The 1967–68 New Jersey Americans season was the first season of the franchise in the

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(ABA). Originally, they planned on going by the ''New Jersey Freighters'' or ''New York Freighters'' before changing their team name to the ''New York Americans'' and then New Jersey Americans by the start of the regular season due to the Americans failing to find a permanent home venue in the New York City area. The Americans finished the season tied with the

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for the fourth and final playoff spot. However, due to the

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being booked up on the day of the one-game playoff and the playing surface at the Commack Long Island Arena (the future home of the team) being deemed unsuitable, the two teams did not play a one-game playoff, which resulted in the game being forfeited in favor of the Colonels, giving them the last playoff spot instead of the Americans. The team would relocate to Long Island and then become the New York Nets before the next season started.

Draft

This draft was slated to have them participating under their original New Jersey Freighters name, though the selections would retroactively be considered draft picks done by the New Jersey Americans by the time the inaugural ABA season began.

Roster

Standings

Record vs. opponents

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season statistics

As of March 20, 1968 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 78 , , , , 33.7 , , .494 , , , , .697 , , 11.0 , , 1.2 , , , , , , 14.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 41 , , , , 16.9 , , .387 , , .000 , , .721 , , 1.6 , , 1.4 , , , , , , 7.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , , , 9.8 , , .522 , , , , .545 , , 3.8 , , .0 , , , , , , 2.5 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 12 , , , , 21.8 , , .348 , , , , .455 , , 7.1 , , .9 , , , , , , 4.7 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 19 , , , , 23.1 , , .385 , , .176 , , .644 , , 3.7 , , 1.9 , , , , , , 13.8 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 74 , , , , 35.6 , , .383 , , .301 , , .829 , , 6.8 , , 1.9 , , , , , , 19.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 55 , , , , 21.7 , , .344 , , .302 , , .625 , , 5.9 , , .8 , , , , , , 8.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 24 , , , , 29.5 , , .341 , , .000 , , .802 , , 3.0 , , 3.9 , , , , , , 11.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 58 , , , , 17.2 , , .421 , , .375 , , .854 , , 1.9 , , 1.6 , , , , , , 8.1 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 51 , , , , 12.9 , , .371 , , .000 , , .636 , , 3.8 , , .5 , , , , , , 3.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 21 , , , , 21.5 , , .374 , , .000 , , .586 , , 4.8 , , .5 , , , , , , 8.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 76 , , , , 20.5 , , .402 , , .281 , , .826 , , 2.5 , , 2.0 , , , , , , 9.6 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 78 , , , , 32.3 , , .453 , , .067 , , .635 , , 6.7 , , 2.7 , , , , , , 13.3 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 70 , , , , 22.7 , , .446 , , .400 , , .708 , , 4.7 , , .9 , , , , , , 12.2 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 31 , , , , 35.0 , , .410 , , .000 , , .829 , , 3.9 , , 3.3 , , , , , , 19.0 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 7 , , , , 8.4 , , .632 , , , , .778 , , 1.3 , , .3 , , , , , , 4.4 , - , style="text-align:left;", , , 37 , , , , 31.3 , , .393 , , , , .714 , , 12.9 , , 1.5 , , , , , , 16.0

Awards and honors

1968 ABA All-Star Game selection (game played on January 9, 1968) * Tony Jackson

References

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