1968β69 Denver Rockets season | |
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Head coach | Bob Bass |
Arena | Denver Auditorium Arena |
Results | |
Record | 44–34 (.564) |
Place | Division: 3rd ( Western) |
Playoff finish | ABA Western Division Semi-finals (lost to Oaks 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1968β69 ABA season was the second season of the Denver Nuggets. They ended their season with one less win compared to last season, but ended up in the playoffs once again. Out of the 11 ABA teams that season the Rockets were ranked second in offensive rating.
No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Experience (years) | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Byron Beck | C | 6-9 | 225 | January 25, 1945 | 1 | University of Denver |
52 | Larry Bunce | C | 7-0 | 240 | July 29, 1945 | 1 | Utah State University |
14 | Jeffrey Congdon | PG | 6-1 | 180 | October 17, 1943 | 1 | Brigham Young University |
12 | John Fairchild | SF | 6-8 | 205 | April 28, 1943 | 2 | Brigham Young University |
22 | Julian Hammond | SF | 6-5 | 205 | May 27, 1943 | 1 | University of Tulsa |
54 | Wayne Hightower | PF | 6-8 | 192 | January 14, 1940 | 6 | University of Kansas |
32 | Larry Jones | PG | 6-2 | 180 | September 22, 1942 | 2 | University of Toledo |
24 | Bill McGill | C | 6-9 | 225 | September 16, 1939 | 3 | University of Utah |
50 | Charles Parks | F | 6-5 | 210 | R | Idaho State University | |
34 | Walter Piatkowski | PF | 6-8 | 220 | June 11, 1945 | R | Bowling Green State University |
44 | Willie Rogers | SG | 6-3 | 185 | September 11, 1945 | R | University of Oklahoma |
10 | Grant Simmons | PG | 6-3 | 190 | March 7, 1943 | 1 | University of Nebraska |
12 | Levern Tart | SG | 6-2 | 195 | June 1, 1942 | 1 | Bradley University |
11 | Bob Verga | SG | 6-1 | 190 | September 7, 1945 | 1 | Duke University |
30 | Ken Wilburn | SF | 6-6 | 195 | June 8, 1944 | 1 | Central State University |
42 | Lonnie Wright | SG | 6-2 | 205 | January 23, 1944 | 1 | Colorado State University |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana Pacers | 44 | 34 | .564 | - |
Miami Floridians | 43 | 35 | .551 | 1 |
Kentucky Colonels | 42 | 36 | .538 | 2 |
Minnesota Pipers | 36 | 42 | .462 | 8 |
New York Nets | 17 | 61 | .218 | 27 |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oakland Oaks | 60 | 18 | .769 | - |
New Orleans Buccaneers | 46 | 32 | .590 | 14 |
Denver Rockets | 44 | 34 | .564 | 16 |
Dallas Chaparrals | 41 | 37 | .526 | 19 |
Los Angeles Stars | 33 | 45 | .423 | 27 |
Houston Mavericks | 23 | 55 | .295 | 37 [1] |
Rk | Player | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | TOV | PF | PTS |
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1 | Larry Jones | 26 | 75 | 40.6 | 10.1 | 21.7 | .465 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .240 | 9.8 | 20.4 | .480 | 7.9 | 10.1 | .778 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 28.4 |
2 | Lonnie Wright | 25 | 69 | 36.8 | 6.6 | 15.8 | .416 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .221 | 6.3 | 14.5 | .433 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .743 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 16.4 |
3 | Wayne Hightower | 29 | 67 | 34.6 | 4.6 | 11.4 | .408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 11.3 | .409 | 4.6 | 6.4 | .730 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 13.9 |
4 | Byron Beck | 24 | 71 | 32.2 | 6.0 | 11.9 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | 5.9 | 11.8 | .501 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .765 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 14.5 |
5 | Julian Hammond | 25 | 78 | 29.9 | 4.2 | 7.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 7.7 | .547 | 2.1 | 3.2 | .652 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 10.6 | |
6 | Bob Verga | 23 | 6 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 12.8 | .312 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .333 | 3.8 | 12.3 | .311 | 3.0 | 4.7 | .643 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 11.2 |
7 | Walter Piatkowski | 23 | 77 | 23.6 | 5.2 | 12.4 | .417 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .329 | 4.8 | 11.4 | .426 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .775 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 12.2 |
8 | Bill McGill | 29 | 78 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 9.6 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 9.6 | .552 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .682 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 12.8 | |
