Brooklyn Nets

Brooklyn Nets
First Season
1967-68
Team History
Brooklyn Nets (2012-present) New Jersey Nets (1977-2012) New York Nets (1968-77) New Jersey Americans (1967-68)
Conference/Division
National Basketball Association (1976–present) Eastern Conference (1976–present) Atlantic Division (1976–present) American Basketball Association Eastern Division (1967-75)
Venue
Barclays Center (2012-present) Prudential Center (2010-12) Meadowlands Arena (1981-2010) Rutgers Athletic Center (1977-81) Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1972-77) Island Garden (1969-72) Long Island Arena (1968-69) Teaneck Armory (1967-68)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Brooklyn Nets are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The Nets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference.

The team began play in 1967 as the New Jersey Americans, a charter franchise of the American Basketball Association, and joined the NBA in 1976.

Publications[edit]

Home programs by season[edit]

Season/Date	Type	Opponent	Venue
1960s
New Jersey Americans
1967-68	Regular Season	n/a	Teaneck Armory
New York Nets
1969-70	Regular Season	n/a	Island Garden
1969-70	Postseason	Kentucky Colonels	Island Garden
1970s
1970-71	Regular Season	n/a	Island Garden
1973-74	Postseason	Kentucky Colonels	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1974-75	Regular Season	n/a	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1975-76	Regular Season	n/a	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
1990s
New Jersey Nets
January 8, 1998	Regular Season	Orlando Magic	Continental Airlines Arena
2000s
2001-02	NBA Finals (League Version • Home Version)	Los Angeles Lakers	Continental Airlines Arena
2002-03	NBA Finals	San Antonio Spurs	SBC Center, Continental Airlines Arena
April 13, 2009	Regular Season	Charlotte Bobcats	Izod Center
2010s
April 23, 2012	Regular Season	Philadelphia 76ers	Prudential Center
Brooklyn Nets
2016-17	Regular Season	Dallas Mavericks	Barclays Center

Media guides and yearbooks by season[edit]

Media guides[edit]

1960s	1969-70
1970s	1970-71 • 1972-73 • 1974-75 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80
1980s	1980-81 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90
1990s	1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1999-2000
2000s	2000-01

Yearbooks[edit]

1990s	1991-92 • 1995-96

Seasons[edit]

Brooklyn Nets publications by season
1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76 • 1976-77 • 1977-78 • 1978-79 • 1979-80 • 1980-81 • 1981-82 • 1982-83 • 1983-84 • 1984-85 • 1985-86 • 1986-87 • 1987-88 • 1988-89 • 1989-90 • 1990-91 • 1991-92 • 1992-93 • 1993-94 • 1994-95 • 1995-96 • 1996-97 • 1997-98 • 1998-99 • 1999-00 • 2000-01 • 2001-02 • 2002-03 • 2003-04 • 2004-05 • 2005-06 • 2006-07 • 2007-08 • 2008-09 • 2009-10 • 2010-11 • 2011-12 • 2012-13 • 2013-14 • 2014-15 • 2015-16 • 2016-17 • 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20 • 2020-21 • 2021-22 • 2022-23

Head Coaches[edit]

Brooklyn Nets head coaches
Max Zaslofsky (1967-69) • York Larese (1969-70) • Lou Carnesecca (1970-73) • Kevin Loughery (1973-80) • Bob MacKinnon* (1980-81) • Larry Brown (1981-83) • Bill Blair (1983) • Stan Albeck (1983-85) • Dave Wohl (1985-87) • Bob MacKinnon (1987-88) • Willis Reed (1988-89) • Bill Fitch (1989-92) • Chuck Daly (1992-94) • Butch Beard (1994-96) • John Calipari (1996-99) • Don Casey (1999-00) • Byron Scott (2000-04) • Lawrence Frank (2004-09) • Tom Barrise* (2009) • Kiki Vandeweghe (2009-10) • Avery Johnson (2010-12) • P.J. Carlesimo* (2012-13) • Jason Kidd (2013-14) • Lionel Hollins (2014-16) • Tony Brown* (2016) • Kenny Atkinson (2016-20) • Jacque Vaughn* (2020) • Steve Nash (2020-22) • Jacque Vaughn (2022-present) *interim head coach

National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference	Atlantic	Central	Southeast
Eastern Conference	Boston Celtics (TD Garden) Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center) New York Knicks (Madison Square Garden) Philadelphia 76ers (Wells Fargo Center) Toronto Raptors (Scotiabank Arena)	Chicago Bulls (United Center) Cleveland Cavaliers (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse) Detroit Pistons (Little Caesars Arena) Indiana Pacers (Bankers Life Fieldhouse) Milwaukee Bucks (Fiserv Forum)	Atlanta Hawks (State Farm Arena) Charlotte Hornets (Spectrum Center) Miami Heat (FTX Arena) Orlando Magic (Amway Center) Washington Wizards (Capital One Arena)
Western Conference	Northwest	Pacific	Southwest
Western Conference	Denver Nuggets (Ball Arena) Minnesota Timberwolves (Target Center) Oklahoma City Thunder (Paycom Center) Portland Trail Blazers (Moda Center) Utah Jazz (Vivint Arena)	Golden State Warriors (Chase Center) Los Angeles Clippers (Crypto.com Arena) Los Angeles Lakers (Crypto.com Arena) Phoenix Suns (Footprint Center) Sacramento Kings (Golden 1 Center)	Dallas Mavericks (American Airlines Center) Houston Rockets (Toyota Center) Memphis Grizzlies (FedExForum) New Orleans Pelicans (Smoothie King Center) San Antonio Spurs (AT&T Center)
Defunct franchises	All defunct franchises
Related	Hoop Magazine • League publications • All-Star Games • Records • Seasons • Venues

American Basketball Association
Teams	ABA league publications • Denver Nuggets • The Floridians • Indiana Pacers • Kentucky Colonels • Memphis Sounds • New York Nets • Pittsburgh Condors • San Antonio Spurs • San Diego Sails • Spirits of St. Louis • Utah Stars • Virginia Squires
Seasons	1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70 • 1970-71 • 1971-72 • 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1975-76
Venues	Civic Arena • Dallas Memorial Auditorium • Denver Auditorium Arena • Freedom Hall • Golden Hall • Hampton Roads Coliseum • Island Garden • Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum • Long Island Arena • Louisville Convention Center • Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena • McNichols Sports Arena • Metropolitan Sports Center • Mid-South Coliseum • Moody Coliseum • Salt Palace • St. Louis Arena • Tarrant County Convention Center • Teaneck Armory
Related	Gary Davidson • ABA All-Star Games • Cage Stars

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