New Jersey

The USS New Jersey, one of the most decorated vessels in the United States Navy, was named in honor of this state and is now a tourist attraction in Camden, New Jersey. Injured Reserve. Institution Name, Location. Reserves. In addition to the above institutions, there are 19 community colleges, serving the 21 counties in the state. Starters. Institution Name, Location. Several veterans are set to become free agents during the offseason, which will clear much salary cap space.

[5] (http://measuringup.highereducation.org/2002/compare.htm). The series exposed many weaknesses of the Bulls, including their carelessness in ball handling. New Jersey is home to more scientists and engineers than any other state. However, the injury depleted Bulls lost to the Wizards in six games despite winning the first two. New Jersey also has the highest average scores for advanced placement testing in public schools in the nation. Coincidentally, the team they faced in the first round was the Washington Wizards, the team Jordan played for when he came out of retirement for a second time. In addition, 54% of high school graduates continue on to college or university, tied with Massachusetts for the second highest rate in the nation (North Dakota holds first place at 59%. The Bulls finished the regular season with the 10th best record in the NBA and clinched their first playoff berth since 1998 with a 110-97 win over the Toronto Raptors, who were elimanted from playoff contention.

Although some problems exist in certain inner city neighborhoods, New Jersey overall is considered to have one of the best public education systems in the United States. This season led Ben Gordon to become the first rookie ever win the NBA Sixth Man Award and the first Bull to win the award since 1996 with Toni Kukoc. see also: New Jersey locations by per capita income. With the prospect of free agency looming for Curry and Chandler, the Bulls must chose whether they will be re-signed in the offseason or let go to clear salary space for a potential run at a star player in 2007. Wealth of cities by per capita income:. It was the first time the Bulls were over .500 since November 2002, and the latest into the season they were over .500 since 1998. Small Cities (60,000-99,999 pop.). The Bulls made it over .500 on January 25, 2005, going 20-19 with a win over the Atlanta Hawks.

Large Cities (+ 100,000 pop.). After a discouraging 0-9 start to the 2004-05 season, by December the Bulls began to show the signs of improved play, relying on solid performances by their four rookies and by Hinrich, Chandler, and Curry. see also: List of Municipalities in New Jersey (by population). Paxson also signed free agent small forward Andres Nocioni, who had recently won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the Argentinian national team. Major cities (and their populations):. The picks were used to select University of Connecticut guard [[Ben Gordon], Duke small forward Luol Deng and CK small foward John Anderson in the first round, and Duke point guard Chris Duhon in the second. See also: List of New Jersey State Highways. During the 2004 off-season, Paxson traded a future draft pick to the Phoenix Suns in return for an additional pick in the 2004 draft.

The airport has its own ralroad station on New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line which is also served by Amtrak. This led to the contractual buy-out of swingman Eddie Robinson, the purge of Marcus Fizer, letting Crawford leave via free agency, and acquiring rugged players like Othella Harrington, Eric Piatkowski, and Jared Reiner. United Airlines and FedEx operate cargo hubs. Paxson wanted players who overachieved rather than those who relied on talent. Continental Airlines is Newark's largest tenant, operating an entire terminal at Newark which they use as a hub. Paxson's strategy was very different from that of Krause's. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, it is one of the main airports serving the New York City area. After struggling throughout the season, the Bulls finished with 23 wins and 59 losses, the second-worst record in the league.

Run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who runs the other two major airports in the New York City region: John F. A multiplayer trade with the Toronto Raptors brought Antonio Davis and Jerome Williams to the Bulls in exchange for top-scorer Jalen Rose and Donyell Marshall in what was seen as a major shift in team strategy from winning with athleticism to winning with hard work. Newark Liberty International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States. Bill Cartwright was fired as head coach in December 2003, and replaced with former Phoenix coach Scott Skiles. The Scudders Falls bridge on I-95 near Trenton is still free as of this writing. Jamal Crawford had shown increased confidence, but remained inconsistent. Tolls for the bridges are charged in one direction - it's free to get into New Jersey, but you have to pay to get out. Scottie Pippen's ability to influence games was impaired by knee problems, and he openly contemplated retirement.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Delaware River Port Authority (with Pennsylvania), and the Delaware River and Bay Authority (with Delaware) operate most of the major transportation routes into and out of New Jersey. Tyson Chandler was plagued by a chronic back injury, missing more than thirty games. New Jersey has interstate compacts with all three neighboring states. Eddy Curry showed limited development, leading to questions about his conditioning and commitment. In 1989, NJ Transit began service between Atlantic City and Lindenwold, extending it to Philadelphia in the 1990s. However, the 2003-2004 season proved disappointing. In the early 1980s, it acquired the commuter train operations of CONRAIL that connect towns in northern and central New Jersey to New York City. With Pippen playing, Cartwright at the sidelines, and Paxson in the front office, the Bulls hoped that some of the championship magic from before would return.

