Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters

1990-1991 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
3 Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf PG 6-0 162 0 LSU 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
14 Michael Adams PG 5-10 163 5 Boston College 1985 Rnd 3 Pick 19 United States
33 Cadillac Anderson PF 6-10 230 3 Houston 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
  Kenny Battle SF 6-6 210 1 Illinois 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 27 United States
00 Anthony Cook FC 6-9 205 0 Arizona 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
6 Walter Davis GF 6-6 193 13 North Carolina 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
23 T.R. Dunn G 6-4 192 13 Alabama 1977 Rnd 2 Pick 19 United States
22 Jim Farmer G 6-4 190 3 Alabama 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
1 Corey Gaines G 6-3 195 2 Loyola Marymount 1988 Rnd 3 Pick 15 United States
  Winston Garland G 6-2 170 3 Missouri State 1987 Rnd 2 Pick 17 United States
24 Bill Hanzlik SF 6-7 185 10 Notre Dame 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 20 United States
15 Avery Johnson PG 5-10 175 2 Southern 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
35 Jerome Lane F 6-6 230 2 Pittsburgh 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 23 United States
22 Tim Legler G 6-4 200 0 La Salle 1988 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
30 Marcus Liberty SF 6-8 205 0 Illinois 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
  Todd Lichti G 6-4 205 1 Stanford 1989 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
34 Anthony Mason PF 6-7 250 2 Tennessee State 1988 Rnd 3 Pick 3 United States
5 Terry Mills PF 6-10 230 0 Michigan 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 16 United States
22 Craig Neal G 6-5 165 1 Georgia Tech 1988 Rnd 3 Pick 21 United States
41 Blair Rasmussen C 7-0 250 5 Oregon 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States
  Stevie Thompson G 6-4 185 0 Syracuse 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
34 Reggie Williams GF 6-7 190 3 Georgetown 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
42 Joe Wolf C 6-11 230 3 North Carolina 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
0 Orlando Woolridge PF 6-9 215 9 Notre Dame 1981 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1990-1991 Denver Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Adams T. Lichti O. Woolridge J. Wolf B. Rasmussen
Rotation M. Abdul-Rauf   J. Lane A. Cook  
Rotation     M. Liberty    
Lim PT   J. Farmer B. Hanzlik C. Anderson  
Lim PT     K. Battle    
Lim PT     R. Williams    

1990-1991 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1San Antonio Spurs55-27-
2Utah Jazz54-281
3Houston Rockets52-303
4Orlando Magic31-5124
5Minnesota Timberwolves29-5326
6Dallas Mavericks28-5427
7Denver Nuggets20-6235

1990-1991 Denver Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Michael Adams Player Of The Week (01/27/91)
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf All-Rookie Second Team (1991)

1990-1991 Denver Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Michael Adams 66 35.5 26.5 3.9 10.5 2.2 0.1 3.6
Orlando Woolridge 53 34.4 25.1 6.8 2.2 1.3 0.4 2.9
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 67 22.5 14.1 1.8 3.1 0.8 0.1 1.6
Blair Rasmussen 70 33.2 12.5 9.7 1.0 0.7 1.9 1.2
Reggie Williams 51 30.2 16.1 4.8 1.7 1.8 0.6 1.5
Walter Davis 39 26.8 18.7 3.2 2.2 1.6 0.1 1.6
Joe Wolf 74 21.5 7.3 5.4 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.3
Marcus Liberty 76 15.4 6.7 2.9 0.8 0.6 0.2 0.9
Jerome Lane 62 22.3 7.5 9.3 2.0 0.8 0.2 1.7
Todd Lichti 29 29.7 14.0 3.9 2.5 1.6 0.3 1.1
Anthony Cook 58 19.3 5.3 5.6 0.4 0.6 1.2 0.9
Jim Farmer 25 17.7 10.0 2.5 1.5 0.5 0.1 1.5
Kenny Battle 40 17.1 6.1 3.1 1.2 1.0 0.3 0.9
Cadillac Anderson 41 16.1 5.2 5.8 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.5
Terry Mills 17 16.4 7.5 5.2 0.9 0.9 0.5 1.1
Corey Gaines 10 22.6 8.3 1.4 9.1 1.0 0.2 2.3
Avery Johnson 21 10.3 3.8 1.0 3.7 0.7 0.1 1.3
Tim Legler 10 14.8 5.8 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.4
T.R. Dunn 17 12.8 3.1 2.5 1.4 0.7 0.1 0.4
Craig Neal 10 12.5 4.4 1.6 3.7 0.4 0.0 1.9
Anthony Mason 3 7.0 3.3 1.7 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0

1990-1991 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 1, 1990.

Jerome Lane was selected as the #23 pick in the First Round of the 1988 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Jerome Lane signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 21, 1988. Jerome Lane re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on October 4, 1990.

Marcus Liberty was selected as the #15 pick in the Second Round of the 1990 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Marcus Liberty signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on October 1, 1990.

Todd Lichti was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Todd Lichti signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on July 21, 1989.

Blair Rasmussen was selected as the #15 pick in the First Round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Blair Rasmussen signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1985. Blair Rasmussen signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on December 10, 1989.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Anthony Cook, the #24 pick in the First Round of the 1989 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Detroit Pistons on September 28, 1990. Anthony Cook signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on October 5, 1990.

Acquired via Trade

Michael Adams was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Washington Wizards on November 2, 1987. Michael Adams signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on March 1, 1988. Michael Adams signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on September 21, 1990.

Cadillac Anderson was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the New Jersey Nets on January 23, 1991.

Bill Hanzlik was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Seattle SuperSonics on July 20, 1982. Bill Hanzlik re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 25, 1984.

Orlando Woolridge was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Los Angeles Lakers on August 3, 1990.

Acquired via Waiver Claim

Kenny Battle was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Denver Nuggets from the Phoenix Suns on January 23, 1991.

Acquired via Free Agency

Jim Farmer signed a contract with the Denver Nuggets on March 7, 1991. Jim Farmer re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on March 17, 1991.

Reggie Williams signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on January 4, 1991.

Joe Wolf signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on October 5, 1990.

1990-1991 Denver Nuggets Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Bertram Lee Owner 1989-1990 N/A
Peter Bynoe Owner, Chief Executive Officer 1989-1990 N/A
Paul Westhead Head Coach 1990-1991 Head Coach (Chicago Bulls, 1982 to 1983)
Glen Grunwald General Manager 1990-1991 N/A
Rob Babcock Director of Scouting 1987-1988 N/A
Larry Franca Head Athletic Trainer 1990-1991 N/A