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The 1967–68 New Jersey Americans featured a balanced offensive attack led by Doug Moe’s scoring and playmaking, with Levern Tart providing another reliable scoring option and Bob Verga contributing perimeter production. The team received strong interior support from Willie Davis and other frontcourt contributors, reflected in its rebounding strength. High scoring and a fast-paced style defined the offense, though inconsistent shooting efficiency and defensive limitations affected overall performance. 

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.

Roster

NO. PLAYER NAME POS HT WT BIRTH DATE COLLEGE
3 Bobby Lloyd PG 6-2 184 January 3, 1946 Rutgers University
4 Walt Simon SF 6-6 200 December 1, 1939 Benedict College
20 Dan Anderson C 6-10 230 February 15, 1943 Augsburg College
20, 40 Barry Leibowitz PG 6-2 180 September 10, 1945 Long Island University
22 Dexter Westbrook F 6-8 190   Providence
22, 41 Al Beard C 6-9 200 April 27, 1942 Norfolk State
25 Tony Jackson SG 6-4 200 November 7, 1942 St. John’s
27 Mel Nowell PG 6-2 170 December 27, 1939 Ohio State
30 Bruce Spraggins SF 6-5 188 August 31, 1939 Virginia Union University
32 Johnny Mathis PF 6-6 220 July 14, 1943 Savannah State University
33 Johnny Austin SG 6-0 170 August 31, 1944 Boston College
40 Art Heyman SG 6-5 205 June 24, 1941 Duke
40 Levern Tart SG 6-2 195 June 1, 1942 Bradley
41 Jim Caldwell C 6-10 240 January 28, 1943 Georgia Tech
41 Stew Johnson PF 6-8 220 August 19, 1944 Murray State
44 Bob McIntyre SF 6-6 215 January 23, 1944 St. John’s
44 Hank Whitney PF 6-7 230 April 28, 1939 Iowa State

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

HeatingUp Impact Index: 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.