NJ Transit is a state-run corporation that began with the consolidation of several private bus companies in North Jersey. Paxson selected point guard Kirk Hinrich with the seventh pick in the draft, and signed veteran free agent and former franchise player Scottie Pippen. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) operates extensive rail and bus service throughout the state. Jay Williams, coming off a promising rookie campaign, was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident; Williams was eventually released by the Bulls in February 2004 and has yet to return to the game. Other expressways in New Jersey include the Atlantic City Expressway, Palisades Interstate Parkway, Interstate 76, Interstate 78, and Interstate 80. Long-time GM Jerry Krause retired, and former player and announcer John Paxson was tabbed as his successor. It also acts as the trunk that connects the New York metropolitan area to Atlantic City. During the summer of 2003, the Bulls were faced with many changes, both positive and negative.

It is true that some New Jersey residents who live near the Parkway or the Turnpike (a majority of the state population) locate their hometowns according to their respective highway exits, though very few New Jerseyans living anywhere else in the state will do so. Curry led the league in field goal percentage becoming the first Bull since Jordan to lead the league in a major statistical category while Rose finished in the top 10 in scoring. The Garden State Parkway, or just "the Parkway," carries more in-state traffic, and runs from the town of Montvale along New Jersey's northern border with New York to the southernmost tip of the state at Cape May. Rose and Williams teamed with Crawford, Fizer, newcomer Donyell Marshall, Curry, Chandler, and guard Trenton Hassell to form a young and exciting nucleus which improved to 30-52 in Bill Cartwright's first full season as head coach. President Grover Cleveland; writers James Fenimore Cooper, Joyce Kilmer, and Walt Whitman; patriot Molly Pitcher; Red Cross advocate Clara Barton, and football coach Vince Lombardi. Still led by Rose, they had picked up college phenom Jay Williams with the second pick in the draft. This toll road carries interstate traffic between Delaware and New York. Commonly referred to as simply "the Turnpike," it is also known for its numerous rest-areas named after prominent New Jerseyans as varied as inventor Thomas Edison; United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton; U.S. For the 2002-2003 season, the Bulls came to play with much optimism.

The New Jersey Turnpike is one of the best-known and most-trafficked roadways in the USA. Led by Cartwright and Rose, and Bulls improved from 15 to 21 wins, though they still tied for last in the league. The properties in the United States version of the board game Monopoly are named after the streets of Atlantic City. There was also a change in coaching, with Floyd being dismissed in favor of assistant coach and former Bulls co-captain Bill Cartwright following a series of arguments with players and management. Such horror stories were the inspiration behind the now nationally-famous Weird NJ magazine and website. This trade essentially created more playing time for the two teenagers while Rose would provide a go to scorer whom the Bulls desperately needed. Camp NoBeBoSco in Blairstown was also the setting of the original Friday the 13th movie, which was partially based on real murders that have occurred near the campground, in the state's very rural northwest. Rose was the most versatile and best player the Bulls had had since Jordan and Pippen.

New Jersey is also home to several other urban legends, such as the ghost of Annie's Road in Totowa, Midgetville in Edgewater, Albino Village in Clifton, the haunted and demon-possessed Clinton Road in West Milford, and the Witch of Igoe Road in Marlboro. At mid-season, the Bulls traded their top three scorers - Mercer, Artest, and Miller - to the Indiana Pacers for guard Jalen Rose. It is also known sometimes as the Leeds Devil. Having been burned by major stars during the previous offseason, the Bulls decided to grow their own stars. Many believe in a creature called the Jersey Devil, an evil demon born to a human mother who terrorizes the population of the Pine Barrens. Since both Chandler and Curry came straight out of high school, neither were expected to make much of a contribution for several years but they were seen as potential franchise players in the future with Curry in the mold of a young Shaquille O'Neal and Chandler providing a big athletic wing player like Kevin Garnett. Although supposedly set in New York, the 2003 movie School Of Rock was filmed primarily in Edison and Mahwah, perhaps due to the significance these towns have on rock music, also, the actor who played Lawrence in school of rock is from New Jersey. He also selected Eddy Curry with the fourth pick.

Several locations seen in the movie include Princeton University, Newark, New Brunswick, and a fictional White Castle in Cherry Hill. Krause and Floyd soon realized that building around Brand and free agency would not work so they took a gamble and shocked Bulls fans on draft day when he traded franchise player Brand to the Los Angeles Clippers for second pick in the draft, Tyson Chandler. The 2004 stoner film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle took place in New Jersey. However, the team was still very weak, finishing at the worst record in team history at 15-67. It took place in the same locations as the movie. Marcus Fizer was named to the all-rookie second team. Clerks also had a short-lived animated series spin-off with the same name. Brad Miller started at center, while point guard duties were split between Bryce Drew and rookies Crawford and Khalid El-Amin.

