1979–80 Denver Nuggets season

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Nuggets' 4th season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise.[1]

1979–80 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachDonnie Walsh
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record3052 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKWGN-TV
RadioKOA

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
230Gary GarlandG United StatesDePaul
5102Larry Williams United StatesLouisville
6122Odell Bell United StatesMarquette
7144John Johnson United StatesCreighton
8162Matt Teahan United StatesDenver
9179Emmett Lewis United StatesColorado

Roster

Roster listing
Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 31 Ellis, Bo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Marquette
SF 2 English, Alex 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina
G 24 Garland, Gary 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) DePaul
F 22 Gondrezick, Glen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) UNLV
C 35 Hughes, Kim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Wisconsin
C 44 Issel, Dan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky
F 20 Johnson, George L. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's
C 41 Kramer, Arvid 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Augustana
F 21 Roberts, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oral Roberts
G 10 Roche, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) South Carolina
G 11 Scott, Charlie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina
SF 33 Thompson, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) North Carolina State
G 32 Wilkerson, Bob 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Indiana
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks 4933.59828–1221–2115–9
x-Kansas City Kings 4735.573230–1117–2418–6
Chicago Bulls 3052.3661921–209–328–16
Denver Nuggets 3052.3661924–176–3510–14
Utah Jazz 2458.2932517–247–349–15
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6022.732
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks4933.59811
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5626.6834
4 x-Phoenix Suns5527.6715
5 x-Kansas City Kings4735.57313
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers3844.46322
7 San Diego Clippers3547.42725
8 Chicago Bulls3052.36630
9 Denver Nuggets3052.36630
10 Utah Jazz2458.29336
11 Golden State Warriors2458.29336
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1979-80 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta 2–41–14–21–16–02–02–44–20–21–11–14–24–24–21–12–05–11–10–22–03–3
Boston 4–22–04–22–06–02–06–04–21–10–22–05–15–13–31–12–04–22–00–22–04–2
Chicago 1–10–22–02–41–14–21–10–23–31–51–51–10–21–11–53–30–24–22–42–40–2
Cleveland 2–42–40–21–16–02–02–42–42–01–10–23–33–31–51–10–24–21–10–21–13–3
Denver 1–10–24–21–11–13–31–11–10–61–53–31–11–10–21–52–41–13–31–53–31–1
Detroit 0–60–61–10–61–11–11–51–50–20–21–12–42–41–50–20–22–40–20–21–12–4
Golden State 0–20–22–40–23–31–11–11–13–31–50–62–00–20–22–42–40–23–30–63–30–2
Houston 4–20–61–14–21–15–11–14–20–20–21–13–33–32–41–11–13–32–01–12–02–4
Indiana 2–42–42–04–21–15–11–12–41–10–20–22–44–21–50–22–02–41–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 2–01–13–30–26–02–03–32–01–12–43–31–11–11–11–51–51–15–13–36–02–0
Los Angeles 1–12–05–11–15–12–05–12–02–04–23–32–02–01–13–32–42–05–14–26–01–1
Milwaukee 1–10–25–12–03–31–16–01–12–03–33–31–11–10–24–25–10–24–22–44–21–1
New Jersey 2–41–51–13–31–14–20–23–34–21–10–21–12–41–51–10–23–31–11–11–13–3
New York 2–41–52–03–31–14–22–03–32–41–10–21–14–20–62–02–04–21–10–21–13–3
Philadelphia 2–43–31–15–12–05–12–04–25–11–11–12–05–16–01–12–04–21–11–11–15–1
Phoenix 1–11–15–11–15–12–04–21–12–05–13–32–41–10–21–16–01–12–44–26–02–0
Portland 0–20–23–32–04–22–04–21–10–25–14–21–52–00–20–20–61–14–21–53–31–1
San Antonio 1–52–42–02–41–14–22–03–34–21–10–22–03–32–42–41–11–12–01–11–14–2
San Diego 1–10–22–41–13–32–03–30–21–11–51–52–41–11–11–14–22–40–23–35–11–1
Seattle 2–02–04–22–05–12–06–01–12–03–32–44–21–12–01–12–45–11–13–35–11–1
Utah 0–20–24–21–13–31–13–30–21–10–60–62–41–11–11–10–63–31–11–51–50–2
Washington 3–32–42–03–31–14–22–04–22–40–21–11–13–33–31–50–21–12–41–11–12–0

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

References

See also

  • 1979-80 NBA season
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