New Jersey Nets Regular Season Rosters

1989-1990 New Jersey Nets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
10 Mookie Blaylock PG 6-1 190 0 Oklahoma 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
31 Sam Bowie C 7-1 235 5 Kentucky 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
21 Stanley Brundy F 6-6 210 0 DePaul 1989 Rnd 2 Pick 5 United States
12 Rick Carlisle G 6-5 210 5 Virginia 1984 Rnd 3 Pick 23 United States
11 Joe Barry Carroll FC 7-0 225 8 Purdue 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
15 Lester Conner G 6-4 180 6 Oregon State 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
52 Chris Dudley C 6-11 235 2 Yale 1987 Rnd 4 Pick 6 United States
24 Derrick Gervin F 6-8 200 1 Texas-San Antonio 1985 Rnd 4 Pick 20 United States
44 Jack Haley FC 6-10 240 2 UCLA 1987 Rnd 4 Pick 10 United States
23 Roy Hinson FC 6-9 210 6 Rutgers 1983 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
2 Dennis Hopson GF 6-5 200 2 Ohio State 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
14 Jaren Jackson SG 6-4 190 0 Georgetown 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
42 Anthony Mason PF 6-7 250 1 Tennessee State 1988 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
34 Chris Morris SF 6-8 210 1 Auburn 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
7 Pete Myers GF 6-6 180 3 Little Rock 1986 Rnd 6 Pick 4 United States
33 Charles Shackleford F-C 6-10 225 1 NC State 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
45 Purvis Short SF 6-7 210 11 Jackson State 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
24 Jay Taylor GF 6-3 190 0 Eastern Illinois 1989 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Reggie Theus GF 6-7 190 11 UNLV 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
20 Leon Wood G 6-3 185 4 Cal State Fullerton 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States

1989-1990 New Jersey Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Conner D. Hopson C. Morris C. Shackleford S. Bowie
Rotation M. Blaylock L. Wood P. Short R. Hinson  
Rotation     S. Brundy D. Gervin  
Rotation       A. Mason  
Lim PT     P. Myers J. Haley C. Dudley

1989-1990 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Philadelphia Sixers53-29-
2Boston Celtics52-301
3New York Knicks45-378
4Washington Bullets31-5122
5Miami Heat18-6435
6New Jersey Nets17-6536

1989-1990 New Jersey Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Dennis Hopson 79 32.3 15.8 3.5 1.9 1.3 0.6 2.1
Chris Morris 80 30.6 14.8 5.3 1.8 1.6 1.0 2.3
Purvis Short 82 27.0 13.1 3.0 1.8 0.8 0.2 1.5
Sam Bowie 68 32.5 14.7 10.1 1.3 0.6 1.8 1.8
Lester Conner 82 28.7 7.9 3.2 4.7 2.1 0.1 1.7
Charles Shackleford 70 22.2 8.2 6.8 0.8 0.6 0.5 1.7
Mookie Blaylock 50 25.3 10.1 2.8 4.2 1.6 0.3 2.2
Joe Barry Carroll 46 21.8 8.8 5.4 0.9 0.4 1.2 1.4
Roy Hinson 25 31.7 15.0 6.9 0.9 0.6 1.1 2.1
Jack Haley 56 18.3 6.0 5.0 0.4 0.3 0.2 1.2
Derrick Gervin 21 16.1 12.0 3.1 0.4 1.0 0.3 0.6
Pete Myers 28 19.4 7.1 2.4 3.6 0.7 0.3 2.1
Chris Dudley 27 24.8 6.1 8.1 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.3
Jaren Jackson 28 5.7 2.4 0.9 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.6
Jay Taylor 17 6.7 3.0 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.6
Leon Wood 28 7.1 1.8 0.4 1.7 0.2 0.0 0.3
Stanley Brundy 16 8.0 2.3 1.6 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.4
Anthony Mason 21 5.1 1.8 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.5
Rick Carlisle 5 4.2 0.4 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.2 0.8

1989-1990 New Jersey Nets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Mookie Blaylock was selected as the #12 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Mookie Blaylock signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on August 1, 1989.

Stanley Brundy was selected as the #5 pick in the Second Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Stanley Brundy signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on August 5, 1989.

Dennis Hopson was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1987 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Dennis Hopson signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on October 9, 1987.

Chris Morris was selected as the #4 pick in the First Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Chris Morris signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on August 25, 1988.

Charles Shackleford was selected as the #7 pick in the Second Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets. Charles Shackleford signed a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Nets on September 1, 1988.

Acquired via Trade

Sam Bowie was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Portland Trail Blazers on June 24, 1989. Sam Bowie signed a multi-year extension with the New Jersey Nets on March 29, 1990.

Lester Conner was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Houston Rockets on November 2, 1988. Lester Conner re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on August 25, 1989.

Chris Dudley was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 21, 1990.

Roy Hinson was acquired in a trade by the New Jersey Nets from the Philadelphia Sixers on January 17, 1988. Roy Hinson signed a multi-year extension with the New Jersey Nets on November 22, 1988.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Jack Haley was claimed off of the waiver wire by the New Jersey Nets from the Chicago Bulls on December 18, 1989.

Pete Myers was claimed off of the waiver wire by the New Jersey Nets from the New York Knicks on February 23, 1990.

Acquired via Free Agency

Derrick Gervin signed a contract with the New Jersey Nets on February 12, 1990. Derrick Gervin re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on February 22, 1990. Derrick Gervin re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on March 5, 1990.

Anthony Mason signed a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on September 19, 1989.

Purvis Short signed a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on September 20, 1989.

Leon Wood signed a contract with the New Jersey Nets on February 12, 1990. Leon Wood re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on February 22, 1990. Leon Wood re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the New Jersey Nets on March 5, 1990.

1989-1990 New Jersey Nets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Rich Dalatri Strength and Conditioning Coach 1997-1998 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 1992 to 1997)