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44-34, Finished 3rd in ABA Western Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
Scored 114.9 points per game, Allowed 113.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 43-35)
Coached by Bob Bass (44-34)
Arena: Denver Auditorium Arena / Attendance: NA
SRS: 1.41 (4th of 11)
Playoffs:
Lost ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-3) versus Oakland Oaks
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1968-69 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 78 | 18895 | 3427 | 7554 | .454 | 79 | 314 | .252 | 2026 | 2769 | .732 | 1376 | 2741 | 4117 | 1239 | 1331 | 2102 | 8959 | 114.9 | ||
| Opponent | 78 | 18895 | 3269 | 7438 | .439 | 172 | 537 | .320 | 2132 | 3036 | .702 | 4171 | 1193 | 1427 | 2045 | 8842 | 113.4 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | 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 | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 26 | 75 | 3042 | 759 | 1631 | .465 | 24 | 100 | .240 | 591 | 760 | .778 | 165 | 328 | 493 | 258 | 218 | 273 | 2133 | |||
| 2 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | 69 | 2538 | 453 | 1089 | .416 | 19 | 86 | .221 | 205 | 276 | .743 | 50 | 240 | 290 | 175 | 160 | 250 | 1130 | |||
| 3 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 24 | 71 | 2289 | 423 | 843 | .502 | 2 | 3 | .667 | 182 | 238 | .765 | 272 | 507 | 779 | 77 | 92 | 248 | 1030 | |||
| 4 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 29 | 78 | 1760 | 411 | 745 | .552 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 264 | .682 | 145 | 315 | 460 | 102 | 149 | 289 | 1002 | ||||
| 5 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 23 | 77 | 1819 | 399 | 956 | .417 | 27 | 82 | .329 | 117 | 151 | .775 | 147 | 216 | 363 | 46 | 100 | 226 | 942 | |||
| 6 | Wayne Hightower | F-C | 6-8 | 192 | 29 | 67 | 2318 | 311 | 762 | .408 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 311 | 426 | .730 | 155 | 486 | 641 | 203 | 176 | 241 | 933 | |||
| 7 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 78 | 2335 | 329 | 601 | .547 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 253 | .652 | 266 | 334 | 600 | 124 | 152 | 213 | 823 | ||||
| 8 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | 59 | 979 | 107 | 277 | .386 | 5 | 31 | .161 | 69 | 85 | .812 | 14 | 79 | 93 | 135 | 97 | 104 | 288 | |||
| 9 | Ken Wilburn | F | 6-6 | 195 | 24 | 37 | 409 | 72 | 181 | .398 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 57 | .526 | 80 | 97 | 177 | 22 | 37 | 56 | 174 | ||||
| 10 | Levern Tart | G-F | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | 20 | 345 | 56 | 159 | .352 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 42 | 56 | .750 | 25 | 26 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 154 | |||
| 11 | Larry Bunce | C | 7-0 | 240 | 23 | 23 | 225 | 22 | 59 | .373 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 70 | .700 | 17 | 41 | 58 | 2 | 21 | 44 | 93 | ||||
| 12 | Willie Rogers | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 40 | 294 | 27 | 80 | .338 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 31 | 52 | .596 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 16 | 30 | 51 | 85 | |||
| 13 | Bob Verga | G | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | 6 | 150 | 24 | 77 | .312 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 18 | 28 | .643 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 67 | |||
| 14 | Grant Simmons | G | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | 17 | 252 | 22 | 59 | .373 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 20 | 29 | .690 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 65 | |||
| 15 | John Fairchild | F | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 11 | 135 | 12 | 34 | .353 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 24 | .667 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 40 | ||||
| 16 | Charles Parks | F | 6-5 | 210 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | 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 | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 26 | 75 | 40.6 | 10.1 | 21.7 | .465 | 0.3 | 1.3 | .240 | 7.9 | 10.1 | .778 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 28.4 | |||
| 2 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | 69 | 36.8 | 6.6 | 15.8 | .416 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .221 | 3.0 | 4.0 | .743 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 16.4 | |||
| 3 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 24 | 71 | 32.2 | 6.0 | 11.9 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | 2.6 | 3.4 | .765 | 3.8 | 7.1 | 11.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 14.5 | |||
| 4 | Wayne Hightower | F-C | 6-8 | 192 | 29 | 67 | 34.6 | 4.6 | 11.4 | .408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.6 | 6.4 | .730 | 2.3 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 13.9 | |||
| 5 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 29 | 78 | 22.6 | 5.3 | 9.6 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.4 | .682 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 12.8 | ||||
