Last Updated on January 26, 2026 by Mat Diekhake
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Here is the 1989–90 New Jersey Nets roster and regular season player statistics:
New Jersey Nets 1989–90 Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Height |
Weight |
DOB |
College/From |
| 1 |
Dennis Hopson |
G/F |
6-5 |
200 lb |
Apr 22, 1965 |
Ohio State |
| 2 |
Buck Williams |
F |
6-8 |
215 lb |
Mar 8, 1960 |
Maryland |
| 3 |
Joe Barry Carroll |
C |
7-0 |
225 lb |
Jul 24, 1958 |
Purdue |
| 4 |
Chris Morris |
F |
6-8 |
210 lb |
Jan 20, 1966 |
Auburn |
| 5 |
Mike McGee |
G |
6-5 |
190 lb |
Jul 29, 1959 |
Michigan |
| 6 |
Jack Haley |
F/C |
6-10 |
240 lb |
Jan 27, 1964 |
UCLA |
| 7 |
Kevin Williams |
G |
6-2 |
175 lb |
Sep 27, 1961 |
St. John’s |
| 8 |
Tim Bassett |
F |
6-8 |
225 lb |
Apr 1, 1951 |
Georgia |
| 9 |
Charles Shackleford |
C |
6-10 |
225 lb |
Apr 22, 1966 |
NC State |
| 10 |
Shelton Jones |
F |
6-8 |
210 lb |
Apr 4, 1966 |
St. John’s |
| 11 |
Terry Catledge |
F |
6-8 |
220 lb |
Aug 22, 1963 |
South Alabama |
| 12 |
Corey Gaines |
G |
6-3 |
185 lb |
Jun 1, 1965 |
Loyola Marymount |
| 13 |
Tom Garrick |
G |
6-2 |
185 lb |
Jul 7, 1966 |
Rhode Island |
Regular Season Per Game
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Dennis Hopson |
SG |
24 |
79 |
64 |
32.3 |
15.8 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
2.1 |
13.8 |
6.0 |
.434 |
1.3 |
0.4 |
.317 |
4.3 |
3.4 |
.792 |
| Roy Hinson |
PF |
28 |
25 |
19 |
31.7 |
15.0 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
0.6 |
1.1 |
2.1 |
11.4 |
5.8 |
.507 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
4.0 |
3.4 |
.869 |
| Chris Morris |
SF |
24 |
80 |
76 |
30.6 |
14.8 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
13.3 |
5.6 |
.422 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
.316 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
.722 |
| Sam Bowie |
C |
28 |
68 |
54 |
32.5 |
14.7 |
10.1 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
12.3 |
5.1 |
.416 |
0.5 |
0.1 |
.323 |
5.6 |
4.3 |
.776 |
| Purvis Short |
SF |
32 |
82 |
24 |
27.0 |
13.1 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
1.5 |
11.6 |
5.3 |
.455 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
.286 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
.835 |
| Derrick Gervin |
PF |
26 |
21 |
0 |
16.1 |
12.0 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
9.4 |
4.4 |
.472 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.2 |
3.1 |
.730 |
| Mookie Blaylock |
PG |
22 |
50 |
17 |
25.3 |
10.1 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
2.2 |
11.4 |
4.2 |
.371 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
.225 |
1.6 |
1.3 |
.778 |
| Stan Stutz |
SF |
24 |
80 |
76 |
30.6 |
8.4 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
13.3 |
5.6 |
.422 |
2.4 |
0.8 |
.316 |
4.0 |
2.9 |
.722 |
| Joe Barry Carroll |
C |
31 |
46 |
20 |
21.8 |
8.8 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
8.8 |
3.5 |
.393 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
.794 |
| Charles Shackleford |
C |
23 |
70 |
37 |
22.2 |
8.2 |
6.8 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
1.7 |
7.6 |
3.5 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
.687 |
| Lester Conner |
PG |
30 |
82 |
61 |
28.7 |
7.9 |
3.2 |
4.7 |
2.1 |
0.1 |
1.7 |
7.0 |
2.9 |
.414 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
.154 |
2.6 |
2.1 |
.804 |
| Pete Myers |
SG |
26 |
28 |
2 |
19.4 |
7.1 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
2.1 |
6.4 |
2.6 |
.411 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
.725 |
| Chris Dudley |
PF |
24 |
27 |
8 |
24.9 |
6.1 |
8.1 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
.441 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
3.9 |
1.2 |
.305 |
| Jack Haley |
PF |
26 |
56 |
26 |
18.3 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.2 |
5.8 |
2.3 |
