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Here is the Denver Nuggets 1975–76 ABA Season roster and regular season player statistics. This was the final ABA season before the NBA-ABA merger. The Nuggets were one of four teams to join the NBA the following year.

Team: Denver Nuggets (1975–76 ABA Season)

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date College
10 Chuck Williams G 6-2 175 Jun 6, 1943 Colorado
11 Byron Beck C 6-9 225 Jan 25, 1945 Denver
12 Ralph Simpson G 6-5 200 Aug 10, 1949 Michigan State
14 Monti Davis F 6-7 205 Jul 26, 1958 Tennessee State
15 Mike Green C 6-10 200 Aug 6, 1951 Louisiana Tech
20 Jimmy Foster G 6-1 180 Dec 16, 1951 Connecticut
21 Gus Gerard F 6-8 210 Jul 27, 1953 Virginia
22 David Thompson G/F 6-4 195 Jul 13, 1954 North Carolina State
23 Bobby Jones F 6-9 210 Dec 18, 1951 North Carolina
24 Roger Brown F 6-5 210 May 22, 1942 None
30 Tom Boswell F 6-9 220 Oct 2, 1953 South Carolina
44 Marvin Webster C 7-1 225 Apr 13, 1952 Morgan State

1975-76 Regular Season Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
David Thompson SF 21 83 83 37.4 26.0 6.3 3.7 1.6 1.2 3.0 18.9 .515 0.2 .158 8.2 .794
Ralph Simpson SG 26 84 84 37.2 18.0 5.4 7.1 1.8 0.3 4.3 14.4 .511 0.3 .167 4.2 .780
Bobby Jones PF 24 83 83 34.3 14.9 9.5 4.0 2.0 2.2 2.8 10.6 .581 0.0   3.7 .698
Dan Issel C 27 84 84 34.0 23.0 11.0 2.4 1.2 0.7 2.4 17.5 .511 0.0 .250 6.2 .816
Chuck Williams PG 29 79 79 32.0 11.0 2.7 4.7 1.5 0.1 2.3 8.4 .514 0.1 .000 2.9 .814
Byron Beck PF 31 80 80 19.8 9.6 4.4 1.5 0.6 0.3 1.1 8.1 .517 0.1 .455 1.5 .836
Gus Gerard SF 22 60 60 19.8 9.9 5.0 2.0 0.9 0.9 2.4 9.2 .434 0.1 .429 2.6 .703
Claude Terry SG 26 79 79 17.1 7.1 1.9 1.8 0.5 0.1 1.2 6.3 .464 0.7 .236 1.1 .899
Jim Bradley PF 23 7 7 15.3 4.6 4.3 1.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 5.4 .395 0.0   0.4 .667
Marvin Webster C 23 38 38 10.5 4.3 4.6 0.8 0.2 1.4 1.0 3.2 .458 0.0 .000 2.1 .705
Monte Towe PG 22 64 64 9.0 3.0 0.9 2.1 0.6 0.1 1.3 2.8 .402 0.7 .214 0.7 .818
Roger Brown C 25 37 37 7.9 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.2 0.6 0.5 1.6 .459 0.1 1.000 0.6 .667
Jimmy Foster PG 24 48 48 7.3 3.1 0.9 1.0 0.4 0.1 1.3 3.0 .372 0.2 .125 1.3 .609
George Irvine SF 27 3 3 4.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 2.0 .333 0.3 .000 0.0  
Team Totals     84   241.8 121.9 48.7 29.1 10.6 6.4 20.9 95.7 .505 2.1 .230 31.8 .779

1975-76 Playoff Per Game

Player Name Pos Age G GS MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TO FGA FG% 3PA 3P% FTA FT%
Ralph Simpson SG 26 13 13 41.7 19.8 4.7 5.6 1.6 0.3 4.5 16.7 .456 0.2 .500 4.9 .906
David Thompson SF 21 13 13 39.1 26.4 6.4 3.0 1.2 0.4 3.8 18.2 .536 0.3 .250 8.1 .838
Dan Issel C 27 13 13 36.2 20.5 12.0 2.5 1.0 0.6 1.6 17.5 .489 0.1 .000 4.3 .786
Chuck Williams PG 29 13 13 34.2 12.6 3.7 3.7 0.5 0.4 2.0 10.2 .470 0.2 .333 3.3 .907
Bobby Jones PF 24 13 13 33.2 13.7 8.6 4.5 1.2 1.5 2.6 9.8 .583 0.0   3.2 .732
Byron Beck PF 31 13 13 21.2 8.6 4.4 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.2 7.3 .442 0.1 .000 2.6 .824
Claude Terry SG 26 12 12 13.3 4.1 1.8 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.3 4.2 .360 0.6 .000 1.4 .765
Marvin Webster C 23 13 13 11.9 4.4 5.5 0.7 0.1 1.1 1.2 3.8 .420 0.0   2.2 .536
Gus Gerard SF 22 13 13 10.9 4.6 2.5 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.5 4.8 .349 0.1 .000 1.8 .667
Monte Towe PG 22 4 4 7.5 2.5 0.0 1.5 0.3 0.0 1.3 2.0 .375 0.0   1.3 .800
Jimmy Foster PG 24 2 2 6.5 6.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 1.5 4.0 .625 0.0   3.5 .429
Team Totals     13   243.8 116.1 49.5 23.6 7.2 5.0 20.2 93.4 .481 1.5 .158 32.6 .797

