1973–74 Denver Rockets season

1973–74 Denver Rockets season
Head coach	Alex Hannum
Arena	Denver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record	37–47 (.440)
Place	Division: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

The 1973–74 ABA season was the seventh and final season for the Denver Rockets before their name change in preparation for the merger with the NBA, which had a team called the Rockets. They ended up with a 37-47 record, but it was not enough for a playoff spot, due to losing a one-game playoff to the San Diego Conquistadors on March 29, 1974, 131–111. Subsequently, the team was rechristened the Denver Nuggets before the next season started.

Roster

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Birth Date	Experience (years)	College
40	Byron Beck	C	6-9	225	January 25, 1945	6	University of Denver
22	Mike Green	C	6-10	200	August 6, 1951	R	Louisiana Tech University
12	Warren Jabali	SG	6-2	200	August 29, 1946	5	Wichita State University
23	Steve Jones	SG	6-5	205	October 17, 1942	6	University of Oregon
13	Julius Keye	PF	6-10	200	September 5, 1946	4	Alcorn State University
30	Willie Long	SF	6-8	225	March 1, 1950	2	University of New Mexico
15	Patrick McFarland	SG	6-5	185	December 7, 1951	R	Saint Joseph's University
31	Marv Roberts	PF	6-8	200	January 29, 1950	2	Utah State University
25	Dave Robisch	C	6-10	235	December 22, 1949	2	University of Kansas
44	Ralph Simpson	SF	6-5	200	August 10, 1949	3	Michigan State University
10	Al Smith	PG	6-1	185	January 15, 1947	2	Bradley University
21	Claude Terry	SG	6-4	195	January 12, 1950	1	Stanford University

Season standings

Eastern Division

Team	W	L	%	GB
New York Nets	55	29	.655	-
Kentucky Colonels	53	31	.631	2
Carolina Cougars	47	37	.560	8
Virginia Squires	28	56	.333	27
Memphis Tams	21	63	.250	34

Western Division

Team	W	L	%	GB
Utah Stars	51	33	.607	-
Indiana Pacers	46	38	.548	5
San Antonio Spurs	45	39	.536	6
Denver Rockets	37	47	.440	14
San Diego Conquistadors	37	47	.440	14

Game log

• 1973-74 Denver Rockets Schedule and Results | Basketball-Reference.com

Statistics

Rk	Player	Age	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Warren Jabali	27	49	34.9	5.2	13.4	.391	0.9	2.5	.366	4.3	10.9	.397	4.5	5.6	.803	1.7	3.3	5.0	7.3	2.0	0.2	4.0	3.4	15.9
2	Julius Keye	27	79	32.8	1.9	4.2	.447	0.0	0.1	.200	1.8	4.1	.451	0.7	1.1	.679	2.8	5.9	8.7	1.7	0.5	1.9	1.1	3.0	4.5
3	Al Smith	27	76	32.0	4.1	10.3	.399	0.3	0.9	.306	3.8	9.3	.409	2.5	3.2	.773	0.7	2.4	3.2	8.1	1.3	0.1	3.6	3.4	10.9
4	Ralph Simpson	24	75	29.9	8.0	18.6	.428	0.0	0.3	.083	7.9	18.3	.434	2.8	3.7	.754	1.5	2.8	4.3	2.5	1.4	0.2	2.6	2.5	18.7
5	Dave Robisch	24	84	29.4	5.3	11.3	.473	0.0	0.0		5.3	11.3	.473	3.8	4.9	.774	2.6	5.8	8.4	1.8	0.5	0.8	1.2	2.7	14.5
6	Steve Jones	31	42	27.5	5.7	12.7	.448	0.3	0.9	.361	5.4	11.9	.454	2.0	2.6	.771	0.8	2.5	3.3	3.0	0.3	0.1	2.6	3.0	13.7
7	Willie Long	23	82	25.1	4.7	11.3	.414	0.0	0.0	.000	4.7	11.3	.415	3.3	4.0	.831	2.4	3.3	5.7	1.2	0.7	0.2	1.9	3.0	12.6
8	Byron Beck	29	82	24.1	5.2	10.0	.516	0.0	0.0	.000	5.2	10.0	.517	1.5	1.7	.851	2.0	3.1	5.1	0.9	0.6	0.1	1.0	2.8	11.8
9	Mike Green	22	79	20.9	4.6	10.1	.459	0.0	0.0	.500	4.6	10.1	.459	2.1	2.9	.748	2.8	4.5	7.4	0.8	0.6	1.6	1.6	2.4	11.4
10	Marv Roberts	24	35	18.4	3.0	6.8	.447	0.0	0.0	1.000	3.0	6.7	.445	1.4	1.8	.774	1.7	2.1	3.7	1.3	0.4	0.1	1.4	2.1	7.5
11	Patrick McFarland	22	67	11.3	2.4	5.4	.443	0.1	0.4	.333	2.3	5.0	.451	0.5	0.8	.673	0.9	1.1	2.0	1.0	0.3	0.1	0.6	1.0	5.4
12	Claude Terry	24	60	9.8	1.9	4.3	.443	0.2	0.6	.400	1.7	3.7	.450	1.0	1.2	.870	0.4	0.8	1.2	1.2	0.2	0.1	1.0	1.1	5.0

Awards and honors

• Assist per game leader: Al Smith (8.1)
• Total assists: Al Smith (619)
• All-Defensive 1st team: Julius Keye
• All-Rookie Team: Mike Green
• All-Stars: Warren Jabali, Ralph Simpson,