1979–80 Denver Nuggets season

1979–80 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	Donnie Walsh
Arena	McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record	30–52 (.366)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KWGN-TV
Radio	KOA

The 1979–80 Denver Nuggets season was the Nuggets' 4th season in the NBA and 13th season as a franchise.

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
2	30	Gary Garland	G	United States	DePaul
5	102	Larry Williams		United States	Louisville
6	122	Odell Bell		United States	Marquette
7	144	John Johnson		United States	Creighton
8	162	Matt Teahan		United States	Denver
9	179	Emmett Lewis		United States	Colorado

Roster

1979–80 Denver Nuggets roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From F 31 Bo Ellis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Marquette SF 2 Alex English 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) South Carolina G 24 Gary Garland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) DePaul F 22 Glen Gondrezick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) UNLV C 35 Kim Hughes 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Wisconsin C 44 Dan Issel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Kentucky F 20 George L. Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) St. John's C 41 Arvid Kramer 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Augustana (SD) G 10 John Roche 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) South Carolina G 11 Charlie Scott 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina SF 33 David Thompson  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) NC State G 32 Bob Wilkerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Indiana

Head coach Donnie Walsh Assistant(s) George Irvine Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	–	28–12	21–21	15–9
x-Kansas City Kings	47	35	.573	2	30–11	17–24	18–6
Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	19	21–20	9–32	8–16
Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	19	24–17	6–35	10–14
Utah Jazz	24	58	.293	25	17–24	7–34	9–15

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732	–
2	y-Milwaukee Bucks	49	33	.598	11
3	x-Seattle SuperSonics	56	26	.683	4
4	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	5
5	x-Kansas City Kings	47	35	.573	13
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	22
7	San Diego Clippers	35	47	.427	25
8	Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	30
9	Denver Nuggets	30	52	.366	30
10	Utah Jazz	24	58	.293	36
11	Golden State Warriors	24	58	.293	36

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Regular season

1979–80 game log Total: 30–52 (home: 24–17; road: 6–35)
October: 2–8 (home: 2–4; road: 0–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
November: 7–9 (home: 4–3; road: 3–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
December: 5–9 (home: 5–1; road: 0–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
January: 5–11 (home: 4–4; road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
February: 6–5 (home: 5–3; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record All-Star Break 61 February 15 Atlanta W 111–98 McNichols Sports Arena 22–39
March: 5–10 (home: 4–2; road: 1–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 68 March 2 @ Atlanta L 93–100 The Omni 25–43
1979–80 schedule

See also

• 1979-80 NBA season