1979-80 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats

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Record: 30-52, Finished 3rd in NBA Midwest Division

Coach: Donnie Walsh (30-52)

Executive: Carl Scheer

PTS/G: 108.3 (14th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 112.7 (18th of 22)

SRS: -4.22 (20th of 22) Pace: 103.9 (9th of 22)

Off Rtg: 103.4 (18th of 22) Def Rtg: 107.6 (17th of 22) Net Rtg: -4.2 (19th of 22)

Expected W-L: 30-52 (19th of 22)

Arena: McNichols Sports Arena

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Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
41	Tom Boswell	PF	6-9	220	October 2, 1953	us US	4	South Carolina State, South Carolina
31	Bo Ellis	PF	6-9	197	August 8, 1954	us US	2	Marquette
2	Alex English	SF	6-8	190	January 5, 1954	us US	3	South Carolina
24	Gary Garland	PG	6-4	180	October 12, 1957	us US	R	DePaul
22	Glen Gondrezick	SF	6-6	218	August 30, 1955	us US	2	UNLV
35	Kim Hughes	C	6-11	220	June 4, 1952	us US	4	Wisconsin
44	Dan Issel	C	6-9	235	October 25, 1948	us US	9	Kentucky
20	George Johnson	PF	6-7	210	December 8, 1956	us US	1	St. John's
41	Arvid Kramer	C	6-9	220	October 2, 1956	us US	R	Augustana College (SD)
30	George McGinnis	PF	6-8	235	August 12, 1950	us US	8	Indiana
21	Anthony Roberts	SF	6-5	185	April 15, 1955	us US	2	Oral Roberts
10	John Roche	PG	6-3	170	September 26, 1949	us US	5	South Carolina
11	Charlie Scott	SG	6-5	175	December 15, 1948	us US	9	UNC
33	David Thompson	SG	6-4	195	July 13, 1954	us US	4	NC State
32	Bob Wilkerson	SF	6-6	195	August 15, 1954	us US	3	Indiana

Assistant Coaches and Staff

Team and Opponent Stats

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

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Team Misc

Per Game

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Alex English	26	SF	24		36.5	8.6	17.8	.485	0.1	0.1	.667	8.5	17.7	.483	.487	4.0	5.3	.762	4.3	5.1	9.4	3.4	1.2	1.2	3.8	3.3	21.3
2	Dan Issel	31	C	82	82	35.8	8.7	17.3	.505	0.0	0.1	.333	8.7	17.1	.506	.506	6.3	8.1	.775	2.9	5.9	8.8	2.4	1.1	0.7	2.0	2.3	23.8
3	David Thompson	25	SG	39		31.8	7.4	15.8	.468	0.2	0.5	.368	7.2	15.3	.472	.474	6.5	8.6	.758	1.4	3.0	4.5	3.2	1.0	1.0	3.0	2.7	21.5
4	Bob Wilkerson	25	SF	75		31.7	5.7	13.7	.417	0.1	0.5	.206	5.6	13.3	.425	.421	2.2	3.0	.748	1.1	3.1	4.2	3.2	1.2	0.4	2.6	2.6	13.8
5	George McGinnis	29	PF	45		31.6	6.0	13.0	.459	0.0	0.2	.143	5.9	12.8	.463	.460	3.7	6.8	.541	3.0	7.3	10.3	4.9	1.5	0.4	4.2	4.2	15.6
6	Tom Boswell	26	PF	18		29.0	4.0	7.5	.533	0.1	0.1	.500	3.9	7.4	.534	.537	3.2	3.9	.829	2.2	4.1	6.3	2.6	0.3	0.4	2.2	3.1	11.3
7	John Roche	30	PG	82		27.9	4.3	9.0	.478	0.6	1.6	.380	3.7	7.5	.498	.511	2.1	2.5	.866	0.3	1.1	1.4	4.9	1.0	0.1	1.9	1.7	11.4
8	Charlie Scott	31	SG	69		27.0	4.0	10.0	.401	0.0	0.2	.182	4.0	9.8	.405	.403	1.2	1.7	.720	0.7	1.7	2.4	3.6	0.7	0.3	2.4	2.9	9.3
9	George Johnson	23	PF	75		25.8	4.1	8.7	.476	0.0	0.1	.222	4.1	8.5	.480	.478	2.0	2.5	.783	2.5	5.3	7.8	2.1	1.1	0.9	2.0	3.5	10.2
10	Anthony Roberts	24	SF	23		21.1	3.0	7.9	.381	0.0	0.0	.000	3.0	7.8	.383	.381	1.7	2.6	.650	2.3	2.4	4.7	0.9	0.6	0.1	1.2	2.3	7.7
11	Glen Gondrezick	24	SF	59		17.3	2.5	4.8	.517	0.0	0.1	.333	2.5	4.7	.521	.521	1.6	2.1	.760	1.8	2.6	4.4	1.4	1.2	0.3	1.0	2.0	6.6
12	Kim Hughes	27	C	70		17.3	1.5	2.9	.505	0.0	0.0		1.5	2.9	.505	.505	0.2	0.6	.366	1.8	2.9	4.7	1.1	0.9	1.1	0.7	2.6	3.1
13	Gary Garland	22	PG	78		14.2	2.0	4.6	.435	0.1	0.2	.316	1.9	4.3	.442	.444	0.2	0.3	.692	0.6	1.1	1.8	1.9	0.7	0.1	0.9	1.0	4.3
14	Bo Ellis	25	PF	48		10.5	1.3	2.8	.449	0.0	0.1	.000	1.3	2.8	.459	.449	0.8	1.1	.755	1.1	1.4	2.4	0.6	0.2	0.5	0.5	1.4	3.4
15	Arvid Kramer	23	C	8		5.6	0.9	2.8	.318	0.0	0.0		0.9	2.8	.318	.318	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.8	0.8	1.5	0.4	0.0	0.6	0.6	1.0	2.0
	Team Totals					48.4	42.2	91.1	.463	1.0	3.1	.325	41.2	88.0	.468	.469	22.8	31.0	.737	16.0	30.8	46.8	25.4	9.1	4.9	18.7	23.4	108.3

