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1988-89 Denver Nuggets Roster
Team Record: 44-38
Finishing 3rd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 0-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Phoenix Suns 3-0
Coach: Doug Moe (44-38)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 555,498, Avg. 13,549 in 41 home dates
1988-89 Denver Nuggets Results
The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 44 wins and 38 losses, finishing third in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.
The Nuggets tossed in 9,675 points and yielded 9,536. Alex English scored a team-best 2,175 points for Denver, and Fat Lever averaged 19 or more per game as well. Fat Lever racked up 662 boards. Fat Lever dished out 559 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Fat Lever added 195 thefts, while Wayne Cooper blocked 211 shots.
Doug Moe coached the team. The 1988-89 Denver Nuggets lost in the conference first round.
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Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
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Michael Adams | G | January 19, 1963 | 5'10" | 162 | Boston College | Hartford, CT USA |
Darwin Cook | G | August 6, 1958 | 6'3" | 184 | Portland | Los Angeles, CA USA |
Wayne Cooper | C-F | November 16, 1956 | 6'10" | 220 | New Orleans | Milan, GA USA |
Walter Davis | G-F | September 9, 1954 | 6'6" | 193 | North Carolina | Pineville, NC USA |
Wayne Englestad | F | December 6, 1963 | 6'8" | 245 | California-Irvine | Rosemead, CA USA |
Alex English | F | January 5, 1954 | 6'7" | 190 | South Carolina | Columbia, SC USA |
David Greenwood | F-C | May 27, 1957 | 6'9" | 222 | UCLA | Lynwood, CA USA |
Bill Hanzlik | G-F | December 6, 1957 | 6'7" | 185 | Notre Dame | Middletown, OH USA |
Eddie Hughes | G | May 26, 1960 | 5'10" | 165 | Colorado State | Greenville, MS USA |
Jerome Lane | F | December 4, 1966 | 6'6" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Akron, OH USA |
Fat Lever | G | August 18, 1960 | 6'3" | 170 | Arizona State | Pine Bluff, AR USA |
Calvin Natt | F | January 8, 1957 | 6'6" | 220 | Northeast Louisiana | Monroe, LA USA |
Blair Rasmussen | C | November 13, 1962 | 7'0" | 250 | Oregon | Auburn, WA USA |
Danny Schayes | C-F | May 10, 1959 | 6'11" | 235 | Syracuse | Syracuse, NY USA |
Elston Turner | G-F | June 10, 1959 | 6'5" | 190 | Mississippi | Knoxville, TN USA |
Jay Vincent | F | June 10, 1959 | 6'7" | 220 | Michigan State | Kalamazoo, MI USA |