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1967-68 Denver Rockets Roster and Stats

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Record: 45-33, Finished 3rd in ABA Western Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Bob Bass (45-33)

PTS/G: 105.7 (9th of 11) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 101.5 (1st of 11)
SRS: 3.52 (3rd of 11)
Expected W-L: 50-28 (2nd of 11)

Arena: Denver Auditorium Arena ▪ Attendance: NA

Playoffs:
Lost ABA Western Division Semifinals (3-2) versus New Orleans Buccaneers

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
40 Byron Beck C 6-9 225 January 25, 1945 R University of Denver
50 Tommie Bowens PF 6-8 220 July 7, 1940 R Grambling State University
14-23 Jeffrey Congdon PG 6-1 180 October 17, 1943 R Brigham Young University
12 Chuck Gardner PF 6-8 205 September 30, 1944 R University of Colorado
22 Julian Hammond SF 6-5 205 May 27, 1943 R University of Tulsa
54 Wayne Hightower PF 6-8 192 January 14, 1940 5 University of Kansas
24 Tom Hoover C 6-9 230 January 23, 1941 3 Villanova University
30 Ron Horn SF 6-7 220 May 24, 1938 2 Indiana University
32 Larry Jones PG 6-2 180 September 22, 1942 1 University of Toledo
30 R.B. Lynam G 6-1 190 R Oklahoma Baptist University
30 Richard Moore SG 6-2 190 R Hiram Scott College
14 John Morrison G 6-2 190 May 2, 1945 R Canisius College
44 Willie Murrell SF 6-6 225 September 13, 1941 R Kansas State University
10 Grant Simmons PG 6-3 190 March 7, 1943 R University of Nebraska
20 Willis Thomas SG 6-2 185 R Tennessee State University
42 Lonnie Wright SG 6-2 205 January 23, 1944 R Colorado State University

Team and Opponent Stats

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 78 18820 3119 7271 .429 25 149 .168 1981 2725 .727 4121 1044 1293 1992 8244 105.7
Lg Rank 5 9 10 4 11 10 11 8 9 5 9 10 3 4 9 9
Opponent 78 18820 2853 7133 .400 116 410 .283 2092 2916 .717 3933 993 1365 1903 7914 101.5
Lg Rank 5 1 1 1 8 8 6 8 8 7 2 1 5 5 1 1

Team Miscellaneous

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
Team 50 28 4.23 -0.71 3.52 .431 13.2 .272 .408 14.0 .293 Denver Auditorium Arena
Lg Rank 2 2 2 11 3 5 5 7 1 3 11

Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Larry Jones 25 76 3085 602 1409 .427 8 42 .190 530 683 .776 599 270 232 268 1742
2 Wayne Hightower 28 74 2459 431 1126 .383 0 6 .000 420 543 .773 536 143 165 237 1282
3 Willie Murrell 26 71 2495 498 1069 .466 3 11 .273 166 236 .703 637 64 116 200 1165
4 Grant Simmons 24 78 2264 292 688 .424 1 22 .045 208 295 .705 240 182 153 236 793
5 Byron Beck 23 71 1623 275 570 .482 0 2 .000 119 159 .748 559 38 72 219 669
6 Julian Hammond 24 74 1364 224 458 .489 0 0 143 209 .684 327 62 98 112 591
7 Tom Hoover 27 70 1588 161 357 .451 4 10 .400 128 206 .621 491 64 139 268 454
8 Tommie Bowens 27 67 1287 177 453 .391 1 2 .500 55 90 .611 374 41 83 159 410
9 Lonnie Wright 24 38 896 146 346 .422 2 9 .222 79 121 .653 96 68 43 96 373
10 Willis Thomas 24 542 136 305 .446 0 2 .000 22 32 .688 58 25 51 45 294
11 Chuck Gardner 23 42 487 71 175 .406 0 4 .000 55 79 .696 136 13 52 74 197
12 Jeffrey Congdon 24 41 398 67 191 .351 5 30 .167 20 25 .800 34 59 50 37 159
13 Richard Moore 18 211 24 71 .338 0 2 .000 21 28 .750 19 8 24 16 69
14 John Morrison 22 9 76 10 34 .294 1 6 .167 6 9 .667 9 7 9 15 27
15 R.B. Lynam 7 39 5 17 .294 0 1 .000 7 8 .875 5 0 5 10 17
16 Ron Horn 29 1 6 0 2 .000 0 0 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 0 2

Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Larry Jones 25 76 40.6 7.9 18.5 .427 0.1 0.6 .190 7.0 9.0 .776 7.9 3.6 3.1 3.5 22.9
2 Wayne Hightower 28 74 33.2 5.8 15.2 .383 0.0 0.1 .000 5.7 7.3 .773 7.2 1.9 2.2 3.2 17.3
3 Willie Murrell 26 71 35.1 7.0 15.1 .466 0.0 0.2 .273 2.3 3.3 .703 9.0 0.9 1.6 2.8 16.4
4 Willis Thomas 24 22.6 5.7 12.7 .446 0.0 0.1 .000 0.9 1.3 .688 2.4 1.0 2.1 1.9 12.3
5 Grant Simmons 24 78 29.0 3.7 8.8 .424 0.0 0.3 .045 2.7 3.8 .705 3.1 2.3 2.0 3.0 10.2
6 Lonnie Wright 24 38 23.6 3.8 9.1 .422 0.1 0.2 .222 2.1 3.2 .653 2.5 1.8 1.1 2.5 9.8
7 Byron Beck 23 71 22.9 3.9 8.0 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .748 7.9 0.5 1.0 3.1 9.4
8 Julian Hammond 24 74 18.4 3.0 6.2 .489 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.8 .684 4.4 0.8 1.3 1.5 8.0
9 Tom Hoover 27 70 22.7 2.3 5.1 .451 0.1 0.1 .400 1.8 2.9 .621 7.0 0.9 2.0 3.8 6.5
10 Tommie Bowens 27 67 19.2 2.6 6.8 .391 0.0 0.0 .500 0.8 1.3 .611 5.6 0.6 1.2 2.4 6.1
11 Chuck Gardner 23 42 11.6 1.7 4.2 .406 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 1.9 .696 3.2 0.3 1.2 1.8 4.7
12 Jeffrey Congdon 24 41 9.7 1.6 4.7 .351 0.1 0.7 .167 0.5 0.6 .800 0.8 1.4 1.2 0.9 3.9
13 Richard Moore 18 11.7 1.3 3.9 .338 0.0 0.1 .000 1.2 1.6 .750 1.1 0.4 1.3 0.9 3.8
14 John Morrison 22 9 8.4 1.1 3.8 .294 0.1 0.7 .167 0.7 1.0 .667 1.0 0.8 1.0 1.7 3.0
15 R.B. Lynam 7 5.6 0.7 2.4 .294 0.0 0.1 .000 1.0 1.1 .875 0.7 0.0 0.7 1.4 2.4
16 Ron Horn 29 1 6.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 1.000 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.0

Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Larry Jones 25 76 3085 7.0 16.4 .427 0.1 0.5 .190 6.2 8.0 .776 7.0 3.2 2.7 3.1 20.3
2 Willis Thomas 24 542 9.0 20.3 .446 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.1 .688 3.9 1.7 3.4 3.0 19.5
3 Wayne Hightower 28 74 2459 6.3 16.5 .383 0.0 0.1 .000 6.1 7.9 .773 7.8 2.1 2.4 3.5 18.8
4 Willie Murrell 26 71 2495 7.2 15.4 .466 0.0 0.2 .273 2.4 3.4 .703 9.2 0.9 1.7 2.9 16.8
5 R.B. Lynam 7 39 4.6 15.7 .294 0.0 0.9 .000 6.5 7.4 .875 4.6 0.0 4.6 9.2 15.7
6 Julian Hammond 24 74 1364 5.9 12.1 .489 0.0 0.0 3.8 5.5 .684 8.6 1.6 2.6 3.0 15.6
7 Lonnie Wright 24 38 896 5.9 13.9 .422 0.1 0.4 .222 3.2 4.9 .653 3.9 2.7 1.7 3.9 15.0
8 Byron Beck 23 71 1623 6.1 12.6 .482 0.0 0.0 .000 2.6 3.5 .748 12.4 0.8 1.6 4.9 14.8
9 Chuck Gardner 23 42 487 5.2 12.9 .406 0.0 0.3 .000 4.1 5.8 .696 10.1 1.0 3.8 5.5 14.6
10 Jeffrey Congdon 24 41 398 6.1 17.3 .351 0.5 2.7 .167 1.8 2.3 .800 3.1 5.3 4.5 3.3 14.4
11 John Morrison 22 9 76 4.7 16.1 .294 0.5 2.8 .167 2.8 4.3 .667 4.3 3.3 4.3 7.1 12.8
12 Grant Simmons 24 78 2264 4.6 10.9 .424 0.0 0.3 .045 3.3 4.7 .705 3.8 2.9 2.4 3.8 12.6
13 Ron Horn 29 1 6 0.0 12.0 .000 0.0 0.0 12.0 12.0 1.000 6.0 0.0 6.0 0.0 12.0
14 Richard Moore 18 211 4.1 12.1 .338 0.0 0.3 .000 3.6 4.8 .750 3.2 1.4 4.1 2.7 11.8
15 Tommie Bowens 27 67 1287 5.0 12.7 .391 0.0 0.1 .500 1.5 2.5 .611 10.5 1.1 2.3 4.4 11.5
16 Tom Hoover 27 70 1588 3.6 8.1 .451 0.1 0.2 .400 2.9 4.7 .621 11.1 1.5 3.2 6.1 10.3

