Last Updated on January 26, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1983–84 New Jersey Nets roster and regular season player statistics:
1983–84 New Jersey Nets Roster
| No. | Player | Pos | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Age | College/From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Otis Birdsong | SG | 6’3″ | 190 lbs | Dec 9, 1955 | 28 | Houston |
| 12 | Darwin Cook | PG | 6’3″ | 184 lbs | Aug 6, 1958 | 25 | Portland |
| 53 | Darryl Dawkins | C | 6’11” | 251 lbs | Jan 11, 1957 | 27 | Maynard Evans HS (FL) |
| 42 | Mike Gminski | C | 6’11” | 250 lbs | Aug 3, 1959 | 24 | Duke |
| 33 | Reggie Johnson | PF | 6’9″ | 205 lbs | Jun 25, 1957 | 26 | Tennessee |
| 55 | Albert King | SF | 6’6″ | 190 lbs | Dec 17, 1959 | 24 | Maryland |
| 31 | Mike O’Koren | SF | 6’7″ | 207 lbs | Feb 7, 1958 | 25 | North Carolina |
| 20 | Micheal Ray Richardson | PG | 6’5″ | 189 lbs | Apr 11, 1955 | 28 | Montana |
| 1 | Foots Walker | PG | 6’0″ | 184 lbs | May 21, 1951 | 32 | West Georgia |
| 52 | Buck Williams | PF | 6’8″ | 215 lbs | Oct 14, 1954 | 28 | Maryland |
| 34 | Bill Willoughby | SF | 6’8″ | 205 lbs | May 20, 1957 | 26 | Dwight Morrow HS (NJ) |
| 44 | Kelvin Ransey | PG | 6’1″ | 170 lbs | May 3, 1958 | 25 | Ohio State |
| 50 | Bruce Kuczenski | PF | 6’9″ | 230 lbs | Nov 3, 1961 | 22 | Connecticut |
| 45 | Mark Jones | SF | 6’6″ | 215 lbs | May 25, 1961 | 22 | St. Bonaventure |
Note: Ages are calculated as of the 1983–84 NBA season.
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 69 | 57 | 31.4 | 19.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 16.6 | 8.4 | .508 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .250 | 4.6 | 2.8 | .608 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 81 | 80 | 29.8 | 16.8 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 10.6 | 6.3 | .593 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .400 | 5.7 | 4.2 | .735 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 81 | 81 | 37.1 | 15.7 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 11.4 | 6.1 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.1 | 3.5 | .570 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 79 | 53 | 26.6 | 14.7 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 12.0 | 5.9 | .492 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .136 | 3.7 | 2.9 | .786 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 48 | 25 | 26.8 | 12.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 11.0 | 5.1 | .460 | 1.2 | 0.3 | .241 | 2.3 | 1.6 | .704 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 80 | 50 | 24.2 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 8.8 | 3.8 | .434 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .219 | 2.3 | 1.8 | .792 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 82 | 31 | 22.8 | 8.7 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 3.7 | .443 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .239 | 1.5 | 1.2 | .754 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 82 | 2 | 20.2 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 2.9 | .513 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.2 | 1.8 | .799 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 73 | 25 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5.3 | 2.5 | .483 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .179 | 1.2 | 0.7 | .609 |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 72 | 4 | 11.4 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 1.8 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 1.3 | .730 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 67 | 2 | 14.0 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 1.9 | .481 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.8 | .873 |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 34 | 0 | 11.1 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 0.9 | .356 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .400 | 0.8 | 0.7 | .889 |
| Bruce Kuczenski | PF | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 | 0.4 | .500 |
| Mark Jones | PG | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | .500 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.2 | .500 |
| Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 241.5 | 110.0 | 43.1 | 26.2 | 9.9 | 6.1 | 19.6 | 88.5 | 44.1 | .498 | 2.8 | 0.6 | .211 | 30.3 | 21.2 | .700 |
Playoff Per Game