| 6 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 23 | 77 | 23.6 | 5.2 | 12.4 | .417 | 0.4 | 1.1 | .329 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .775 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 12.2 | |||
| 7 | Bob Verga | G | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | 6 | 25.0 | 4.0 | 12.8 | .312 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .333 | 3.0 | 4.7 | .643 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 11.2 | |||
| 8 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 78 | 29.9 | 4.2 | 7.7 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 | .652 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 10.6 | ||||
| 9 | Levern Tart | G-F | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | 20 | 17.3 | 2.8 | 8.0 | .352 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.1 | 2.8 | .750 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 7.7 | |||
| 10 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | 59 | 16.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 | .386 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .161 | 1.2 | 1.4 | .812 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 4.9 | |||
| 11 | Ken Wilburn | F | 6-6 | 195 | 24 | 37 | 11.1 | 1.9 | 4.9 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .526 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 4.7 | ||||
| 12 | Larry Bunce | C | 7-0 | 240 | 23 | 23 | 9.8 | 1.0 | 2.6 | .373 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | .700 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 4.0 | ||||
| 13 | Grant Simmons | G | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | 17 | 14.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | .373 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .500 | 1.2 | 1.7 | .690 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.8 | |||
| 14 | John Fairchild | F | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 11 | 12.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | .353 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.2 | .667 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 3.6 | ||||
| 15 | Willie Rogers | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 40 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | .338 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.3 | .596 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.1 | |||
| 16 | Charles Parks | F | 6-5 | 210 | 2 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | 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 | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 26 | 75 | 3042 | 9.0 | 19.3 | .465 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .240 | 7.0 | 9.0 | .778 | 2.0 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 25.2 | |||
| 2 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 29 | 78 | 1760 | 8.4 | 15.2 | .552 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 5.4 | .682 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 5.9 | 20.5 | ||||
| 3 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 23 | 77 | 1819 | 7.9 | 18.9 | .417 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .329 | 2.3 | 3.0 | .775 | 2.9 | 4.3 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 18.6 | |||
| 4 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 24 | 71 | 2289 | 6.7 | 13.3 | .502 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .667 | 2.9 | 3.7 | .765 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 12.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 16.2 | |||
| 5 | Bob Verga | G | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | 6 | 150 | 5.8 | 18.5 | .312 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .333 | 4.3 | 6.7 | .643 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 3.8 | 16.1 | |||
| 6 | Levern Tart | G-F | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | 20 | 345 | 5.8 | 16.6 | .352 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 4.4 | 5.8 | .750 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 16.1 | |||
| 7 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | 69 | 2538 | 6.4 | 15.4 | .416 | 0.3 | 1.2 | .221 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .743 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 16.0 | |||
| 8 | Ken Wilburn | F | 6-6 | 195 | 24 | 37 | 409 | 6.3 | 15.9 | .398 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.0 | .526 | 7.0 | 8.5 | 15.6 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 15.3 | ||||
| 9 | Larry Bunce | C | 7-0 | 240 | 23 | 23 | 225 | 3.5 | 9.4 | .373 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 11.2 | .700 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 9.3 | 0.3 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 14.9 | ||||
| 10 | Wayne Hightower | F-C | 6-8 | 192 | 29 | 67 | 2318 | 4.8 | 11.8 | .408 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 4.8 | 6.6 | .730 | 2.4 | 7.5 | 10.0 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 14.5 | |||
| 11 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 78 | 2335 | 5.1 | 9.3 | .547 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 3.9 | .652 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 9.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 12.7 | ||||