Director Kevin Smith sets many of his films in New Jersey, particularly his "New Jersey Trilogy" of Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy. The 2004 movie, Jersey Girl, is also based in New Jersey. Brand again led the team in scoring and rebounds with another 20-10 season, while Mercer and Artest finished second and third in scoring, respectively. Also, the popular animated series Megas XLR and Aqua Teen Hunger Force take place primarily in New Jersey. He signed free agent center Brad Miller and shooting guard Ron Mercer, and picked up power forward Marcus Fizer and center Chris Mihm with the fourth and seventh picks in the draft, then traded Mihm for eighth pick guard Jamal Crawford. The 2004 Sundance Film Festival favorite Garden State (starring Zach Braff and Natalie Portman) was shot on location in Morris Township. After a summer in which the Bulls witnessed major free agents Tim Duncan, Grant Hill, Eddie Jones, Tracy McGrady, and even Tim Thomas spur them, Krause tried to build around Brand with youth, acquiring several draft picks. The popular television drama The Sopranos depicts the life of a New Jersey organized crime family and is filmed on location at various places throughout the state. However, the team was still just led by rookies, and finished with the worst Bulls record at that time, at 17-65, worst in the league.

Motion pictures and televisions shows also have been set in New Jersey. For his efforts Brand was named 1999-2000 co-rookie of the year with Houston's Steve Francis, and to the all-rookie first team, while Artest was named to the all-rookie second team. New Jersey has long been an important area for both rock and rap music, with many artists coming from the state, they include the musicans listed at the bottom. He led all rookies in scoring, rebounds, blocks, field goal percentage and minutes, while Artest led all rookies in steals and finished second on the team in scoring. The largest Protestant denominations in New Jersey are: Baptist (10% of the total state population), Methodist (7%), and Presbyterian and Lutheran (tied 3%). Brand recorded the first 20-10 average for the Bulls since the days of Artis Gilmore. The religious affiliations of the citizens of New Jersey are:. Since the team lost Harper, Brown, Wennington and Barry in the offseason, Brand and fellow rookie Ron Artest led the team througout the year, especially after Kukoc was traded early in the season.

Females made up approximately 51.5% of the population. The previous year's dismal finish came with one highlight: the team won the draft lottery and the rights to power forward Elton Brand. 6.7% of its population were reported as under 5, 24.8% under 18, and 13.2% were 65 or older. Kukoc led the team in scoring, rebounding, and assists, but with little help the team crashed and burned, winning 13 of 50 games in the lockout-shortened season. New Jersey is also the most densely populated state in the nation, and the first and only state that has had every one of its 21 counties deemed "urban", as opposed to rural. He hired a new collegiate coach Tim Floyd who ran a successful program at Iowa State University and promptly gave him a starting lineup of point guard Randy Brown, shooting guard Ron Harper, newcomer Brent Barry at small forward, power forward Toni Kukoc, and center Bill Wennington. This is largely due to the fact that so much of New Jersey is comprised of suburbs, most of them affluent, of New York City and Philadelphia. Krause also declined to resign Dennis Rodman and Steve Kerr, and traded Luc Longley.

Newark and Camden are two of the poorest cities in America, but New Jersey as a whole has the highest median household income in the nation, as well as the second highest per capita income, after Connecticut. Krause traded Scottie Pippen after having failed trading him the previous offseason when his trade was vetoed by owner Jerry Reinsdorf and did not re-sign Phil Jackson, prompting Michael Jordan to retire for the second time. The five largest ancestry groups in New Jersey are Italian (17.8%), Irish (15.9%), African American (13.6%), German (12.6%), Polish (6.9%). The plan was to sink the team and acquire high draft picks while clearing salary cap space to make a run at several promising free agents. The racial makeup of the state is:. He decided that it was time to rebuild rather than endure a slow decline. It is the most Italian-American state in the nation, having passed New York state for that title in the 2000 Census, and has one of the largest percentages of African-Americans, Hispanics, Arabs, and Asians in the country. Krause had realized during previous years that the Bulls were on the decline and it would only be a matter of time before they were old and unable to compete.

It also has the second largest percentage of Jews, the second largest percentage of Muslims (trailing only New York in both), and one of the largest percentages of immigrants in the country (trailing only California and New York and just ahead of Illinois, Texas, and Florida). The summer of 1998 marked the most dramatic dismantling of a world championship team ever, as Jerry Krause completely revamped the roster for the worse. It has a larger percentage and a greater mix of non-whites as well as a greater mix of Caucasian backgrounds than any other state. In the sixth and final game of the championship series, after a controversial "no-call" for pushing off on Bryon Russell, Jordan stepped back and buried a game winning jumpshot with seconds left on the clock. New Jersey is also the most racially, ethnically, and religiously diverse state in the union. Rodman earned his record seventh straight rebounding title, as the Bulls upended the Jazz for the second straight year. state. Jordan bagged his third straight scoring title and tenth overall, and his second triple crown with his fifth MVP award, third all-star game MVP, and sixth Finals MVP award.

