Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters

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1980-1981 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
T.R. Dunn G 6-4 192 3 Alabama 1977 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
Alex English SF 6-7 190 4 South Carolina 1976 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
Glen Gondrezick F 6-6 218 3 UNLV 1977 Rnd 2 Pick 4 United States
Kenny Higgs PG 6-0 180 1 LSU 1978 Rnd 3 Pick 13 United States
Cedrick Hordges PF 6-8 220 0 South Carolina 1979 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Dan Issel FC 6-9 235 4 Kentucky 1970 Rnd 8 Pick 3 United States
Billy McKinney G 6-0 160 3 Northwestern 1977 Rnd 6 Pick 5 United States
Carl Nicks G 6-1 175 0 Indiana State 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
James Ray PF 6-8 215 0 Jacksonville 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Dave Robisch FC 6-10 235 4 Kansas 1971 Rnd 3 Pick 9 United States
John Roche PG 6-3 170 2 South Carolina 1971 Rnd 1 Pick 14 United States
David Thompson GF 6-5 195 4 NC State 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
Ronnie Valentine F 6-7 210 0 Old Dominion 1980 Rnd 3 Pick 5 United States
Kiki Vandeweghe SF 6-8 220 0 UCLA 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States

1980-1981 Denver Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. Thompson A. English K. Vandeweghe C. Hordges D. Issel
Rotation J. Roche T. Dunn G. Gondrezick J. Ray  
Rotation K. Higgs   R. Valentine    
Lim PT   B. McKinney   D. Robisch  

1980-1981 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs52-30-
2Houston Rockets40-4212
3Kansas City Kings40-4212
4Denver Nuggets37-4515
5Utah Jazz28-5424
6Dallas Mavericks15-6737

1980-1981 Denver Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
David Thompson Player Of The Week (11/02/80)

1980-1981 Denver Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
David Thompson 77 34.0 25.5 3.7 3.0 0.7 0.8 3.2
Alex English 81 38.2 23.8 8.0 3.6 1.3 1.2 3.0
Dan Issel 80 33.0 21.9 8.4 2.0 1.0 0.7 1.6
Dave Robisch 73 23.9 10.4 5.7 1.8 0.4 0.4 0.9
Kiki Vandeweghe 51 27.0 11.5 5.3 1.8 0.6 0.5 1.7
Cedrick Hordges 68 23.5 8.4 6.7 1.5 0.5 0.3 1.8
Kenny Higgs 72 23.5 7.8 2.0 5.7 1.4 0.1 2.3
Billy McKinney 49 23.1 10.7 2.2 4.1 1.2 0.1 1.8
Glen Gondrezick 73 14.8 5.8 4.2 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.9
T.R. Dunn 82 17.4 4.5 3.7 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.7
John Roche 26 23.5 8.9 1.4 5.4 0.7 0.3 2.0
Carl Nicks 27 18.3 6.1 1.8 3.0 1.0 0.1 2.3
Ronnie Valentine 24 5.1 3.5 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.7
James Ray 18 8.2 2.1 2.1 0.6 0.2 0.2 0.7
Kim Hughes 8 19.9 2.9 6.2 1.4 1.4 1.8 1.4
Jawann Oldham 4 5.2 1.0 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5

1980-1981 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

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.

James Ray was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1980 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. James Ray signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1980.

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 Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Cedrick Hordges, the #5 pick in the 3 Round of the 1979 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Chicago Bulls on June 9, 1980. Cedrick Hordges signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1980.

Draft Rights to Kiki Vandeweghe, the #11 pick in the First Round of the 1980 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Dallas Mavericks on December 10, 1980. Kiki Vandeweghe signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on December 10, 1980.

Acquired via Trade

T.R. Dunn was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Portland Trail Blazers on August 15, 1980.

Alex English was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Indiana Pacers on February 1, 1980.

Billy McKinney was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Utah Jazz on December 22, 1980.

Dave Robisch was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 30, 1980.

Acquired via Free Agency

Glen Gondrezick signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on November 27, 1979.

Kenny Higgs signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on December 8, 1980.

John Roche signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 27, 1979.

Ronnie Valentine signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on December 2, 1980.

1980-1981 Denver Nuggets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Red McCombs Owner 1978-1979 N/A
Donnie Walsh Head Coach 1978-1979 N/A
Doug Moe Head Coach 1980-1981 Head Coach (San Antonio Spurs, 1976 to 1980)
Carl Scheer General Manager 1974-1975 N/A
Chopper Travaglini Head Athletic Trainer 1976-1977 N/A