Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters
1981-1982 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster
1981-1982 Denver Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | B. McKinney | T. Dunn | A. English | K. Vandeweghe | D. Issel |
Rotation | K. Higgs | D. Thompson | C. Hordges | ||
Rotation | G. Gondrezick | ||||
Lim PT | J. Roche | J. Ray | |||
Lim PT | D. Robisch |
1981-1982 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | San Antonio Spurs | 48-34 | - |
2 | Denver Nuggets | 46-36 | 2 |
3 | Houston Rockets | 46-36 | 2 |
4 | Kansas City Kings | 30-52 | 18 |
5 | Dallas Mavericks | 28-54 | 20 |
6 | Utah Jazz | 25-57 | 23 |
1981-1982 Denver Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Alex English | All-NBA Second Team (1982) |
Alex English | Player Of The Month (Mar 82) |
Alex English | Player Of The Week (11/29/81) |
Alex English | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1982) |
1981-1982 Denver Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Alex English | 82 | 36.8 | 25.4 | 6.8 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
Dan Issel | 81 | 30.5 | 22.9 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
Kiki Vandeweghe | 82 | 33.8 | 21.5 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.3 |
David Thompson | 61 | 20.4 | 14.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
Billy McKinney | 81 | 24.2 | 10.8 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
T.R. Dunn | 82 | 30.7 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Glen Gondrezick | 80 | 21.2 | 8.2 | 5.3 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
Kenny Higgs | 76 | 22.3 | 7.5 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.1 |
Cedrick Hordges | 77 | 17.8 | 6.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
John Roche | 39 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Dave Robisch | 12 | 21.4 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
James Ray | 40 | 6.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 |
David Burns | 6 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 |
1981-1982 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. Billy McKinney re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 29, 1981. 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. |
1981-1982 Denver Nuggets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Red McCombs | Owner | 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 |