The 1971–72 New York Nets season was the 5th season of the franchise and 4th in New York. They finished 3rd among the six team division, qualifying for the playoffs by nine games for the third straight year.
| Player | G | MP | FG | FG% | FT | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | A | S | B | TO | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Ard | 71 | 1145 | 159 | 0.45 | 77 | 0.61 | 124 | 244 | 368 | 34 | 98 | 150 | 397 | ||
| Rick Barry | 80 | 3616 | 902 | 0.46 | 641 | 0.88 | 155 | 447 | 602 | 327 | 263 | 261 | 2518 | ||
| Johnny Baum | 44 | 551 | 103 | 0.61 | 41 | 0.79 | 54 | 81 | 135 | 17 | 24 | 75 | 247 | ||
| Joe DePre | 46 | 562 | 79 | 0.39 | 34 | 0.63 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 45 | 66 | 80 | 194 | ||
| Sonny Dove | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0.40 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Jarrett Durham | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bob Greacen | 4 | 20 | 1 | 0.50 | 0 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Manny Leaks | 9 | 142 | 24 | 0.34 | 6 | 0.67 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 54 | ||
| Bill Melchionni | 80 | 3326 | 672 | 0.50 | 336 | 0.81 | 51 | 197 | 248 | 669 | 314 | 275 | 1682 | ||
| Gene Moore | 68 | 1149 | 212 | 0.48 | 77 | 0.73 | 149 | 260 | 409 | 40 | 126 | 178 | 502 | ||
| Billy Paultz | 83 | 2824 | 498 | 0.49 | 207 | 0.69 | 263 | 772 | 1035 | 128 | 214 | 298 | 1203 | ||
| John Roche | 82 | 2593 | 403 | 0.47 | 240 | 0.77 | 45 | 127 | 172 | 259 | 188 | 211 | 1058 | ||
| Ollie Taylor | 82 | 1891 | 245 | 0.45 | 218 | 0.71 | 128 | 202 | 330 | 153 | 153 | 213 | 708 | ||
| Trooper Washington | 80 | 2510 | 387 | 0.57 | 107 | 0.65 | 281 | 469 | 750 | 161 | 188 | 291 | 881 | ||
| Elnardo Webster | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0.50 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Gary Zeller | 12 | 82 | 7 | 0.23 | 4 | 0.67 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 18 |
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