Last Updated on January 26, 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 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Jackson | Primary Scoring Engine | 35.6 | Very High | 19.4 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 14.9 | Team’s top perimeter scorer and late-clock option; carried heavy shot-creation burden with limited spacing, driving overall offensive identity. | AS |
| Hank Whitney | Physical Interior Scorer | 31.3 | Medium | 16.0 | 12.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 15.8 | High-motor rebounder and interior finisher; elite on the glass and a major source of second-chance points. | |
| Dan Anderson | Interior Anchor | 33.7 | Medium | 14.7 | 11.0 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 14.9 | Defensive backbone and primary rebounder; consistent rim protection and screen-setting presence. | |
| Levern Tart | High-Volume Shot Maker | 35.0 | Very High | 19.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 13.8 | Explosive scoring guard in limited games; aggressive downhill attacker who absorbed heavy offensive load when available. | AS |
| Walt Simon | Two-Way Forward | 32.3 | Medium | 13.3 | 6.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 12.3 | Versatile wing defender with secondary playmaking duties; frequently matched against top opposing forwards. | |
| Art Heyman | Bench Shot Creator | 23.1 | High | 13.8 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 10.2 | Instant-offense reserve whose scoring efficiency and usage earned MVP consideration despite limited minutes. | MVP-11 |
| Bruce Spraggins | Off-Ball Contributor | 22.7 | Low-Medium | 12.2 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 9.4 | Efficient complementary scorer who thrived without high usage and provided steady wing minutes. | |
| Barry Leibowitz | Developmental Lead Guard | 29.5 | Medium | 11.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 9.6 | Young point guard learning primary creation duties; strong assist load but inconsistent scoring efficiency. | |
| Mel Nowell | Rotation Organizer | 20.5 | Low-Medium | 9.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 7.5 | Steady rotational guard tasked with maintaining tempo and ball movement alongside higher-usage scorers. | |
| Stew Johnson | Energy Forward | 21.7 | Low-Medium | 8.6 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 8.2 | Hustle big providing rebounding and physical defense; offensive role was limited and situational. | |
| Bob McIntyre | Depth Wing | 21.5 | Low | 8.3 | 4.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 7.2 | Reserve forward used for matchup flexibility and defensive stability in spot minutes. | |
| Bobby Lloyd | Young Floor Spacer | 17.2 | Low | 8.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 6.2 | Developing guard who showed efficiency and composure in a low-usage bench role. | |
| Johnny Austin | Spot-Up Guard | 16.9 | Low | 7.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 5.8 | Low-usage perimeter player focused on spacing, ball movement, and guard defense. | |
| Jim Caldwell | Reserve Center | 21.8 | Low | 4.7 | 7.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 6.9 | Backup big relied on for rebounding and interior physicality rather than scoring (basketball-reference.com). | |
| Johnny Mathis | End-of-Rotation Big | 12.9 | Very Low | 3.4 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 4.2 | Depth forward used situationally; contributions centered on rebounding and size. | |
| Dexter Westbrook | Short-Term Contributor | 8.4 | Very Low | 4.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 3.3 | Extremely limited sample; flashed efficiency in brief appearances but held a marginal role. | |
| Al Beard | Situational Reserve | 9.8 | Very Low | 2.5 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 3.5 | End-of-bench big used for specific matchups; limited minutes with modest rebounding impact. | |
| Totals | — | 240.3 | — | 110.8 | 52.2 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 97.1 | Aggregate production driven by high-minute guards with rebounding anchored by the frontcourt rotation. |