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Here is the New Jersey Nets 1969–70 season roster and regular season player statistics.

Note: During the 1969–70 ABA season, the team was still known as the New York Nets, based on Long Island (Island Garden, Hempstead, NY).


Team Roster – 1969–70 New York Nets

# Player Pos Height Weight Birthdate College
10 Bill Melchionni G 6’1″ 180 lb Oct 19, 1944 Villanova
11 George Peeples C 6’7″ 190 lb Oct 30, 1943 Iowa
12 Steve Chubin G 6’2″ 185 lb Apr 8, 1944 Utah
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 Rick Barry F 6’7″ 205 lb Mar 28, 1944 Miami (FL)
21 Levern Tart G 6’2″ 195 lb Jun 1, 1942 Bradley
22 John Beasley F 6’9″ 225 lb Feb 5, 1944 Texas A&M
23 Jim Ard C 6’8″ 215 lb Sept 19, 1948 Cincinnati
24 Bob Verga G 6’1″ 180 lb Sept 7, 1945 Duke
25 Joe Dupree G 6’2″ 180 lb


Regular Season Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Levern Tart SG 27 80 80 40.1 24.2 6.8 3.3 3.1 3.4 19.1 19.1 9.5 .495 0.4 0.1 .314 6.6 5.2 .783
Les Hunter PF 27 79 79 36.2 16.4 8.5 2.7 0.0 0.0 14.2 14.2 6.2 .433 0.5 0.1 .146 5.5 4.0 .734
Bill Melchionni PG 25 80 80 39.5 15.2 2.9 5.7 0.0 0.0 12.9 12.9 6.0 .465 0.4 0.1 .179 3.9 3.2 .820
Sonny Dove PF 24 80 80 28.6 14.4 6.8 1.3 3.0 0.0 12.3 12.3 5.7 .462 0.2 0.0 .154 4.7 3.0 .633
Walt Simon SF 30 81 81 33.3 14.3 5.9 3.6 2.4 0.0 12.7 12.7 5.6 .441 0.2 0.0 .050 4.2 3.1 .749
Ed Johnson C 25 74 74 33.6 14.0 11.9 1.2 0.0 0.0 11.5 11.5 5.5 .478 0.0 0.0 .500 5.5 3.1 .559
Steve Chubin SG 25 11 11 21.1 10.8 3.2 2.4 1.2 0.0 10.7 10.7 3.6 .339 0.5 0.2 .333 3.8 3.4 .881
George Lehmann PG 28 46 46 14.8 7.5 0.8 2.3 0.0 0.0 6.5 6.5 2.4 .370 2.7 0.9 .325 2.0 1.8 .862
Ron Taylor C 22 72 72 12.1 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 4.4 4.4 2.1 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 0.8 .557
Luther Green PF 23 59 59 12.5 4.8 4.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 5.1 5.1 1.9 .376 0.1 0.0 .000 1.6 0.9 .567
Dennis Grey C 22 4 4 18.5 4.5 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 6.0 1.5 .250 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 1.5 .500
Bob Kramer SF 27 7 7 8.0 3.9 1.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 4.4 4.4 1.4 .323 0.1 0.0 .000 1.1 1.0 .875
Bob McIntyre SF 26 7 7 13.4 3.6 2.9 0.7 0.0 0.0 4.6 4.6 1.7 .375 0.4 0.1 .333 0.1 0.0 .000
Bob Arnzen SF 22 13 13 7.5 3.1 1.7 0.4 0.0 0.0 3.7 3.7 1.5 .396 0.1 0.0 .000 0.5 0.2 .333
Bob Christian C 23 1 1 4.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.0 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000
Billy Evans PG 22 53 53 11.4 1.9 0.7 1.9 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.6 0.6 .368 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 0.7 .543
John Smith C 25 16 16 10.3 1.4 3.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 0.6 .225 0.1 0.0 .000 0.4 0.3 .714
Jack Gillespie   22 2 2 13.5 1.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 2.5 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 1.0 1.0 1.000
Totals     84   242.1 108.9 49.5 21.0 20.4 28.3 93.5 93.5 42.2 .451 3.4 0.8 .248 33.6 23.7 .704

