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1968-69 Denver Rockets

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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

1968-69 Statistics / Schedule

Team and Opponent Statistics

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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

Player Statistics

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Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be included (1961-62 season and before).

Totals

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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

Per Game

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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

Per 36 Minutes

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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

Advanced

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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

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
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