According to the Census Bureau, as of 2003, the estimated population of New Jersey was 8,638,396, making the state slightly more populated than Georgia, which was ahead of New Jersey in 2002; New Jersey is again, as it had been before, the ninth most-populous U.S. They achieved the repeat three-peat by winning 62 regular season games and the 1998 NBA Finals. New Jersey's economy has a large base of industry and chemical manufacturing. Although the state is certainly not defined by these activities, their existence and visibility to those passing through the state along some of its major highways does contribute to many jokes about pollution and ironic plays on the state's nickname, the "Garden State.". Jordan earned his second straight scoring title and ninth overall, while Rodman earned his sixth straight rebounding title. Its industrial outputs are pharmaceutical and chemical products, food processing, electric equipment, printing and publishing, and tourism. The Bulls repeated their excellence in 1996-97 by tying the second best record in league history at 69-13 and winning their fifth world championship over John Stockton, Karl Malone and the Utah Jazz. In particular, cranberries and eggplants are two of the state's largest crops. The team triumped over Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp and the Seattle SuperSonics for their fourth title.

Its agricultural outputs are nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, and dairy products. Both Pippen and Jordan made the all-NBA first team, and Jordan, Pippen, and Rodman made the all-defensive first team. Per capital personal income in 2003 was $39,577, 3^rd in the United States of America. Krause won executive of the year, Jackson coach of the year, and Kukoc was the sixth man of the year. The Bureau of Economic Analysis (http://www.bea.gov/) estimates that New Jersey's total state product in 2003 was $397 billion. Jordan garnered the elusive triple-crown with the regular season MVP, all-star game MVP, and Finals MVP. New Jersey is bordered on the north and northeast by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania (the latter two across the Delaware River.) Prominent geographic features include:. Jordan won his eighth scoring title, and Rodman his fifth straight rebounding title, while Kerr led the league in three-point shooting.

High Point Sussex County is the highest elevation in the state. With a lineup of Harper, Jordan, Pippen, Rodman and Longley, and perhaps the league's best bench in Kerr, Myers, Kukoc, Wennington and guard Randy Brown, the Bulls posted one of the best single-season improvements in league history and the best single-season record, moving from 47-35 to 72-10. Such geographic definitions are broad, however, and there is often dispute over where one region begins and another ends. Armstrong in the expansion draft, but Krause pulled off a masterful deal by trading Will Perdue to the San Antonio Spurs for ballistic rebounder Dennis Rodman, who had won the past four rebounding titles. Central Jersey is a largely suburban area, while South Jersey is within Philadelphia's general sphere of influence. In the offseason, the Bulls lost B.J. North Jersey is within New York City's general sphere of influence, with many of its residents commuting into the city for work. However, Jordan was too rusty, and the Bulls still not strong enough to overcome the eventual Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic, which included Horace Grant.

See: List of New Jersey counties.
New Jersey is broadly divided into three geographic regions: they are North Jersey, Central Jersey, and South Jersey. He was soon among the best in the league again, scoring 55 points against the Knicks in only his fifth game back, and led the Bulls to the fifth seed in the playoffs, where they upset the Charlotte Hornets. Justices serve an initial seven-year term, after which they can be reappointed to serve until age 70. However, they were slumping during the season, when on March 17, 1995, they received the best possible news: Michael Jordan was coming out of retirement. All are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of a majority of the membership of the state senate. They also had sharpshooter Steve Kerr, Myers, and centers Luc Longley and Bill Wennington. The New Jersey Supreme Court [1] (http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/supreme/index.htm) consists of a chief justice and six associate justices. The Bulls sported the look of Armstrong and Harper in the backcourt, Pippen and Kukoc at the forward spots, and Perdue at center.

Assembly members are elected by the people for a two year term in all odd-numbered years; Senators are elected in the years ending in 1, 3, and 7 and thus serve either four or two year terms. In 1995, the Bulls lost Horace Grant and Bill Cartwright to free agency, but picked up all-star shooting guard Ron Harper. Each of the 40 legislative districts elects one Senator and two Assembly members. Despite the Bulls' amazing run during the regular season, where they won 55 games, they were beaten in seven games by the Knicks in the second round, after a controversial foul call by referee Hue Hollins in game 5 of that series. It provides for a bicameral Legislature consisting of a Senate of 40 members and an Assembly of 80 members. Armstrong, who were named to their first all-star games, where Pippen won the MVP award. The three were assisted by Cartwright, Perdue, shooting guard Pete Myers, and Croatian rookie forward Toni Kukoc. The constitution (http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/constitution.asp) was adopted in 1947. He received help from Horace Grant and B.J.

