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Here is the Denver Nuggets 1981–82 NBA Season roster and regular season player statistics.
Team: Denver Nuggets (1981–82 NBA Season)
Roster
| No. |
Player |
Pos |
Ht |
Wt |
Birth Date |
College |
| 1 |
Carl Nicks |
G |
6-1 |
175 |
Oct 6, 1958 |
Indiana State |
| 5 |
Alex English |
F |
6-7 |
190 |
Jan 5, 1954 |
South Carolina |
| 10 |
James Ray |
F |
6-9 |
215 |
Dec 3, 1957 |
Jacksonville |
| 11 |
Mike Evans |
G |
6-1 |
175 |
Apr 19, 1955 |
Kansas State |
| 14 |
Bill Hanzlik |
G/F |
6-7 |
185 |
Dec 6, 1957 |
Notre Dame |
| 21 |
Glen Gondrezick |
F |
6-6 |
205 |
Aug 30, 1953 |
UNLV |
| 22 |
Rob Williams |
G |
6-2 |
185 |
May 5, 1961 |
Houston |
| 32 |
T.R. Dunn |
G/F |
6-4 |
192 |
Feb 1, 1955 |
Alabama |
| 40 |
Rich Kelley |
C |
7-0 |
235 |
Mar 23, 1953 |
Stanford |
| 44 |
Dan Issel |
C/F |
6-9 |
235 |
Oct 25, 1948 |
Kentucky |
| 52 |
Danny Schayes |
C |
6-11 |
235 |
May 10, 1959 |
Syracuse |
1981-82 Regular Season Per Game
| Player Name |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Alex English |
SF |
28 |
82 |
82 |
36.8 |
25.4 |
6.8 |
5.3 |
1.1 |
1.5 |
3.2 |
18.9 |
.551 |
0.1 |
.000 |
5.4 |
.840 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe |
PF |
23 |
82 |
78 |
33.8 |
21.5 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
2.3 |
15.4 |
.560 |
0.2 |
.077 |
4.9 |
.857 |
| T.R. Dunn |
SG |
26 |
82 |
80 |
30.7 |
8.2 |
6.8 |
2.3 |
1.6 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
6.1 |
.512 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.6 |
.712 |
| Dan Issel |
C |
33 |
81 |
81 |
30.5 |
22.9 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
15.3 |
.527 |
0.1 |
.667 |
8.1 |
.834 |
| Billy McKinney |
PG |
26 |
81 |
27 |
24.2 |
10.8 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
0.9 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
8.6 |
.528 |
0.2 |
.000 |
2.1 |
.806 |
| Kenny Higgs |
PG |
27 |
76 |
49 |
22.3 |
7.5 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
0.9 |
0.1 |
2.1 |
6.2 |
.432 |
0.3 |
.190 |
2.6 |
.817 |
| Dave Robisch |
C |
32 |
12 |
0 |
21.4 |
12.0 |
5.3 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
1.1 |
8.8 |
.453 |
0.0 |
|
4.6 |
.873 |
| Glen Gondrezick |
SF |
26 |
80 |
0 |
21.2 |
8.3 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
1.2 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
6.2 |
.505 |
0.0 |
.000 |
2.7 |
.737 |
| David Thompson |
SG |
27 |
61 |
5 |
20.4 |
14.9 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
0.6 |
0.5 |
2.3 |
10.6 |
.486 |
0.2 |
.286 |
5.6 |
.814 |
| Cedrick Hordges |
PF |
25 |
77 |
1 |
17.8 |
6.8 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
1.4 |
5.4 |
.493 |
0.2 |
.231 |
2.6 |
.583 |
| John Roche |
SG |
32 |
39 |
2 |
12.8 |
4.8 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
0.4 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
3.8 |
.453 |
1.3 |
.442 |
1.0 |
.737 |
| David Burns |
PG |
23 |
6 |
1 |
8.8 |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
1.8 |
.455 |
0.0 |
|
1.5 |
.667 |
| James Ray |
PF |
24 |
40 |
4 |
6.6 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.9 |
2.9 |
.440 |
0.0 |
1.000 |
0.9 |
.583 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
241.8 |
126.5 |
43.8 |
27.7 |
8.1 |
4.5 |
17.9 |
93.4 |
.520 |
1.8 |
.268 |
36.3 |
.796 |
1981-82 Playoff Per Game
| Player Name |
Pos |
Age |
G |
GS |
MPG |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
SPG |
BPG |
TOV |
FGA |
FG% |
3PA |
3P% |
FTA |
FT% |
| Alex English |
SF |
28 |
3 |
3 |
39.3 |
19.3 |
7.7 |
5.7 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.3 |
18.3 |
.473 |
0.0 |
|
2.3 |
.857 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe |
PF |
23 |
3 |
3 |
36.3 |
22.7 |
6.0 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
2.0 |
14.3 |
.581 |
0.0 |
|
6.0 |
1.000 |
| Dan Issel |
C |
33 |
3 |
3 |
34.3 |
25.3 |
7.0 |
1.7 |
1.0 |
0.3 |
2.3 |