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 11 | 11 | 30.9 | 18.4 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 10.7 | 6.0 | .559 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.5 | 6.4 | .843 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 40.3 | 16.8 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 15.4 | 6.3 | .408 | 2.0 | 0.5 | .273 | 5.1 | 3.7 | .732 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 11 | 11 | 43.0 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 11.8 | 5.7 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 7.4 | 4.1 | .556 |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 35.2 | 15.2 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 15.5 | 6.5 | .415 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.4 | 2.3 | .521 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 11 | 11 | 26.8 | 12.5 | 5.3 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 4.8 | .414 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.2 | 2.9 | .696 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 11 | 11 | 20.3 | 8.5 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 4.5 | 2.6 | .580 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 4.7 | 3.3 | .692 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 11 | 11 | 16.8 | 7.4 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7.5 | 2.7 | .366 | 1.2 | 0.4 | .308 | 2.2 | 1.5 | .708 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 11 | 11 | 19.6 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 5.4 | 2.3 | .424 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.5 | .833 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 5 | 5 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.2 | .429 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.9 | 0.7 | .833 |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Totals | — | — | 11 | 11 | 240.0 | 101.2 | 43.5 | 22.0 | 9.9 | 5.2 | 17.5 | 84.5 | 37.5 | .445 | 3.9 | 1.0 | .256 | 36.5 | 25.1 | .687 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 69 | 57 | 31.4 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 19.0 | 9.7 | .508 | 0.3 | 0.1 | .250 | 5.3 | 3.2 | .608 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 81 | 80 | 29.8 | 20.2 | 8.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 12.7 | 7.6 | .593 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .400 | 6.9 | 5.1 | .735 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 79 | 53 | 26.6 | 19.9 | 6.6 | 3.5 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 3.6 | 16.2 | 8.0 | .492 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .136 | 5.0 | 4.0 | .786 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 48 | 25 | 26.8 | 16.1 | 4.8 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 14.8 | 6.8 | .460 | 1.6 | 0.4 | .241 | 3.0 | 2.1 | .704 |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 72 | 4 | 11.4 | 15.2 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 5.6 | .496 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.5 | 4.0 | .730 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 81 | 81 | 37.1 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 11.1 | 5.9 | .535 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 6.0 | 3.4 | .570 |
| Mark Jones | PG | 22 | 6 | 0 | 2.7 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 11.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 13.5 | 6.8 | .500 | 2.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.5 | 2.3 | .500 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 80 | 50 | 24.2 | 14.1 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 13.0 | 5.6 | .434 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .219 | 3.4 | 2.7 | .792 |
| Bruce Kuczenski | PF | 22 | 7 | 0 | 4.0 | 14.1 | 10.3 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 15.4 | 5.1 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 7.7 | 3.9 | .500 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 82 | 31 | 22.8 | 13.7 | 3.0 | 6.9 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 13.2 | 5.9 | .443 | 0.9 | 0.2 | .239 | 2.4 | 1.8 | .754 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 82 | 2 | 20.2 | 13.5 | 9.4 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 5.2 | .513 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.0 | 3.2 | .799 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 73 | 25 | 16.3 | 13.0 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 11.6 | 5.6 | .483 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .179 | 2.6 | 1.6 | .609 |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 34 | 0 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 3.0 | 7.7 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 8.6 | 3.0 | .356 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .400 | 2.6 | 2.3 | .889 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 67 | 2 | 14.0 | 11.7 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 9.9 | 4.8 | .481 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.5 | 2.1 | .873 |
