1991–92 Denver Nuggets season

NBA professional basketball team season August 2023 March 2026 Denver Nuggets 1992 24 58 Midwest 5 11 Paul Westhead Bernie Bickerstaff Bernie Bickerstaff McNichols Sports Arena Did not qualify DEN KWGN-TV Prime Sports Rocky Mountain KOA The 1991–92 Denver Nuggets season was the 16th season for the Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association, and their 25th season as a franchise. Denver Nuggets Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/ August 6, 2026 Season summary Off-season The Nuggets received the fourth overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected 7' 2" center Dikembe Mutombo out of Georgetown University; the team also selected shooting guard Mark Macon out of Temple University with the eighth overall pick, which was acquired from the Washington Bullets via trade. Goldaper Sam Basketball: Hornets Make Johnson No. 1 Pick in the Draft The New York Times June 27, 1991 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/27/sports/basketball-hornets-make-johnson-no-1-pick-in-the-draft.html July 10, 2025 Heisler Mark Beyond 6 Players, It's a Reach: NBA Draft: Three UNLV Players Are Selected in the First Round, Including Larry Johnson as No. 1 by the Hornets Los Angeles Times June 27, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-27-sp-2168-story.html July 10, 2025 1991 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1991.html July 1, 2025 Mutombo was a native of Zaire, and spoke nine languages (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and five African dialects). During the off-season, the Nuggets re-signed former All-Star guard Walter Davis after a brief stint with the Portland Trail Blazers, Sports People: Basketball: Walter Davis Waived by Trail Blazers New York Times October 30, 1991 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/10/30/sports/sports-people-basketball-walter-davis-waived-by-trail-blazers.html February 3, 2022 Pro Basketball Los Angeles Times November 2, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-02-sp-624-story.html November 22, 2022 and acquired Winston Garland from the Los Angeles Clippers on draft day. Howard-Cooper Scott Clippers Make Point in Deal with Hawks: NBA Draft: Team Trades No. 9 Pick and Second-Round Selections in 1993 and 1994 for Guard Doc Rivers. Club Then Takes LeRon Ellis of Syracuse with 22nd Pick Los Angeles Times June 27, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-27-sp-1790-story.html November 22, 2022 Clippers Pull Off Two Trades Tampa Bay Times June 27, 1991 https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/06/27/clippers-pull-off-two-trades/ November 22, 2022 Regular season With the addition of Mutombo, Macon and Garland, the Nuggets showed improvement playing around .500 in winning percentage with an 8–8 start to the regular season. However, the team soon fell below .500, and later on held a 17–29 record at the All-Star break. NBA Games Played on February 6, 1992 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/index.fcgi?month=2&day=6&year=1992 February 25, 2026 The Nuggets struggled posting a six-game losing streak between January and February, then posted a nine-game losing streak between February and March, and then posted an 11-game losing streak between March and April. The Nuggets lost 29 of their final 36 games of the season after the All-Star break, and finished in fourth place in the Midwest Division with a 24–58 record. 1991–92 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/1992_games.html February 3, 2022http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/denver/nuggets.html Denver Nuggets (1967-Present) May 28, 2008 July 2, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120702220102/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/denver/nuggets.html dead Reggie Williams averaged 18.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.8 steals per game, while Mutombo averaged 16.6 points, 12.3 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Greg Anderson provided the team with 11.5 points and rebounds per game each, while Macon contributed 10.6 points and 2.0 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, but only shot .375 in field-goal percentage, and Garland provided with 10.8 points, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. Off the bench, second-year guard Chris Jackson contributed 10.3 points and 2.4 assists per game, while second-year forward Marcus Liberty averaged 9.3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game, Davis provided with 9.9 points per game, Todd Lichti contributed 6.6 points per game, and Joe Wolf averaged 3.8 points and 3.6 rebounds per game; Wolf struggled shooting .361 in field-goal percentage. 