1991–92 New Jersey Nets season
Nets' 25th season in the National Basketball Association
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1991–92 NBA season was the Nets' 25th season in the National Basketball Association , and 16th season in East Rutherford, New Jersey .[ 1] The Nets selected point guard Kenny Anderson out of Georgia Tech with the second overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft .[ 2] [ 3] However, Anderson held out early due to a contract dispute,[ 4] [ 5] and Roy Hinson would miss the entire season with a knee injury,[ 6] [ 7] as the Nets struggled losing 11 of their first 13 games. After a 7–18 start, the team managed to win nine of their next twelve games, and held a 19–28 record at the All-Star break.[ 8] The Nets finished third in the Atlantic Division with a 40–42 record.[ 9]
Dražen Petrović led the team in scoring averaging 20.6 points per game, and finished in second place in Most Improved Player voting,[ 10] while second-year star Derrick Coleman averaged 19.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and Sam Bowie provided the team with 15.0 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. In addition, Mookie Blaylock contributed 13.8 points, 6.8 assists and 2.4 steals per game, while Chris Morris provided with 11.4 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game, second-year forward Terry Mills averaged 9.0 points and 5.5 rebounds per game off the bench, and Chris Dudley led the team with 9.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game. Anderson averaged 7.0 points and 3.2 assists per game off the bench as backup point guard for Blaylock.[ 11]
The club qualified for the playoffs , but were eliminated in the Eastern Conference First Round by the Cleveland Cavaliers in four games.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] Following the season, Blaylock and Hinson were both traded to the Atlanta Hawks ,[ 15] [ 16] [ 17] while Mills signed as a free agent with the Detroit Pistons ,[ 18] [ 19] and head coach Bill Fitch resigned after clashing with his young stars.[ 20] [ 21]
For the season, the team added new darker blue road uniforms, replacing the light blue road jerseys from the previous season.[ 22] These uniforms would remain in use until 1997.
Draft picks
Roster
1991–92 New Jersey Nets roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
From
SF
21
Addison, Rafael
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
1964-07-22
Syracuse
PG
7
Anderson, Kenny
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
168 lb (76 kg)
1970-10-09
Georgia Tech
PG
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
PF
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
C
54
Feitl, Dave
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
1962-06-08
UTEP
SG
12
George, Tate
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
1968-05-29
Connecticut
PF
6
Hinson, Roy (IN)
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1961-05-02
Rutgers
SG
20
Lee, Doug
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
1964-10-24
Purdue
PF
5
Mills, Terry
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
1967-12-21
Michigan
SF
34
Morris, Chris
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
1966-01-20
Auburn
SG
3
Petrović, Dražen
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
1964-10-22
Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended(IN) Inactive Injured
Roster notes
Power forward Roy Hinson missed the entire season due to a knee injury.
Regular season
Season standings
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1991–92 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
—
3–1
2–2
0–5
0–5
2–0
2–0
1–4
1–1
2–0
1–4
1–1
0–2
2–2
3–1
2–0
3–1
2–2
2–2
2–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
2–2
Boston
1–3
—
3–1
1–3
3–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–2
2–0
2–0
3–2
2–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
5–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–1
Charlotte
2–2
