Denver Nuggets 1997-98 Roster and Statistics

Final Record: 11–71 (worst in franchise history)
Head Coaches: Bill Hanzlik (entire season)
Division: Midwest
Playoffs: Did not qualify

Last Updated on June 10, 2025 by Mat Diekhake

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Here is the 1997–98 Denver Nuggets roster and player statistics:

No.	Player	Pos	Height	Weight	Age	College / Country
1	Cory Alexander	PG	6’1″	185 lbs	25	Virginia
3	Anthony Goldwire	PG	6’1″	182 lbs	26	Houston
4	Eric Washington	PG	6’1″	175 lbs	23	Alabama
5	LaPhonso Ellis	PF	6’8″	240 lbs	27	Notre Dame
6	Joe Wolf	PF	6’10”	230 lbs	33	North Carolina
7	Eric Williams	SF	6’8″	220 lbs	25	Providence
9	Priest Lauderdale	C	7’4″	325 lbs	24	Central State (OH)
10	Johnny Newman	SF	6’7″	190 lbs	34	Richmond
11	Bobby Jackson	PG	6’1″	185 lbs	24	Minnesota
21	Tony Battie	C/PF	6’11”	240 lbs	21	Texas Tech
33	Danny Fortson	PF	6’8″	260 lbs	21	Cincinnati
34	Don MacLean	SF	6’10”	235 lbs	28	UCLA
40	Roy Rogers	PF	6’9″	235 lbs	24	Alabama
50	Dean Garrett	C	6’11”	225 lbs	30	Indiana
55	Eric Montross	C	7’0″	250 lbs	26	North Carolina

Player	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P%	FT%
Johnny Newman	82	31.0	14.7	3.1	1.6	1.1	0.2	.436	.326	.852
Eric Williams	48	31.5	16.8	4.1	2.1	1.2	0.5	.474	.353	.726
LaPhonso Ellis	66	29.7	14.3	7.2	1.7	0.8	0.8	.445	.263	.742
Bobby Jackson	75	25.2	11.6	4.1	3.7	1.5	0.1	.431	.315	.788
Danny Fortson	72	26.0	10.1	5.6	1.0	0.7	0.3	.462	—	.679
Tony Battie	65	23.2	8.4	5.4	0.7	0.4	1.1	.464	—	.627
Don MacLean	55	22.1	10.3	3.0	1.2	0.5	0.2	.448	.341	.825
Dean Garrett	64	22.0	6.2	5.2	0.6	0.4	1.1	.472	—	.660
Joe Wolf	43	14.3	3.2	3.0	1.0	0.2	0.4	.410	.250	.769
Anthony Goldwire	43	13.7	4.1	1.1	2.2	0.5	0.1	.388	.258	.764
Eric Washington	34	14.4	3.8	1.4	1.5	0.4	0.0	.386	.304	.774
Priest Lauderdale	14	8.2	2.7	2.4	0.2	0.1	0.3	.421	—	.533