Playoff Per Game

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Levern Tart SG 27 7 7 44.7 26.7 4.3 5.1 0.0 0.0 20.4 10.0 .490 0.9 0.3 .333 7.4 6.4 .865  
Bill Melchionni PG 25 7 7 45.1 18.3 3.1 4.7 0.0 0.0 14.9 6.9 .462 0.4 0.1 .333 5.4 4.4 .816  
Sonny Dove PF 24 7 7 40.1 17.6 10.1 1.3 0.0 0.0 13.9 6.9 .495 0.6 0.1 .250 5.6 3.7 .667  
Les Hunter PF 27 7 7 33.3 16.1 6.0 1.6 0.0 0.0 14.3 6.4 .450 1.4 0.4 .300 4.1 2.9 .690  
Walt Simon SF 30 7 7 31.7 14.4 7.6 3.0 0.0 0.0 11.1 5.6 .500 0.9 0.0 .000 4.0 3.3 .821  
Ed Johnson C 25 7 7 30.9 13.4 9.6 0.7 0.0 0.0 9.9 4.6 .464 0.0 0.0 .000 7.4 4.3 .577  
Luther Green PF 23 7 7 11.7 4.7 4.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 4.1 1.6 .379 0.3 0.1 .500 2.1 1.4 .667  
Billy Evans PG 22 6 6 4.5 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 .500 0.2 0.0 .000 0.5 0.2 .333  
John Smith C 25 2 2 5.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 .000 0.5 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
Ron Taylor C 22 2 2 2.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 0.5 0.0 .000  
Totals     7   243.6 111.7 45.7 17.0 0.0 0.0 89.9 42.0 .467 4.7 1.1 .242 36.7 26.6 .724  

Regular Season Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Levern Tart SG 27 80 80 40.1 21.7 6.1 3.0 2.8 3.0 17.1 8.5 .495 0.4 0.1 .314 5.9 4.6 .783  
Barry Kramer SF 27 7 7 8.0 19.9 8.4 1.9 3.9 6.4 19.3 6.4 .323 0.6 0.0 .000 5.1 4.5 .875  
Steve Chubin SG 25 11 11 21.1 18.5 5.4 4.0 2.0 4.5 18.3 6.2 .339 0.9 0.3 .333 6.5 5.7 .881  
Sonny Dove PF 24 80 80 28.6 18.2 8.6 1.7 3.7 4.6 15.6 7.2 .462 0.2 0.0 .154 6.0 3.8 .633  
George Lehmann PG 28 46 46 14.8 18.2 2.1 5.5 1.1 4.2 15.9 5.9 .370 6.7 2.2 .325 5.0 4.3 .862  
Bob Christian C 23 1 1 4.0 18.0 18.0 0.0 0.0 9.0 27.0 9.0 .333 0.0 0.0 .000 9.0 9.0 1.000  
Les Hunter PF 27 79 79 36.2 16.3 8.5 2.7 3.7 4.2 14.1 6.1 .433 0.5 0.1 .146 5.4 4.0 .734  
Walt Simon SF 30 81 81 33.3 15.5 6.3 3.9 2.6 4.0 13.8 6.1 .441 0.3 0.0 .050 4.5 3.4 .749  
Ed Johnson C 25 74 74 33.6 15.0 12.7 1.3 3.2 4.4 12.3 5.9 .478 0.0 0.0 .500 5.9 3.3 .559  
Ron Taylor C 22 72 72 12.1 14.8 11.8 2.6 4.9 8.5 13.1 6.3 .481 0.0 0.0 .000 4.0 2.2 .557  
Bob Arnzen SF 22 13 13 7.5 14.7 8.1 1.8 3.7 4.0 17.6 7.0 .396 0.4 0.0 .000 2.2 0.7 .333  
Bill Melchionni PG 25 80 80 39.5 13.9 2.6 5.2 1.9 3.2 11.7 5.5 .465 0.3 0.1 .179 3.5 2.9 .820  
Luther Green PF 23 59 59 12.5 13.8 12.8 1.3 2.6 5.7 14.8 5.6 .376 0.1 0.0 .000 4.7 2.7 .567  
Bob McIntyre SF 26 7 7 13.4 9.6 7.7 1.9 4.2 3.1 12.3 4.6 .375 1.1 0.4 .333 4.2 0.0 .000  
Dennis Grey C 22 4 4 18.5 8.8 12.2 0.0 1.5 7.3 11.7 2.9 .250 0.0 0.0 .000 5.8 2.9 .500  
Billy Evans PG 22 53 53 11.4 6.1 2.3 6.0 1.3 5.3 5.2 1.9 .368 0.1 0.0 .000 4.2 2.3 .543  
John Smith C 25 16 16 10.3 5.0 13.1 0.7 2.8 6.5 8.7 2.0 .225 0.2 0.0 .000 7.2 5.9 .714  
Jack Gillespie   22 2 2 13.5 2.7 9.3 0.0 0.0 4.0 6.7 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 2.7 2.7 1.000  
Totals     84   242.1 111.7 49.5 21.0 20.4 28.3 93.5 42.0 .467 4.7 1.1 .242 36.7 26.6 .724  