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Larry Jones 25 76 3085 21.3 .509 .430 9.1 13.8 11.9 24.3 6.9 4.9 11.8 .184
2 Willie Murrell 26 71 2495 18.5 .497 .467 11.9 4.1 9.0 19.9 3.6 3.5 7.0 .135
3 Wayne Hightower 28 74 2459 17.7 .470 .383 10.2 8.9 10.8 24.0 2.1 3.6 5.8 .112
4 Byron Beck 23 71 1623 18.6 .523 .482 16.1 3.6 10.1 16.9 2.9 2.7 5.7 .168
5 Julian Hammond 24 74 1364 17.5 .537 .489 11.2 6.8 15.1 18.3 3.1 2.0 5.1 .179
6 Grant Simmons 24 78 2264 10.6 .485 .425 5.0 11.5 15.8 16.5 2.2 2.8 5.0 .106
7 Tom Hoover 27 70 1588 9.8 .507 .457 14.5 5.5 23.7 14.2 1.7 2.7 4.4 .132
8 Lonnie Wright 24 38 896 13.0 .467 .425 5.0 11.4 9.7 19.0 0.6 1.1 1.7 .091
9 Tommie Bowens 27 67 1287 9.7 .416 .392 13.6 4.6 14.4 17.2 -0.9 2.0 1.1 .042
10 Chuck Gardner 23 42 487 10.4 .470 .406 13.1 3.9 19.9 20.7 0.3 0.7 1.0 .101
11 Willis Thomas 24 542 13.2 .461 .446 5.0 8.0 13.8 26.3 0.3 0.6 0.8 .075
12 Jeffrey Congdon 24 41 398 6.9 .394 .364 4.0 22.5 19.8 24.4 -0.6 0.7 0.1 .012
13 R.B. Lynam 7 39 -0.2 .414 .294 6.0 0.0 19.6 25.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.011
14 Richard Moore 18 211 3.0 .414 .338 4.2 5.3 22.4 19.6 -0.2 0.2 0.0 .010
15 Ron Horn 29 1 6 -0.9 .347 .000 7.8 0.0 25.8 24.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.090
16 John Morrison 22 9 76 0.1 .356 .309 5.5 13.2 19.2 23.8 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.058

Playoffs Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Wayne Hightower 28 5 209 35 100 .350 0 1 .000 43 54 .796 44 11 22 25 113
2 Willie Murrell 26 5 198 45 88 .511 0 1 .000 22 26 .846 47 7 8 24 112
3 Julian Hammond 24 5 153 22 38 .579 0 0 16 24 .667 28 8 11 17 60
4 Byron Beck 23 5 160 23 50 .460 0 0 11 15 .733 55 5 7 21 57
5 Grant Simmons 24 5 145 13 36 .361 0 1 .000 12 16 .750 22 15 10 20 38
6 Lonnie Wright 24 5 149 13 50 .260 1 4 .250 9 14 .643 13 10 17 9 36
7 Tommie Bowens 27 5 94 14 31 .452 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 25 5 6 17 30
8 Larry Jones 25 1 41 12 20 .600 0 0 5 8 .625 4 4 4 5 29
9 Jeffrey Congdon 24 3 35 7 21 .333 2 8 .250 3 7 .429 4 5 3 5 19
10 Tom Hoover 27 2 16 4 7 .571 0 0 5 7 .714 4 1 2 6 13

