1970-71 Denver Rockets Roster and Stats

Record: 30-54, Finished 5th in ABA Western Division

Coach: Joe Belmont (3-10), Stan Albeck (27-44)

PTS/G: 118.6 (7th of 11) Opp PTS/G: 122.7 (10th of 11)

SRS: -3.15 (10th of 11) Pace: 113.9 (2nd of 11)

Off Rtg: 102.8 (9th of 11) Def Rtg: 106.3 (8th of 11) Net Rtg: -3.5 (10th of 11)

Expected W-L: 32-52 (10th of 11)

Arena: Denver Auditorium Arena

ABA 1971 Playoffs:
Lost ABA Western Division Tiebreaker (0-1) versus Texas Chaparrals (Series Stats)

Recent Game Results

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

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
23	John Barnhill	PG	6-1	180	March 20, 1938	us US	8	Tennessee State
40	Byron Beck	PF	6-9	225	January 25, 1945	us US	3	Columbia Basin College, Denver
14	Art Becker	PF	6-7	205	January 12, 1942	us US	3	Arizona State
11	Larry Brown	PG	5-9	160	September 14, 1940	us US	3	UNC
35	Larry Cannon	SG	6-4	195	April 12, 1947	us US	1	La Salle
10	Wayne Chapman	SF	6-6	190	June 15, 1945	us US	2	Western Kentucky
22	Julian Hammond	SF	6-5	205	May 27, 1943	us US	3	Tulsa
14	Dan Hester	C	6-8	210	November 8, 1948	us US	R	Murray State College, LSU
13, 50	Julius Keye	C	6-10	200	September 5, 1946	us US	1	South Carolina State, Alcorn State
33	Don Sidle	PF	6-8	215	June 21, 1946	us US	2	Oklahoma
44	Ralph Simpson	SG	6-5	200	August 10, 1949	us US	R	Michigan State
12	Steve Wilson	SG	6-5	185	October 16, 1948	us US	R	Hanover College
30	Tom Workman	F-C	6-7	218	November 14, 1944	us US	3	Seattle University
42	Lonnie Wright	PG	6-2	205	January 23, 1945	us US	3	Colorado State

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

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Julius Keye	24	C	83	43.8	6.1	14.2	.427	0.0	0.0		6.1	14.2	.427	.427	2.6	3.8	.669	4.5	13.1	17.5	1.7	2.6	3.8	14.7	AS
2	Larry Cannon	23	SG	80	38.7	9.4	21.5	.436	0.2	0.9	.261	9.2	20.7	.443	.441	7.6	9.5	.794	2.6	1.6	4.2	5.2	4.3	3.0	26.6
3	Byron Beck	26	PF	84	33.9	5.8	12.3	.474	0.0	0.2	.286	5.8	12.1	.477	.476	1.9	2.2	.868	3.3	7.2	10.5	2.1	1.9	3.3	13.6
4	Don Sidle	24	PF	54	30.1	6.3	12.9	.488	0.0	0.1	.000	6.3	12.8	.492	.488	3.6	4.8	.747	3.9	5.1	9.0	1.2	2.3	3.1	16.1
5	John Barnhill	32	PG	24	28.5	4.2	10.6	.396	0.8	3.0	.250	3.5	7.6	.454	.431	2.3	3.0	.740	0.8	1.4	2.3	3.2	1.7	2.3	11.4
6	Art Becker	29	PF	29	27.7	6.3	12.6	.501	0.0	0.1	.500	6.3	12.5	.501	.503	2.5	3.0	.839	2.8	4.4	7.2	1.1	1.2	3.7	15.2
7	Julian Hammond	27	SF	83	25.1	5.2	10.0	.522	0.0	0.0		5.2	10.0	.522	.522	3.3	4.5	.728	2.9	3.4	6.3	1.2	2.2	2.3	13.8
8	Larry Brown	30	PG	34	23.9	2.5	6.9	.360	0.1	0.6	.263	2.4	6.4	.369	.371	3.3	4.0	.824	0.3	1.5	1.8	6.1	3.4	2.8	8.4
9	Ralph Simpson	21	SG	81	22.5	5.7	13.7	.415	0.2	0.7	.283	5.5	12.9	.423	.423	2.7	3.5	.754	1.5	1.3	2.9	2.1	2.3	1.9	14.2
10	Wayne Chapman	25	SF	47	22.3	3.9	10.3	.380	0.2	1.0	.229	3.7	9.3	.397	.392	1.9	2.7	.690	0.9	2.1	3.0	2.3	2.1	2.7	10.0
11	Lonnie Wright	26	PG	41	18.8	2.4	8.0	.299	0.4	1.4	.268	2.0	6.6	.305	.322	1.3	1.9	.688	0.9	1.3	2.2	1.5	1.0	2.1	6.4
12	Dan Hester	22	C	35	13.2	2.3	5.9	.382	0.1	0.3	.455	2.1	5.6	.378	.394	1.2	1.5	.824	2.1	3.5	5.7	0.9	0.9	1.9	5.9
13	Tom Workman	26		39	12.5	2.3	5.1	.447	0.0	0.3	.091	2.3	4.8	.468	.450	1.5	1.7	.838	1.0	2.4	3.4	0.9	1.3	2.1	6.1
14	Steve Wilson	22	SG	39	6.7	1.3	3.4	.394	0.2	0.8	.242	1.1	2.5	.444	.424	0.6	1.1	.537	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.7	0.8	1.1	3.4
	Team Totals			84	27.1	5.1	11.7	.439	0.1	0.5	.258	5.0	11.1	.447	.445	2.9	3.8	.760	2.3	4.1	6.4	2.2	2.2	2.7	13.2

