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 rebrand as the New York Nets before the next season started.
| Player | G | MP | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Anderson (basketball) | 78 | 2626 | 463 | 0.49 | 223 | 0.70 | 303 | 553 | 856 | 92 | 131 | 329 | 1149 | ||
| John Austin (basketball) | 41 | 692 | 108 | 0.39 | 101 | 0.72 | 64 | 58 | 57 | 110 | 317 | ||||
| Al Beard | 12 | 118 | 12 | 0.52 | 6 | 0.55 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 39 | 30 | ||||
| Jim Caldwell (basketball) | 12 | 261 | 23 | 0.35 | 10 | 0.46 | 85 | 11 | 19 | 29 | 56 | ||||
| Art Heyman | 19 | 439 | 97 | 0.39 | 65 | 0.64 | 70 | 37 | 54 | 35 | 262 | ||||
| Tony Jackson (basketball) | 74 | 2638 | 449 | 0.38 | 450 | 0.83 | 500 | 140 | 144 | 184 | 1439 | ||||
| Stew Johnson | 55 | 1196 | 200 | 0.34 | 55 | 0.63 | 327 | 44 | 70 | 128 | 471 | ||||
| Barry Liebowitz | 24 | 707 | 98 | 0.34 | 77 | 0.80 | 72 | 93 | 62 | 68 | 273 | ||||
| Bob Lloyd | 58 | 995 | 147 | 0.42 | 170 | 0.85 | 108 | 93 | 74 | 114 | 467 | ||||
| Johnny Mathis | 51 | 656 | 69 | 0.37 | 35 | 0.64 | 194 | 28 | 42 | 102 | 173 | ||||
| Bob McIntyre | 21 | 451 | 70 | 0.37 | 34 | 0.59 | 101 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 174 | ||||
| Mel Nowell | 76 | 1555 | 273 | 0.40 | 176 | 0.83 | 193 | 155 | 142 | 188 | 731 | ||||
| Walt Simon | 78 | 2518 | 433 | 0.45 | 169 | 0.64 | 524 | 212 | 173 | 272 | 1036 | ||||
| Bruce Spraggins | 70 | 1590 | 306 | 0.45 | 238 | 0.71 | 329 | 66 | 81 | 173 | 852 | ||||
| Levern Tart | 31 | 1085 | 212 | 0.41 | 165 | 0.83 | 120 | 102 | 82 | 89 | 589 | ||||
| Dexter Westbrook | 7 | 59 | 12 | 0.63 | 7 | 0.78 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 31 | ||||
| Hank Whitney | 37 | 1159 | 217 | 0.39 | 157 | 0.71 | 477 | 56 | 54 | 158 | 591 |
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