Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters
1979-1980 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster
1979-1980 Denver Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | J. Roche | C. Scott | D. Thompson | B. Wilkerson | D. Issel |
Rotation | G. Garland | G. Gondrezick | G. Johnson | K. Hughes | |
Rotation | B. Ellis | A. Kramer | |||
Lim PT | A. English |
1979-1980 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 49-33 | - |
2 | Kansas City Kings | 47-35 | 2 |
3 | Denver Nuggets | 30-52 | 19 |
4 | Chicago Bulls | 30-52 | 19 |
5 | Utah Jazz | 24-58 | 25 |
1979-1980 Denver Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Dan Issel | 82 | 35.8 | 23.8 | 8.8 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 2.0 |
Bob Wilkerson | 75 | 31.7 | 13.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
John Roche | 82 | 27.9 | 11.4 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
David Thompson | 39 | 31.8 | 21.5 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
George Johnson | 75 | 25.8 | 10.2 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.0 |
George McGinnis | 45 | 31.6 | 15.6 | 10.3 | 4.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 4.2 |
Charlie Scott | 69 | 27.0 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.4 |
Alex English | 24 | 36.5 | 21.3 | 9.4 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
Glen Gondrezick | 59 | 17.3 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
Gary Garland | 78 | 14.2 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Kim Hughes | 70 | 17.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Tom Boswell | 18 | 29.0 | 11.3 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
Anthony Roberts | 23 | 21.1 | 7.7 | 4.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Bo Ellis | 48 | 10.5 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Arvid Kramer | 8 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
1979-1980 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Gary Garland was selected as the #8 pick in the Second Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Gary Garland signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1979. Dan Issel was selected as the #3 pick in the 8 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Dan Issel signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 5, 1976. David Thompson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. David Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 5, 1976. David Thompson signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on June 1, 1978. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Bo Ellis was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Washington Wizards on October 11, 1977. Bo Ellis signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on November 24, 1979. Alex English was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Indiana Pacers on February 1, 1980. George Johnson was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Milwaukee Bucks on October 19, 1979. Charlie Scott was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 26, 1978. Charlie Scott re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 4, 1979. Bob Wilkerson was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Seattle SuperSonics on May 24, 1977. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Glen Gondrezick signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on November 27, 1979. Kim Hughes signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 8, 1978. Arvid Kramer signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on March 2, 1980. Arvid Kramer re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 12, 1980. Arvid Kramer re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 22, 1980. John Roche signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 27, 1979. |
1979-1980 Denver Nuggets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Red McCombs | Owner | 1978-1979 | N/A |
Dick Vitale | Head Coach | 1978-1979 | N/A |
Donnie Walsh | Head Coach | 1978-1979 | N/A |
Carl Scheer | General Manager | 1974-1975 | N/A |
Chopper Travaglini | Head Athletic Trainer | 1976-1977 | N/A |