| Team: | New Jersey Americans |
| League: | ABA |
| End Year: | 1968 |
| Wins: | 36 |
| Losses: | 42 |
| Division: | Eastern (ABA) |
| Division Place: | 5 |
| Coach: | Max Zaslofsky |
| Arena: | Teaneck Armory |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Bbr Team: | NJA |
| No Prevseason: | 1 |
| Next Name: | New York Nets |
The 1967–68 New Jersey Americans season was the first season of the franchise in the American Basketball Association (ABA). The Americans finished tied with the Kentucky Colonels for the fourth and final playoff spot. However, due to the Teaneck Armory being booked and the playing surface at Commack Long Island Arena (the future home of the team) being deemed unsuitable, the two teams did not play a one-game playoff, and thus the game was forfeited to the Colonels, giving them the last spot. The team would relocate to Long Island as the New York Nets before the next season started.[1] [2]
| Player | School/Club Team | |
|---|---|---|
| Sonny Dove | St. John's | |
| Mal Graham | New York University | |
| George Stone | Marshall | |
| Dick Pruett | Jacksonville | |
| Bob Wolf | Marquette | |
| Tim Edwards | Amherst | |
| Dan Hansard | St. Thomas (MN) | |
| Frank Holloendoner | Georgetown | |
| Harry Laurie | St. Peters (NJ)[3] |
As of March 20, 1968[4] |-| 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
1968 ABA All-Star Game selection (game played on January 9, 1968)