1974–75 Denver Nuggets season

1974–75 Denver Rockets season
Head coach Larry Brown
Arena Denver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record 65–19 (.774)
Place Division: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish
  • Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-2) versus Utah Stars
    *Lost ABA Western Division Finals (3-4) versus Indiana Pacers

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1974-75 ABA season was the franchise's eighth season and first as the Nuggets. The Nuggets were ranked first in points per game (118.7 ppg). They also had the best record in the ABA, 65-19, though they lost in the Division Finals to the Pacers.

Roster

No. Player Position Height Weight Birth Date Experience (years) College
40 Byron Beck PF 6-9 225 January 25, 1945 7 University of Denver
20 Mack Calvin PG 6-0 165 July 27, 1947 5 University of Southern California
22 Mike Green C 6-10 200 August 6, 1951 1 Louisiana Tech University
24 Bobby Jones PF 6-9 210 December 18, 1951 R University of North Carolina
15 Patrick McFarland SG 6-5 185 December 7, 1951 1 Saint Joseph's University
25 Dave Robisch C 6-10 235 December 22, 1949 3 University of Kansas
44 Ralph Simpson SG 6-5 200 August 10, 1949 4 Michigan State University
14 Fatty Taylor PG 6-0 175 March 13, 1946 5 La Salle University
21 Claude Terry SF 6-4 195 January 12, 1950 2 Stanford University
32 Jan van Breda Kolff SF 6-7 195 December 16, 1951 R Vanderbilt University
10 Donald Washington SF 6-8 210 April 22, 1952 R University of North Carolina

Standings

Eastern Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Kentucky Colonels 5826.690 -
New York Nets 5826.690 -
Spirits of St. Louis 3252.381 26
Memphis Sounds 2757.321 31
Virginia Squires 1569.179 43

Western Division

Team W L PCT. GB
Denver Nuggets 65 19 .774 -
San Antonio Spurs 5133.607 14
Indiana Pacers 45 39 .536 20
Utah Stars 38 46 .452 27
San Diego Conquistadors 31 53 .369 34

Game log

Stats

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 Ralph Simpson 25 82 34.9 8.5 16.8 .505 0.0 0.1 .083 8.5 16.6 .509 3.7 4.9 .754 1.3 3.5 4.8 5.4 2.0 0.2 3.8 2.6 20.6
2 Mack Calvin 27 74 33.3 6.5 13.5 .485 0.0 0.2 .188 6.5 13.2 .490 6.4 7.2 .896 0.5 2.4 2.8 7.7 1.9 0.1 3.8 2.8 19.5
3 Bobby Jones 23 84 32.2 6.3 10.4 .604 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 10.4 .605 2.2 3.2 .695 2.7 5.5 8.2 3.6 2.0 1.8 2.8 3.1 14.8
4 Mike Green 23 81 31.6 7.3 13.5 .542 0.0 0.0 .000 7.3 13.5 .544 2.8 3.8 .738 3.5 5.8 9.2 1.2 1.0 2.1 2.5 3.3 17.4
5 Fatty Taylor 28 76 26.6 3.3 7.7 .428 0.1 0.3 .286 3.2 7.4 .434 1.7 2.3 .750 1.1 1.8 2.9 4.4 2.3 0.2 3.3 3.1 8.4
6 Dave Robisch 25 84 22.6 4.7 9.3 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 4.7 9.3 .504 3.6 4.1 .879 1.9 4.1 6.0 1.8 0.5 0.6 1.3 2.4 13.0
7 Byron Beck 30 84 21.6 4.6 8.9 .515 0.0 0.0 .000 4.6 8.9 .516 1.0 1.2 .835 1.5 2.6 4.1 1.3 0.7 0.2 0.9 3.2 10.1
8 Jan van Breda Kolff 23 84 19.5 1.8 4.1 .453 0.0 0.0 .000 1.8 4.0 .457 2.1 2.5 .839 1.4 2.8 4.3 2.2 0.6 0.5 1.5 2.0 5.8
9 Claude Terry 25 70 14.1 2.8 5.2 .530 0.1 0.4 .400 2.6 4.8 .540 1.0 1.3 .761 0.8 1.2 2.0 1.6 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.2 6.7
10 Patrick McFarland 23 70 13.5 2.9 6.1 .472 0.0 0.2 .125 2.8 5.8 .485 0.7 0.9 .788 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.7 0.7 0.1 1.5 0.9 6.5
11 Donald Washington 22 50 8.8 1.6 3.7 .432 0.0 0.0 .000 1.6 3.6 .436 0.8 1.1 .679 0.8 1.0 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.4 1.0 1.8 3.9[1]

Awards and honors

League leaders

All-ABA Teams

All-Defensive Team

All-Rookie Team

ABA All-Stars

References

  1. ↑ 1974-75 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com
  2. ↑ 1974-75 ABA Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com
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