Last Updated on January 17, 2026 by Mat Diekhake

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Here is the New Jersey Nets (then known as the New Jersey Americans) 1967–68 roster and regular season player statistics.

Note: During the 1967–68 season, the franchise was called the New Jersey Americans and was part of the inaugural season of the ABA (American Basketball Association). They played home games at the Teaneck Armory.

Team Roster (1967–68 New Jersey Americans)

# Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
10 Tony Jackson F 6’4″ 200 lb Nov 7, 1942 St. John’s
12 Les Hunter F 6’7″ 210 lb Aug 16, 1942 Loyola (Chicago)
14 Dan Anderson C 6’10” 220 lb Jan 1, 1943 Augsburg
15 Walt Simon F 6’6″ 200 lb Dec 1, 1939 Benedict College
20 Willie Murrell F 6’6″ 215 lb Sep 13, 1941 Kansas State
21 Levern Tart G 6’2″ 195 lb Jun 1, 1942 Bradley
22 Bill Melchionni G 6’1″ 180 lb Oct 19, 1944 Villanova
24 Donnie Freeman G 6’3″ 185 lb Jul 18, 1944 Illinois
25 Bob Lloyd G 6’2″ 175 lb Oct 5, 1945 Rutgers
31 Johnny Dee G 6’0″ 170 lb Oct 10, 1933 St. Mary’s (TX)
— Hank Whitney F 6’7″ 230 lb Apr 28, 1939 Iowa State
— George Peeples C 6’7″ 190 lb Oct 30, 1943 Iowa

Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Tony Jackson SG 25 74   35.6 19.4 6.8 1.9     1.9 15.8 6.1 .383 4.1 1.2 .301 7.3 6.1 .829
Levern Tart SG 25 31   35.0 19.0 3.9 3.3     2.6 16.7 6.8 .410 0.1 0.0 .000 6.4 5.3 .829
Hank Whitney PF 28 37   31.3 16.0 12.9 1.5     1.5 14.9 5.9 .393 0.0 0.0   5.9 4.2 .714
Dan Anderson C 24 78   33.7 14.7 11.0 1.2     1.7 12.0 5.9 .494 0.0 0.0   4.1 2.9 .697
Art Heyman SG 26 19   23.1 13.8 3.7 1.9     2.8 13.3 5.1 .385 0.9 0.2 .176 5.3 3.4 .644
Walt Simon SF 28 78   32.3 13.3 6.7 2.7     2.2 12.2 5.6 .453 0.2 0.0 .067 3.4 2.2 .635
Bruce Spraggins SF 28 70   22.7 12.2 4.7 0.9     1.2 9.8 4.4 .446 0.1 0.0 .400 4.8 3.4 .708
Barry Leibowitz PG 22 24   29.5 11.4 3.0 3.9     2.6 12.0 4.1 .341 0.3 0.0 .000 4.0 3.2 .802
Mel Nowell PG 28 76   20.5 9.6 2.5 2.0     1.9 8.9 3.6 .402 0.4 0.1 .281 2.8 2.3 .826
Stew Johnson PF 23 55   21.7 8.6 5.9 0.8     1.3 10.6 3.6 .344 1.0 0.3 .302 1.6 1.0 .625
Bob McIntyre SF 24 21   21.5 8.3 4.8 0.5     1.3 8.9 3.3 .374 0.0 0.0 .000 2.8 1.6 .586
Bobby Lloyd PG 22 58   17.2 8.1 1.9 1.6     1.3 6.0 2.5 .421 0.1 0.1 .375 3.4 2.9 .854
Johnny Austin SG 23 41   16.9 7.7 1.6 1.4     1.4 6.8 2.6 .387 0.3 0.0 .000 3.4 2.5 .721
Jim Caldwell C 25 12   21.8 4.7 7.1 0.9     1.6 5.5 1.9 .348 0.0 0.0   1.8 0.8 .455
Dexter Westbrook     7   8.4 4.4 1.3 0.3     1.0 2.7 1.7 .632 0.0 0.0   1.3 1.0 .778
Johnny Mathis PF 24 51   12.9 3.4 3.8 0.5     0.8 3.6 1.4 .371 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 0.7 .636
Al Beard   25 12   9.8 2.5 3.8 0.0     1.0 1.9 1.0 .522 0.0 0.0   0.9 0.5 .545
Totals     78   240.3 110.8 52.2 15.4     15.8 99.1 40.9 .413 5.8 1.6 .274 36.9 27.4 .743

