1972–73 Denver Rockets season

The 1972–73 ABA season was the sixth season of the Denver Rockets. They ended with a 47–37 record, good for third place. They lost in the Division semifinals to the Indiana Pacers.

1972–73 Denver Rockets season
Head coachAlex Hannum
ArenaDenver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record4737 (.560)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finishWestern Division semifinals
(lost to Pacers 1–4)

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 5 University of Denver
14 David Bustion PF 6-8 215 August 30, 1949 R University of Denver
20 Frank Card SF 6-7 195 December 28, 1944 4 South Carolina State University
12 Warren Jabali PG 6-2 200 August 29, 1946 4 Wichita State University
13 Julius Keye PF 6-10 200 September 5, 1946 3 Alcorn State University
30 Willie Long PF 6-8 225 March 1, 1950 1 University of New Mexico
31 Marv Roberts SF 6-8 200 January 29, 1950 1 Utah State University
25 Dave Robisch C 6-10 235 December 22, 1949 1 University of Kansas
44 Ralph Simpson SG 6-5 200 August 10, 1949 2 Michigan State University
10 Al Smith PG 6-1 185 January 15, 1947 1 Bradley University
21 Claude Terry SG 6-4 195 January 12, 1950 R Stanford University
24 John Trapp SF 6-7 210 October 2, 1945 4 University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Season standings

Eastern Division

TeamWL %GB
Carolina Cougars5727.679-
Kentucky Colonels5628.6671
Virginia Squires4242.50015
New York Nets3054.35727
Memphis Tams2460.28633

Western Division

TeamWL %GB
Utah Stars5529.655-
Indiana Pacers5133.6074
Denver Rockets4737.5608
San Diego Conquistadors3054.35725
Dallas Chaparrals2856.33327

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 Julius Keye 26 83 36.3 2.0 4.5 .435 0.0 0.1 .375 1.9 4.4 .436 1.6 2.8 .558 3.3 7.4 10.7 2.2 1.6 3.2 5.5
2 Warren Jabali 26 82 33.4 5.4 11.9 .453 0.4 1.7 .257 4.9 10.2 .486 5.9 7.3 .805 1.6 3.6 5.2 6.6 3.7 3.4 17.0
3 Ralph Simpson 23 81 32.0 9.0 20.6 .438 0.1 0.3 .208 9.0 20.3 .442 5.2 6.9 .757 1.7 2.9 4.6 2.7 3.5 3.0 23.3
4 Dave Robisch 23 83 31.9 6.3 12.2 .516 0.0 0.0 .000 6.3 12.2 .516 3.7 4.9 .756 3.0 6.0 9.0 2.0 1.6 3.3 16.3
5 Byron Beck 28 77 29.9 6.1 11.4 .530 0.0 0.1 .286 6.0 11.3 .532 2.1 2.6 .798 2.6 4.3 7.0 1.4 1.6 3.5 14.2
6 Al Smith 26 83 28.2 3.8 9.2 .411 0.2 1.1 .189 3.6 8.2 .440 3.3 4.2 .773 0.8 1.8 2.6 5.7 3.1 3.6 11.1
7 Marv Roberts 23 77 25.4 4.9 10.5 .463 0.0 0.0 .333 4.8 10.4 .464 2.6 3.3 .788 2.3 2.8 5.2 1.2 1.4 2.5 12.3
8 Willie Long 22 56 18.8 3.3 8.2 .400 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 8.1 .401 2.5 3.2 .780 1.8 3.4 5.2 0.8 1.7 2.6 9.0
9 John Trapp 27 24 14.3 2.3 5.3 .422 0.0 0.1 .000 2.3 5.3 .429 0.8 1.3 .594 1.1 1.9 3.0 0.8 1.0 3.2 5.3
10 Claude Terry 23 68 9.8 1.8 4.2 .421 0.1 0.4 .417 1.6 3.8 .421 1.1 1.7 .649 0.7 0.4 1.1 0.9 1.0 1.6 4.8
11 Frank Card 28 4 9.0 1.5 3.8 .400 0.0 0.0 1.5 3.8 .400 2.3 3.3 .692 1.0 0.8 1.8 0.0 0.8 1.0 5.3
12 David Bustion 23 47 7.6 1.2 2.8 .436 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.8 .436 0.9 1.3 .712 0.8 1.3 2.1 0.4 1.1 1.7 3.4[1]

Playoffs

Western Division semifinals

GameDateLocationScoreRecordAttendance
1March 31Indiana91–1140–17,051
2April 1Denver93–1060–27,235
3April 3Denver105–941–25,335
4April 5Denver95–971–36,904
5April 7Indiana107–1211–49,816

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Awards and honors

  • All-ABA 1st Team: Warren Jabali
  • All-ABA 2nd Team: Ralph Simpson
  • All-Defensive 1st Team: Julius Keye
  • ABA All-Stars: Warren Jabali, Ralph Simpson[3]

Transactions

References

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