Denver Nuggets 1996-97 Roster and Statistics

Last Updated on June 10, 2025 by Mat Diekhake

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Here is the 1996–97 Denver Nuggets roster and player statistics:

No.	Player	Pos	Height	Weight	Age	College / Country
1	Eric Williams	SF	6’8″	220 lbs	24	Providence
3	Anthony Goldwire	PG	6’1″	182 lbs	25	Houston
4	Cory Alexander	PG	6’1″	185 lbs	23	Virginia
5	LaBradford Smith	SG	6’3″	200 lbs	26	Louisville
6	Joe Wolf	PF	6’10”	230 lbs	32	North Carolina
7	Dale Ellis	SG	6’7″	215 lbs	36	Tennessee
9	Priest Lauderdale	C	7’4″	325 lbs	23	Central State (OH)
10	Johnny Newman	SF	6’7″	190 lbs	33	Richmond
11	Mark Macon	SG	6’4″	190 lbs	27	Temple
20	Ricky Pierce	SG	6’4″	205 lbs	37	Rice
21	Tony Battie	PF	6’11”	240 lbs	20	Texas Tech
30	Loren Meyer	C	6’10”	257 lbs	25	Iowa State
33	Danny Fortson	PF	6’8″	260 lbs	20	Cincinnati
34	Don MacLean	SF	6’10”	235 lbs	27	UCLA
40	Roy Rogers	PF	6’9″	235 lbs	23	Alabama
50	Bryant Stith	SG	6’5″	208 lbs	26	Virginia
55	Ervin Johnson	C	6’11”	245 lbs	29	New Orleans

Player	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
Eric Williams	45	34.8	15.0	4.1	2.5	1.2	0.5	.460	.276	.766
Johnny Newman	82	30.5	14.7	2.7	1.9	1.0	0.1	.438	.331	.860
Bryant Stith	62	30.2	12.6	3.8	2.2	0.8	0.3	.411	.369	.776
Dale Ellis	55	22.0	9.1	1.9	1.2	0.4	0.1	.446	.426	.812
Don MacLean	55	21.4	9.2	2.9	1.0	0.5	0.2	.450	.333	.837
Danny Fortson	80	24.4	10.2	5.6	1.3	0.7	0.2	.469	—	.654
Roy Rogers	82	21.1	6.6	4.7	0.8	0.5	2.0	.479	—	.689
Cory Alexander	23	17.0	5.5	1.2	2.5	0.9	0.0	.402	.150	.800
Ricky Pierce	28	15.4	6.1	1.2	0.7	0.3	0.1	.415	.250	.875
Joe Wolf	53	18.7	4.6	3.2	1.0	0.3	0.4	.430	.188	.765
Priest Lauderdale	39	8.6	3.2	2.6	0.3	0.1	0.5	.477	—	.491
Tony Battie	65	19.2	3.4	4.2	0.4	0.3	1.2	.422	—	.607
Loren Meyer	46	15.2	3.2	3.5	0.5	0.2	0.3	.423	.000	.647

The Nuggets finished the 1996–97 season with a 21–61 record, missing the playoffs.