1995–96 Denver Nuggets season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Nuggets' 20th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season as a franchise.[1] During the offseason, the Nuggets acquired rookie Antonio McDyess from the Los Angeles Clippers, and Don MacLean from the Washington Bullets. However, they got off to a horrible start losing eight of their first nine games, as LaPhonso Ellis missed the first 37 games of the season with a knee injury.

1995–96 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Local media
TelevisionKWGN-TV
Prime Sports Rocky Mountain
RadioKOA

In March, the Nuggets found themselves in the middle of an ugly controversy as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, protesting what he felt was the country's poor treatment to Muslims in the world. After a one-game suspension, Abdul-Rauf agreed to stand and pray during the anthem. However, the damage was done, and his reputation could not be repaired as he was the consistent target of boos from fans before missing the remainder of the season with a foot injury.[2] The Nuggets finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 35–47 record. McDyess was named to the All-Rookie First Team, and Dikembe Mutombo was selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game.

Following the season, Abdul-Rauf was traded to the Sacramento Kings, Mutombo signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks,[3] second-year guard Jalen Rose and Reggie Williams were both dealt to the Indiana Pacers, and MacLean was sent to the Philadelphia 76ers.

Draft picks
Main article: 1995 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Brent Barry (traded to LA Clippers) Shooting guard  United States Oregon State
2 44 Anthony Pelle Center  United States Fresno State

Roster
Roster listing
Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
PG 1 Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) LSU
C 8 Cvetković, Rastko  7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Serbia
SF 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee
PF 20 Ellis, LaPhonso 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Notre Dame
C 50 Fish, Matt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UNC Wilmington
PG 9 Grant, Greg 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 140 lb (64 kg) Trenton State
PF 21 Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Georgia Tech
PF 7 MacLean, Don 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) UCLA
PF 24 McDyess, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Alabama
C 55 Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Georgetown
PG 11 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle
SG 5 Rose, Jalen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Michigan
SG 23 Stith, Bryant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Virginia
SF 34 Williams, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5923.720–33–826–1519–5
x-Utah Jazz5527.671434–721–2014–10
x-Houston Rockets4834.5851127–1421–2015–9
Denver Nuggets3547.4272424–1711–3013–11
Minnesota Timberwolves2656.3173317–249–3210–14
Dallas Mavericks2656.3173316–2510–3110–14
Vancouver Grizzlies1567.1834410–315–363–21
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Seattle SuperSonics *6418.780–82
2 y-San Antonio Spurs *5923.720582
3 x-Utah Jazz5527.671982
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers5329.6461182
5 x-Houston Rockets4834.5851682
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4438.5372082
7 x-Phoenix Suns4141.5002382
8 x-Sacramento Kings3943.4762582
9 Golden State Warriors3646.4392882
10 Denver Nuggets3547.4272982
11 Los Angeles Clippers2953.3543582
12 Minnesota Timberwolves2656.3173882
13 Dallas Mavericks2656.3173882
14 Vancouver Grizzlies1567.1834982