1–3
—
0–4
2–3
1–1
1–1
1–4
1–1
0–2
3–2
0–2
1–1
1–3
2–3
1–1
1–3
0–4
3–1
3–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
0–2
2–2
Chicago
5–0
3–1
4–0
—
3–2
2–0
2–0
4–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–0
1–1
4–0
3–2
2–0
4–0
4–0
3–1
3–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
4–0
Cleveland
5–0
1–3
3–2
2–3
—
1–1
1–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
5–0
1–1
2–0
3–1
3–1
2–0
2–2
4–0
3–1
4–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
Dallas
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
—
3–2
0–2
0–4
4–2
1–1
1–3
0–4
1–1
1–1
3–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–2
0–4
1–3
0–5
0–4
1–4
0–2
Denver
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–3
—
0–2
0–4
2–3
0–2
0–4
1–3
0–2
1–1
2–3
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–3
1–3
2–2
1–4
1–3
1–5
1–1
Detroit
4–1
0–4
4–1
1–4
1–3
2–0
2–0
—
1–1
2–0
2–2
0–2
2–0
2–2
3–2
1–1
2–2
2–2
4–0
3–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
Golden State
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
4–0
1–1
—
2–2
2–0
3–2
3–2
1–1
2–0
4–0
2–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
5–0
2–2
3–2
1–3
2–0
Houston
0–2
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
2–4
3–2
0–2
2–2
—
1–1
2–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
3–2
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–3
3–1
3–1
3–2
1–3
1–4
2–0
Indiana
4–1
2–2
2–3
1–3
0–5
1–1
2–0
2–2
0–2
1–1
—
0–2
2–0
3–1
4–1
2–0
2–2
1–3
2–2
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
2–0
0–2
1–1
2–2
L.A. Clippers
1–1
0–2
2–0
0–2
1–1
3–1
4–0
2–0
2–3
2–2
2–0
—
2–3
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
0–2
2–0
1–1
3–2
2–3
2–3
2–2
2–3
1–3
0–2
L.A. Lakers
2–0
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
4–0
3–1
0–2
2–3
2–2
0–2
3–2
—
2–0
1–1
3–1
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–0
2–3
1–4
4–1
1–3
1–4
1–3
1–1
Miami
2–2
2–3
3–1
0–4
1–3
1–1
2–0
2–2
1–1
0–2
1–3
0–2
0–2
—
4–0
2–0
2–2
1–4
3–1
1–4
0–2
0–2
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–1
5–0
Milwaukee
1–3
2–2
3–2
2–3
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–3
0–2
1–1
1–4
0–2
1–1
0–4
—
2–0
0–4
1–3
3–1
3–1
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
3–1
Minnesota
0–2
2–0
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–3
3–2
1–1
0–4
2–3
0–2
0–4
1–3
0–2
0–2
—
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
0–4
0–4
1–3
0–6
0–4
2–3
0–2
New Jersey
1–3
3–2
3–1
0–4
2–2
2–0
1–1
2–2
0–2
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
2–2
4–0
2–0
—
2–3
3–1
3–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
0–2
2–3
New York
2–2
2–3
4–0
0–4
0–4
2–0
2–0
2–2
1–1
1–1
3–1
2–0
0–2
4–1
3–1
2–0
3–2
—
4–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–0
2–0
4–0
Orlando
2–2
0–5
1–3
1–3
1–3
1–1
0–2
0–4
0–2
0–2
2–2
0–2
0–2
1–3
1–3
2–0
1–3
1–4
—
3–2
0–2
0–2
0–2
1–1
1–1
0–2
2–3
Philadelphia
2–2
1–3
1–3
1–3
0–4
2–0
0–2
1–3
1–1
1–1
2–2
1–1
0–2
4–1
1–3
2–0
2–3
1–3
2–3
—
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
0–2
5–0
Phoenix
0–2
1–1
1–1
1–1
1–1
2–2
3–1
2–0
2–3
3–1
1–1
2–3
3–2
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
2–0
—
3–2
4–1
3–1
3–2
2–2
2–0
Portland
2–0
1–1
2–0
0–2
2–0
4–0
3–1
0–2
3–2
1–3
2–0
3–2
4–1
2–0
2–0
4–0
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
2–3
—
5–0
2–2
4–1
2–2
2–0
Sacramento
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
0–2
3–1
2–2
0–2
0–5
1–3
1–1
3–2
1–4
0–2
2–0
3–1
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–4
0–5
—
1–3
1–4
1–3
2–0
San Antonio
2–0
1–1
0–2
1–1
1–1
5–0
4–1
1–1
2–2
2–3
0–2
2–2
3–1
1–1
1–1
6–0
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
1–3
2–2
3–1
—
3–1
1–4
0–2
Seattle
1–1
0–2
1–1
0–2
1–1
4–0
3–1
1–1
2–3
3–1
2–0
3–2
4–1
1–1
1–1
4–0
2–0
0–2
1–1
0–2
2–3
1–4
4–1
1–3
—
3–1
2–0
Utah
1–1
1–1
2–0
1–1
1–1
4–1
5–1
1–1
3–1
4–1
1–1
3–1
3–1
1–1
1–1
3–2
2–0
0–2
2–0
2–0
2–2
2–2
3–1
4–1
1–3
—
2–0
Washington
2–2
1–3
2–2
0–4
0–4
2–0
1–1
1–3
0–2
0–2
2–2
2–0
1–1
0–5
1–3
2–0
3–2
0–4
3–2
0–5
0–2
0–2
0–2