| 12 | John Fairchild | F | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 11 | 135 | 3.2 | 9.1 | .353 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 6.4 | .667 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 10.7 | ||||
| 13 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | 59 | 979 | 3.9 | 10.2 | .386 | 0.2 | 1.1 | .161 | 2.5 | 3.1 | .812 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 10.6 | |||
| 14 | Willie Rogers | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 40 | 294 | 3.3 | 9.8 | .338 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 3.8 | 6.4 | .596 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 10.4 | |||
| 15 | Grant Simmons | G | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | 17 | 252 | 3.1 | 8.4 | .373 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .500 | 2.9 | 4.1 | .690 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 9.3 | |||
| 16 | Charles Parks | F | 6-5 | 210 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 7.2 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 0.0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 24 | 71 | 2289 | 19.7 | .543 | .503 | 15.5 | 4.7 | 8.8 | 17.0 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Ken Wilburn | F | 6-6 | 195 | 24 | 37 | 409 | 14.9 | .422 | .398 | 19.7 | 7.4 | 15.2 | 22.2 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Bob Verga | G | 6-1 | 190 | 23 | 6 | 150 | 2.2 | .375 | .318 | 6.4 | 9.8 | 21.9 | 28.5 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Levern Tart | G-F | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | 20 | 345 | 9.4 | .419 | .352 | 6.7 | 17.1 | 18.6 | 24.5 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Grant Simmons | G | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | 17 | 252 | 3.5 | .453 | .381 | 4.7 | 7.3 | 19.2 | 13.2 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Willie Rogers | G-F | 6-3 | 185 | 23 | 40 | 294 | 2.5 | .413 | .338 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 22.6 | 16.9 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 23 | 77 | 1819 | 13.8 | .461 | .431 | 9.1 | 3.7 | 8.9 | 23.1 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Charles Parks | F | 6-5 | 210 | 2 | 5 | -12.3 | .000 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.5 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 29 | 78 | 1760 | 19.9 | .582 | .552 | 11.9 | 8.6 | 14.8 | 21.5 | |||||||||||
| 10 | Larry Jones | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 26 | 75 | 3042 | 24.0 | .543 | .473 | 7.4 | 12.9 | 10.0 | 26.8 | |||||||||||
| 11 | Wayne Hightower | F-C | 6-8 | 192 | 29 | 67 | 2318 | 14.4 | .491 | .408 | 12.6 | 11.3 | 15.6 | 18.2 | |||||||||||
| 12 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 78 | 2335 | 15.4 | .578 | .547 | 11.7 | 6.9 | 17.6 | 13.8 | |||||||||||
| 13 | John Fairchild | F | 6-8 | 205 | 25 | 11 | 135 | 5.8 | .449 | .353 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 25.2 | 16.5 | |||||||||||
| 14 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | 59 | 979 | 6.8 | .458 | .395 | 4.3 | 17.3 | 23.6 | 15.7 | |||||||||||
| 15 | Larry Bunce | C | 7-0 | 240 | 23 | 23 | 225 | 9.4 | .518 | .373 | 11.8 | 1.1 | 19.0 | 18.4 | |||||||||||
| 16 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | 69 | 2538 | 11.1 | .467 | .425 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 11.7 | 20.2 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Larry Jones | G-F | 6-2 | 180 | 26 | 7 | 282 | 48 | 134 | 3 | 8 | 55 | 76 | 54 | 32 | 17 | 21 | 154 | .358 | .375 | .724 | 40.3 | 22.0 | 7.7 | 4.6 | |||
| 2 | Byron Beck | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 24 | 7 | 214 | 48 | 95 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 63 | 9 | 13 | 23 | 110 | .505 | .000 | .824 | 30.6 | 15.7 | 9.0 | 1.3 | |||
| 3 | Walter Piatkowski | F | 6-8 | 220 | 23 | 7 | 201 | 48 | 111 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 29 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 107 | .432 | .111 | .909 | 28.7 | 15.3 | 4.1 | 0.9 | |||
| 4 | Julian Hammond | F | 6-5 | 205 | 25 | 7 | 191 | 33 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 33 | 50 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 91 | .516 | .758 | 27.3 | 13.0 | 7.1 | 0.6 | ||||
| 5 | Lonnie Wright | G | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | 7 | 224 | 31 | 86 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 84 | .360 | .250 | .714 | 32.0 | 12.0 | 5.3 | 2.0 | |||
| 6 | Wayne Hightower | F-C | 6-8 | 192 | 29 | 7 | 187 | 25 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 45 | 47 | 12 | 18 | 22 | 84 | .397 | .756 | 26.7 | 12.0 | 6.7 | 1.7 | ||||
| 7 | Jeffrey Congdon | G | 6-1 | 180 | 25 | 7 | 183 | 20 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 34 | 18 | 21 | 62 | .476 | .000 | 1.000 | 26.1 | 8.9 | 2.3 | 4.9 | |||
| 8 | Bill McGill | C-F | 6-9 | 225 | 29 | 7 | 96 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 26 | 47 | .487 | .900 | 13.7 | 6.7 | 3.3 | 0.9 | ||||
| 9 | Ken Wilburn | F | 6-6 | 195 | 24 | 7 | 93 | 16 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 32 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 36 | .485 | .250 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 0.7 | ||||
| 10 | Grant Simmons | G | 6-3 | 190 | 25 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||||