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 11 | 11 | 30.9 | 21.4 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 12.5 | 7.0 | .559 | 0.3 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.8 | 7.4 | .843 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 11 | 11 | 26.8 | 16.8 | 7.1 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 15.6 | 6.5 | .414 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 5.6 | 3.9 | .696 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 11 | 11 | 16.8 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 6.0 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 16.0 | 5.8 | .366 | 2.5 | 0.8 | .308 | 4.7 | 3.3 | .708 |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 35.2 | 15.5 | 2.4 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 15.9 | 6.6 | .415 | 0.1 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.5 | 2.3 | .521 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 11 | 11 | 20.3 | 15.2 | 8.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 8.1 | 4.7 | .580 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 8.4 | 5.8 | .692 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 40.3 | 15.0 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 13.7 | 5.6 | .408 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .273 | 4.6 | 3.3 | .732 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 11 | 11 | 43.0 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 9.9 | 4.8 | .485 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 7.5 | 4.3 | .556 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 5 | 5 | 8.8 | 10.6 | 0.8 | 8.2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 11.5 | 4.9 | .429 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 12.7 | 10.6 | .833 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 11 | 11 | 19.6 | 9.2 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 4.2 | .424 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.8 | .833 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 2.8 | .333 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| Totals | — | — | 11 | 11 | 30.0 | 14.3 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 12.4 | 5.2 | .471 | 0.5 | 0.1 | .198 | 5.1 | 3.4 | .709 |
Regular Season Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 69 | 57 | 2168 | 1365 | 170 | 266 | 86 | 17 | 170 | 1147 | 583 | .508 | 20 | 5 | .250 | 319 | 194 | .608 |
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 81 | 80 | 2417 | 1357 | 541 | 123 | 60 | 136 | 231 | 855 | 507 | .593 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 464 | 341 | .735 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 81 | 81 | 3003 | 1274 | 1000 | 130 | 81 | 125 | 237 | 926 | 495 | .535 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 498 | 284 | .570 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 79 | 53 | 2103 | 1165 | 388 | 203 | 91 | 33 | 208 | 946 | 465 | .492 | 22 | 3 | .136 | 295 | 232 | .786 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 80 | 50 | 1937 | 760 | 127 | 483 | 91 | 6 | 141 | 700 | 304 | .434 | 32 | 7 | .219 | 183 | 145 | .792 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 82 | 31 | 1870 | 714 | 156 | 356 | 51 | 36 | 142 | 687 | 304 | .443 | 46 | 11 | .239 | 126 | 95 | .754 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 82 | 2 | 1655 | 621 | 433 | 92 | 37 | 70 | 120 | 462 | 237 | .513 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 184 | 147 | .799 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 48 | 25 | 1285 | 576 | 172 | 214 | 103 | 20 | 118 | 528 | 243 | .460 | 58 | 14 | .241 | 108 | 76 | .704 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 73 | 25 | 1191 | 430 | 175 | 95 | 34 | 11 | 75 | 385 | 186 | .483 | 28 | 5 | .179 | 87 | 53 | .609 |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 72 | 4 | 818 | 346 | 138 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 59 | 256 | 127 | .496 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 126 | 92 | .730 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 67 | 2 | 936 | 303 | 193 | 56 | 23 | 24 | 53 | 258 | 124 | .481 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 63 | 55 | .873 |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 34 | 0 | 378 | 90 | 31 | 81 | 20 | 3 | 31 | 90 | 32 | .356 | 5 | 2 | .400 | 27 | 24 | .889 |
| Bruce Kuczenski | PF | 22 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 4 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | .500 |
| Mark Jones | PG | 22 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | .500 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| Totals | — | — | 82 | 82 | 19805 | 9019 | 3534 | 2148 | 814 | 499 | 1589 | 7258 | 3614 | .498 | 232 | 49 | .211 | 2488 | 1742 | .700 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR | POS | AGE | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FGA | FGM | FG% | 3PA | 3PM | 3P% | FTA | FTM | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Dawkins | C | 27 | 11 | 11 | 340 | 202 | 68 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 118 | 66 | .559 | 3 | 0 | .000 | 83 | 70 | .843 |
| Michael Ray Richardson | PG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 443 | 185 | 54 | 79 | 34 | 4 | 30 | 169 | 69 | .408 | 22 | 6 | .273 | 56 | 41 | .732 |
| Buck Williams | PF | 23 | 11 | 11 | 473 | 171 | 155 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 130 | 63 | .485 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 81 | 45 | .556 |