Playoffs Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Larry Jones 25 1 41.0 12.0 20.0 .600 0.0 0.0 5.0 8.0 .625 4.0 4.0 4.0 5.0 29.0
2 Wayne Hightower 28 5 41.8 7.0 20.0 .350 0.0 0.2 .000 8.6 10.8 .796 8.8 2.2 4.4 5.0 22.6
3 Willie Murrell 26 5 39.6 9.0 17.6 .511 0.0 0.2 .000 4.4 5.2 .846 9.4 1.4 1.6 4.8 22.4
4 Julian Hammond 24 5 30.6 4.4 7.6 .579 0.0 0.0 3.2 4.8 .667 5.6 1.6 2.2 3.4 12.0
5 Byron Beck 23 5 32.0 4.6 10.0 .460 0.0 0.0 2.2 3.0 .733 11.0 1.0 1.4 4.2 11.4
6 Grant Simmons 24 5 29.0 2.6 7.2 .361 0.0 0.2 .000 2.4 3.2 .750 4.4 3.0 2.0 4.0 7.6
7 Lonnie Wright 24 5 29.8 2.6 10.0 .260 0.2 0.8 .250 1.8 2.8 .643 2.6 2.0 3.4 1.8 7.2
8 Tom Hoover 27 2 8.0 2.0 3.5 .571 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.5 .714 2.0 0.5 1.0 3.0 6.5
9 Jeffrey Congdon 24 3 11.7 2.3 7.0 .333 0.7 2.7 .250 1.0 2.3 .429 1.3 1.7 1.0 1.7 6.3
10 Tommie Bowens 27 5 18.8 2.8 6.2 .452 0.0 0.2 .000 0.4 0.4 1.000 5.0 1.0 1.2 3.4 6.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Tom Hoover 27 2 16 9.0 15.8 .571 0.0 0.0 11.3 15.8 .714 9.0 2.3 4.5 13.5 29.3
2 Larry Jones 25 1 41 10.5 17.6 .600 0.0 0.0 4.4 7.0 .625 3.5 3.5 3.5 4.4 25.5
3 Willie Murrell 26 5 198 8.2 16.0 .511 0.0 0.2 .000 4.0 4.7 .846 8.5 1.3 1.5 4.4 20.4
4 Wayne Hightower 28 5 209 6.0 17.2 .350 0.0 0.2 .000 7.4 9.3 .796 7.6 1.9 3.8 4.3 19.5
5 Jeffrey Congdon 24 3 35 7.2 21.6 .333 2.1 8.2 .250 3.1 7.2 .429 4.1 5.1 3.1 5.1 19.5
6 Julian Hammond 24 5 153 5.2 8.9 .579 0.0 0.0 3.8 5.6 .667 6.6 1.9 2.6 4.0 14.1
7 Byron Beck 23 5 160 5.2 11.3 .460 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.4 .733 12.4 1.1 1.6 4.7 12.8
8 Tommie Bowens 27 5 94 5.4 11.9 .452 0.0 0.4 .000 0.8 0.8 1.000 9.6 1.9 2.3 6.5 11.5
9 Grant Simmons 24 5 145 3.2 8.9 .361 0.0 0.2 .000 3.0 4.0 .750 5.5 3.7 2.5 5.0 9.4
10 Lonnie Wright 24 5 149 3.1 12.1 .260 0.2 1.0 .250 2.2 3.4 .643 3.1 2.4 4.1 2.2 8.7

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Willie Murrell 26 5 198 23.7 .563 .511 11.9 6.4 7.4 21.5 0.6 0.1 0.7 .174
2 Julian Hammond 24 5 153 15.9 .618 .579 9.2 8.2 18.5 15.4 0.5 0.1 0.5 .168
3 Byron Beck 23 5 160 16.2 .504 .460 17.2 4.9 11.0 15.7 0.2 0.1 0.2 .074
4 Larry Jones 25 1 41 26.6 .616 .600 4.9 19.9 14.5 26.5 0.2 0.0 0.2 .284
5 Tommie Bowens 27 5 94 10.5 .471 .452 13.3 8.4 15.8 15.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 .039
6 Wayne Hightower 28 5 209 13.8 .457 .350 10.5 8.5 15.1 27.6 0.0 0.1 0.1 .022
7 Tom Hoover 27 2 16 26.7 .645 .571 12.5 11.7 16.6 29.8 0.1 0.0 0.1 .366
8 Grant Simmons 24 5 145 7.7 .441 .361 7.6 14.9 18.9 14.5 0.0 0.1 0.0 .016
9 Jeffrey Congdon 24 3 35 10.6 .395 .381 5.7 24.5 11.1 30.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.092
10 Lonnie Wright 24 5 149 -1.5 .321 .270 4.4 9.6 23.2 19.4 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 -0.128