1973–74 Denver Rockets season

1972–73 Denver Rockets season
Head coach Alex Hannum
Arena Denver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record 37–47 (.440)
Place Division: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish Lost ABA Western Division Tiebreaker (0-1) versus San Diego Conquistadors

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1973–74 ABA season was the seventh and final season for the Denver Rockets before their name change in preparation for the merger with the NBA, which had a team called the Rockets. They ended up with a 37-47 record, but it was not enough for a playoff spot, due to losing a one-game playoff to the San Diego Conquistadors on March 29, 1974, 131–111. Subsequently, the team was rechristened the Denver Nuggets before the next season started.

Roster

No. Player Position Height Weight Birth Date Experience (years) College
40 Byron Beck C 6-9 225 January 25, 1945 6 University of Denver
22 Mike Green C 6-10 200 August 6, 1951 R Louisiana Tech University
12 Warren Jabali SG 6-2 200 August 29, 1946 5 Wichita State University
23 Steve Jones SG 6-5 205 October 17, 1942 6 University of Oregon
13 Julius Keye PF 6-10 200 September 5, 1946 4 Alcorn State University
30 Willie Long SF 6-8 225 March 1, 1950 2 University of New Mexico
15 Patrick McFarland SG 6-5 185 December 7, 1951 R Saint Joseph's University
31 Marv Roberts PF 6-8 200 January 29, 1950 2 Utah State University
25 Dave Robisch C 6-10 235 December 22, 1949 2 University of Kansas
44 Ralph Simpson SF 6-5 200 August 10, 1949 3 Michigan State University
10 Al Smith PG 6-1 185 January 15, 1947 2 Bradley University
21 Claude Terry SG 6-4 195 January 12, 1950 1 Stanford University

Season standings

Eastern Division

Team W L % GB
New York Nets 55 29 .655 -
Kentucky Colonels 53 31 .631 2
Carolina Cougars 47 37 .560 8
Virginia Squires 28 56 .333 27
Memphis Tams 21 63 .250 34

Western Division

Team W L % GB
Utah Stars 51 33 .607 -
Indiana Pacers 46 38 .548 5
San Antonio Spurs 45 39 .536 6
Denver Rockets 37 47 .440 14
San Diego Conquistadors 37 47 .440 14

Game log

Statistics

Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Warren Jabali 27 49 34.9 5.2 13.4 .391 0.9 2.5 .366 4.3 10.9 .397 4.5 5.6 .803 1.7 3.3 5.0 7.3 2.0 0.2 4.0 3.4 15.9
2 Julius Keye 27 79 32.8 1.9 4.2 .447 0.0 0.1 .200 1.8 4.1 .451 0.7 1.1 .679 2.8 5.9 8.7 1.7 0.5 1.9 1.1 3.0 4.5
3 Al Smith 27 76 32.0 4.1 10.3 .399 0.3 0.9 .306 3.8 9.3 .409 2.5 3.2 .773 0.7 2.4 3.2 8.1 1.3 0.1 3.6 3.4 10.9
4 Ralph Simpson 24 75 29.9 8.0 18.6 .428 0.0 0.3 .083 7.9 18.3 .434 2.8 3.7 .754 1.5 2.8 4.3 2.5 1.4 0.2 2.6 2.5 18.7
5 Dave Robisch 24 84 29.4 5.3 11.3 .473 0.0 0.0 5.3 11.3 .473 3.8 4.9 .774 2.6 5.8 8.4 1.8 0.5 0.8 1.2 2.7 14.5
6 Steve Jones 31 42 27.5 5.7 12.7 .448 0.3 0.9 .361 5.4 11.9 .454 2.0 2.6 .771 0.8 2.5 3.3 3.0 0.3 0.1 2.6 3.0 13.7
7 Willie Long 23 82 25.1 4.7 11.3 .414 0.0 0.0 .000 4.7 11.3 .415 3.3 4.0 .831 2.4 3.3 5.7 1.2 0.7 0.2 1.9 3.0 12.6
8 Byron Beck 29 82 24.1 5.2 10.0 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 5.2 10.0 .517 1.5 1.7 .851 2.0 3.1 5.1 0.9 0.6 0.1 1.0 2.8 11.8
9 Mike Green 22 79 20.9 4.6 10.1 .459 0.0 0.0 .500 4.6 10.1 .459 2.1 2.9 .748 2.8 4.5 7.4 0.8 0.6 1.6 1.6 2.4 11.4
10 Marv Roberts 24 35 18.4 3.0 6.8 .447 0.0 0.0 1.000 3.0 6.7 .445 1.4 1.8 .774 1.7 2.1 3.7 1.3 0.4 0.1 1.4 2.1 7.5
11 Patrick McFarland 22 67 11.3 2.4 5.4 .443 0.1 0.4 .333 2.3 5.0 .451 0.5 0.8 .673 0.9 1.1 2.0 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.6 1.0 5.4
12 Claude Terry 24 60 9.8 1.9 4.3 .443 0.2 0.6 .400 1.7 3.7 .450 1.0 1.2 .870 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.2 0.2 0.1 1.0 1.1 5.0[1]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ 1973-74 Denver Rockets Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
  2. ↑ 1973-74 ABA Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
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