1980–81 Denver Nuggets season

The 1980-81 NBA season was the Nuggets 5th season in the NBA and their 14th season as a franchise.

1980–81 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachDonnie Walsh
Doug Moe
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Draft picks
Main article: 1980 NBA Draft

The Denver Nuggets made twelve selections in the 1980 NBA Draft.[1]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
15James RayPF United StatesJacksonville
123Carl NicksPG United StatesIndiana State
241Jawann OldhamC United StatesSeattle
347Kurt NimphiusC/PF United StatesArizona State
348Eddie Lee United StatesCincinnati
351Ronnie ValentinePF United StatesOld Dominion
473Sammie Ellis United StatesPittsburgh
597James Patrick United StatesSouthwest Texas State
6119Ernie Hill United StatesOklahoma City
7143Tommy Springer United StatesVanderbilt
9184Jim Graziano United StatesSouth Carolina
10202Earl Sango United StatesRegis

Roster
Roster listing
Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G/F 23 Dunn, T.R. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1955-02-01 Alabama
F 2 English, Alex 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1954-01-05 South Carolina
G/F 22 Gondrezick, Glen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1955-08-30 UNLV
G 1 Higgs, Kenny 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1955-01-31 Louisiana
F/C 34 Hordges, Cedrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1957-01-08 South Carolina
C 35 Hughes, Kim 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1952-06-04 Wisconsin
F/C 44 Issel, Dan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-10-25 Kentucky
G 7 McKinney, Billy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1955-06-05 Northwestern
G 3 Nicks, Carl 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1958-10-06 Indiana
C 45 Oldham, Jawann 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957-07-04 Seattle
F 43 Ray, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1957-07-27 Jacksonville
F/C 25 Robisch, Dave 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1949-12-22 Kansas
G 10 Roche, John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1949-09-26 South Carolina
G/F 33 Thompson, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1954-07-13 North Carolina State
F 42 Valentine, Ronnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1957-11-27 Old Dominion
F 55 Vandeweghe, Kiki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1958-08-01 UCLA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2012–06–28

Regular season

Season standings
Midwest Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs5230.634–34–718–2321–9
x-Kansas City Kings4042.48812.024–1716–2519–11
x-Houston Rockets4042.48812.025–1615–2619–11
Denver Nuggets3745.45115.023–1814–2713–17
Utah Jazz2854.34124.020–218–3313–17
Dallas Mavericks1567.18337.011–304–375–25
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Phoenix Suns5725.695–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs5230.6345
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers5428.6593
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers4537.54912
5 x-Kansas City Kings4042.48817
6 x-Houston Rockets4042.48817
7 Golden State Warriors3943.47618
8 Denver Nuggets3745.45120
9 San Diego Clippers3646.43921
10 Seattle SuperSonics3448.41523
11 Utah Jazz2854.34129
12 Dallas Mavericks1567.18342


Notes

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1980-81 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —2–42–41–52–01–14–22–01–11–51–10–21–53–22–41–50–21–11–11–11–12–01–4
Boston 4–2—5–14–12–02–04–11–12–03–31–12–03–36–05–13–32–02–02–02–01–11–15–1
Chicago 4–21–5—5–11–11–15–11–11–13–22–01–13–33–23–32–40–20–20–21–11–12–05–1
Cleveland 5–11–41–5—2–01–13–31–10–22–40–20–20–63–30–50–61–11–11–11–10–21–14–2
Dallas 0–20–21–10–2—3–30–22–30–60–20–60–50–21–11–10–21–41–41–52–31–41–50–2
Denver 1–10–21–11–13–3—2–03–22–41–14–23–21–11–10–21–11–42–32–43–23–22–40–2
Detroit 2–41–41–53–32–00–2—0–21–12–41–10–21–53–31–51–40–20–20–21–10–20–21–5
Golden State 0–21–11–11–13–22–32–0—3–21–15–01–51–11–12–00–22–42–41–42–43–34–11–1
Houston 1–10–21–12–06–04–21–12–3—1–12–42–30–22–00–20–21–43–23–31–44–14–20–2
Indiana 5–13–32–34–22–01–14–21–11–1—2–00–22–45–13–20–61–10–22–01–10–21–14–2
Kansas City 1–11–10–22–06–02–41–10–54–20–2—0–51–12–01–10–23–23–22–43–22–35–11–1
Los Angeles 2–00–21–12–05–02–32–05–13–22–05–0—0–22–02–01–12–43–32–33–36–03–21–1
Milwaukee 5–13–33–36–02–01–15–11–12–04–21–12–0—5–13–33–21–12–01–12–02–02–04–1
New Jersey 2–30–62–33–31–11–13–31–10–21–50–20–21–5—0–61–51–12–00–20–21–11–13–3
New York 4–21–53–35–01–12–05–10–22–02–31–10–23–36–0—3–31–11–10–22–02–02–04–2
Philadelphia 5–13–34–26–02–01–14–12–02–06–02–01–12–35–13–3—1–11–12–02–02–02–04–2
Phoenix 2–00–22–01–14–14–12–04–24–11–12–34–21–11–11–11–1—3–33–26–05–15–01–1
Portland 1–10–22–01–14–13–22–04–22–32–02–33–30–20–21–11–13–3—2–34–24–22–32–0
San Antonio 1–10–22–01–15–14–22–04–13–30–24–23–21–12–02–00–22–33–2—4–13–25–11–1
San Diego 1–10–21–11–13–22–31–14–24–11–12–33–30–22–00–20–20–62–41–4—5–13–20–2
Seattle 1–11–11–12–04–12–32–03–31–42–03–20–60–21–10–20–21–52–42–31–5—4–11–1
Utah 0–21–10–21–15–14–22–01–42–41–11–52–30–21–10–20–20–53–21–52–31–4—0–2
Washington 4–11–51–52–42–02–05–11–12–02–41–11–11–43–32–42–41–10–21–12–01–12–0—

Player statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

References
  1. "1980 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
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