20.0 |
.533 |
0.0 |
|
4.0 |
1.000 |
| Billy McKinney |
PG |
26 |
3 |
3 |
30.3 |
14.0 |
2.0 |
3.3 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
9.0 |
.593 |
0.3 |
.000 |
4.0 |
.833 |
| T.R. Dunn |
SG |
26 |
3 |
3 |
27.0 |
6.3 |
6.0 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
0.3 |
1.7 |
4.3 |
.462 |
0.0 |
|
2.7 |
.875 |
| David Thompson |
SG |
27 |
3 |
3 |
22.0 |
11.7 |
3.3 |
2.0 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
2.7 |
11.0 |
.455 |
1.0 |
.333 |
2.3 |
.571 |
| Kenny Higgs |
PG |
27 |
3 |
3 |
18.0 |
7.7 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
7.0 |
.381 |
0.7 |
.000 |
4.0 |
.583 |
| Glen Gondrezick |
SF |
26 |
3 |
3 |
17.0 |
6.0 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
.400 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.0 |
.667 |
| Cedrick Hordges |
PF |
25 |
3 |
3 |
15.0 |
6.3 |
4.3 |
0.7 |
0.3 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
6.3 |
.421 |
0.3 |
.000 |
1.3 |
.750 |
| James Ray |
PF |
24 |
1 |
1 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
| Team Totals |
|
|
3 |
3 |
240.0 |
119.3 |
40.0 |
24.7 |
8.7 |
3.7 |
14.7 |
97.0 |
.495 |
2.7 |
.125 |
27.7 |
.831 |
1981-82 Regular Season Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Alex English |
SF |
28 |
82 |
82 |
3015 |
2082 |
558 |
433 |
87 |
120 |
261 |
1553 |
855 |
8 |
0 |
443 |
372 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe |
PF |
23 |
82 |
78 |
2775 |
1760 |
461 |
247 |
52 |
29 |
189 |
1260 |
706 |
13 |
1 |
405 |
347 |
| T.R. Dunn |
SG |
26 |
82 |
80 |
2519 |
669 |
559 |
188 |
135 |
36 |
123 |
504 |
258 |
1 |
0 |
215 |
153 |
| Dan Issel |
C |
33 |
81 |
81 |
2472 |
1852 |
608 |
179 |
67 |
55 |
169 |
1236 |
651 |
6 |
4 |
655 |
546 |
| Billy McKinney |
PG |
26 |
81 |
27 |
1963 |
875 |
142 |
338 |
69 |
16 |
115 |
699 |
369 |
17 |
0 |
170 |
137 |
| Glen Gondrezick |
SF |
26 |
80 |
0 |
1699 |
660 |
423 |
152 |
92 |
36 |
100 |
495 |
250 |
3 |
0 |
217 |
160 |
| Kenny Higgs |
PG |
27 |
76 |
49 |
1696 |
569 |
144 |
395 |
72 |
6 |
156 |
468 |
202 |
21 |
4 |
197 |
161 |
| Cedrick Hordges |
PF |
25 |
77 |
1 |
1372 |
527 |
395 |
65 |
26 |
19 |
111 |
414 |
204 |
13 |
3 |
199 |
116 |
| David Thompson |
SG |
27 |
61 |
5 |
1246 |
906 |
148 |
117 |
34 |
29 |
142 |
644 |
313 |
14 |
4 |
339 |
276 |
| John Roche |
SG |
32 |
39 |
2 |
501 |
187 |
23 |
89 |
15 |
2 |
29 |
150 |
68 |
52 |
23 |
38 |
28 |
| James Ray |
PF |
24 |
40 |
4 |
262 |
124 |
65 |
26 |
10 |
16 |
37 |
116 |
51 |
1 |
1 |
36 |
21 |
| Dave Robisch |
C |
32 |
12 |
0 |
257 |
144 |
63 |
32 |
3 |
4 |
13 |
106 |
48 |
0 |
0 |
55 |
48 |
| David Burns |
PG |
23 |
6 |
1 |
53 |
16 |
3 |
11 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
11 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
82 |
82 |
19830 |
10371 |
3592 |
2272 |
664 |
368 |
1453 |
7656 |
3980 |
149 |
40 |
2978 |
2371 |
1981-82 Playoff Totals
| Player |
Pos |
Age |
GP |
GS |
Min |
Pts |
Reb |
Ast |
Stl |
Blk |
TO |
FGA |
FG |
3PA |
3P |
FTA |
FT |
| Alex English |
SF |
28 |
3 |
|
118 |
58 |
23 |
17 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
55 |
26 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe |
PF |
23 |
3 |
|
109 |
68 |
18 |
9 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
43 |
25 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
18 |
| Dan Issel |
C |
33 |
3 |
|
103 |
76 |
21 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
60 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
| Billy McKinney |
PG |
26 |
3 |
|
91 |
42 |
6 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
27 |
16 |
1 |
0 |
12 |
10 |
| T.R. Dunn |
SG |
26 |
3 |
|
81 |
19 |
18 |
10 |
8 |
1 |
5 |
13 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
7 |
| David Thompson |
SG |
27 |
3 |
|
66 |
35 |
10 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
8 |
33 |
15 |
3 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
| Kenny Higgs |
PG |