9 | Levern Tart | 26 | 20 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 8.0 | .352 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.8 | 7.9 | .357 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .750 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
10 | Jeffrey Congdon | 25 | 59 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .386 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .161 | 1.7 | 4.2 | .415 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .812 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
11 | Grant Simmons | 25 | 17 | 14.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .373 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .500 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .368 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .690 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
12 | John Fairchild | 25 | 11 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .353 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .353 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .667 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | |
13 | Ken Wilburn | 24 | 37 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .398 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .526 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.7 | |
14 | Larry Bunce | 23 | 23 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .373 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .373 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .700 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | |
15 | Willie Rogers | 23 | 40 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .338 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .351 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .596 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
16 | Charles Parks | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Western Division Semi-finals [2]
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 5 | Oakland | 99β129 | 0β1 | 2,358 |
2 | April 6 | Oakland | 122β119 | 1β1 | 1,580 |
3 | April 8 | Denver | 99β121 | 1β2 | 5,062 |
4 | April 10 | Denver | 109β108 | 2β2 | 5,431 |
5 | April 12 | Oakland | 118β128 | 2β3 | 3,156 |
6 | April 13 | Denver | 126β115 | 3β3 | 6,481 |
7 | April 16 | Oakland | 102-115 | 3β4 | 5,123 |
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1968β69 Denver Rockets season | |
---|---|
Head coach | Bob Bass |
Arena | Denver Auditorium Arena |
Results | |
Record | 44–34 (.564) |
Place | Division: 3rd ( Western) |
Playoff finish | ABA Western Division Semi-finals (lost to Oaks 3β4) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
The 1968β69 ABA season was the second season of the Denver Nuggets. They ended their season with one less win compared to last season, but ended up in the playoffs once again. Out of the 11 ABA teams that season the Rockets were ranked second in offensive rating.
No. | Player | Position | Height | Weight | Birth Date | Experience (years) | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
40 | Byron Beck | C | 6-9 | 225 | January 25, 1945 | 1 | University of Denver |
52 | Larry Bunce | C | 7-0 | 240 | July 29, 1945 | 1 | Utah State University |
14 | Jeffrey Congdon | PG | 6-1 | 180 | October 17, 1943 | 1 | Brigham Young University |
12 | John Fairchild | SF | 6-8 | 205 | April 28, 1943 | 2 | Brigham Young University |
22 | Julian Hammond | SF | 6-5 | 205 | May 27, 1943 | 1 | University of Tulsa |
54 | Wayne Hightower | PF | 6-8 | 192 | January 14, 1940 | 6 | University of Kansas |
32 | Larry Jones | PG | 6-2 | 180 | September 22, 1942 | 2 | University of Toledo |
24 | Bill McGill | C | 6-9 | 225 | September 16, 1939 | 3 | University of Utah |
50 | Charles Parks | F | 6-5 | 210 | R | Idaho State University | |
34 | Walter Piatkowski | PF | 6-8 | 220 | June 11, 1945 | R | Bowling Green State University |
44 | Willie Rogers | SG | 6-3 | 185 | September 11, 1945 | R | University of Oklahoma |
10 | Grant Simmons | PG | 6-3 | 190 | March 7, 1943 | 1 | University of Nebraska |
12 | Levern Tart | SG | 6-2 | 195 | June 1, 1942 | 1 | Bradley University |
11 | Bob Verga | SG | 6-1 | 190 | September 7, 1945 | 1 | Duke University |
30 | Ken Wilburn | SF | 6-6 | 195 | June 8, 1944 | 1 | Central State University |
42 | Lonnie Wright | SG | 6-2 | 205 | January 23, 1944 | 1 | Colorado State University |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Indiana Pacers | 44 | 34 | .564 | - |
Miami Floridians | 43 | 35 | .551 | 1 |
Kentucky Colonels | 42 | 36 | .538 | 2 |
Minnesota Pipers | 36 | 42 | .462 | 8 |
New York Nets | 17 | 61 | .218 | 27 |
Team | W | L | PCT. | GB |
---|---|---|---|---|
Oakland Oaks | 60 | 18 | .769 | - |
