1972–73 New York Nets season

1972–73 New York Nets season
1972–73 New York Nets season
Head coach	Lou Carnesecca
Arena	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	30–54 (.357)
Place	Division: 4th (Eastern (ABA))
Playoff finish	Division semifinals; (lost to Cougars 1–4)
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1971–72	1973–74 >

The 1972–73 New York Nets season was the sixth season of the franchise.

Roster

1972–73 New York Nets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
C	11	Ard, Jim	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1948-09-19	Cincinnati
SF	20	Baum, Johnny	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1946-06-17	Temple
PF	43	Becker, Art	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1942-01-12	Arizona State
PG	3	Bruns, George	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	1946-08-30	Manhattan
SF	40	Carter, George	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1944-01-10	St. Bonaventure
PF	22	Chones, Jim	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1949-11-30	Marquette
SG	21	DePre, Joe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1947-12-19	St. John's
SF	44	Gregor, Gary	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1945-08-13	South Carolina
SG	30	Lackey, Bob	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1949-04-04	Marquette
SG	21	Mahoney, Brian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1948-12-17	Manhattan
PG	25	Melchionni, Bill	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1944-10-19	Villanova
C	5	Paultz, Billy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1948-07-30	St. John's
SG	13	Roche, John	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	1949-09-26	South Carolina
PG	14	Taylor, Brian	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1951-06-09	Princeton
PF	32	Washington, Trooper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1944-04-21	Cheyney

**1972-73 ABA Eastern Standings**
Eastern Division	W	L	PCT.	GB
Carolina Cougars	57	27	.679	—
Kentucky Colonels	56	28	.667	1
Virginia Squires	42	42	.500	15
New York Nets	30	54	.357	27
Memphis Tams	24	60	.286	33

Eastern Division semifinals vs. Carolina Cougars^[1]

Nets lose series, 4–1

^ "1973-74 ABA Regular Season Standings". Remembertheaba.com. Retrieved July 22, 2016.