1983–84 Denver Nuggets season

The 1983–84 Denver Nuggets season was their 17th season, and their eighth in the NBA. The Nuggets head coach was Doug Moe and his assistant coach was Bill Ficke.

1983–84 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachDoug Moe
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record38–44 (.463)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(lost to Jazz 2–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKWGN
RadioKOA

In the playoffs, the Nuggets lost to the Utah Jazz in five games in the First Round.

Draft picks
Main article: 1983 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Howard Carter SG  United States LSU
2 37 David Russell SF  United States St. John's
3 61 David Little  United States Oklahoma
4 83 York Gross  United States UC-Santa Barbara
5 107 James Braddock  United States North Carolina
6 129 Glen Green  United States Murray State
7 153 Maurice McDaniel  United States Catawba College
8 175 Cliff Tribus  United States Davidson
9 198 Bobby Van Noy  United States Catawba College
10 218 Cleveland McCrae  United States Catawba College

Roster
1983-84 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
PF 35 Anderson, Richard 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) UC Santa Barbara
SG 32 Carter, Howard 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) LSU
PF 33 Dennard, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
SG 23 Dunn, T.R. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Alabama
SG 10 Edmonson, Keith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Purdue
SF 2 English, Alex 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina
G 5 Evans, Mike 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Kansas State
PF 24 Hanzlik, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Notre Dame
C 44 Issel, Dan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky
SF 30 Roberts, Anthony 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oral Roberts
C 25 Robisch, Dave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kansas
C 34 Schayes, Danny 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Syracuse
PF 55 Vandeweghe, Kiki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
PG 21 Williams, Rob 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Houston
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Utah Jazz 4537.549–31–1014–2715–15
x-Dallas Mavericks 4339.524231–1012–2919–11
x-Denver Nuggets 3844.463727–1411–3016–14
x-Kansas City Kings 3844.463726–1512–2916–14
San Antonio Spurs 3745.451828–139–3214–16
Houston Rockets 2953.3541621–208–339–21
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5428.659–
2 y-Utah Jazz4537.5499
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers4834.5856
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4339.52411
5 x-Seattle SuperSonics4240.51212
6 x-Phoenix Suns4141.50013
7 x-Denver Nuggets3844.46316
8 x-Kansas City Kings3844.46316
9 San Antonio Spurs3745.45117
10 Golden State Warriors3745.45117
11 San Diego Clippers3052.36624
12 Houston Rockets2953.35425

Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1983-84 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta –0–54–23–31–10–22–41–11–14–20–20–23–33–34–15–11–10–21–11–11–11–14–2
Boston 5–0–5–06–02–02–04–22–01–15–12–00–25–14–23–32–42–02–02–01–12–01–14–2
Chicago 2–40–5–2–41–10–21–52–00–23–31–10–22–42–42–42–31–12–00–21–10–21–12–4
Cleveland 3–30–64–2–1–10–21–51–11–12–40–20–21–52–31–52–41–11–11–11–11–10–24–1
Dallas 1–10–21–11–1–4–20–24–14–22–03–33–20–21–10–21–13–22–34–24–11–44–20–2
Denver 2–00–22–02–02–4–1–12–34–20–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–31–43–33–22–33–30–2
Detroit 4–22–45–15–12–01–1–1–11–14–21–11–13–21–44–23–32–01–11–12–01–11–13–3
Golden State 1–10–20–21–11–43–21–1–2–32–04–13–30–21–11–11–11–52–43–23–34–21–42–0
Houston 1–11–12–01–12–42–41–13–2–1–12–41–41–10–20–20–22–31–42–42–33–21–50–2
Indiana 2–41–53–34–20–22–02–40–21–1–0–21–11–51–52–40–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Kansas City 2–00–21–12–03–32–41–11–44–22–0–0–50–22–00–20–22–32–35–13–21–43–32–0
Los Angeles 2–02–02–02–02–34–11–13–34–11–15–0–2–01–10–21–13–35–12–34–23–34–11–1
Milwaukee 3–31–54–25–12–01–12–32–01–15–12–00–2–4–24–12–42–01–11–11–11–11–15–1
New Jersey 3–32–44–23–21–11–14–11–12–05–10–21–12–4–3–33–32–00–20–22–01–11–14–2
New York 1–43–34–15–12–01–12–41–12–04–22–02–01–43–3–2–41–10–22–02–01–12–04–2
Philadelphia 1–54–23–24–21–11–13–31–12–05–02–01–14–23–34–2–1–11–12–02–01–12–04–2
Phoenix 1–10–21–11–12–33–20–25–13–21–13–23–30–20–21–11–1–2–45–04–22–41–42–0
Portland 2–00–20–21–13–24–11–14–24–11–13–21–51–12–02–01–14–2–4–14–24–21–41–1
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–12–43–31–12–34–22–01–53–21–12–00–20–20–51–4–4–12–34–21–1
San Diego 1–11–11–11–11–42–30–23–33–21–12–32–41–10–20–20–22–42–41–4–3–32–31–1
Seattle 1–10–22–01–14–13–21–12–42–31–14–13–31–11–11–11–14–22–43–23–3–1–41–1
Utah 1–11–11–12–02–43–31–14–15–11–13–31–41–11–10–20–24–14–12–43–24–1–1–1
Washington 2–42–44–21–42–02–03–30–22–04–10–21–11–52–42–42–40–21–11–11–11–11–1—

Game log
GameDateOpponentResultPacers pointsOpponentsRecordStreakNotes
1

Playoffs
1984 playoff game log
First round: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Series
1 April 17 @ Utah L 121–123 Kiki VanDeWeghe (33) Dan Issel (10) Rob Williams (8) Salt Palace
10,255		 0–1
2 April 19 @ Utah W 132–116 Dan Issel (33) T. R. Dunn (10) Rob Williams (5) Salt Palace
12,413		 1–1
3 April 22 Utah W 121–117 Alex English (29) T. R. Dunn (10) Alex English (6) McNichols Sports Arena
14,681		 2–1
4 April 24 Utah L 124–129 Dan Issel (32) Alex English (10) Alex English (6) McNichols Sports Arena
16,108		 2–2
5 April 26 @ Utah L 111–127 Dan Issel (25) Alex English (11) Alex English (9) Salt Palace
12,731		 2–3
1984 schedule

Awards, records, and honors

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Transactions

References
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