1975-76 Denver Nuggets Roster
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 60-24
Finishing 1st in the ABA
Postseason: 6-7 Lost finals
Semifinals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 4-3
Finals - Lost to New York Nets 4-2
Coach: Larry Brown (60-24)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 545,253, Avg. 12,680 in 43 home dates
1975-76 Denver Nuggets StatisticsTeam Record: 60-24
Finishing 1st in the ABA
Postseason: 6-7 Lost finals
Semifinals - Defeated Kentucky Colonels 4-3
Finals - Lost to New York Nets 4-2
Coach: Larry Brown (60-24)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 545,253, Avg. 12,680 in 43 home dates
1975-76 Denver Nuggets Results
The Denver Nuggets of the American Basketball Association ended the 1975-76 season with a record of 60 wins and 24 losses, finishing first in the ABA. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-7.
The Nuggets led the circuit with 10,237 points. Denver surrendered 9,734 points, most in the league. David Thompson tossed in a team-best 2,158 points for the team, and Dan Issel scored 19 or more per game as well. Dan Issel racked up 923 boards. Ralph Simpson dished out 597 assists for the squad.
Defensively, Bobby Jones added 170 steals and blocked a team-best 184 shots.
Larry Brown coached the team. The 1975-76 Denver Nuggets lost in the finals.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Beck | C-F | January 25, 1945 | 6'9" | 225 | Denver | Ellensburg, WA USA |
| Jim Bradley | F | March 16, 1952 | 6'8" | 215 | Northern Illinois | East Chicago, IN USA |
| Roger Brown | C | February 23, 1950 | 6'11" | 225 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA |
| Jimmy Foster | G | December 16, 1951 | 6'1" | 175 | Connecticut | Jersey City, NJ USA |
| Gus Gerard | F-G | July 27, 1953 | 6'8" | 200 | Virginia | Uniontown, PA USA |
| George Irvine | F-G | February 1, 1948 | 6'6" | 200 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA |
| Dan Issel | C-F | October 25, 1948 | 6'8" | 235 | Kentucky | Batavia, IL USA |
| Bobby Jones | F | December 18, 1951 | 6'9" | 210 | North Carolina | Charlotte, NC USA |
| Ralph Simpson | G-F | August 10, 1949 | 6'5" | 200 | Michigan State | Detroit, MI USA |
| Claude Terry | G-F | January 12, 1950 | 6'4" | 195 | Stanford | Salida, CA USA |
| David Thompson | G-F | July 13, 1954 | 6'4" | 195 | North Carolina State | Shelby, NC USA |
| Monte Towe | G | September 27, 1953 | 5'7" | 145 | North Carolina State | Marion, IN USA |
| Marvin Webster | C | April 13, 1952 | 7'1" | 225 | Morgan State | Baltimore, MD USA |
| Chuck Williams | G | June 6, 1946 | 6'2" | 175 | Colorado | Boulder, CO USA |