| Otis Birdsong | SG | 28 | 11 | 11 | 387 | 167 | 26 | 41 | 20 | 1 | 22 | 171 | 71 | .415 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 48 | 25 | .521 |
| Albert King | SF | 24 | 11 | 11 | 295 | 138 | 58 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 128 | 53 | .414 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 46 | 32 | .696 |
| Mike Gminski | C | 24 | 11 | 11 | 223 | 94 | 55 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 29 | .580 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 52 | 36 | .692 |
| Darwin Cook | PG | 25 | 11 | 11 | 185 | 81 | 18 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 21 | 82 | 30 | .366 | 13 | 4 | .308 | 24 | 17 | .708 |
| Mike O’Koren | SF | 25 | 11 | 11 | 216 | 55 | 35 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 59 | 25 | .424 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Kelvin Ransey | PG | 25 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 6 | .429 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Reggie Johnson | PF | 26 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 5 | .833 |
| Bill Willoughby | SF | 26 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .333 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Foots Walker | PG | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — |
| Totals | — | — | 11 | 11 | 2640 | 1113 | 478 | 242 | 109 | 57 | 187 | 929 | 413 | .445 | 43 | 11 | .256 | 402 | 276 | .687 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name | Role Tier | MPG | Usage Tier | PPG | RPG | APG | STK (SPG+BPG) | Impact Index* | Notes | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Williams | Franchise Anchor (Interior) | 37.1 | High | 15.7 | 12.3 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 16.1 | Team’s foundational interior presence; elite rebounder and high-motor defender who consistently controlled the paint and set the physical tone nightly for New Jersey. Widely regarded as one of the league’s premier power forwards in this stretch. | — |
| Otis Birdsong | Primary Scorer (Backcourt) | 31.4 | High | 19.8 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 13.8 | Led the team in scoring with aggressive slashing and isolation play; frequent late-clock option and offensive focal point in half-court sets. | All-Star |
| Darryl Dawkins | Rim Enforcer (Center) | 29.8 | High | 16.8 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 13.7 | Physical interior scorer and shot-blocker; provided vertical spacing, rim protection, and emotional edge as the starting center. | — |
| Albert King | Secondary Wing Scorer | 26.6 | Mid | 14.7 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 11.9 | Reliable wing contributor who attacked off the dribble and filled scoring gaps; blended perimeter offense with slashing efficiency. | — |
| Michael Ray Richardson | Two-Way Playmaker | 26.8 | Mid | 12.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 11.3 | Provided ball pressure, playmaking, and defensive disruption; strong steal rates and tempo control despite reduced games played. | — |
| Kelvin Ransey | Lead Organizer (PG) | 24.2 | Mid | 9.5 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 9.2 | Primary table-setter for long stretches; focused on ball movement and orchestrating offense rather than scoring volume. | — |
| Darwin Cook | Energy Guard (Two-Way) | 22.8 | Mid | 8.7 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 8.7 | Defensive-minded guard who applied pressure at the point of attack; contributed across categories with high activity. | — |
| Mike Gminski | Rotational Big | 20.2 | Low | 7.6 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 7.7 | Productive reserve center providing rebounding and interior scoring efficiency in limited minutes. | — |
| Mike O’Koren | Role Wing | 16.3 | Low | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 5.2 | Versatile forward used for spacing and secondary defense; low-usage but steady rotational minutes. | — |
| Bill Willoughby | Bench Forward | 14.0 | Low | 4.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 4.5 | Athletic depth piece who contributed energy and rebounding in short stints. | — |
| Reggie Johnson | Reserve Big | 11.4 | Low | 4.8 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 4.0 | Low-minute frontcourt reserve focused on physical play and interior defense. | — |
| Foots Walker | Veteran Depth Guard | 11.1 | Low | 2.6 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.3 | Veteran ball-handler providing steady minutes and situational playmaking off the bench. | — |
| Bruce Kuczenski | End-of-Bench Big | 4.0 | Low | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | Developmental big with minimal rotation exposure during the season. | — |
| Mark Jones | Emergency Guard | 2.7 | Low | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.2 | Brief appearances as backcourt depth; limited opportunity to establish role. | — |