Record vs. opponents
1995-96 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta —4–03–10–43–11–11–12–21–11–11–32–00–22–22–21–14–02–12–22–10–22–02–00–20–24–01–12–01–3
Boston 0–4—2–20–31–30–21–12–10–21–10–42–00–23–13–12–02–20–41–34–01–10–22–00–20–23–10–21–12–2
Charlotte 1–32–2—1–33–12–02–01–30–20–21–31–12–02–23–11–10–33–00–43–12–01–11–10–20–23–11–12–03–1
Chicago 4–03–03–1—4–02–01–14–02–02–02–22–02–03–14–02–03–03–13–14–01–12–02–02–01–13–12–02–04–0
Cleveland 1–33–11–30–4—2–01–12–22–01–12–22–02–01–34–02–01–23–11–24–02–01–11–10–20–23–10–22–03–1
Dallas 1–12–00–20–20–2—2–20–22–21–30–22–20–40–21–10–41–10–21–10–21–30–42–22–22–21–11–34–00–2
Denver 1–11–10–21–11–12–2—1–12–21–30–21–32–20–21–14–00–21–11–12–03–10–40–40–41–32–03–13–11–1
Detroit 2–21–23–10–42–22–01–1—2–01–12–22–00–21–32–21–14–00–41–34–02–02–01–12–01–14–00–22–01–2
Golden State 1–12–02–00–20–22–22–20–2—2–21–13–11–31–11–13–12–00–20–22–01–31–31–31–30–41–11–34–01–1
Houston 1–11–12–00–21–13–13–11–12–2—2–04–03–10–22–02–22–00–20–22–03–12–22–21–30–42–02–24–01–1
Indiana 3–14–03–12–22–22–02–02–21–10–2—2–01–13–03–11–11–31–32–23–11–11–10–21–12–04–00–22–03–0
L.A. Clippers 0–20–21–10–20–22–23–10–21–30–40–2—0–41–11–13–11–11–10–22–03–12–22–21–30–40–21–33–11–1
L.A. Lakers 2–02–00–20–20–24–02–22–03–11–31–14–0—2–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–12–23–11–32–22–02–24–01–1
Miami 2–21–32–21–33–12–02–03–11–12–00–31–10–2—3–01–15–01–31–33–11–10–21–11–10–22–10–21–12–2
Milwaukee 2–21–31–30–40–41–11–12–21–10–21–31–10–20–3—1–11–32–21–32–10–22–00–21–10–22–20–21–11–3
Minnesota 1–10–21–10–20–24–00–41–11–32–21–11–31–31–11–1—1–10–20–21–11–30–43–11–30–41–11–32–20–2
New Jersey 0–42–23–00–32–11–12–00–40–20–23–11–10–20–53–11–1—2–20–42–20–21–11–10–20–22–20–22–02–2
New York 1–24–00–31–31–32–01–14–02–02–03–11–11–13–12–22–02–2—1–33–10–20–20–21–11–14–01–11–13–1
Orlando 2–23–14–01–32–11–11–13–12–02–02–22–01–13–13–12–04–03–1—4–02–01–11–11–11–12–11–12–04–0
Philadelphia 1–20–41–30–40–42–00–20–40–20–21–30–21–11–31–21–12–21–30–4—0–20–20–20–20–23–11–11–11–3
Phoenix 2–01–10–21–10–23–11–30–23–11–31–11–31–31–12–03–12–02–00–22–0—2–22–21–30–42–01–34–02–0
Portland 0–22–01–10–21–14–04–00–23–12–21–12–22–22–00–24–01–12–01–12–02–2—1–31–31–32–01–32–20–2
Sacramento 0–20–21–10–21–12–24–01–13–12–22–02–21–31–12–01–31–12–01–12–02–23–1—1–30–42–00–42–20–2
San Antonio 2–02–02–00–22–02–24–00–23–13–11–13–13–11–11–13–12–01–11–12–03–13–13–1—2–22–03–14–01–1
Seattle 2–02–02–01–12–02–23–11–14–04–00–24–02–22–02–04–02–01–11–12–04–03–14–02–2—1–13–13–11–1
Toronto 0–41–31–31–31–31–10–20–41–10–20–42–00–21–22–21–12–20–41–21–30–20–20–20–21–1—0–21–13–1
Utah 1–12–01–10–22–03–11–32–03–12–22–03–12–22–02–03–12–01–11–11–13–13–14–01–31–32–0—4–01–1
Vancouver 0–21–10–20–20–20–41–30–20–40–40–21–30–41–11–12–20–21–10–21–10–42–22–20–41–31–10–4—0–2
Washington 3–12–21–30–41–32–01–12–11–11–10–31–11–12–23–12–02–21–30–43–10–22–02–01–11–11–31–12–0—