2–0
0–2
0–2
—
Game log
Game
Date
Opponent
Result
Nets points
Opponents
Record
Streak
Notes
1
November 2
@ Charlotte
Win
116
118
1-0
Won 1
2
November 6
@ Philadelphia
Loss
105
107
1-1
Lost 1
3
November 7
Miami
Loss
89
111
1-2
Lost 2
4
November 9
Detroit
Loss
100
110
1-3
Lost 3
5
November 12
@ New York
Loss
96
98
1-4
Lost 4
6
November 13
Utah
Loss
92
98
1-5
Lost 5
7
November 15
Washington
Loss
111
116
1-6
Lost 6
OT
8
November 16
@ Orlando
Loss
100
102
1-7
Lost 7
9
November 19
Sacramento
Win
122
118
2-7
Won 1
10
November 21
@ Cleveland
Loss
112
116
2-8
Lost 1
11
November 23
Boston
Loss
107
125
2-9
Lost 2
12
November 26
@ Houston
Loss
109
118
2-10
Lost 3
13
November 27
@ San Antonio
Loss
100
106
2-11
Lost 4
14
November 29
@ Dallas
Win
97
91
3-11
Won 1
15
November 30
@ Denver
Loss
97
107
3-12
Lost 1
16
December 3
Philadelphia
Win
88
86
4-12
Won 1
17
December 5
@ Milwaukee
Win
109
101
5-12
Won 2
18
December 6
LA Lakers
Loss
89
98
5-13
Lost 1
19
December 10
New York
Loss
88
114
5-14
Lost 2
20
December 12
Denver
Win
121
81
6-14
Won 1
21
December 14
Charlotte
Loss
102
109
6-15
Lost 1
22
December 17
@ New York
Loss
94
102
6-16
Lost 2
23
December 18
Cleveland
Win
102
93
7-16
Won 1
24
December 20
Chicago
Loss
98
115
7-17
Lost 1
25
December 21
@ Indiana
Loss
109
118
7-18
Lost 2
OT
26
December 23
Atlanta
Win
105
93
8-18
Won 1
27
December 26
Houston
Win
99
93
9-18
Won 2
28
December 27
@ Charlotte
Win
136
120
10-18
Won 3
29
December 30
Orlando
Win
122
112
11-18
Won 4
30
January 3
Washington
Loss
108
112
11-19
Lost 1
31
January 4
@ Chicago
Loss
96
140
11-20
Lost 2
32
January 6
LA Clippers
Win
105
90
12-20
Won 1
33
January 8
Minnesota
Win
103
97
13-20
Won 2
34
January 10
Milwaukee
Win
104
97
14-20
Won 3
35
January 11
@ Detroit
Loss
88
90
14-21
Lost 1
36
January 14
Dallas
Win
97
88
15-21
Won 1
37
January 15
@ Boston
Win
130
120
16-21
Won 2
38
January 18
@ Minnesota
Win
112
100
17-21
Won 3
39
January 22
Phoenix
Win
106
104
18-21
Won 4
40
January 24
Miami
Win
123
117
19-21
Won 5
41
January 25
@ Philadelphia
Loss
94
115
19-22
Lost 1
42
January 28
@ Sacramento
Loss
118
124
19-23
Lost 2
43
January 29
@ Phoenix
Loss
95
128
19-24
Lost 3
44
January 31
@ Portland
Loss
108
113
19-25
Lost 4
45
February 1
@ LA Clippers
Loss
88
99
19-26
Lost 5
46
February 5
Seattle
Loss
85
95
19-27
Lost 6
47
February 6
@ Washington
Loss
108
124
19-28
Lost 7
48
February 11
@ Chicago
Loss
113
133
19-29
Lost 8
49
February 12
@ Philadelphia
Win
102
87
20-29
Won 1
50
February 14
Philadelphia
Win
107
99
21-29
Won 2
51
February 15
@ Cleveland
Loss
92
128
21-30
Lost 1
52
February 19
Detroit
Win
106
102
22-30
Won 1
53
February 21
Indiana
Win
105
101
23-30
Won 2
54
February 22
@ Atlanta
Loss
107
119
23-31
Lost 1
55
February 25
Boston
Win
109
95
24-31
Won 1
56
February 27
Portland
Win
98
96
25-31
Won 2
57
February 29
@ Detroit
Win
99
90
26-31
Won 3
58
March 1
New York
Win
90
75
27-31
Won 4
59
March 4
@ LA Lakers
Loss
92
101
27-32
Lost 1
60
March 6
@ Utah
Loss
96
117
27-33
Lost 2
61
March 7
@ Seattle
Loss
98
109
27-34
Lost 3
62
March 10
@ Golden State
Loss
122
129
27-35
Lost 4
63
March 13
@ Boston
Win
110
108
28-35
Won 1
64
March 14
@ New York
Win
96
94
29-35
Won 2
OT
65
March 17
Chicago
Loss
79
90
29-36
Lost 1
66
March 20
Washington
Win
99
96
30-36
Won 1
67
March 22
@ Miami
Loss
100
107
30-37
Lost 1
68
March 23
Charlotte
Win
123
120
31-37
Won 1
69
March 25
Boston
Loss
110
118
31-38
Lost 1
70
March 28
Golden State
Loss
148
153
31-39
Lost 2
OT
71
March 30
San Antonio
Win
117
109
32-39
Won 1
72
April 1
@ Milwaukee
Win
121
117
33-39
Won 2
73
April 3
Milwaukee
Win
122
103
34-39
Won 3
74
April 5
@ Indiana
Win
128
120
35-39
Won 4
75
April 7
Atlanta
Loss
97
104
35-40
Lost 1
76
April 8
@ Washington
Win
109
103
36-40
Won 1
77
April 10
Cleveland
Win
110
86
37-40
Won 2
78
April 11
@ Atlanta
Loss
98
118
37-41
Lost 1
79
April 13
@ Orlando
Win
110
104
38-41
Won 1
80
April 14
@ Miami
Win
105
100
39-41
Won 2
81
April 16
Indiana
Loss
113
119
39-42
Lost 1
82
April 18
Orlando
Win
127
111
40-42
Won 1
1
April 23
