New York Nets (ABA)

E22554

The New York Nets (ABA) were a professional basketball team that competed in the American Basketball Association before joining the NBA as the New Jersey Nets.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf basketball team
defunct American Basketball Association team
professional sports team
basedIn Long Island
surface form: Long Island, New York
country United States of America
dissolvedAsABAFranchise 1976
division ABA Eastern Conference
surface form: ABA Eastern Division
foundedAs New Jersey Americans
governingBody American Basketball Association
hasFranchiseLineageTo Brooklyn Nets
homeArena Island Garden
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
homeCity Hempstead, New York
Uniondale, New York
joinedLeague American Basketball Association in 1967
National Basketball Association in 1976
league American Basketball Association
locatedIn New York metropolitan area
mergedInto Brooklyn Nets
surface form: New Jersey Nets (NBA)
notableCoach Kevin Loughery
notablePlayer Billy Paultz
Julius Erving
Rick Barry
numberOfABATitles 2
participatedIn American Basketball Association
surface form: ABA–NBA merger
playedHomeGamesAt Island Garden
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
playedInFinals 1971–72 ABA season
previousName New Jersey Americans
region New York metropolitan area
relocatedFrom Teaneck, New Jersey
relocatedTo Long Island
surface form: Long Island, New York
shortName Brooklyn Nets
surface form: New York Nets
sport basketball
subsequentName Brooklyn Nets
Brooklyn Nets
surface form: New Jersey Nets
successorTeam Brooklyn Nets
surface form: New Jersey Nets
teamColors blue
red
white
wonChampionship 1973–74 ABA season
1975–76 ABA season
wonConferenceTitle 1971–72 ABA Eastern Division
1973–74 ABA Eastern Division
1975–76 ABA Eastern Division

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ABA hadFranchise New York Nets (ABA)
subject surface form: American Basketball Association
Mel Daniels playedFor New York Nets (ABA)
Denver Nuggets (ABA) rival New York Nets (ABA)