Playoff Per 36 Minutes

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Levern Tart SG 27 7 7 44.7 21.5 4.1 3.5 5.2 6.0 16.4 8.1 .490 0.7 0.2 .333 6.0 5.2 .865  
Les Hunter PF 27 7 7 33.3 17.5 1.7 6.5 3.1 4.5 15.5 7.0 .450 1.5 0.5 .300 4.5 3.1 .690  
Walt Simon SF 30 7 7 31.7 16.4 3.4 8.6 3.7 4.5 12.6 6.3 .500 1.0 0.0 .000 4.5 3.7 .821  
Sonny Dove PF 24 7 7 28.1 15.8 1.2 9.1 3.3 5.0 12.4 6.1 .495 0.5 0.1 .250 5.0 3.3 .667  
Ed Johnson C 25 7 7 30.9 15.7 0.8 11.2 5.0 8.7 11.5 5.3 .464 0.0 0.0 .500 8.7 5.0 .577  
Bill Melchionni PG 25 7 7 31.6 14.6 3.8 2.5 3.5 4.3 11.8 5.5 .462 0.3 0.1 .333 4.3 3.5 .816  
Luther Green PF 23 7 7 11.7 14.5 1.3 12.3 4.4 6.6 12.7 4.8 .379 0.9 0.4 .500 6.6 4.4 .667  
Billy Evans PG 22 6 6 4.5 4.0 0.0 4.0 1.3 4.0 2.7 1.3 .500 1.3 0.0 .000 4.0 1.3 .333  
John Smith C 25 2 2 10.0 0.0 0.0 7.2 0.0 0.0 10.8 0.0 .000 3.6 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000  
Ron Taylor C 22 2 2 5.0 0.0 0.0 14.4 0.0 0.0 28.8 0.0 .000 0.0 0.0 .000 7.2 0.0 .000  
Totals           111.5                            

Regular Season Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Levern Tart SG 27 80 80 3210 1935 546 264 252 294 268 1528 756 .495 35 11 .314 526 412 .783
Les Hunter PF 27 79 79 2859 1295 673 215 234 439 335 1122 486 .433 41 6 .146 432 317 .734
Bill Melchionni PG 25 80 80 3157 1218 230 457 66 164 282 1030 479 .465 28 5 .179 311 255 .820
Walt Simon SF 30 81 81 2696 1162 474 294 152 322 296 1030 454 .441 20 1 .050 338 253 .749
Sonny Dove PF 24 80 80 2284 1154 543 107 236 307 295 987 456 .462 13 2 .154 379 240 .633
Ed Johnson C 25 74 74 2486 1037 879 88 328 551 305 848 405 .478 2 1 .500 404 226 .559
Ron Taylor C 22 72 72 873 360 286 64 119 167 207 318 153 .481 0 0 .000 97 54 .557
George Lehmann PG 28 46 46 679 344 39 104 18 21 80 300 111 .370 126 41 .325 94 81 .862
Luther Green PF 23 59 59 739 283 263 27 96 167 117 303 114 .376 3 0 .000 97 55 .567
Billy Evans PG 22 53 53 602 102 39 100 17 22 89 87 32 .368 2 0 .000 70 38 .543
Bob Arnzen SF 22 13 13 98 40 22 5 12 10 11 48 19 .396 1 0 .000 6 2 .333
Barry Kramer SF 27 7 7 56 27 13 3 7 6 10 31 10 .323 1 0 .000 8 7 .875
Bob McIntyre SF 26 7 7 94 25 20 5 9 11 8 32 12 .375 3 1 .333 1 0 1.000
John Smith C 25 16 16 165 23 60 3 27 33 30 40 9 .225 1 0 .000 7 5 .714
Dennis Grey C 22 4 4 74 18 25 0 11 14 15 24 6 .250 0 0 .000 12 6 .500
Jack Gillespie   22 2 2 27 2 7 0 2 5 3 5 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000
Bob Christian C 23 1 1 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 1 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000
Totals     84   20335 9146 4156 1762 1609 2547 2381 7854 3543 .451 282 70 .248 2826 1990 .704