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Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Dan Issel	31	C	82	82	2938	8.8	17.4	.505	0.0	0.1	.333	8.7	17.2	.506	.506	6.3	8.2	.775	2.9	5.9	8.8	2.4	1.1	0.7	2.0	2.3	23.9
2	Bob Wilkerson	25	SF	75		2381	6.5	15.6	.417	0.1	0.5	.206	6.4	15.1	.425	.421	2.5	3.4	.748	1.3	3.5	4.8	3.7	1.4	0.4	2.9	2.9	15.6
3	John Roche	30	PG	82		2286	5.6	11.7	.478	0.8	2.0	.380	4.8	9.6	.498	.511	2.8	3.2	.866	0.4	1.4	1.8	6.4	1.3	0.2	2.5	2.2	14.7
4	George Johnson	23	PF	75		1938	5.7	12.1	.476	0.0	0.2	.222	5.7	11.9	.480	.478	2.7	3.5	.783	3.5	7.3	10.8	2.9	1.6	1.2	2.7	4.8	14.3
5	Charlie Scott	31	SG	69		1860	5.3	13.3	.401	0.0	0.2	.182	5.3	13.1	.405	.403	1.6	2.3	.720	1.0	2.2	3.2	4.8	0.9	0.4	3.2	3.8	12.4
6	George McGinnis	29	PF	45		1424	6.8	14.8	.459	0.0	0.2	.143	6.8	14.6	.463	.460	4.2	7.8	.541	3.4	8.3	11.7	5.6	1.7	0.4	4.8	4.7	17.8
7	David Thompson	25	SG	39		1239	8.4	17.9	.468	0.2	0.6	.368	8.2	17.4	.472	.474	7.4	9.7	.758	1.6	3.4	5.1	3.6	1.1	1.1	3.4	3.1	24.4
8	Kim Hughes	27	C	70		1208	3.0	6.0	.505	0.0	0.0		3.0	6.0	.505	.505	0.4	1.2	.366	3.7	6.0	9.7	2.2	2.0	2.3	1.5	5.5	6.5
9	Gary Garland	22	PG	78		1106	5.0	11.6	.435	0.2	0.6	.316	4.8	11.0	.442	.444	0.6	0.8	.692	1.6	2.9	4.5	4.7	1.8	0.1	2.4	2.6	10.9
10	Glen Gondrezick	24	SF	59		1020	5.2	10.1	.517	0.1	0.2	.333	5.2	9.9	.521	.521	3.2	4.3	.760	3.8	5.4	9.1	2.9	2.4	0.6	2.0	4.2	13.8
11	Alex English	26	SF	24		875	8.5	17.6	.485	0.1	0.1	.667	8.4	17.4	.483	.487	3.9	5.2	.762	4.2	5.1	9.3	3.4	1.2	1.2	3.7	3.2	21.1
12	Tom Boswell	26	PF	18		522	5.0	9.3	.533	0.1	0.1	.500	4.9	9.2	.534	.537	4.0	4.8	.829	2.8	5.1	7.9	3.2	0.3	0.6	2.7	3.9	14.0
13	Bo Ellis	25	PF	48		502	4.4	9.8	.449	0.0	0.2	.000	4.4	9.5	.459	.449	2.9	3.8	.755	3.7	4.7	8.3	2.2	0.7	1.7	1.7	4.8	11.6
14	Anthony Roberts	24	SF	23		486	5.1	13.4	.381	0.0	0.1	.000	5.1	13.3	.383	.381	2.9	4.4	.650	4.0	4.1	8.1	1.5	1.0	0.2	2.1	3.9	13.1
15	Arvid Kramer	23	C	8		45	5.6	17.6	.318	0.0	0.0		5.6	17.6	.318	.318	1.6	1.6	1.000	4.8	4.8	9.6	2.4	0.0	4.0	4.0	6.4	12.8