1971–72 Denver Rockets season

The 1971–72 ABA season was the fifth season of the Denver Rockets. They finished 34-50, but managed to qualify for the fourth and final playoff spot in the five team Western Division by eight games. They went the distance with the Pacers, who went on to be the eventual ABA champions.

1971–72 Denver Rockets season
Head coachAlex Hannum
ArenaDenver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record3450 (.405)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Western)
Playoff finishABA Western Division semifinals
(lost to Pacers 3–4)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Roster

No. Player Position Height Weight Birth Date Experience (years) College
40 Byron Beck C 6-9 225 January 25, 1945 4 University of Denver
14 Arthur Becker PF 6-7 205 January 12, 1942 4 Arizona State University
11 Larry Brown PG 5-9 160 September 14, 1940 4 University of North Carolina
20 Frank Card SF 6-7 195 December 28, 1944 3 South Carolina State University
22 Julian Hammond SF 6-5 205 May 27, 1943 4 University of Tulsa
13 Julius Keye PF 6-10 200 September 5, 1946 2 Alcorn State University
23 Steve Mix F 6-7 215 December 30, 1947 2 University of Toledo
31 Marv Roberts SF 6-8 200 January 29, 1950 R Utah State University
25 Dave Robisch C 6-10 235 December 22, 1949 R University of Kansas
44 Ralph Simpson SG 6-5 200 August 10, 1949 1 Michigan State University
10 Al Smith SF 6-1 185 January 15, 1947 R Bradley University
24 Dwight Waller F 6-6 220 October 5, 1945 2 Tennessee State University
21 Chuck Williams PG 6-2 175 June 6, 1946 1 University of Colorado
12 Stephen Wilson SG 6-5 185 October 16, 1948 1 Hanover College

Season standings

Eastern Division

TeamWL %GB
Kentucky Colonels6816.810-
Virginia Squires4539.53623
New York Nets4440.52424
The Floridians3648.42932
Carolina Cougars3549.41733
Pittsburgh Condors2559.29843

Western Division

TeamWL %GB
Utah Stars6024.714-
Indiana Pacers4737.56013
Dallas Chaparrals4242.50018
Denver Rockets3450.40526
Memphis Pros2658.31034

Playoffs

Western Division semifinals[1]

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1March 31Indiana95-1020-16,103
2April 1Indiana106-1051-16,521
3April 4Denver120-122 (OT)1-25,304
4April 6Denver112-962-26,109
5April 8Indiana79-912-39,428
6April 9Denver106-993-35,815
7April 13Indiana89-913-48,643

Rockets lose 4-3

Game log

Statistics

Rk Player Age G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 2P 2PA 2P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST TOV PF PTS
1 Ralph Simpson 22 84 35.8 11.0 23.8 .460 0.0 0.3 .136 10.9 23.5 .464 5.4 6.8 .805 2.0 2.7 4.7 3.1 3.2 2.9 27.4
2 Julius Keye 25 84 30.4 2.3 5.7 .403 0.0 0.0 .000 2.3 5.6 .405 1.3 2.1 .621 3.8 7.9 11.7 1.8 1.7 4.1 5.9
3 Dave Robisch 22 84 28.8 6.0 13.5 .444 0.0 0.1 .000 6.0 13.5 .446 3.5 5.0 .702 3.4 6.2 9.6 2.4 1.3 3.0 15.5
4 Byron Beck 27 66 27.5 5.1 10.1 .504 0.0 0.0 .000 5.1 10.1 .506 2.1 2.5 .843 2.6 5.4 8.0 2.1 1.5 3.2 12.3
5 Larry Brown 31 76 26.5 3.2 7.3 .437 0.1 0.3 .200 3.1 7.0 .448 2.6 3.2 .811 0.7 1.5 2.2 7.2 2.9 2.7 9.1
6 Arthur Becker 30 84 26.1 5.2 11.4 .456 0.0 0.0 .000 5.2 11.3 .457 2.0 2.3 .846 2.0 3.6 5.6 1.3 1.6 3.2 12.3
7 Al Smith 25 83 21.3 3.5 8.1 .433 0.4 1.3 .299 3.1 6.8 .458 1.8 2.5 .725 1.0 1.7 2.7 3.0 2.0 2.9 9.3
8 Frank Card 27 73 19.8 3.1 6.8 .455 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 6.8 .455 1.5 2.4 .651 1.9 2.6 4.5 1.1 1.6 2.8 7.7
9 Chuck Williams 25 84 18.8 3.1 6.9 .451 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 6.9 .454 2.4 3.3 .745 0.7 1.1 1.9 1.9 1.2 1.7 8.7
10 Julian Hammond 28 25 16.4 2.6 5.6 .471 0.0 0.0 2.6 5.6 .471 1.2 2.0 .620 1.9 2.7 4.6 1.2 1.2 1.9 6.5
11 Marv Roberts 22 68 15.4 3.2 7.8 .407 0.0 0.1 .250 3.2 7.8 .408 1.3 1.8 .717 1.8 2.5 4.3 0.9 1.1 2.2 7.7
12 Dwight Waller 26 2 5.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 .500 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 2.0
13 Steve Mix 24 1 4.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0
14 Stephen Wilson 23 9 4.0 0.6 2.6 .217 0.0 0.2 .000 0.6 2.3 .238 0.4 0.8 .571 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.7 0.3 1.0 1.6[2]

Awards and honors

  • All-ABA 2nd Team: Ralph Simpson
  • ABA All-Stars: Ralph Simpson, Arthur Becker[3]

Transactions

References

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