Game log
GameDateOpponentResultNuggets pointsOpponentsRecordStreakOT
1November 3@ LA LakersLoss96980-1Lost 1
2November 4San AntonioLoss1081160-2Lost 2
3November 7@ Golden StateLoss93980-3Lost 3
4November 8SeattleLoss1171220-4Lost 4
5November 10@ UtahLoss861090-5Lost 5
6November 12@ LA ClippersLoss1031080-6Lost 6
7November 15@ PhoenixWin1371271-6Won 13OT
8November 17New YorkLoss941031-7Lost 1
9November 18@ HoustonLoss971011-8Lost 2
10November 21AtlantaWin107992-8Won 1
11November 24@ DallasWin1121093-8Won 2OT
12November 25UtahWin94914-8Won 3
13November 28@ SacramentoLoss85914-9Lost 1
14December 2MinnesotaWin1091055-9Won 1
15December 4DetroitWin85826-9Won 2
16December 7@ UtahWin1241197-9Won 3
17December 8PhoenixWin103988-9Won 4
18December 11@ PhiladelphiaWin104919-9Won 5
19December 12@ IndianaLoss921259-10Lost 1
20December 14@ New YorkWin1039410-10Won 1
21December 16@ AtlantaLoss869510-11Lost 1
22December 17@ ClevelandLoss799210-12Lost 2
23December 20Golden StateWin10910411-12Won 1
24December 21@ San AntonioLoss9611411-13Lost 1
25December 23LA ClippersLoss9210711-14Lost 2
26December 26DallasWin11410212-14Won 1
27December 27@ SeattleLoss839912-15Lost 1
28December 29@ PhoenixLoss9210312-16Lost 2
29December 30PhiladelphiaWin10810013-16Won 1
30January 2IndianaLoss8710213-17Lost 1
31January 4@ SacramentoLoss9612613-18Lost 2
32January 6MiamiLoss868813-19Lost 3
33January 7@ LA LakersWin969314-19Won 1
34January 10@ VancouverWin918515-19Won 2
35January 12ClevelandWin908316-19Won 3
36January 13PortlandLoss11711816-20Lost 1
37January 16@ PortlandLoss698716-21Lost 2
38January 17HoustonLoss11212016-22Lost 3
39January 20SacramentoLoss11011516-23Lost 4
40January 24@ SeattleLoss798616-24Lost 5
41January 25@ LA ClippersLoss939416-25Lost 6
42January 27TorontoWin938217-25Won 1
43January 30@ MinnesotaWin888618-25Won 2
44February 1@ MilwaukeeLoss10210818-26Lost 1
45February 4ChicagoWin1059919-26Won 1
46February 6LA LakersLoss789919-27Lost 1
47February 8LA ClippersWin1159520-27Won 1
48February 13@ OrlandoLoss9312120-28Lost 1
49February 15@ MiamiLoss919720-29Lost 2
50February 16@ CharlotteLoss10010720-30Lost 3
51February 18BostonWin1179321-30Won 1
52February 22@ PortlandLoss7810721-31Lost 1
53February 24UtahWin999022-31Won 1
54February 27WashingtonWin969223-31Won 2
55February 29DallasLoss12013723-32Lost 1
56March 2VancouverWin1088224-32Won 1
57March 4San AntonioLoss9010124-33Lost 1
58March 6@ San AntonioLoss9010024-34Lost 2
59March 7PhoenixWin1039225-34Won 1
60March 9Golden StateWin1028826-34Won 2
61March 10New JerseyLoss889926-35Lost 1
62March 12OrlandoWin1109327-35Won 1
63March 15@ ChicagoLoss8710827-36Lost 1
64March 17@ DetroitLoss819127-37Lost 2
65March 18@ TorontoWin12211428-37Won 1
66March 21@ New JerseyLoss899728-38Lost 1
67March 22@ BostonLoss989928-39Lost 2
68March 24@ WashingtonLoss909228-40Lost 3
69March 26CharlotteLoss11211928-41Lost 42OT
70March 28@ VancouverWin928829-41Won 1
71March 30MilwaukeeWin988530-41Won 2
72April 2MinnesotaWin867831-41Won 3
73April 4@ Golden StateLoss909831-42Lost 1
74April 5PortlandLoss919731-43Lost 2
75April 7HoustonWin11110532-43Won 1
76April 9LA LakersWin989133-43Won 2
77April 11@ HoustonLoss10911333-44Lost 1
78April 14@ MinnesotaWin989134-44Won 1
79April 15SacramentoLoss869034-45Lost 1
80April 18@ DallasLoss9813234-46Lost 2
81April 19VancouverLoss789234-47Lost 3
82April 21SeattleWin998835-47Won 1

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

Awards, records, and honors

References
  1. 1995-96 Denver Nuggets
  2. "NBA Sits Abdul-Rauf for Stance on Anthem". Los Angeles Times. March 13, 1996. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  3. "Hawks Get Big With Mutombo". Los Angeles Times. July 16, 1996. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
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