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE G GS MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Art Heyman SG 26 19   23.1 21.5 5.7 3.0     4.4 20.7 8.0 .385 1.4 0.2 .176 8.3 5.3 .644
Tony Jackson SG 25 74   35.6 19.6 6.8 1.9     2.0 16.0 6.1 .383 4.1 1.2 .301 7.4 6.1 .829
Levern Tart SG 25 31   35.0 19.5 4.0 3.4     2.7 17.2 7.0 .410 0.1 0.0 .000 6.6 5.5 .829
Bruce Spraggins SF 28 70   22.7 19.3 7.4 1.5     1.8 15.5 6.9 .446 0.1 0.0 .400 7.6 5.4 .708
Dexter Westbrook     7   8.4 18.9 5.5 1.2     4.3 11.6 7.3 .632 0.0 0.0   5.5 4.3 .778
Hank Whitney PF 28 37   31.3 18.4 14.8 1.7     1.7 17.1 6.7 .393 0.0 0.0   6.8 4.9 .714
Mel Nowell PG 28 76   20.5 16.9 4.5 3.6     3.3 15.7 6.3 .402 0.7 0.2 .281 4.9 4.1 .826
Bobby Lloyd PG 22 58   17.2 16.9 3.9 3.4     2.7 12.6 5.3 .421 0.3 0.1 .375 7.2 6.2 .854
Johnny Austin SG 23 41   16.9 16.5 3.3 3.0     3.0 14.5 5.6 .387 0.6 0.0 .000 7.3 5.3 .721
Dan Anderson C 24 78   33.7 15.8 11.7 1.3     1.8 12.9 6.3 .494 0.0 0.0   4.4 3.1 .697
Walt Simon SF 28 78   32.3 14.8 7.5 3.0     2.5 13.7 6.2 .453 0.2 0.0 .067 3.8 2.4 .635
Stew Johnson PF 23 55   21.7 14.2 9.8 1.3     2.1 17.5 6.0 .344 1.6 0.5 .302 2.6 1.7 .625
Barry Leibowitz PG 22 24   29.5 13.9 3.7 4.7     3.2 14.6 5.0 .341 0.4 0.0 .000 4.9 3.9 .802
Bob McIntyre SF 24 21   21.5 13.9 8.1 0.9     2.2 14.9 5.6 .374 0.1 0.0 .000 4.6 2.7 .586
Johnny Mathis PF 24 51   12.9 9.5 10.6 1.5     2.3 10.2 3.8 .371 0.1 0.0 .000 3.0 1.9 .636
Al Beard   25 12   9.8 9.2 14.0 0.0     3.7 7.0 3.7 .522 0.0 0.0   3.4 1.8 .545
Jim Caldwell C 25 12   21.8 7.7 11.7 1.5     2.6 9.1 3.2 .348 0.0 0.0   3.0 1.4 .455
Totals                                        

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Tony Jackson   25 74   2638 1439 500 140     144 1171 449 .383 302 91 .301 543 450 .829
Dan Anderson   24 78   2626 1149 856 92     131 938 463 .494 0 0   320 223 .697
Walt Simon   28 78   2518 1036 524 212     173 955 433 .453 15 1 .067 266 169 .635
Bruce Spraggins   28 70   1590 852 329 66     81 686 306 .446 5 2 .400 336 238 .708
Mel Nowell   28 76   1555 731 193 155     142 679 273 .402 32 9 .281 213 176 .826
Hank Whitney   28 37   1159 591 477 56     54 552 217 .393 0 0   220 157 .714
Levern Tart   25 31   1085 589 120 102     82 517 212 .410 3 0 .000 199 165 .829
Stew Johnson   23 55   1196 471 327 44     70 581 200 .344 53 16 .302 88 55 .625
Bobby Lloyd   22 58   995 467 108 93     74 349 147 .421 8 3 .375 199 170 .854
Johnny Austin   23 41   692 317 64 58     57 279 108 .387 11 0 .000 140 101 .721
Barry Leibowitz   22 24   707 273 72 93     62 287 98 .341 7 0 .000 96 77 .802
Art Heyman   26 19   439 262 70 37     54 252 97 .385 17 3 .176 101 65 .644
Bob McIntyre   24 21   451 174 101 11     27 187 70 .374 1 0 .000 58 34 .586
Johnny Mathis   24 51   656 173 194 28     42 186 69 .371 2 0 .000 55 35 .636
Jim Caldwell   25 12   261 56 85 11     19 66 23 .348 0 0   22 10 .455
Dexter Westbrook     7   59 31 9 2     7 19 12 .632 0 0   9 7 .778
Al Beard   25 12   118 30 46 0     12 23 12 .522 0 0   11 6 .545
Totals     78   18745 8641 4075 1200     1231 7727 3189 .413 456 125 .274 2876 2138 .743