1970–71 Denver Rockets season

ABA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Denver Rockets Denver Nuggets ABA J. William RingsbyDonald W. Ringsby 1971 30 54 Western 5 Joe BelmontStan Albeck Denver Auditorium Arena Did not qualify ROC The 1970–71 ABA season was the fourth season of the Denver Rockets. They finished 30–54, but finished in a tie for the fourth and final playoff spot. However, they lost the tiebreaker 115–109 to the Texas Chaparrals. Roster Denver Rockets 1970–71 #E13C32 #FFFFFF #000000 #E13C32 23 John Barnhill basketball SG 6 1 180 March 20, 1938 Tennessee State 40 Byron Beck PF 6 9 225 January 25, 1945 University of Denver 14 Arthur Becker PF 6 7 205 January 12, 1942 Arizona State University 11 Larry Brown basketball PG 5 9 160 September 14, 1940 University of North Carolina 35 Larry Cannon basketball SG 6 4 195 April 12, 1947 La Salle 10 Wayne Chapman basketball SF 6 6 190 June 15, 1945 Western Kentucky University 22 Julian Hammond SF 6 5 205 May 27, 1943 University of Tulsa 14 Dan Hester C 6 8 210 November 8, 1948 LSU 13, 50 Julius Keye PF 6 10 200 September 5, 1946 Alcorn State University 33 Don Sidle PF 6 8 215 June 21, 1946 Oklahoma 44 Ralph Simpson SG 6 5 200 August 10, 1949 Michigan State University 12 Steve Wilson basketball SG 6 5 185 October 16, 1948 Hanover College 30 Tom Workman basketball F/C 6 7 218 Seattle University 1944-11-14 42 Lonnie Wright SG 6 2 205 January 23, 1944 Colorado State University Joe Belmont / Stan Albeck https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DNR/1971.html<noinclude> Season standings Eastern Division Eastern DivisionWLPCTGBVirginia Squires5529.655 —Kentucky Colonels4440.52411.0New York Nets4044.47615.0The Floridians3747.44018.0Pittsburgh Condors3648.42919.0Carolina Cougars3450.40521.0 Western Division Western DivisionWLPCTGBIndiana Pacers5826.690 —Utah Stars5727.6791.0Memphis Pros4143.48817.0Texas Chaparrals3054.35728.0Denver Rockets3054.35728.01970-71 ABA Season Summary | Basketball-Reference.com Game log 1970-71 Denver Rockets Schedule and Results | Basketball-Reference.com Statistics RkPlayerAgeGMPFGFGAFG%3P3PA3P%2P2PA2P%FTFTAFT%ORBDRBTRBASTTOVPFPTS1Julius Keye2483 43.86.114.2.4270.00.06.114.2.4272.63.8.6694.513.117.51.7 2.63.814.72Larry Cannon2380 38.79.421.5.4360.20.9.2619.220.7.4437.69.5.7942.61.64.25.2 4.33.026.63Byron Beck2684 33.95.812.3.4740.00.2.2865.812.1.4771.92.2.8683.37.210.52.1 1.93.313.64Don Sidle2454 30.16.312.9.4880.00.1.0006.312.8.4923.64.8.7473.95.19.01.2 2.33.116.15John Barnhill3224 28.54.210.6.3960.83.0.2503.57.6.4542.33.0.7400.81.42.33.2 1.72.311.46Arthur Becker292927.76.312.6.5010.00.1.5006.312.5.5012.53.0.8392.84.47.21.1 1.23.715.27Julian Hammond2783 25.15.210.0.5220.00.05.210.0.5223.34.5.7282.93.46.31.2 2.22.313.88Larry Brown3034 23.92.56.9.3600.10.6.2632.46.4.3693.34.0.8240.31.51.86.1 3.42.88.49Ralph Simpson2181 22.55.713.7.4150.20.7.2835.512.9.4232.73.5.7541.51.32.92.1 2.31.914.210Wayne Chapman2547 22.33.910.3.3800.21.0.2293.79.3.3971.92.7.6900.92.13.02.3 2.12.710.011Lonnie Wright2741 18.82.48.0.2990.41.4.2682.06.6.3051.31.9.6880.91.32.21.5 1.02.16.412Dan Hester2235 13.22.35.9.3820.10.3.4552.15.6.3781.21.5.8242.13.55.70.9 0.91.95.913Tom Workman2639 12.52.35.1.4470.00.3.0912.34.8.4681.51.7.8381.02.43.40.9 1.32.16.114Stephen Wilson2239 6.71.33.4.3940.20.8.2421.12.5.4440.61.1.5370.60.71.20.7 0.81.13.41970-71 Denver Rockets Roster and Stats | Basketball-Reference.com Awards and records ABA All-League Team: Larry CannonRemember the ABA: Year-to-Year Postseason Awards https://web.archive.org/web/20101224223628/http://www.remembertheaba.com/ABAStatistics/Awards.html December 24, 2010 References Category:Denver Nuggets seasons Denver Denver Rockets Denver Rockets