.394 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
.661 |
| Jay Taylor |
SG |
22 |
17 |
0 |
6.7 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
3.1 |
1.2 |
.404 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
.231 |
0.5 |
0.4 |
.667 |
| Jaren Jackson |
SG |
22 |
28 |
0 |
5.7 |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
2.5 |
0.9 |
.362 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
.810 |
| Stanley Brundy |
SF |
22 |
16 |
0 |
8.0 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
1.9 |
0.9 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
1.1 |
0.4 |
.389 |
| Leon Wood |
SG |
27 |
28 |
2 |
7.1 |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
.327 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
.190 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
.875 |
| Anthony Mason |
PF |
23 |
21 |
0 |
5.1 |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.5 |
1.9 |
0.7 |
.350 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
0.7 |
0.4 |
.600 |
| Rick Carlisle |
SG |
30 |
5 |
0 |
4.2 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.8 |
1.4 |
0.2 |
.143 |
0.6 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
| Totals |
– |
– |
82 |
82 |
240.3 |
100.1 |
45.0 |
18.0 |
9.4 |
5.9 |
16.6 |
90.4 |
38.5 |
.426 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
.277 |
28.7 |
21.4 |
.746 |
Regular Season Per 36 Minutes
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Derrick Gervin |
PF |
26 |
21 |
0 |
16.1 |
26.7 |
6.9 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
20.9 |
9.9 |
.472 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
.000 |
9.5 |
6.9 |
.730 |
| Dennis Hopson |
SG |
24 |
79 |
64 |
32.3 |
17.7 |
3.9 |
2.1 |
1.4 |
0.7 |
2.4 |
15.4 |
6.7 |
.434 |
1.4 |
0.5 |
.317 |
4.8 |
3.8 |
.792 |
| Chris Morris |
SF |
24 |
80 |
76 |
30.6 |
17.4 |
6.2 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
2.7 |
15.7 |
6.6 |
.422 |
2.8 |
0.9 |
.316 |
4.6 |
3.4 |
.722 |
| Purvis Short |
SF |
32 |
82 |
24 |
27.0 |
17.4 |
4.0 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
15.5 |
7.0 |
.455 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
.286 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
.835 |
| Roy Hinson |
PF |
28 |
25 |
19 |
31.7 |
17.1 |
7.8 |
1.0 |
0.6 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
13.0 |
6.6 |
.507 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
4.5 |
3.9 |
.869 |
| Sam Bowie |
C |
28 |
68 |
54 |
32.5 |
16.3 |
11.3 |
1.5 |
0.6 |
2.0 |
2.0 |
13.6 |
5.7 |
.416 |
0.5 |
0.2 |
.323 |
6.2 |
4.8 |
.776 |
| Jay Taylor |
SG |
22 |
17 |
0 |
6.7 |
16.1 |
3.5 |
1.6 |
1.6 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
16.4 |
6.6 |
.404 |
4.1 |
0.9 |
.231 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
.667 |
| Jaren Jackson |
SG |
22 |
28 |
0 |
5.7 |
15.1 |
5.4 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
0.2 |
4.1 |
15.5 |
5.6 |
.362 |
0.7 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.7 |
3.8 |
.810 |
| Joe Barry Carroll |
C |
31 |
46 |
20 |
21.8 |
14.5 |
9.0 |
1.5 |
0.7 |
2.0 |
2.3 |
14.6 |
5.7 |
.393 |
0.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.0 |
2.9 |
.794 |
| Mookie Blaylock |
PG |
22 |
50 |
17 |
25.3 |
14.3 |
4.0 |
6.0 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
3.2 |
16.2 |
6.0 |
.371 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
.225 |
2.3 |
1.8 |
.778 |
| Charles Shackleford |
C |
23 |
70 |
37 |
22.2 |
13.2 |
11.1 |
1.3 |
0.9 |
0.8 |
2.7 |
12.4 |
5.7 |
.462 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
1.8 |
.687 |
| Pete Myers |
SG |
26 |
28 |
2 |
19.4 |
13.1 |
4.5 |
6.6 |
1.3 |
0.6 |
3.8 |
11.9 |
4.9 |
.411 |
0.4 |
0.0 |
.000 |
4.6 |
3.3 |
.725 |
| Anthony Mason |
PF |
23 |
21 |
0 |
5.1 |
12.3 |
11.3 |
2.3 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
3.7 |
13.3 |
4.7 |
.350 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
7.7 |
3.7 |
.600 |
| Jack Haley |
