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1968–69 Denver Rockets season

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1968–69 Denver Rockets season
Head coachBob Bass
ArenaDenver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record44–34 (.564)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishABA Western Division Semi-finals
(lost to Oaks 3–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
< 1967–68  1969–70 >

The 1968–69 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.

Roster

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

Season standings

Eastern Division

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

Western Division

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]

Game log

Statistics

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

Playoffs

Western Division Semi-finals[2]

Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1 April 5 Oakland 99–129 0–1 2,358
2 April 6 Oakland 122–119 1–1 1,580
3 April 8 Denver 99–121 1–2 5,062
4 April 10 Denver 109–108 2–2 5,431
5 April 12 Oakland 118–128 2–3 3,156
6 April 13 Denver 126–115 3–3 6,481
7 April 16 Oakland 102-115 3–4 5,123

Awards and records

Transactions

References

  1. ^ 1968-69 ABA Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
  2. ^ "Remember the ABA: 1968-69 Regular Season Standings and Playoff Results". Archived from the original on October 17, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2016.
  3. ^ basketball-reference.com. "1968 ABA All-Star Game". Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved July 13, 2008.
  4. ^ Remember the ABA: Year-to-Year Postseason Awards Archived December 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ 1968-69 Denver Rockets Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
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