For an example, Bergen County, which is very Republican in the northern half of the county, is mostly liberal in the more populated parts, causing it to usually vote mostly Democratic (same with Passaic County, with a highly populated liberal south and a rural, conservative north), other "swing" counties like Cape May tend to go Republican, as they also have population in conservative areas. The Bulls were led by Scottie Pippen, who had established himself as one of the top players in the league. Most of the counties in New Jersey, however, are considered swing counties, but some go more one way than others. During the summer, Jordan shocked the basketball community by announcing his retirement, only months after learning of his father's murder. Somerset and Hunterdon counties, more suburban counties in the region, are also more Republican, but recently, with new immigration coming to these counties from Northern New Jersey and New York, they are beginning to become more close. He also tied Wilt Chamberlain by winning his seventh straight scoring title. The more suburban northwestern and southeastern counties of the state are bastions of the Republican party: Republicans have strong backing along the coast in Ocean County and in the mountainous northwestern part of the state, especially Sussex County and Morris County and Warren County. Jordan was once again the Finals MVP after setting a Finals record for points per game.

More suburban New York bordering counties such as Union and Middlesex counties are also largely democratic, as well as Atlantic City and the area around it. In 1992-93 the Bulls did what no team had done since the legendary Celtics of the 60's by chalking up the three-peat over regular season MVP Charles Barkley and the Phoenix Suns, with John Paxson's historic shot heard around the world that gave them a 99-98 victory in Game six at Phoenix. The state's Democratic strongholds include Mercer County around the cities of Trenton and Princeton; Essex County and Hudson County, the state's two most urban counties, around the state's two largest cities, Newark and Jersey City; as well as in Camden County and most of the other urban communities just outside of Philadelphia and New York City. Jordan won regular season MVP and Finals MVP once again, to go with his sixth straight scoring title. Brady served eight months.). They prevailed over the Portland Trail Blazers and Clyde Drexler in six games. Senator by Governor Thomas Kean in 1982 after Harrison A. Williams resigned the Senate seat following the Abscam investigations. The Bulls won their second straight title in 1991-92 after racking up another franchise record for wins with 67.

(Nicholas Brady was appointed a U.S. Michael Jordan won regular season MVP and Finals MVP to go with his fifth straight scoring title. Case in 1979. They recorded a franchise record 61 wins, and romped through the playoffs, where they swept the Pistons in the conference finals and won the Finals in five over the Magic Johnson-led Lakers on June 12, 1991. The last elected Republican to hold a Senate seat from New Jersey was Clifford P. By the 1990-91 season, the Bulls had run out of excuses, and charged through the year with a mission. Since the early 1980s, however, the state has given large victories to Democrats in the 1990's, while in the 2004 presidential election it was a little more close, but still an easy victory (with Kerry defeating Bush by about 6%). With these additional pieces and the previous year's starting five, the Bulls again made it to the Conference Finals, and pushed the Pistons to seven games before being edged out for the third straight year by Detroit.

It was named as a possible swing again in the 2004 election, following the September 11 terrorist attacks on nearby New York City and President Bush's policies after those attacks. Armstrong in the 1989 draft. It was, however, a Republican stronghold for years in the past, having given comfortable margins of victory to the Republican candidate in the close elections of 1948, 1968, and 1976. The state was a crucial swing state in the elections of 1960, 1968, and 1992. The Bulls also picked up rookie center Stacey King and rookie point guard B.J. Politically, New Jersey, like the rest of the northeastern United States, leans toward the Democratic Party. There was also a major change on the sidelines, where Doug Collins was replaced by assistant Phil Jackson, a specialist in the triangle offense. New Jersey has 13 Congressional Districts. In 1989-90, Jordan led the league in scoring for the fourth straight season, and was joined on the all-star squad for the first time by Scottie Pippen.

Lautenberg (Democrat) and Jon Corzine (Democrat). The new starting lineup of Paxson, Jordan, Pippen, Grant, and Cartwright took some time to mesh, winning fewer games than the previous season, but making it all the way to the Eastern Conference Finals, where they were subdued in six games by the eventual NBA champion Pistons. Senators are Frank R. Popular power forward Charles Oakley, who had led the league in total rebounds in both '87 and '88, was traded to the New York Knicks for center Bill Cartwright and a draft pick which they used on center Will Perdue. The state's two U.S. The 1988-89 season marked a second straight year of major off-season moves. McGreevey's resignation on November 15, 2004. However, for his efforts Jordan was named NBA Most Valuable Player, the first of five such awards.