1991–92 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/1992.html February 3, 2022 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, Mutombo was selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team; it was his first ever All-Star appearance. Heisler Mark Comeback or Farewell, a Magical All-Star Game Los Angeles Times February 9, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-09-sp-3573-story.html January 28, 2023 NBA.com Staff 1992 NBA All-Star Recap NBA.com September 13, 2021 https://www.nba.com/news/history-all-star-recap-1992 July 10, 2025 1992 NBA All-Star Game: West 153, East 113 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/NBA_1992.html December 31, 2021 Mutombo also finished in second place in Rookie of the Year voting, behind Larry Johnson of the Charlotte Hornets, Associated Press Basketball: Johnson Is Top Rookie The New York Times May 13, 1992 https://www.nytimes.com/1992/05/13/sports/basketball-johnson-is-top-rookie.html November 22, 2022 1991–92 NBA Awards Voting Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/awards_1992.html January 3, 2022 while Williams finished tied in fourth place in Most Improved Player voting. The Nuggets finished 21st in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 534,323 at the McNichols Sports Arena during the regular season. 1991–92 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1992.html February 25, 2026 Aftermath Following the season, Davis retired, while Anderson, Garland and Wolf were all released to free agency, and head coach Paul Westhead was fired. NBA Firings: Westhead, Hamblen Los Angeles Times April 24, 1992 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-24-sp-910-story.html November 25, 2022 Draft picks 1991 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club team 1 4 Dikembe Mutombo C Georgetown 1 8 Mark Macon SG Temple Roster Denver Nuggets 1991–92 #2C3292 #EFE328 #DC143C #FFFFFF 33 Greg Anderson Cadillac Anderson PF 6 10 230 1964–06–22 Houston 43 Kevin Brooks basketball SF 6 8 210 1969–10–12 Louisiana-Lafayette 45 Anthony Cook basketball PF 6 9 205 1967–03–19 Arizona 6 Walter Davis basketball SG 6 6 193 1954–09–09 North Carolina 12 Winston Garland PG 6 2 170 1964–12–19 Missouri State 10 Scott Hastings basketball PF 6 10 235 1960–06–03 Arkansas 3 Chris Jackson Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf PG 6 1 162 1969–03–09 LSU 30 Marcus Liberty SF 6 8 205 1968–10–27 Illinois 21 Todd Lichti SG 6 4 205 1967–01–08 Stanford 1 Mark Macon SG 6 4 185 1969–04–14 Temple 55 Dikembe Mutombo C 7 2 245 1966–06–25 Georgetown 50 Steve Scheffler C 6 9 250 1967–09–03 Purdue 34 Reggie Williams basketball, born 1964 SF 6 7 190 1964–03–05 Georgetown 42 Joe Wolf C 6 11 230 1964–12–17 North Carolina Paul Westhead Jim Boyle Mike Evans Judas Prada https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/1992.html March 17, 1992 Regular season Season standings DEN y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot DEN z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log October 2020 Player statistics Regular season Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGReggie Williams818032.4.471.359.8035.02.91.80.818.2Dikembe Mutombo717138.3.493.64212.32.20.63.016.6Greg Anderson828234.1.456.000.62311.51.01.10.811.5Winston Garland786728.3.444.321.8592.45.31.30.310.8Mark Macon766730.3.375.133.7302.92.22.00.210.6Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf811119.0.421.330.8701.42.40.50.010.3Walter Davis46016.1.459.313.8721.51.50.60.09.9Marcus Liberty751320.4.443.340.7284.10.80.90.49.3Todd Lichti681017.3.460.111.8391.71.10.60.26.6Joe Wolf67017.3.361.091.8033.60.90.50.23.8Jerome Lane9515.7.250.4214.91.40.20.13.1Kevin Brooks3707.3.443.182.8101.10.30.20.12.8Steve Scheffler706.6.571.6671.60.00.40.01.7Scott Hastings40410.5.340.000.8572.50.70.30.41.5Anthony Cook2205.2.600.6671.50.10.20.21.5 Player statistics citation: Awards, records, and honors Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team Mark Macon, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team References Category:Denver Nuggets seasons Category:1991 in sports in Colorado Category:1992 in sports in Colorado Denver Nug