1948-49 Denver Nuggets Roster
National Basketball League (NBL)
Team Record: 18-44
Finishing 5th in the NBL's West Division
Location: Denver, Colorado
1948-49 Denver Nuggets StatisticsTeam Record: 18-44
Finishing 5th in the NBL's West Division
Location: Denver, Colorado
1948-49 Denver Nuggets Results
The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball League ended the 1948-49 season with a record of 18 wins and 44 losses, finishing fifth in the NBL's West Division.
The Nuggets scored 3,611 points and surrendered 3,974. Hoot Gibson tossed in a team-best 604 points for Denver, while Robert Gruenig and Jimmy Darden netted 9 or more per game, too.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard Alterman | G | March 8, 1922 | 6'3" | 185 | Denver | |
| Ralph Bishop | F | October 1, 1915 | 6'3" | 185 | Washington | Brooklyn, NY USA |
| Jack Cotton | F-C | October 15, 1924 | 6'7" | 200 | Wyoming | |
| Jimmy Darden | G | June 19, 1922 | 6'1" | 170 | Denver | Cheyenne, WY |
| Bob Doll | F-C | August 10, 1919 | 6'4" | 195 | Colorado | Steamboat Springs, CO USA |
| Hoot Gibson | F-C | December 5, 1921 | 6'5" | 198 | Creighton | Des Moines, IA |
| Robert Gruenig | C | March 12, 1913 | 6'8" | 220 | Northwestern (DNP) | Chicago, IL USA |
| Al Guokas | F-G | August 7, 1925 | 6'5" | 200 | St. Joseph's (PA) | |
| Harold Hutcheson | G-F | May 16, 1920 | 6'5" | 190 | Maryville Teachers | (ht) Hopkins, MO USA |
| Eugene Lalley | G | August 16, 1922 | 5'9" | 160 | Creighton | Des Moines, IA USA |
| Guy Mitchell | F-G | January 3, 1923 | 6'3" | 190 | Pittsburg State | Kinderpost, MO USA |
| Morris Udall | F | June 15, 1922 | 6'5" | 200 | Arizona | St. Johns, AZ USA |
| Casmir Wnorowski | G | 6'0" | 215 | Siena |