The governor of New Jersey is Richard Codey (Democrat), who took over as acting governor based on his role as State Senate President upon James E. With Paxson and Jordan in the backcourt, Brad Sellers and Oakley at the forward spots, Corzine anchoring center, and rookies Pippen and Grant coming off the bench, the Bulls made major noise, winning 50 games and advancing to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, where they were beaten by the eventual Eastern Conference Champion Detroit Pistons in five games. The capital of New Jersey is Trenton. In 1987-88 Krause selected center Olden Polynice 8th overall and power forward Horace Grant 10th overall in the NBA draft, then sent Polynice to Seattle in a draft-day trade for the 5th selection, small forward Scottie Pippen. See: List of Governors of New Jersey; New Jersey Legislature. However, the Bulls were again swept by the Celtics in the playoffs. This meant the state lost more people in the attacks than any other state except New York. In 1986-87 Jordan continued his assault on the record books, leading the league in scoring with 37.1 points per game and being the first Bull named to the all-NBA first team.

Of the 3,000 people who died in September 11, 2001, over 650 were commuters and air travelers from New Jersey (United Airlines Flight 93 took off from Newark Airport in New Jersey). Though the Bulls were swept, Jordan recorded a playoff single-game record 63 points in Game 2, prompting Bird to call him 'God disguised as Michael Jordan.'. New Jersey suffered heavy casualties in the September 11 Terrorist Attacks. Jordan returned for the playoffs, and took the 8th-place Bulls up against the 67-15 Boston Celtics, led by Larry Bird. However, by the close of the Civil War, several African-Americans in New Jersey were still in bondage and New Jersey initially refused to ratify the Constitutional Amendments banning Slavery and granting rights to America's black population. After Jordan suffered a broken foot early in the season, the team also acquired NBA legend George Gervin to help with scoring, which he did, finishing second on the team to Woolridge in scoring. Ironically, on February 15, 1804 New Jersey became the last northern state to abolish slavery by enacting legislation that slowly phased out slavery. Along with Jordan and center Dave Corzine, they provided much of the Bulls' offense for the next two years.

On November 20, 1789 the state became the first in the newly-formed Union to ratify the Bill of Rights. In the offseason, the team acquired point guard John Paxson and drafted power forward Charles Oakley. It was there that the Continental Congress learned of the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1783) which ended the war. The team, with new management in owner Jerry Reinsdorf and General Manager Jerry Krause, decided to rebuild around Jordan. Jordan set franchise records during his rookie campaign for scoring (3rd in the league) and steals (4th in the league), and led the Bulls back to the playoffs, for which he was rewarded with a berth on the All-NBA second team and Rookie of the Year. In the summer of 1783, the Continental Congress met in Nassau Hall at Princeton University, making Princeton the country's capital for four months. Jordan would go on to redefine the game and rewrite its record books, establishing himself as arguably the greatest player ever. Slightly more than a week after victory at Trenton, on January 3, 1777, the American forces scored an important victory over the British under Charles Cornwallis at the Battle of Princeton. After the Rockets selected Hakeem Olajuwon and the Blazers jumped on Sam Bowie, the Bulls grabbed shooting guard Michael Jordan.

This image was also chosen to represent the State of New Jersey on the reverse side of the 1999 New Jersey State Quarter released by the United States Mint. In the summer of 1984 the team's fortunes changed for good when it received the third pick of the NBA draft, after Houston and Portland. The river crossing has become an iconic moment in the early history of the United States of America, having been immortalized in Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. However, with continued dismal results, the Bulls decided to change directions, trading Theus during the 1983-84 season. In December, 1776, the Continental Army under George Washington crossed the Delaware River and engaged Hessian troops in the Battle of Trenton. After Gilmore was traded to the San Antonio Spurs for center Dave Corzine, the Bulls employed a high-powered offense centered around Theus, and which soon included guards Quentin Daly and Ennis Whatley. During the War for Independence, British and American armies crossed New Jersey several times. Artis Gilmore, acquired in the ABA dispersal-draft in 1976, led a Bulls squad which included guard Reggie Theus, forward David Greenwood, and forward Orlando Woolridge.

New Jersey was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. By the late 1970s and early 80s, the team had hit the cellar of the league. In 1702 the two provinces were united under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor. Nevertheless, the team only won one division title, and never made it to the Finals. New Jersey was governed as two distinct provinces, West Jersey and East Jersey, for the 28 years between 1674 and 1702. During the 1970s, the Bulls were known as a tough, defensive-minded team, built around hard-nosed defender Jerry Sloan, forwards Bob Love and Chet Walker, point guard Norm Van Lier, and center Tom Boerwinkle. On March 18, 1673 Berkeley sold his half of New Jersey to Quakers in England (with William Penn acting as trustee for a time) who settled the Delaware Valley region as a Quaker colony. Over the next few years, the Bulls assembled the pieces to be competitive, though they never quite reached the top.