Playoff Totals

PLR POS AGE GP GS MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV FGA FGM FG% 3PA 3PM 3P% FTA FTM FT%
Levern Tart SG 27 7 7 313 187 66 36 30 36 36 143 70 .490 6 2 .333 52 45 .865
Bill Melchionni PG 25 7 7 316 128 55 33 22 33 33 104 48 .462 3 1 .333 38 31 .816
Sonny Dove PF 24 7 7 281 123 71 9 26 39 39 97 48 .495 4 1 .250 39 26 .667
Les Hunter PF 27 7 7 233 113 42 11 20 29 29 100 45 .450 10 3 .300 29 20 .690
Walt Simon SF 30 7 7 222 101 53 21 23 28 28 78 39 .500 6 0 .000 28 23 .821
Ed Johnson C 25 7 7 216 94 67 5 30 52 52 69 32 .464 0 0 .000 52 30 .577
Luther Green PF 23 7 7 82 33 28 3 10 15 15 29 11 .379 2 1 .500 15 10 .667
Billy Evans PG 22 6 6 27 3 3 0 1 3 3 2 1 .500 1 0 .000 3 1 .333
John Smith C 25 2 2 10 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 .000 1 0 .000 0 0 .000
Ron Taylor C 22 2 2 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 .000
Totals     7   1705 782 320 118 186 257 782 629 294 .467 33 8 .242 257 186 .724

Team Impact Spotlight

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
Levern Tart Primary Offensive Engine 40.1 High 24.2 6.8 3.3 0.0 17.15 Team’s dominant scorer and physical tone-setter; relentlessly attacked the rim, drew fouls at an elite rate, and carried the offense nightly in an ABA-era system built around isolation and pressure scoring. MVP-14, AS
Les Hunter Two-Way Interior Anchor 36.2 Medium-High 16.4 8.5 2.7 0.0 13.80 Provided frontcourt scoring and rebounding while absorbing heavy physical matchups; high-minute workload reflected trust as a stabilizing presence inside.
Ed Johnson Defensive Rim Protector 33.6 Medium 14.0 11.9 1.2 0.0 13.55 Primary rebounder and paint defender; offensive role focused on finishes and put-backs rather than creation.
Bill Melchionni Primary Playmaker 39.5 High 15.2 2.9 5.7 0.0 11.90 Floor general who organized the offense and balanced scoring with distribution; heavy minutes indicate offensive orchestration responsibility. MVP-8
Walt Simon Secondary Connector Wing 33.3 Medium 14.3 5.9 3.6 0.0 11.90 Versatile wing who contributed across scoring, passing, and rebounding; functioned as a connective piece rather than focal scorer.
Sonny Dove Energy Scoring Forward 28.6 Medium 14.4 6.8 1.3 0.0 11.25 Efficient interior scorer with strong activity on the glass; production per minute suggested growth into a reliable rotation scorer.
Steve Chubin Short-Term Shot Creator 21.1 Medium 10.8 3.2 2.4 0.0 8.20 Limited sample role as a perimeter scorer; usage leaned toward shot creation when on the floor despite efficiency issues.
Dennis Grey Emergency Interior Depth 18.5 Low 4.5 6.3 0.0 0.0 5.40 Extremely limited appearance sample; rebounding numbers reflect situational use rather than sustained role.
George Lehmann Bench Ball Handler 14.8 Low-Medium 7.5 0.8 2.3 0.0 5.30 Provided spacing and secondary ball-handling off the bench; three-point attempts notable for the era.
Ron Taylor Reserve Big Man 12.1 Low 5.0 4.0 0.9 0.0 4.95 Backup center providing basic interior defense and rebounding; role emphasized physical presence over offensive output.
Luther Green Developmental Forward 12.5 Low 4.8 4.5 0.5 0.0 4.90 Young frontcourt player used primarily for depth minutes; focused on rebounding and positional defense.
Bob McIntyre Reserve Wing 13.4 Low 3.6 2.9 0.7 0.0 3.60 End-of-rotation wing used sparingly; contributions limited to short relief stints.
Barry Kramer Situational Forward 8.0 Low 3.9 1.9 0.4 0.0 3.10 Spot-minutes forward whose role was largely situational; offensive usage minimal.
Bob Arnzen Depth Wing 7.5 Low 3.1 1.7 0.4 0.0 2.60 Young wing used in limited appearances; development-focused role rather than competitive rotation minutes.
John Smith Reserve Center 10.3 Low 1.4 3.8 0.2 0.0 2.70 Low-usage backup big providing brief interior relief; offensive involvement minimal.
Jack Gillespie End-of-Bench Guard 13.5 Very Low 1.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 2.25 Extremely small sample size; role limited to emergency minutes.
Billy Evans Backup Point Guard 11.4 Very Low 1.9 0.7 1.9 0.0 2.25 Developmental guard tasked with ball security rather than scoring; conservative offensive profile.
Bob Christian One-Game Call-Up 4.0 Very Low 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.00 Single-game appearance; insufficient data for role evaluation beyond basic interior presence.