New Jersey Nets Regular Season Rosters

2004-2005 New Jersey Nets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
6 Travis Best PG 5-11 182 9 Georgia Tech 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
2 Rodney Buford SF 6-5 189 4 Creighton 1999 Rnd 2 Pick 24 United States
41 Elden Campbell FC 6-11 215 14 Clemson 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
15 Vince Carter SF 6-6 220 6 North Carolina 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
35 Jason Collins C 7-0 255 3 Stanford 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
28 Kaniel Dickens F 6-8 215 2 Idaho 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States
44 Donnell Harvey F 6-8 220 4 Florida 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
24 Richard Jefferson SF 6-7 233 3 Arizona 2001 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
5 Jason Kidd PG 6-4 210 10 California 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
12 Nenad Krstic C 6-10 255 0 KK Partizan (Serbia) 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 24 Serbia
1 Ron Mercer SG 6-7 210 7 Kentucky 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States
7 Jerome Moiso FC 6-10 235 4 UCLA 2000 Rnd 1 Pick 11 France
33 Alonzo Mourning C 6-10 240 12 Georgetown 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
10 Zoran Planinic GF 6-7 210 1 Khimki (Russia) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 22 Croatia
30 Cliff Robinson PF 6-10 225 15 UConn 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 9 United States
21 Brian Scalabrine PF 6-9 241 3 USC 2001 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
55 Jabari Smith C 6-11 250 4 LSU 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 16 United States
26 Awvee Storey F-G 6-6 222 0 Arizona State 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
20 Billy Thomas G 6-4 208 0 Kansas 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
11 Jacque Vaughn G 6-1 190 7 Kansas 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
34 Aaron Williams F-C 6-9 220 10 Xavier 1993 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
17 Eric Williams F 6-8 220 9 Providence 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States

2004-2005 New Jersey Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Kidd V. Carter B. Scalabrine N. Krstic J. Collins
Rotation T. Best   R. Jefferson   C. Robinson
Lim PT J. Vaughn R. Buford Z. Planinic   J. Smith
Lim PT   B. Thomas      
Lim PT   R. Mercer      

2004-2005 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Boston Celtics45-37-
2Philadelphia Sixers43-392
3New Jersey Nets42-403
4Toronto Raptors33-4912
5New York Knicks33-4912

2004-2005 New Jersey Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Vince Carter Player Of The Month (Feb 05)
Richard Jefferson Player Of The Week (12/12/04)
Vince Carter Player Of The Week (01/30/05, 04/10/05)
Jason Kidd Player Of The Week (04/17/05)
Jason Kidd All-NBA Defensive Second Team (2005)
Nenad Krstic All-Rookie Second Team (2005)
Vince Carter Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2005)

2004-2005 New Jersey Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Vince Carter 57 38.9 27.5 5.9 4.7 1.5 0.6 2.6
Jason Kidd 66 36.9 14.4 7.4 8.3 1.9 0.1 2.5
Nenad Krstic 75 26.2 10.0 5.3 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.5
Richard Jefferson 33 41.1 22.2 7.3 4.0 1.0 0.5 4.0
Travis Best 76 19.2 6.8 1.4 1.9 0.9 0.1 0.9
Jason Collins 80 31.8 6.4 6.1 1.3 0.9 0.9 1.1
Rodney Buford 64 20.5 7.0 3.0 1.0 0.6 0.1 0.5
Jacque Vaughn 71 19.8 5.3 1.5 1.9 0.6 0.0 0.9
Brian Scalabrine 54 21.6 6.3 4.5 1.6 0.6 0.3 1.2
Eric Williams 21 35.2 12.6 4.5 2.0 0.8 0.1 1.6
Zoran Planinic 43 12.0 5.0 1.6 1.0 0.6 0.0 1.0
Alonzo Mourning 18 25.4 10.4 7.1 0.8 0.3 2.3 2.5
Cliff Robinson 29 20.7 6.0 3.3 1.0 0.6 0.5 0.9
Jabari Smith 45 14.4 3.7 2.5 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.9
Ron Mercer 18 21.7 7.6 2.2 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.8
Billy Thomas 25 14.2 3.7 1.4 0.7 0.6 0.0 0.4
Aaron Williams 19 7.9 1.9 1.6 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.6
Kaniel Dickens 11 5.5 1.2 0.8 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2
Donnell Harvey 3 5.3 2.7 2.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3
Jerome Moiso 8 3.0 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1
Awvee Storey 9 3.6 0.9 0.6 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0
Elden Campbell 10 5.0 0.2 1.1 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1

2004-2005 New Jersey Nets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Nenad Krstic was selected as the #24 pick in the First Round of the 2002 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Nenad Krstic signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 27, 2004.

Zoran Planinic was selected as the #22 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Zoran Planinic signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 11, 2003.

Brian Scalabrine was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Brian Scalabrine signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on August 30, 2001. Brian Scalabrine re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on September 15, 2003.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Jason Collins, the #18 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Houston Rockets on June 27, 2001. Jason Collins signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 13, 2001. Jason Collins signed a multi-year extension with the New Jersey Nets on October 30, 2004.

Draft Rights to Richard Jefferson, the #13 pick in the First Round of the 2001 NBA Draft, were acquired by the New Jersey Nets from the Houston Rockets on June 27, 2001. Richard Jefferson signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on July 13, 2001. Richard Jefferson signed a multi-year extension with the New Jersey Nets on August 13, 2004.

Acquired via Trade

Vince Carter was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Toronto Raptors on December 17, 2004.

Cliff Robinson was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Golden State Warriors on February 14, 2005.

Acquired via Free Agency

Travis Best signed a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on October 4, 2004.

Rodney Buford signed a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on July 29, 2004.

Jason Kidd signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on July 24, 2003.

Ron Mercer signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on August 12, 2004.

Jabari Smith signed a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on September 1, 2004.

Billy Thomas signed a contract with the New Jersey Nets on January 20, 2005. Billy Thomas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on January 31, 2005. Billy Thomas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on February 10, 2005.

Jacque Vaughn signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on July 29, 2004.

2004-2005 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)
Bill Cartwright Assistant Coach 2004-2005 Head Coach (Chicago Bulls, 2001 to 2004)
Rich Dalatri Strength and Conditioning Coach 1997-1998 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1992 to 1997)