The first permanent English settlement was Elizabethtown, now Elizabeth. The team began play for the 1966-67 season, and immediately posted the best record by an expansion team in NBA history, qualifying for the playoffs. Settlement for the first ten years of English rule was in the Hudson River region and came primarily from New England. The Chicago Bulls are actually the third NBA team in Chicago, after the Packers/Zephyrs (now the Washington Wizards) and the Stags (1946-1950). In 1663 in recognition of his loyalty to the English Crown Sir George Carteret, Jersey's Royalist Governor, was gifted a large tract of land in North America henceforth known as New Jersey. The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association team based in Chicago, Illinois. Helier that Charles II of England was first proclaimed King of England in 1649, following the execution of his father, Charles I of England. Bulls.Blogspot.com - Chicago Bulls Weblog (http://bulls.blogspot.com/).

It was from the Royal Square in St. AmIAnnoying.com - Chicago Bulls (http://www.amiannoying.com/view.aspx?id=11503). During the English Civil War the Island of Jersey remained loyal to The English Crown and gave sanctuary to the King. Official Chicago Bulls Summer Pro League web site (http://www.summerproleague.com/). James then granted the land between the Hudson River and the Delaware River (the land that would become New Jersey) to two friends who had been loyal through the English Civil War: Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton. Chicago Bulls official web site (http://www.nba.com/bulls/). The newly taken lands were divided by King Charles II of England, who gave his brother, the Duke of York (later King James II) the region between New England and Maryland as a proprietary colony (as opposed to a royal colony). G-F - #9 Luol Deng (Duke).

They met minimal resistance, perhaps because of the unpopularity of the Dutch colonial governor, Peter Stuyvesant. C - #2 Eddy Curry (Thornwood HS, Calumet City, Illinois). The entire region became a territory of Britain in 1664 when a British fleet under the command of Colonel Richard Nicolls sailed into what is today New York Harbor and took over the colony. G - #30 Frank Williams (Illinois). These territories were taken by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated into New Netherland. C - #35 Jared Reiner (Iowa). Some of southwestern New Jersey was also settled by the Swedes in the mid-1600's as part of the Swedish colony of New Sweden, which included parts of Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania. SG - #52 Eric Piatkowski (Nebraska).

At the time, much of what is now New Jersey was claimed as part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which also included parts of present-day New York State and had its capital at New Amsterdam, now known as New York City. G - #15 Jannero Pargo (Arkansas). Once inhabited by the tribes of the Lenape, the first Europeans to settle the region were the Dutch in the early 1630's, who formed a settlement at present-day Jersey City. SF - #44 Adrian Griffin (Seton Hall). The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel. PG - #7 Ben Gordon (UConn). It is also the fifth smallest state. PF - #51 Lawrence Funderburke (Ohio State).

postal abbreviation of NJ. C - #3 Tyson Chandler (Dominguez HS, Compton, California). New Jersey is the most densely populated state of the United States of America and has the U.S. PG - #21 Chris Duhon (Duke). List of people from New Jersey. SG - #12 Kirk Hinrich (Kansas). List of New Jersey-related topics. C - #34 Antonio Davis (UTEP).

State license plate slogan: Garden State. PF - #36 Othella Harrington (Georgetown). State motto: Liberty and prosperity. SF - #5 Andres Nocioni (Argentina). State dance: The Square Dance. GM Jerry Krause. State fish: Brook Trout. COACH Phil Jackson.

State tree: Red Oak
. 23 Michael Jordan. State flower: Common Violet
. 10 Bob Love. State animal: Horse
. 4 Jerry Sloan. State bird: Eastern Goldfinch
. Bill Wennington.

Warren County Community College, Washington. Chet Walker. Union County College, Cranford and Elizabeth. Norm Van Lier. Sussex County Community College, Newton. Jerry Sloan. Salem Community College, Carneys Point. Dennis Rodman.

Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch. Scottie Pippen. Passaic County Community College, Paterson-Wanaque-Wayne. John Paxson. Ocean County College, Toms River. Luc Longley. Middlesex County College, Edison. Toni Kukoc.

Mercer County Community College, Trenton. Steve Kerr. Hudson County Community College, Jersey City. Johnny Kerr. Gloucester County College, Sewell. Michael Jordan. Essex County College, Newark & West Caldwell campuses. Ron Harper.

Cumberland County College, Vineland. Horace Grant. County College of Morris, Randolph. Artis Gilmore. Camden County College, Blackwood. Bill Cartwright. Burlington County College, Pemberton. Armstrong.

Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. B.J. Bergen Community College, Paramus. Robert Parish. Atlantic Cape Community College, Mays Landing. Nate Thurmond. Lakewood 60352. George Gervin.

