Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters
1980-1981 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster
1980-1981 Denver Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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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
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 52-30 | - |
2 | Houston Rockets | 40-42 | 12 |
3 | Kansas City Kings | 40-42 | 12 |
4 | Denver Nuggets | 37-45 | 15 |
5 | Utah Jazz | 28-54 | 24 |
6 | Dallas Mavericks | 15-67 | 37 |
1980-1981 Denver Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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David Thompson | Player Of The Week (11/02/80) |
1980-1981 Denver Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |