Last Updated on May 9, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1996–97 New Jersey Nets (now Brooklyn Nets) Roster and Statistics:
Roster
| NO. | PLAYER NAME | POS | HT | WT | DATE OF BIRTH | COLLEGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Eric Montross | C | 7-0 | 270 | September 23, 1971 | UNC |
| 2 | Vincent Askew | SG | 6-6 | 210 | February 28, 1966 | Memphis |
| 2 | Evric Gray | SF | 6-7 | 235 | December 13, 1969 | UNLV |
| 6 | Khalid Reeves | PG | 6-3 | 199 | July 15, 1972 | Arizona |
| 7 | Reggie Williams | SF | 6-7 | 190 | March 5, 1964 | Georgetown |
| 10 | Sam Cassell | PG | 6-3 | 185 | November 18, 1969 | Florida State |
| 13 | Kendall Gill | SF | 6-5 | 195 | May 25, 1968 | Illinois |
| 14 | Robert Pack | PG | 6-2 | 180 | February 3, 1969 | USC |
| 15 | Chris Gatling | PF | 6-10 | 220 | September 3, 1967 | Old Dominion |
| 21 | Kevin Edwards | PG | 6-3 | 190 | October 30, 1965 | DePaul |
| 22 | Jim Jackson | SF | 6-6 | 220 | October 14, 1970 | Ohio State |
| 24 | Lloyd Daniels | SG | 6-7 | 205 | September 4, 1967 | Mount San Antonio College |
| 30 | Kerry Kittles | SG | 6-5 | 179 | June 12, 1974 | Villanova |
| 31 | Ed O’Bannon | SF | 6-8 | 222 | August 14, 1972 | UCLA |
| 33 | Yinka Dare | C | 7-0 | 265 | October 10, 1972 | George Washington |
| 34 | Xavier McDaniel | PF | 6-7 | 205 | June 4, 1963 | Wichita State |
| 35 | Joe Kleine | C | 6-11 | 255 | January 4, 1962 | Notre Dame, Arkansas |
| 41 | Robert Werdann | C | 6-11 | 250 | September 12, 1970 | St. John’s |
| 44 | Tony Massenburg | PF | 6-9 | 220 | July 31, 1967 | Maryland |
| 45 | Shawn Bradley | C | 7-6 | 235 | March 22, 1972 | BYU |
| 50 | Adrian Caldwell | PF | 6-8 | 265 | July 4, 1966 | SMU, Lamar |
| 54 | Jack Haley | C | 6-10 | 240 | January 27, 1964 | UCLA |
| 55 | Jayson Williams | PF | 6-9 | 240 | February 22, 1968 | St. John’s |
Player Statistics (Per Game Averages)
| Player | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Cassell | 61 | 33.4 | 19.6 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | .449 | .359 | .829 |
| Kendall Gill | 82 | 34.9 | 21.8 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | .433 | .319 | .754 |
| Kerry Kittles | 82 | 35.2 | 16.4 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 1.9 | 0.5 | .422 | .372 | .796 |
| Jayson Williams | 65 | 30.8 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | .533 | — | .685 |
| Armen Gilliam | 82 | 30.8 | 18.3 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 | .479 | — | .723 |
| Chris Gatling | 31 | 26.5 | 11.5 | 5.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | .497 | — | .728 |
| Robert Pack | 18 | 21.8 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.3 | .433 | .250 | .697 |
| Shawn Bradley | 82 | 30.5 | 13.2 | 8.4 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 3.4 | .453 | — | .705 |
| Rumeal Robinson | 5 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .333 | — | .750 |
| Kevin Edwards | 36 | 13.7 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | .426 | .361 | .805 |
| Lucious Harris | 53 | 14.9 | 5.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .389 | .267 | .841 |
| Jamie Feick | 4 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .333 | — | — |