1971-72 Denver Rockets Statistics
American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 34-50
Finishing 4th in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Indiana Pacers 4-3
Coach: Alex Hannum (34-50)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 172,120, Avg. 4,303 in 40 home dates
1971-72 Denver Rockets RosterTeam Record: 34-50
Finishing 4th in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 3-4 Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Indiana Pacers 4-3
Coach: Alex Hannum (34-50)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 172,120, Avg. 4,303 in 40 home dates
1971-72 Denver Rockets Results
The Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association ended the 1971-72 season with a record of 34 wins and 50 losses, finishing fourth in the ABA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-4.
The Rockets scored 9,400 points and allowed 9,500. Ralph Simpson tossed in a team-best 2,300 points for Denver, while Julius Keye contributed 982 boards. Larry Brown dished out 549 assists for the squad.
Alex Hannum coached the team. The 1971-72 Denver Rockets lost in the division semifinals.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Simpson | G-F | 84 | 3006 | 2000 | 920 | 22 | 3 | 568 | 457 | 171 | 227 | 398 | 258 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 244 | 2300 |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 84 | 2420 | 1138 | 505 | 5 | 0 | 419 | 294 | 287 | 517 | 804 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 251 | 1304 |
| Art Becker | F | 84 | 2193 | 954 | 435 | 3 | 0 | 195 | 165 | 167 | 304 | 471 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 271 | 1035 |
| Byron Beck | C-F | 66 | 1816 | 669 | 337 | 3 | 0 | 166 | 140 | 171 | 357 | 528 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 213 | 814 |
| Al Smith | G | 83 | 1764 | 675 | 292 | 107 | 32 | 211 | 153 | 85 | 141 | 226 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 244 | 769 |
| Chuck Williams | G | 84 | 1580 | 583 | 263 | 4 | 0 | 275 | 205 | 62 | 95 | 157 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 144 | 731 |
| Larry Brown | G | 76 | 2012 | 556 | 243 | 25 | 5 | 244 | 198 | 53 | 113 | 166 | 549 | 0 | 0 | 217 | 207 | 689 |
| Frank Card | F | 73 | 1443 | 495 | 225 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 112 | 141 | 189 | 330 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 204 | 562 |
| Marv Roberts | F-C | 68 | 1047 | 533 | 217 | 4 | 1 | 120 | 86 | 121 | 173 | 294 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 150 | 521 |
| Julius Keye | F-C | 84 | 2557 | 476 | 192 | 2 | 0 | 174 | 108 | 315 | 667 | 982 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 139 | 346 | 492 |
| Julian Hammond | F | 25 | 411 | 140 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 31 | 48 | 67 | 115 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 47 | 163 |
| Steve Wilson | G | 9 | 36 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
| Dwight Waller | F | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Steve Mix | F | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals | 823 | 20299 | 8247 | 3703 | 178 | 41 | 2601 | 1953 | 1626 | 2855 | 4481 | 1995 | 0 | 0 | 1450 | 2334 | 9400 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Simpson | G-F | 84 | 35.8 | 46.0 | 13.6 | 80.5 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 27.4 |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 84 | 28.8 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 3.4 | 6.2 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 15.5 |
| Art Becker | F | 84 | 26.1 | 45.6 | 0.0 | 84.6 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 12.3 |
| Byron Beck | C-F | 66 | 27.5 | 50.4 | 0.0 | 84.3 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 12.3 |
| Al Smith | G | 83 | 21.3 | 43.3 | 29.9 | 72.5 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 9.3 |
| Chuck Williams | G | 84 | 18.8 | 45.1 | 0.0 | 74.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 8.7 |
| Larry Brown | G | 76 | 26.5 | 43.7 | 20.0 | 81.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 7.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 9.1 |
| Frank Card | F | 73 | 19.8 | 45.5 | 0.0 | 65.1 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 7.7 |
| Marv Roberts | F-C | 68 | 15.4 | 40.7 | 25.0 | 71.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 7.7 |
| Julius Keye | F-C | 84 | 30.4 | 40.3 | 0.0 | 62.1 | 3.8 | 7.9 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
| Julian Hammond | F | 25 | 16.4 | 47.1 | 62.0 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 6.5 | |
| Steve Wilson | G | 9 | 4.0 | 21.7 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Dwight Waller | F | 2 | 5.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | ||
| Steve Mix | F | 1 | 4.0 | 100.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Averages | 823 | 24.7 | 44.9 | 23.0 | 75.1 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 11.4 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Simpson | G-F | 7 | 291 | 162 | 70 | 0 | 57 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 21 | 187 | |
| Byron Beck | C-F | 7 | 264 | 115 | 56 | 1 | 28 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 139 | |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 7 | 288 | 138 | 50 | 0 | 52 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 137 | |
| Larry Brown | G | 7 | 211 | 50 | 21 | 0 | 24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 25 | 65 | |
| Julius Keye | F-C | 7 | 302 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 30 | 57 | |
| Chuck Williams | G | 7 | 108 | 42 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 45 | |
| Art Becker | F | 7 | 94 | 31 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 34 | |
| Al Smith | G | 7 | 99 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 30 | |
| Frank Card | F | 4 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | |
| Marv Roberts | F-C | 3 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Totals | 63 | 1705 | 639 | 274 | 0 | 3 | 198 | 157 | 0 | 0 | 384 | 129 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 187 | 708 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Simpson | G-F | 7 | 41.6 | 43.2 | 82.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 26.7 | |
| Byron Beck | C-F | 7 | 37.7 | 48.7 | 92.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 4.1 | 19.9 | |
| Dave Robisch | C-F | 7 | 41.1 | 36.2 | 71.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.1 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 19.6 | |
| Larry Brown | G | 7 | 30.1 | 42.0 | 95.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 9.3 | |
| Julius Keye | F-C | 7 | 43.1 | 45.8 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 8.1 | |
| Chuck Williams | G | 7 | 15.4 | 42.9 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 6.4 | |
| Art Becker | F | 7 | 13.4 | 45.2 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 4.9 | |
| Al Smith | G | 7 | 14.1 | 44.4 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 4.3 | |
| Frank Card | F | 4 | 7.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 | |
| Marv Roberts | F-C | 3 | 6.7 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.0 | |
| Averages | 823 | 27.1 | 42.9 | 79.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 11.2 |
