1976-77 Denver Nuggets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 50-32
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 2-4 Lost conference semifinals
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Portland Trail Blazers 4-2
Coach: Larry Brown (50-32)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 703,133, Avg. 17,150 in 41 home dates
1976-77 Denver Nuggets Statistics
1976-77 Denver Nuggets Results

The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1976-77 season with a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-4.

The Nuggets scored 9,233 points and yielded 8,805. David Thompson tossed in a team-best 2,125 points for Denver, and Dan Issel averaged 18 or more per game as well. Dan Issel racked up 696 boards. David Thompson dished out 337 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Bobby Jones added 186 steals and blocked a team-best 162 shots.

Larry Brown coached the team. The 1976-77 Denver Nuggets lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Byron BeckC-FJanuary 25, 19456'9"225DenverEllensburg, WA USA
Mack CalvinGJuly 27, 19476'0"165USCFort Worth, TX USA
Gus GerardF-GJuly 27, 19536'8"200VirginiaUniontown, PA USA
Dan IsselC-FOctober 25, 19486'8"235KentuckyBatavia, IL USA
Bobby JonesFDecember 18, 19516'9"210North CarolinaCharlotte, NC USA
Ted McClainGAugust 30, 19466'1"180Tennessee StateNashville, TN USA
Jim PriceGNovember 27, 19496'2"195LouisvilleRussellville, KY USA
Paul SilasF-CJuly 12, 19436'7"215CreightonPrescott, AZ USA
Fatty TaylorGMarch 13, 19466'0"175LaSalleWashington, DC USA
David ThompsonG-FJuly 13, 19546'4"195North Carolina StateShelby, NC USA
Monte ToweGSeptember 27, 19535'7"145North Carolina StateMarion, IN USA
Marvin WebsterCApril 13, 19527'1"225Morgan StateBaltimore, MD USA
Chuck WilliamsGJune 6, 19466'2"175ColoradoBoulder, CO USA
Willie WiseFMarch 3, 19476'5"210DrakeSan Francisco, CA USA



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