New Jersey Nets Regular Season Rosters

2008-2009 New Jersey Nets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
13 Maurice Ager F-G 6-5 202 2 Michigan State 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 28 United States
1 Rafer Alston G 6-2 175 9 Fresno State 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
20 Ryan Anderson PF 6-10 240 0 California 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
  Tony Battie PF 6-11 230 11 Texas Tech 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
2 Josh Boone C 6-10 237 2 UConn 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
15 Vince Carter SF 6-6 220 10 North Carolina 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
55 Keyon Dooling G 6-3 196 8 Missouri 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
17 Chris Douglas-Roberts SF 6-7 210 0 Memphis 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
34 Devin Harris G 6-3 185 4 Wisconsin 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
44 Trenton Hassell F 6-5 227 7 Austin Peay 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 1 United States
22 Jarvis Hayes SF 6-6 220 5 Georgia 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States / Qatar
  Courtney Lee SG 6-5 215 0 Western Kentucky 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
11 Brook Lopez C 7-1 282 0 Stanford 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
14 Eduardo Najera F 6-8 235 8 Oklahoma 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 9 Mexico
21 Bobby Simmons F 6-6 235 7 DePaul 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
6 Stromile Swift F-C 6-9 225 8 LSU 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
51 Sean Williams C 6-10 235 1 Boston College 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
9 Jianlian Yi F 7-0 250 1 Guangdong Dongguan (China) 2007 Rnd 1 Pick 6 China

2008-2009 New Jersey Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Harris V. Carter B. Simmons J. Yi B. Lopez
Rotation K. Dooling C. Douglas-Roberts J. Hayes R. Anderson  
Rotation   M. Ager T. Hassell J. Boone  
Rotation       E. Najera  
Rotation       S. Williams  

2008-2009 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics62-20-
2Philadelphia Sixers41-4121
3New Jersey Nets34-4828
4Toronto Raptors33-4929
5New York Knicks32-5030

2008-2009 New Jersey Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Devin Harris Player Of The Week (12/01/08, 03/02/09)
Brook Lopez All-Rookie First Team (2009)
Brook Lopez Rookie Of The Month (Jan 09, Feb 09)
Devin Harris Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (2009)
Brook Lopez Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2009)
Devin Harris Skills Challenge Participant (2009)

2008-2009 New Jersey Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Vince Carter 80 36.8 20.8 5.1 4.7 1.0 0.5 2.1
Devin Harris 69 36.1 21.3 3.3 6.9 1.7 0.2 3.1
Brook Lopez 82 30.5 13.0 8.1 1.0 0.5 1.8 1.8
Keyon Dooling 77 26.9 9.7 2.0 3.5 0.9 0.1 1.4
Jarvis Hayes 74 24.8 8.7 3.6 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.7
Bobby Simmons 71 24.4 7.8 3.9 1.3 0.7 0.1 0.9
Jianlian Yi 61 23.3 8.6 5.3 1.0 0.5 0.6 1.1
Ryan Anderson 66 19.9 7.4 4.7 0.8 0.7 0.3 1.0
Josh Boone 62 16.0 4.2 4.2 0.5 0.4 0.8 0.5
Chris Douglas-Roberts 44 13.3 4.9 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.2 0.7
Trenton Hassell 53 20.6 3.7 2.8 1.0 0.4 0.3 0.6
Sean Williams 33 11.1 2.4 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.9 0.6
Eduardo Najera 27 11.8 2.9 2.5 0.7 0.4 0.1 0.7
Maurice Ager 20 4.9 1.7 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2
Stromile Swift 6 10.7 3.8 2.2 0.2 0.0 0.3 1.2

2008-2009 New Jersey Nets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Ryan Anderson was selected as the #21 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Ryan Anderson signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 2, 2008.

Josh Boone was selected as the #23 pick in the First Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Josh Boone signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 11, 2006.

Chris Douglas-Roberts was selected as the #10 pick in the Second Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Chris Douglas-Roberts signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 9, 2008.

Brook Lopez was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Brook Lopez signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 2, 2008.

Sean Williams was selected as the #17 pick in the First Round of the 2007 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Sean Williams signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 9, 2007.

Acquired via Trade

Maurice Ager was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 19, 2008.

Vince Carter was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Toronto Raptors on December 17, 2004. Vince Carter re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on July 13, 2007.

Keyon Dooling was acquired in a sign and trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Orlando Magic on July 21, 2008.

Devin Harris was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 19, 2008.

Trenton Hassell was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Dallas Mavericks on February 19, 2008.

Bobby Simmons was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 26, 2008.

Jianlian Yi was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Milwaukee Bucks on June 26, 2008.

Acquired via Free Agency

Jarvis Hayes signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on July 16, 2008.

Eduardo Najera signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on July 16, 2008.

2008-2009 New Jersey Nets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Tom Barrise Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Advance Scout (Brooklyn Nets, 1997 to 2003)
Jim Sann Assistant Coach, Coaching Associate 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (Houston Rockets, 2004 to 2005)
Rich Dalatri Strength and Conditioning Coach 1997-1998 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1992 to 1997)