PF |
26 |
56 |
26 |
18.3 |
11.8 |
9.9 |
0.8 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
11.5 |
4.5 |
.394 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.1 |
3.8 |
.661 |
| Stanley Brundy |
SF |
22 |
16 |
0 |
8.0 |
10.4 |
7.3 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.7 |
8.4 |
4.2 |
.500 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
3.1 |
4.2 |
.389 |
| Lester Conner |
PG |
30 |
82 |
61 |
28.7 |
9.9 |
4.1 |
5.9 |
2.6 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
8.8 |
3.6 |
.414 |
0.2 |
0.0 |
.154 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
.804 |
| Leon Wood |
SG |
27 |
28 |
2 |
7.1 |
9.0 |
2.2 |
8.5 |
1.1 |
0.0 |
1.4 |
8.8 |
2.9 |
.327 |
3.8 |
0.7 |
.190 |
2.9 |
2.5 |
.875 |
| Rick Carlisle |
SG |
30 |
5 |
0 |
21.0 |
3.4 |
0.0 |
8.6 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
6.9 |
12.0 |
1.7 |
.143 |
5.1 |
0.0 |
.000 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
| Totals |
– |
– |
82 |
82 |
240.3 |
100.1 |
45.0 |
18.0 |
9.4 |
5.9 |
16.6 |
90.4 |
38.5 |
.426 |
6.2 |
1.7 |
.277 |
28.7 |
21.4 |
.746 |
Playoff Totals
| PLR |
POS |
AGE |
GP |
GS |
MIN |
PTS |
REB |
AST |
STL |
BLK |
TO |
FGA |
FGM |
FG% |
3PA |
3PM |
3P% |
FTA |
FTM |
FT% |
| Dennis Hopson |
SG |
24 |
79 |
64 |
2551 |
1251 |
279 |
151 |
100 |
51 |
168 |
1093 |
474 |
.434 |
101 |
32 |
.317 |
342 |
271 |
.792 |
| Chris Morris |
SF |
24 |
80 |
76 |
2449 |
1187 |
422 |
143 |
130 |
79 |
185 |
1065 |
449 |
.422 |
193 |
61 |
.316 |
316 |
228 |
.722 |
| Purvis Short |
SF |
32 |
82 |
24 |
2213 |
1072 |
248 |
145 |
66 |
20 |
119 |
950 |
432 |
.455 |
35 |
10 |
.286 |
237 |
198 |
.835 |
| Sam Bowie |
C |
28 |
68 |
54 |
2207 |
998 |
690 |
91 |
38 |
121 |
125 |
834 |
347 |
.416 |
31 |
10 |
.323 |
379 |
294 |
.776 |
| Lester Conner |
PG |
30 |
82 |
61 |
2355 |
648 |
265 |
385 |
172 |
8 |
138 |
573 |
237 |
.414 |
13 |
2 |
.154 |
214 |
172 |
.804 |
| Charles Shackleford |
C |
23 |
70 |
37 |
1557 |
573 |
479 |
56 |
40 |
35 |
116 |
535 |
247 |
.462 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
115 |
79 |
.687 |
| Mookie Blaylock |
PG |
22 |
50 |
17 |
1267 |
505 |
140 |
210 |
82 |
14 |
111 |
571 |
212 |
.371 |
80 |
18 |
.225 |
81 |
63 |
.778 |
| Joe Barry Carroll |
C |
31 |
46 |
20 |
1002 |
403 |
250 |
43 |
19 |
56 |
64 |
405 |
159 |
.393 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
107 |
85 |
.794 |
| Roy Hinson |
PF |
28 |
25 |
19 |
793 |
376 |
172 |
22 |
14 |
27 |
52 |
286 |
145 |
.507 |
0 |
0 |
– |
99 |
86 |
.869 |
| Jack Haley |
PF |
26 |
56 |
26 |
1026 |
336 |
282 |
22 |
18 |
11 |
65 |
327 |
129 |
.394 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
118 |
78 |
.661 |
| Derrick Gervin |
PF |
26 |
21 |
0 |
339 |
251 |
65 |
8 |
20 |
7 |
12 |
197 |
93 |
.472 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
89 |
65 |
.730 |
| Pete Myers |
SG |
26 |
28 |
2 |
543 |
198 |
68 |
100 |
20 |
9 |
58 |
180 |
74 |
.411 |
6 |
0 |
.000 |
69 |
50 |
.725 |
| Jaren Jackson |
SG |
22 |
28 |
0 |
160 |
67 |
24 |
13 |
13 |
1 |
18 |
69 |
25 |
.362 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
21 |
17 |
.810 |
| Jay Taylor |
SG |
22 |
17 |
0 |
114 |
51 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
10 |
52 |
21 |
.404 |
13 |
3 |
.231 |
9 |
6 |
.667 |
| Leon Wood |
SG |
27 |
28 |
2 |
200 |
50 |
12 |
47 |
6 |
0 |
8 |
49 |
16 |
.327 |
21 |
4 |
.190 |
16 |
14 |
.875 |
| Anthony Mason |
PF |
23 |
21 |
0 |
108 |
37 |
11 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
40 |
14 |
.350 |
0 |
0 |
– |
23 |
9 |
.600 |
| Stanley Brundy |
SF |
22 |
16 |
0 |
128 |
37 |
26 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
6 |
30 |
15 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
– |
18 |
7 |
.389 |
| Rick Carlisle |
SG |
30 |
5 |
0 |
21 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
1 |
.143 |
3 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
– |
| Totals |
– |
– |
82 |
82 |
19705 |
