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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information

    New Jersey Nets

    Who was the Nets' first draft pick in the 2003 draft?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      Zoran Planinic. They drafted the 6'8" Croatian with the 22nd pick of the 2003 draft. They picked Creighton's Kyle Korver in the 2nd round.

    Who was the head coach of the 2002 and 2003 Nets that went to the Finals?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      Byron Scott . Byron attended Arizona State and played in the NBA, winning three championships with the Los Angeles Lakers.

    What point guard from the University of California, led the Nets to the 2002 and 2003 NBA Finals?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      Jason Kidd . Jason averaged 18.7 points a game in the 2003 season, and 20.1 points a game in the 2003 playoffs.

    What New Jersey Net replaced Karl Malone, on the 2003 American Olympic Qualifying Team?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      Kenyon Martin. Jason Kidd, Richard Jefferson, and Kenyon Martin, all played on the qualifying team.

    What league did the Nets play in before they entered the NBA?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      ABA. The New Jersey Nets played in the American Basketball Association from 1967 to 1976.

    What country was the popular Drazen Petrovic born in?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      Croatia. The popular Net was born in Zagreb, Croatia. He died in 1993 in a car accident.

    New Jersey's 2003 free agent signing of Alonzo Mourning, played for what university?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      Georgetown. At the time of the signing, Alonzo had averaged 20.3 points per game in his career, as a center with Charlotte and Miami.

    New Jersey won the 2003 NBA Championship?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      f. San Antonio beat New Jersey in the finals 4-2, for the second straight Finals loss for the Nets.

    Julius Erving wore what number when he played?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      #32. Julius Erving, Drazen Petrovic, Wendell Ladner, John Williamson, Bill Melchionni, and Buck Williams, all had their numbers retired by the Nets.

    In what year did the Nets enter the NBA?The New Jersey Nets (marchmadness)

      1976. They finished 22-60 in their first season.

Frequently Asked Questions about New Jersey Nets

    • Where did New Jersey get 'Nets' from? ( goto )


    • What is Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets shoes size? ( goto )


    • What unimaginative name did management for the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets adopt after their 1999 merger? ( goto )


    • New Jersey has a museum featuring 5400 of these? ( goto )


    • What is the tallest lighthouse in New Jersey? ( goto )


    • What is the nickname for Atlantic City, New Jersey? ( goto )


    • What is the new name of Newark International Airport in New Jersey? ( goto )


    • In the movie 'Copland' what is the population of Garrison, New Jersey? ( goto )


    • What is the name of the Big Elephant in Ocean City, New Jersey? ( goto )


    • Who controled the crime syndicate in New York and New Jersey in the late 1920s and early 1930s? ( goto )


    • More than 70% of these are found in New York, New Jersey, Florida and California. What are these? ( goto )


    • What happened in a small laboratory in Menlo Park New Jersey, late in 1879? ( goto )


    • Why did the College of New Jersey change its name to Princeton in the 1870s? ( goto )


    • Which one of Benjamin Franklin's sons was a Tory and a governor of New Jersey? ( goto )


    • What was the first shore resort built on the coast line of New Jersey? ( goto )


    • What do County Wicklow in Ireland and New Jersey in the US share? ( goto )


    • Did the New Jersey Devils get their name from the so called creature named the New Jersey Devil or does it come from something else? ( goto )


    • What famous singer was discovered by Harry James at the Rustic Cabin in New Jersey in 1939? ( goto )


    • Do you known any unique trivia about the state of New Jersey? ( goto )


    • What are the names of the two New Jersey born comedians whose first Broadway show was 'The Streets of Paris?' ( goto )


    • What New Jersey university's basketball players sued their coaches for forcing them to run wind sprints in the nude? ( goto )


    • The British Lions are touring New Zealand at the moment and the colour of choice for their jersey is red. When and why was this decision made? ( goto )


    • Was Bruno Hauptman guilty of the crime of kidnap and murder of the Lindburgh Baby, or did the State of New Jersey execute an innocent man? ( goto )


    • On December 25, 1776 George Washington led a surprise attack that soundly defeated the Hessians in Trenton, New Jersey. How many American soldiers died in that victorious battle? ( goto )


    • The New York Yankees do not have the players' names on their jersey backs. Why not? Has this always been the case? What other Major League Baseball teams follow this practice? ( goto )


    • I know of two kosher McDonald's places in the world. One is in Mevaseret Zion, just outside Jerusalem. The other is in southern New Jersey, for some odd reason. Are there any others out there? ( goto )


    • The EPA has ranked California and New York as having the dirtiest air in the United States which is understandable due to their population, followed by Oregon, New Jersey, and DC, why was Oregon on the list as there are many more populous states with more cars? ( goto )


    • Who is the guy who was one of the few ever to be at the scene within minutes of three presidential assassinations, eventually became ambassador to Britain, and was rescued by one of the brothers of a presendential assassin when he fell between two railroad cars in New Jersey? ( goto )


    • I watch some New York City-based TV channels which run ads for the New Jersey Governor's race. Bill Clinton endorsed one of the candidates, and in his speech said that in his 12 years (three 4-year terms) as governor, he worked with 150 other governors. How many governors were there actually in that time period? ( goto )


    • How many dolphins were killed in the fishing nets of commercial tuna boats in 1994? ( goto )


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