New Orleans Buccaneers | 46 | 32 | .590 | 14 |
Denver Rockets | 44 | 34 | .564 | 16 |
Dallas Chaparrals | 41 | 37 | .526 | 19 |
Los Angeles Stars | 33 | 45 | .423 | 27 |
Houston Mavericks | 23 | 55 | .295 | 37 [1] |
Rk | Player | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | 2P | 2PA | 2P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | TOV | PF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Larry Jones | 26 | 75 | 40.6 | 10.1 | 21.7 | .465 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .240 | 9.8 | 20.4 | .480 | 7.9 | 10.1 | .778 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 28.4 |
2 | Lonnie Wright | 25 | 69 | 36.8 | 6.6 | 15.8 | .416 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .221 | 6.3 | 14.5 | .433 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .743 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 16.4 |
3 | Wayne Hightower | 29 | 67 | 34.6 | 4.6 | 11.4 | .408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 11.3 | .409 | 4.6 | 6.4 | .730 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 13.9 |
4 | Byron Beck | 24 | 71 | 32.2 | 6.0 | 11.9 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | 5.9 | 11.8 | .501 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .765 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 14.5 |
5 | Julian Hammond | 25 | 78 | 29.9 | 4.2 | 7.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 7.7 | .547 | 2.1 | 3.2 | .652 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 10.6 | |
6 | Bob Verga | 23 | 6 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 12.8 | .312 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .333 | 3.8 | 12.3 | .311 | 3.0 | 4.7 | .643 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 11.2 |
7 | Walter Piatkowski | 23 | 77 | 23.6 | 5.2 | 12.4 | .417 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .329 | 4.8 | 11.4 | .426 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .775 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 12.2 |
8 | Bill McGill | 29 | 78 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 9.6 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 9.6 | .552 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .682 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 12.8 | |
9 | Levern Tart | 26 | 20 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 8.0 | .352 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.8 | 7.9 | .357 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .750 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 7.7 |
10 | Jeffrey Congdon | 25 | 59 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .386 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .161 | 1.7 | 4.2 | .415 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .812 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.9 |
11 | Grant Simmons | 25 | 17 | 14.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .373 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .500 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .368 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .690 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
12 | John Fairchild | 25 | 11 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .353 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .353 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .667 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | |
13 | Ken Wilburn | 24 | 37 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .398 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .526 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.7 | |
14 | Larry Bunce | 23 | 23 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .373 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .373 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .700 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | |
15 | Willie Rogers | 23 | 40 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .338 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.9 | .351 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .596 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 |
16 | Charles Parks | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
Western Division Semi-finals [2]
Game | Date | Location | Score | Record | Attendance |
1 | April 5 | Oakland | 99β129 | 0β1 | 2,358 |
2 | April 6 | Oakland | 122β119 | 1β1 | 1,580 |
3 | April 8 | Denver | 99β121 | 1β2 | 5,062 |
4 | April 10 | Denver | 109β108 | 2β2 | 5,431 |
5 | April 12 | Oakland | 118β128 | 2β3 | 3,156 |
6 | April 13 | Denver | 126β115 | 3β3 | 6,481 |
7 | April 16 | Oakland | 102-115 | 3β4 | 5,123 |
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