8208 |
3687 |
1475 |
774 |
481 |
1306 |
7415 |
3157 |
.426 |
506 |
140 |
.277 |
2350 |
1754 |
.746 |
Team Impact Spotlight
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (SPG+BPG) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Sam Bowie |
Primary Interior Anchor |
32.5 |
High |
14.7 |
10.1 |
1.3 |
2.4 |
14.25 |
Starting center; primary rebounder and rim protector, anchoring interior defense and finishing plays inside. |
|
| Dennis Hopson |
Primary Scoring Wing |
32.3 |
High |
15.8 |
3.5 |
1.9 |
1.9 |
11.55 |
Team’s leading scorer; slashing SG with transition scoring and perimeter creation responsibilities. |
|
| Roy Hinson |
Secondary Scoring Big |
31.7 |
High |
15.0 |
6.9 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
12.25 |
Efficient scoring PF/C; strong finisher with interior scoring efficiency in limited games. |
|
| Chris Morris |
Two-Way Wing |
30.6 |
High |
14.8 |
5.3 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
12.25 |
Versatile forward; perimeter defense, athletic slashing, and secondary scoring. |
|
| Purvis Short |
Bench Scoring Specialist |
27.0 |
Mid-High |
13.1 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
1.0 |
9.45 |
Veteran scorer providing instant offense off the bench; known for turnaround jumper. |
|
| Mookie Blaylock |
Developing Playmaking Guard |
25.3 |
Mid-High |
10.1 |
2.8 |
4.2 |
1.9 |
9.50 |
Rookie guard with strong defensive instincts; early signs of elite perimeter defense. |
|
| Lester Conner |
Defensive Playmaker PG |
28.7 |
Mid |
7.9 |
3.2 |
4.7 |
2.2 |
9.00 |
Defensive-minded point guard; elite steal rates and ball pressure. |
|
| Charles Shackleford |
Interior Role Big |
22.2 |
Mid |
8.2 |
6.8 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
8.45 |
Physical interior presence; rebounding and paint defense emphasis. |
|
| Joe Barry Carroll |
Veteran Center Scorer |
21.8 |
Mid |
8.8 |
5.4 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
8.35 |
Experienced big; post scoring and secondary rim protection. |
|
| Derrick Gervin |
Scoring Energy Forward |
16.1 |
Mid |
12.0 |
3.1 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
8.40 |
High-energy forward; efficient scoring in limited minutes. |
|
| Pete Myers |
Secondary Ball-Handler |
19.4 |
Mid |
7.1 |
2.4 |
3.6 |
1.0 |
7.05 |
Combo guard providing secondary playmaking and perimeter defense. |
|
| Jack Haley |
Rebounding Role Big |
18.3 |
Low-Mid |
6.0 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
5.95 |
Physical PF; screens, rebounds, and interior defense focus. |
|
| Chris Dudley |
Defensive Big / Rebounder |
24.9 |
Low |
6.1 |
8.1 |
0.7 |
1.9 |
8.40 |
Rebounding specialist; rim protection and interior defense. |
|
| Ralph Kaplowitz |
Reserve Forward |
— |
Low |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
Not on this roster season; no participation data. |
|
| Stanley Brundy |
End-of-Bench Wing |
8.0 |
Low |
2.3 |
1.6 |
0.2 |
0.7 |
2.40 |
Limited minutes; developmental depth role. |
|
| Leon Wood |
Reserve Guard |
7.1 |
Low |
1.8 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
0.2 |
2.05 |
Spot minutes as backup guard; ball movement role. |
|
| Jay Taylor |
Developmental Shooter |
6.7 |
Low |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
2.20 |
Limited rotation wing; spacing and spot shooting. |
|
| Jaren Jackson |
Bench Guard |
5.7 |
Low |
2.4 |
0.9 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
2.15 |
End-of-bench guard; defensive effort in short stints. |
|
| Anthony Mason |
Developmental Forward |
5.1 |
Low |
1.8 |
1.6 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.95 |
Rookie forward; early career minutes focused on physical development. |
|
| Rick Carlisle |
Emergency Guard |
4.2 |
Minimal |
0.4 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
0.90 |
Very limited appearances; later notable NBA coach. |
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