27 |
3 |
|
54 |
23 |
3 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
21 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
12 |
7 |
| Glen Gondrezick |
SF |
26 |
3 |
|
51 |
18 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
20 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
| Cedrick Hordges |
PF |
25 |
3 |
|
45 |
19 |
13 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
19 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
| James Ray |
PF |
24 |
1 |
|
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Team Totals |
|
|
3 |
|
720 |
358 |
120 |
74 |
26 |
11 |
44 |
291 |
144 |
8 |
1 |
83 |
69 |
Team Impact Index
| Player Name |
Role Tier |
MPG |
Usage Tier |
PPG |
RPG |
APG |
STK (STL + BLK) |
Impact Index* |
Notes |
Awards |
| Alex English |
Primary Scoring & Facilitator |
36.8 |
High |
25.4 |
6.8 |
4.8 |
2.6 |
19.80 |
Team scoring leader who combined high-efficiency mid-range scoring with playmaking in Doug Moe’s fast-paced system; led NBA in points that season. |
MVP-13, AS, NBA2 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe |
Secondary Primary Scorer |
33.8 |
High |
21.5 |
5.6 |
3.0 |
1.0 |
15.55 |
Volume scorer and floor-spacer who complemented English with off-ball movement and catch-and-shoot scoring on a high-octane Nuggets offense. |
|
| T.R. Dunn |
Defensive Specialist / Glue Guard |
30.7 |
Low |
8.2 |
6.8 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
9.65 |
Defensive anchor on the perimeter, strong rebounder for his position and a consistent source of steals — key to Denver’s transition defense. |
DEF2 |
| Dan Issel |
Veteran Inside Scorer / Post Option |
30.5 |
Medium |
22.9 |
7.5 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
17.05 |
Experienced post scorer who provided inside scoring, rebounding and veteran stability in half-court sets and playoff minutes. |
MVP-17 |
| Billy McKinney |
Starting Point Guard / Two-Way Lead Guard |
24.2 |
Medium |
10.8 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
1.1 |
8.95 |
Handled primary lead duties at times — a scoring-capable PG who also created for teammates and sustained team pace. |
|
| Kenny Higgs |
Backup Point / Change-of-Pace Playmaker |
22.3 |
Medium-Low |
7.5 |
1.9 |
5.2 |
1.0 |
7.80 |
Secondary ball-handler bringing playmaking off the bench and tempo control in relief of starters. |
|
| Dave Robisch |
Instant-Offense Backup Big |
21.4 |
Low |
12.0 |
5.3 |
2.7 |
0.6 |
10.30 |
Provided scoring punch and minutes at center/forward in a reserve role — efficient in limited action. |
|
| Glen Gondrezick |
Rotation Wing / Depth Scorer |
21.2 |
Low |
8.3 |
5.3 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
8.60 |
Versatile reserve forward who contributed scoring, rebounding and streaky perimeter shooting off the bench. |
|
| David Thompson |
Sixth-Man Scoring Bolt |
20.4 |
Medium-Low |
14.9 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
10.15 |
High-upside scorer used in bursts; when healthy delivered quick scoring and athletic drives, giving the team instant offense. |
|
| Cedrick Hordges |
Backup PF / Energy Big |
17.8 |
Low |
6.8 |
5.1 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
6.60 |
Frontcourt depth who provided interior rebounding and physical minutes in spot rotations. |
|
| John Roche |
Veteran Spot-Up Guard |
12.8 |
Very Low |
4.8 |
0.6 |
2.3 |
0.5 |
4.10 |
Experienced reserve used for perimeter shooting, spacing and veteran ball-handling in short stints. |
|
| David Burns |
Deep Reserve / Emergency PG |
8.8 |
Very Low |
2.7 |
0.5 |
1.8 |
0.3 |
2.65 |
Very limited minutes; provided brief relief at the point when required. |
|
| James Ray |
Frontcourt Depth / Minute-Earner |
6.6 |
Very Low |
3.1 |
1.6 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
3.05 |
Fringe rotation player used for frontcourt depth and energy in short bursts. |
|
*Impact Index = (PPG + RPG + APG + STK) ÷ 2
