1979–80 Denver Nuggets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Denver Nuggets 1980 30 52 Midwest 4 9 Donnie Walsh McNichols Sports Arena KWGN-TV KOA Did not qualify DEN The 1979–80 Denver Nuggets season was the Nuggets' 4th season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise.1979-80 Denver Nuggets Draft picks 1979 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 2 30 Gary Garland G DePaul 5 102 Larry Williams Louisville 6 122 Odell Bell Marquette 7 144 John Johnson Creighton 8 162 Matt Teahan Denver 9 179 Emmett Lewis Colorado Roster Denver Nuggets 1979–80 #2C3292 #EFE328 #2C3292 #EFE328 31 Bo Ellis F 6 9 197 Marquette 2 Alex English SF 6 7 190 South Carolina 24 Gary Garland G 6 4 180 DePaul 22 Glen Gondrezick F 6 6 218 UNLV 35 Kim Hughes basketball C 6 11 220 Wisconsin 44 Dan Issel C 6 9 235 Kentucky 20 George L. Johnson F 6 7 210 St. John's 41 Arvid Kramer C 6 9 220 Augustana University 10 John Roche basketball G 6 3 170 South Carolina 11 Charlie Scott basketball G 6 5 175 North Carolina 33 David Thompson basketball SF 6 4 195 North Carolina State yes 32 Bob Wilkerson G 6 6 195 Indiana Donnie Walsh George Irvine Regular season Season standings DEN DEN z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Regular season Denver Nuggets 1980 #0000CD #FFD700 Total: 30–52 (home: 24–17; road: 6–35) Denver Nuggets October yes #FFD700 #0000CD 2 4 0 4 Denver Nuggets November #FFD700 #0000CD 4 3 3 6 Denver Nuggets December #FFD700 #0000CD 5 1 0 8 Denver Nuggets January #FFD700 #0000CD 4 4 1 7 Denver Nuggets February #FFD700 #0000CD 5 3 1 2 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- | 61 | February 15, 1980 | Atlanta | W 111–98 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 22–39 Denver Nuggets March #FFD700 #0000CD 4 2 1 8 |- | 68 | March 2, 1980 | @ Atlanta | L 93–100 | | | | The Omni | 25–43 DEN 1980 See also 1979-80 NBA season References Category:Denver Nuggets seasons Den Category:1979 in sports in Colorado Denver Nugget