1975-76 Regular Season Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Ralph Simpson SG 26 84 84 3121 1515 454 597 153 23 360 1211 619 24 4 350 273
David Thompson SF 21 83 83 3101 2158 525 308 136 102 250 1567 807 19 3 681 541
Dan Issel C 27 84 84 2856 1930 923 201 100 56 200 1472 752 4 1 521 425
Bobby Jones PF 24 83 83 2845 1235 791 331 170 184 232 878 510 0 0 308 215
Chuck Williams PG 29 79 79 2529 866 210 375 115 7 180 660 339 4 0 231 188
Byron Beck PF 31 80 80 1586 770 354 116 48 20 91 646 334 11 5 116 97
Claude Terry SG 26 79 79 1349 557 152 146 40 5 96 500 232 55 13 89 80
Gus Gerard SF 22 60 60 1185 594 301 122 51 54 141 553 240 7 3 158 111
Monte Towe PG 22 64 64 576 189 55 136 37 5 81 179 72 42 9 44 36
Marvin Webster C 23 38 38 398 165 174 30 9 52 38 120 55 1 0 78 55
Jimmy Foster PG 24 48 48 352 148 42 47 19 4 63 145 54 8 1 64 39
Roger Brown C 25 37 37 291 74 75 22 8 22 17 61 28 2 2 24 16
Jim Bradley PF 23 7 7 107 32 30 11 5 5 5 38 15 0 0 3 2
George Irvine SF 27 3 3 14 4 1 0 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 0 0
Team Totals   84 20310   10237 4087 2442 891 539 1755 8036 4059 178 41 2667 2078  

1975-76 Playoff Totals

Player Pos Age GP GS Min Pts Reb Ast Stl Blk TO FGA FGM 3PA 3PM FTA FTM
Ralph Simpson SG 26 13 13 542 257 61 73 21 4 58 217 99 2 1 64 58
David Thompson SF 21 13 13 508 343 83 39 16 5 50 237 127 4 1 105 88
Dan Issel C 27 13 13 470 266 156 32 13 8 21 227 111 1 0 56 44
Chuck Williams PG 29 13 13 444 164 48 48 6 5 26 132 62 3 1 43 39
Bobby Jones PF 24 13 13 431 178 112 59 16 20 34 127 74 0 0 41 30
Byron Beck PF 31 13 13 276 112 57 11 4 1 16 95 42 1 0 34 28
Claude Terry SG 26 12 12 159 49 21 17 7 1 15 50 18 7 0 17 13
Marvin Webster C 23 13 13 155 57 71 9 1 14 15 50 21 0 0 28 15
Gus Gerard SF 22 13 13 142 60 33 12 8 7 19 63 22 1 0 24 16
Monte Towe PG 22 4 4 30 10 0 6 1 0 5 8 3 0 0 5 4
Jimmy Foster PG 24 2 2 13 13 2 1 1 0 3 8 5 0 0 7 3
Team Totals   13 13 3170 1509 644 307 94 65 262 1214 584 19 3 424 338  

Team Impact Index

Player Name Role Tier MPG Usage Tier PPG RPG APG STK (SPG+BPG) Impact Index* Notes Awards
David Thompson Primary Scorer / Explosive Wing 37.4 High 26.0 6.3 3.7 2.8 19.4 Rookie of the Year and MVP candidate; elite slasher and scorer, high-efficiency wing who led team offense.  MVP-2, ROY-1, AS
Ralph Simpson Lead Guard / Facilitator-Scorer 37.2 High 18.0 5.4 7.1 2.1 16.3 All-Star guard with dual role as floor general and perimeter scorer; high assist volume for a shooting guard.  AS
Bobby Jones Two-Way Forward / Defensive Anchor 34.3 Medium-High 14.9 9.5 4.0 4.2 16.3 Defensive specialist with All-Defensive honors; contributed strong rebounding, steals, and blocks.  MVP-2, AS, DEF1
Dan Issel Post Scorer / Veteran Big 34.0 High 23.0 11.0 2.4 1.9 18.2 Dominant scoring center, led team in rebounds, strong low-post presence.  AS
Chuck Williams Backup PG / Secondary Creator 32.0 Medium 11.0 2.7 4.7 1.6 10.0 Floor general off the bench; provided scoring, assists, and perimeter defense.  AS
Byron Beck Veteran PF / Role Player 19.8 Low-Medium 9.6 4.4 1.5 0.9 8.2 ABA veteran providing frontcourt depth and rebounding; reliable rotational minutes.  AS
Gus Gerard Athletic Wing / Spot Scorer 19.8 Low 9.9 5.0 2.0 1.8 8.9 Energetic small forward, contributed scoring bursts and defensive effort in spot minutes.  AS
Claude Terry 3-&D Shooting Guard 17.1 Low 7.1 1.9 1.8 0.6 5.7 Role player providing perimeter shooting and defensive versatility.  AS
Jim Bradley Backup PF / Development Player 15.3 Minimal 4.6 4.3 1.6 1.4 5.95 Young forward with limited minutes; contributed rebounding and occasional scoring.  —
Marvin Webster Rim Protector / Backup C 10.5 Minimal 4.3 4.6 0.8 1.6 5.65 Defensive-oriented center providing shot-blocking and rebounding off the bench.  —
Monte Towe Backup PG / Secondary Facilitator 9.0 Minimal 3.0 0.9 2.1 0.7 3.35 Used sparingly for change-of-pace point guard duties; contributed assists and floor spacing.  AS
Roger Brown Reserve Center / Depth Big 7.9 Minimal 2.0 2.0 0.6 0.8 2.7 Provided limited frontcourt minutes with focus on scoring and interior defense. AS
Jimmy Foster Backup PG / Depth Role 7.3 Minimal 3.1 0.9 1.0 0.5 2.75 Spot minutes as a backup guard; contributed in select rotations.  AS
George Irvine Short-Term SF / Reserve 4.7 Minimal 1.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.95 Very limited minutes; used for short-term coverage at SF.  —

*Impact Index = (PPG + RPG + APG + STK) ÷ 2