1970–71 Denver Rockets season

1970–71 Denver Rockets season
Head coach	Joe Belmont Stan Albeck
Arena	Denver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record	30–54 (.357)
Place	Division: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference

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

1970–71 Denver Rockets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From SG 23 John Barnhill 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) March 20, 1938 Tennessee State PF 40 Byron Beck 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) January 25, 1945 Denver PF 14 Arthur Becker 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) January 12, 1942 Arizona State PG 11 Larry Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) September 14, 1940 North Carolina SG 35 Larry Cannon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) April 12, 1947 La Salle SF 10 Wayne Chapman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) June 15, 1945 Western Kentucky SF 22 Julian Hammond 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 27, 1943 Tulsa C 14 Dan Hester 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) November 8, 1948 LSU PF 13, 50 Julius Keye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) September 5, 1946 Alcorn State PF 33 Don Sidle 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) June 21, 1946 Oklahoma SG 44 Ralph Simpson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) August 10, 1949 Michigan State SG 12 Steve Wilson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) October 16, 1948 Hanover F/C 30 Tom Workman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1944-11-14 Seattle SG 42 Lonnie Wright 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) January 23, 1944 Colorado State

Head coach Joe Belmont / Stan Albeck Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Eastern Division

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Virginia Squires	55	29	.655	-
Kentucky Colonels	44	40	.524	11.0
New York Nets	40	44	.476	15.0
The Floridians	37	47	.440	18.0
Pittsburgh Condors	36	48	.429	19.0
Carolina Cougars	34	50	.405	21.0

Western Division

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Indiana Pacers	58	26	.690	-
Utah Stars	57	27	.679	1.0
Memphis Pros	41	43	.488	17.0
Texas Chaparrals	30	54	.357	28.0
Denver Rockets	30	54	.357	28.0

Game log

• 1970-71 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	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Julius Keye	24	83	43.8	6.1	14.2	.427	0.0	0.0		6.1	14.2	.427	2.6	3.8	.669	4.5	13.1	17.5	1.7	2.6	3.8	14.7
2	Larry Cannon	23	80	38.7	9.4	21.5	.436	0.2	0.9	.261	9.2	20.7	.443	7.6	9.5	.794	2.6	1.6	4.2	5.2	4.3	3.0	26.6
3	Byron Beck	26	84	33.9	5.8	12.3	.474	0.0	0.2	.286	5.8	12.1	.477	1.9	2.2	.868	3.3	7.2	10.5	2.1	1.9	3.3	13.6
4	Donald Sidle	24	54	30.1	6.3	12.9	.488	0.0	0.1	.000	6.3	12.8	.492	3.6	4.8	.747	3.9	5.1	9.0	1.2	2.3	3.1	16.1
5	John Barnhill	32	24	28.5	4.2	10.6	.396	0.8	3.0	.250	3.5	7.6	.454	2.3	3.0	.740	0.8	1.4	2.3	3.2	1.7	2.3	11.4
6	Arthur Becker	29	29	27.7	6.3	12.6	.501	0.0	0.1	.500	6.3	12.5	.501	2.5	3.0	.839	2.8	4.4	7.2	1.1	1.2	3.7	15.2
7	Julian Hammond	27	83	25.1	5.2	10.0	.522	0.0	0.0		5.2	10.0	.522	3.3	4.5	.728	2.9	3.4	6.3	1.2	2.2	2.3	13.8
8	Larry Brown	30	34	23.9	2.5	6.9	.360	0.1	0.6	.263	2.4	6.4	.369	3.3	4.0	.824	0.3	1.5	1.8	6.1	3.4	2.8	8.4
9	Ralph Simpson	21	81	22.5	5.7	13.7	.415	0.2	0.7	.283	5.5	12.9	.423	2.7	3.5	.754	1.5	1.3	2.9	2.1	2.3	1.9	14.2
10	Wayne Chapman	25	47	22.3	3.9	10.3	.380	0.2	1.0	.229	3.7	9.3	.397	1.9	2.7	.690	0.9	2.1	3.0	2.3	2.1	2.7	10.0
11	Lonnie Wright	27	41	18.8	2.4	8.0	.299	0.4	1.4	.268	2.0	6.6	.305	1.3	1.9	.688	0.9	1.3	2.2	1.5	1.0	2.1	6.4
12	Dan Hester	22	35	13.2	2.3	5.9	.382	0.1	0.3	.455	2.1	5.6	.378	1.2	1.5	.824	2.1	3.5	5.7	0.9	0.9	1.9	5.9
13	Tom Workman	26	39	12.5	2.3	5.1	.447	0.0	0.3	.091	2.3	4.8	.468	1.5	1.7	.838	1.0	2.4	3.4	0.9	1.3	2.1	6.1
14	Stephen Wilson	22	39	6.7	1.3	3.4	.394	0.2	0.8	.242	1.1	2.5	.444	0.6	1.1	.537	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.7	0.8	1.1	3.4

Awards and records

• ABA All-League Team: Larry Cannon