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

The 1973–74 Denver Rockets season was the seventh season of the franchise. The Rockets ended up with a 37–47 record, which was tied for fourth in the Western Division that necessitated a one-game playoff at home versus the San Diego Conquistadors on March 29, 1974. The Rockets lost the game 131–111. On August 7, 1974, in anticipation of a move to the NBA that already had a team christened the "Rockets", the team was re-named as the Denver Nuggets.

Roster

1973–74 Denver Rockets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PF 40 Byron Beck 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) January 25, 1945 Denver C 22 Mike Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) August 6, 1951 Louisiana Tech SG 12 Warren Jabali 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) August 29, 1946 Wichita State SG 23 Steve Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) October 17, 1942 Oregon PF 13 Julius Keye 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) September 5, 1946 Alcorn State SF 30 Willie Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) March 1, 1950 New Mexico SG 15 Patrick McFarland 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) December 7, 1951 Saint Joseph's PF 31 Marv Roberts 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) January 29, 1950 Utah State C 25 Dave Robisch 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) December 22, 1949 Kansas SG 44 Ralph Simpson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) August 10, 1949 Michigan State PG 10 Al Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) January 15, 1947 Bradley SF 21 Claude Terry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) January 12, 1950 Stanford

Head coach Alex Hannum Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

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,