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	TOV	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Julius Keye	24	C	83	3634	5.0	11.7	.427	0.0	0.0		5.0	11.7	.427	.427	2.1	3.1	.669	3.7	10.7	14.4	1.4	2.1	3.1	12.1	AS
2	Larry Cannon	23	SG	80	3097	8.7	20.0	.436	0.2	0.8	.261	8.5	19.2	.443	.441	7.0	8.9	.794	2.4	1.5	3.9	4.8	4.0	2.8	24.7
3	Byron Beck	26	PF	84	2849	6.2	13.1	.474	0.1	0.2	.286	6.1	12.9	.477	.476	2.0	2.3	.868	3.5	7.6	11.2	2.2	2.0	3.4	14.4
4	Julian Hammond	27	SF	83	2082	7.5	14.4	.522	0.0	0.0		7.5	14.4	.522	.522	4.7	6.5	.728	4.1	4.9	9.0	1.7	3.1	3.3	19.8
5	Ralph Simpson	21	SG	81	1820	9.1	21.9	.415	0.3	1.2	.283	8.8	20.7	.423	.423	4.3	5.6	.754	2.5	2.1	4.6	3.3	3.7	3.0	22.8
6	Don Sidle	24	PF	54	1623	7.5	15.4	.488	0.0	0.1	.000	7.5	15.3	.492	.488	4.3	5.7	.747	4.7	6.1	10.8	1.5	2.7	3.7	19.3
7	Wayne Chapman	25	SF	47	1049	6.3	16.6	.380	0.4	1.6	.229	5.9	15.0	.397	.392	3.1	4.4	.690	1.5	3.4	4.9	3.7	3.4	4.4	16.1
8	Larry Brown	30	PG	34	813	3.8	10.5	.360	0.2	0.8	.263	3.5	9.6	.369	.371	5.0	6.0	.824	0.5	2.3	2.7	9.2	5.1	4.3	12.7
9	Art Becker	29	PF	29	803	8.2	16.4	.501	0.0	0.1	.500	8.2	16.3	.501	.503	3.3	3.9	.839	3.6	5.8	9.4	1.4	1.6	4.8	19.7
10	Lonnie Wright	26	PG	41	769	4.6	15.4	.299	0.7	2.6	.268	3.9	12.7	.305	.322	2.5	3.6	.688	1.7	2.5	4.2	2.9	2.0	4.0	12.4
11	John Barnhill	32	PG	24	684	5.3	13.4	.396	0.9	3.8	.250	4.4	9.6	.454	.431	2.8	3.8	.740	1.1	1.8	2.8	4.1	2.1	2.9	14.4
12	Tom Workman	26		39	489	6.6	14.7	.447	0.1	0.8	.091	6.5	13.8	.468	.450	4.2	5.0	.838	2.9	6.9	9.8	2.7	3.8	6.0	17.4
13	Dan Hester	22	C	35	462	6.2	16.1	.382	0.4	0.9	.455	5.8	15.3	.378	.394	3.3	4.0	.824	5.8	9.6	15.4	2.3	2.5	5.1	16.0
14	Steve Wilson	22	SG	39	261	7.2	18.2	.394	1.1	4.6	.242	6.1	13.7	.444	.424	3.0	5.7	.537	3.0	3.6	6.6	4.0	4.1	5.9	18.5