 3-1 (best-of-five)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + two postseason games)
1994-95	30	52	27	5th in Atlantic Division 11th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1995-96	30	52	27	6th in Atlantic Division 12th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
1996-97	26	56	35	5th in Atlantic Division 13th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (40 regular season games) Tōkyō Dōmu, Bunkyō-ku, Tōkyō-to (one regular season game)
1997-98	43	39	12	3rd in Atlantic Division 8th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by Chicago Bulls 3-0 (best-of-five)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + one postseason game)
1999	16	34	17	7th in Atlantic Division 14th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (25 regular season games)
1999-2000	31	51	21	6th in Atlantic Division 12th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
2000-01	26	56	30	6th in Atlantic Division 12th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
2001-02	52	30	0	1st in Atlantic Division 1st in Eastern Conference	Defeated Indiana Pacers 3-2 (best-of-five) Defeated Charlotte Hornets 4-1 (best-of-seven) Defeated Boston Celtics 4-2 (best-of-seven) Defeated by Los Angeles Lakers 4-0 (best-of-seven)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + 11 postseason games)
2002-03	49	33	0	1st in Atlantic Division 2nd in Eastern Conference	Defeated Milwaukee Bucks 4-2 (best-of-seven) Defeated Boston Celtics 4-0 (best-of-seven) Defeated Detroit Pistons 4-0 (best-of-seven) Defeated by San Antonio Spurs 4-2 (best-of-seven)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + 10 postseason games)
2003-04	47	35	0	1st in Atlantic Division 2nd in Eastern Conference	Defeated New York Knickerbockers 4-0 (best-of-seven) Defeated by Detroit Pistons 4-3 (best-of-seven)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + five postseason games)
2004-05	42	40	3	3rd in Atlantic Division 8th in Eastern Conference	Defeated by Miami HEAT 4-0 (best-of-seven)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + two postseason games)
2005-06	49	33	0	1st in Atlantic Division 3rd in Eastern Conference	Defeated Indiana Pacers 4-2 (best-of-seven) Defeated by Miami HEAT 4-1 (best-of-seven)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + five postseason games)
2006-07	41	41	6	2nd in Atlantic Division 6th in Eastern Conference	Defeated Toronto Raptors 4-2 (best-of-seven) Defeated by Cleveland Cavaliers 4-2 (best-of-seven)	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games + six postseason games)
2007-08	34	48	32	4th in Atlantic Division 10th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
2008-09	34	48	28	3rd in Atlantic Division 11th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
2009-10	12	70	38	5th in Atlantic Division 15th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Meadowlands Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey (41 regular season games)
2010-11	24	58	32	4th in Atlantic Division 12th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey (39 regular season games) The O₂ Arena, Greenwich, Greater London (two regular season games)
2011-12	22	44	17	5th in Atlantic Division 12th in Eastern Conference	Did not qualify	Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey (33 regular season games)