@ Cleveland
Loss
113
120
0-1
Lost 1
2
April 25
@ Cleveland
Loss
96
118
0-2
Lost 2
3
April 28
Cleveland
Win
109
104
1-2
Won 1
4
April 30
Cleveland
Loss
89
98
1-3
Lost 1
Playoffs
1992 playoff game log
First Round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
1992 schedule
Player statistics
Season
Player
GP
GS
MPG
FG%
3P%
FT%
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
PPG
Dražen Petrović
82
82
36.9
.508
.444
.808
3.1
3.1
1.3
0.1
20.6
Derrick Coleman
65
58
34.0
.504
.303
.763
9.5
3.2
0.8
1.5
19.8
Sam Bowie
71
61
30.7
.445
.320
.757
8.1
2.6
0.6
1.7
15.0
Mookie Blaylock
72
67
35.4
.432
.222
.712
3.7
6.8
2.4
0.6
13.8
Chris Morris
77
74
31.1
.477
.200
.714
6.4
2.6
1.7
1.1
11.4
Terry Mills
82
24
20.9
.463
.348
.750
5.5
1.0
0.6
0.5
9.0
Kenny Anderson
64
13
17.0
.390
.231
.745
2.0
3.2
1.0
0.1
7.0
Tate George
70
2
14.8
.427
.167
.821
1.5
2.3
0.6
0.0
6.0
Rafael Addison
76
8
15.5
.433
.286
.737
2.2
0.9
0.4
0.4
5.8
Chris Dudley
82
21
23.2
.403
.468
9.0
0.7
0.5
2.2
5.6
Jud Buechler
2
0
14.5
.500
1.0
1.0
1.0
0.5
4.0
Doug Lee
46
0
6.7
.431
.270
.526
0.8
0.5
0.2
0.0
2.6
Dave Feitl
34
0
5.1
.429
.842
1.8
0.2
0.1
0.1
2.4
Playoffs
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References
^ 1991–92 New Jersey Nets
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^ "UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round" . Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. June 27, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ Curry, Jack (November 8, 1991). "BASKETBALL; Nets Finally Sign Anderson" . The New York Times . Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ Voisin, Ailene (January 5, 1992). "Nets, Kenny Anderson Floundering in Jersey" . Greensboro . Retrieved January 19, 2022 .
^ Goldaper, Sam (August 2, 1991). "BASKETBALL; Nets Want Anderson's Autograph" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ Lifer, Evan st. (April 12, 1992). "NEW JERSEY Q & A: ROY HINSON; An Injured Star Hopes to Shine Again" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ "NBA Games Played on February 6, 1992" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ "1991–92 New Jersey Nets Schedule and Results" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021 .
^ "1991–92 NBA Awards Voting" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved January 3, 2022 .
^ a b "1991–92 New Jersey Nets Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved October 14, 2021 .
^ Harvin, Al (May 1, 1992). "PRO BASKETBALL; Nets a House Afire, but the Wrong Kind" . The New York Times . Retrieved October 14, 2021 .
^ "Cavaliers Defeat Nets, 98-89, to Earn a Shot at the Celtics" . Deseret News . Associated Press. May 1, 1992. Retrieved April 18, 2023 .
^ "1992 NBA Eastern Conference First Round: Nets vs. Cavaliers" . Basketball-Reference . Retrieved April 18, 2023 .
^ Berger, Phil (November 4, 1992). "BASKETBALL; Nets Reduce Logjam by Trading Blaylock to Hawks" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 31, 2021 .
^ "New Jersey Trades Blaylock to Atlanta" . Los Angeles Times . Staff and Wire Reports. November 4, 1992. Retrieved July 26, 2022 .
^ "Nets Ship Blaylock to Hawks" . Deseret News . Associated Press. November 4, 1992. Retrieved December 4, 2022 .
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; A Summit Conference Between Nets and Mills" . The New York Times . September 26, 1992. Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ "Miscellany" . Los Angeles Times . September 16, 1992. Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ Araton, Harvey (May 7, 1992). "BASKETBALL; Nets Ready to Replace Fitch as Coach" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ Thomas Jr., Robert Mcg. (May 13, 1992). "BASKETBALL; Fitch Says He Made the Decision to Step Down as Coach of the Nets" . The New York Times . Retrieved November 21, 2022 .
^ "New Jersey Nets Uniform" . Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net . Retrieved January 22, 2022 .
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