Old Bridge 60456. Irvington: 60695. Bayonne: 61842. Glouchester: 64350.

Middletown: 66327. Union City: 67088. Passaic: 67861. East Orange: 69824.

Cherry Hill: 69965. Brick: 76119. Clifton: 78672. Camden: 79904.

Trenton: 85403. Toms River: 86327. Hamilton: 87109. Dover: (Census Estimate 2003: 93,000).

Woodbridge: 97203 (Census Estimate 2003: 108,000). Edison 97687 (Census Estimate 2003: 101,000). Elizabeth: 120568 (Census Estimate 2003: 124,000). Paterson: 149222 (Census Estimate 2003: 152,000).

Jersey City: 240055 (Census Estimate 2003: 242,000). Newark: 273546 (Census Estimate 2003: 278,000). Finally, in the future, New Jersey's garage bands have become more based in 00's alternative rock and classic rock revival, two styles to expect to hear more coming out of New Jersey. He sang with a neighborhood vocal group, the Hoboken Four, and appeared in neighborhood theater amateur shows.

in Hoboken. Frank Sinatra was born December 12, 1915, the only child of working-class Italian-American immigrants, in a tenement at 415 Monroe St. In the 1960s, he colaborated on several albums with fellow New Jersey native Frank Sinatra. Legendary jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie was born in Red Bank in 1904.

He has two albums out: musicforthemorningafter (2001) and Day I Forgot (2003). Pete Yorn is another New Jersey artist. The Bloodhound Gang produced a song called "The 10 Coolest Things About New Jersey," which consists of 10 seconds of complete silence. The brothers, Dean and Robert, are the guitarist and bassist for the band.

The DeLeo brothers of Stone Temple Pilots are both from New Jersey. Punk music is also an important alternative style in New Jersey, perhaps starting with the band that essentially invented hardcore, The Misfits from Lodi, in the 90's, The Bouncing Souls and Catch 22 were also prominent figures in New Jersey punk. Such bands that fit into this category include My Chemical Romance, Midtown, Senses Fail, Saves The Day, Thursday, Hidden In Plain View, The Early November, Armor For Sleep, Outmarting Simon, Denver In Dallas, and many more. Emo lately has found its home in New Jersey, particularly near New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Another emerging New Jersey band is Seven and the Sun [4] (http://launch.yahoo.com/ar-292720---Seven--The-Sun). Musical artists Fountains of Wayne [2] (http://www.fountainsofwayne.com/home/)are a group of New Jerseyians who took the name of a semi-famous lawn and garden store [3] (http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/NJWAYfountains.html) on Route 46 in Wayne, New Jersey (also featured on an episode of The Sopranos). Redman, an influential underground figure and Newark native, has recently found commercial success through collaborations with Eminem and the Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man. Other rap artists include Irvington's Queen Latifah, the first female rapper to succeed in music, film and TV, and the Grammy-winning Naughty By Nature of East Orange, who cut 1992's smash hit "O.P.P.".

Hip-hop's longest running radio show was founded by two Jerseyans, Special K (Kevin Bonners) and Teddy Ted (Ted Whiting) of Hackensack, who began on New York's WHBI in 1982 and now appear on WPAT-AM. Her 1998 debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, sold 10 million copies internationally. Former Fugee Lauryn Hill, a South Orange resident, is hip-hop's best-selling solo female artist. Wylde is famous for his signature "Bulls-eye" Gibson Les Paul guitar.

Another popular Jerseyan in rock music today is Zakk Wylde of Jersey City, who is currently the guitarist with Ozzy Osbourne and is with another popular rock band, Black Label Society. Songs included "There She Goes Again" and "Heroin". The Velvet Underground had their first performance as a band at Summit High School in Summit, New Jersey. Asbury Park, home of The Stone Pony, where Springsteen and Bon Jovi frequented early in their careers, is still considered by many to be a mecca for up-and-coming musicians.

Fellow musician Jon Bon Jovi has also written many songs about New Jersey and even named one of his albums after it. Musician Bruce Springsteen has sung of New Jersey life on his debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and in many of his most popular songs, including "Atlantic City", "Born to Run", "Darlington County", "Freehold", "Jersey Girl" (written by Tom Waits), "Jungleland", "Spirit in the Night", and others. Non-Religious – 6%. Other Religions – 5%.

Other Christian – 4%. Protestant – 37%. Roman Catholic – 46%. 2.5% mixed race.

0.2% American Indian. 5.7% Asian. 13.3% Hispanic. 13.6% Black/African American.

66.0% White/Caucasian. South Mountain. Sandy Hook. Raritan River.

Rancocas River. Pine Barrens. Passaic River. The Palisades.

New Jersey Meadowlands. Delaware Water Gap.