The Season in Brief
The 1980-81 New Jersey Nets went 24-58. Led by Cliff Robinson, Maurice Lucas and Mike O'Koren, they posted a -5.15 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Cliff Robinson leads at 22%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Mike Newlin | 21.4 |
| Rebounds | Maurice Lucas | 8.5 |
| Assists | Foots Walker | 6.2 |
| Steals | Darwin Cook | 1.7 |
| Blocks | Mike Gminski | 1.8 |
| True Shooting | Edgar Jones | 57.8 |
| 3-Pointers | Mike Newlin | 10 |
| Def. Win Shares | Maurice Lucas | 2.3 |
The Roster, by Fame
Cliff Robinson3502Maurice Lucas2603Mike O'Koren★174Darwin Cook175Mike Gminski146Mike Newlin137Edgar Jones108Bob Elliott★79Jan van Breda Kolff710Lowes Moore★611Foots Walker612Eddie Jordan313Bob McAdoo114Rory Sparrow1
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Robinson | 63 | 19.5 | 7.6 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 52.1 | 1 | 2.1 | 35 |
| Maurice Lucas | 68 | 14.7 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 52.8 | 0 | 2.3 | 26 |
| Mike O'Koren★ | 79 | 11.0 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 51.5 | 5 | 2.0 | 17 |
| Darwin Cook | 81 | 11.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 50.3 | 6 | 2.1 | 17 |
| Mike Gminski | 56 | 13.2 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 47.4 | 0 | 2.0 | 14 |
| Mike Newlin | 79 | 21.4 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 57.1 | 10 | 1.3 | 13 |
| Edgar Jones | 60 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 57.8 | 0 | 1.4 | 10 |
| Bob Elliott★ | 73 | 7.5 | 3.6 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 54.1 | 1 | 0.9 | 7 |
| Jan van Breda Kolff | 78 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 50.6 | 2 | 1.2 | 7 |
| Lowes Moore★ | 71 | 7.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 47.9 | 4 | 1.1 | 6 |
| Foots Walker | 41 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 53.7 | 2 | 0.8 | 6 |
| Eddie Jordan | 14 | 6.2 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 3 |
| Bob McAdoo | 10 | 9.3 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 55.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Rory Sparrow | 15 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 25.2
- Youngest: Cliff Robinson (20)
- Oldest: Mike Newlin (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Mike O'Koren - rookie
- Darwin Cook - rookie
- Mike Gminski - rookie
- Edgar Jones - rookie
- Lowes Moore - rookie
- Rory Sparrow - rookie
- Foots Walker - new to the team
- Bob McAdoo - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Cliff Robinson - pick #11 (1979)
- Maurice Lucas - pick #14 (1974)
- Mike O'Koren - pick #6 (1980)
- Darwin Cook - pick #70 (1980)
- Mike Gminski - pick #7 (1980)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.