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1969-70 Denver Rockets Roster and Statistics

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51-33, Finished 1st in ABA Western Division (Schedule and Results)
Coached by: John McLendon (9-19), Joe Belmont (42-14)

Points Per Game: 115.4 (3rd of 11) ▪ Opponent Points Per Game: 111.0 (5th of 11)
Pythagorean W-L: 53-31 (1st of 11)

Arena: Denver Auditorium Arena ▪ Attendance: NA

SRS: 4.32 (1st of 11)

Playoffs:
Lost ABA Western Division Finals (4-1) versus Los Angeles Stars
Won ABA Western Division Semifinals (4-3) versus Washington Capitols

1969-70 Denver Rockets:

Roster

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No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
14 Cliff Anderson G-F 6-2 200 September 7, 1944 2 Saint Joseph's University
40 Byron Beck C-F 6-9 225 January 25, 1945 2 University of Denver
23 Jeffrey Congdon G 6-1 180 October 17, 1943 2 Brigham Young University
22 Julian Hammond F 6-5 205 May 27, 1943 2 University of Tulsa
24 Spencer Haywood F-C 6-8 225 April 22, 1949 R University of Detroit Mercy
32 Larry Jones G-F 6-2 180 September 22, 1942 3 University of Toledo
52 Julius Keye F-C 6-10 200 September 5, 1946 R Alcorn State University
19 Lonnie Lynn F 6-7 215 May 24, 1943 R Wilberforce University
34 Walter Piatkowski F 6-8 220 June 11, 1945 1 Bowling Green State University
11 Floyd Theard G 6-1 170 September 5, 1944 R Kentucky State University
50 Dwight Waller F 6-6 220 October 5, 1945 1 Tennessee State University
44 Ben Warley F-G 6-5 200 September 4, 1936 7 Tennessee State University
54 Greg Wittman F 6-8 210 May 10, 1947 R Western Carolina University
42 Lonnie Wright G 6-2 205 January 23, 1944 2 Colorado State University

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 84 20360 3743 8381 .447 188 684 .275 2023 2713 .746 1621 3224 4845 1621 1404 2064 9697 115.4
Opponent 84 20360 3619 8286 .437 161 534 .301 1927 2571 .750 4442 1602 1479 2124 9326 111.0

Player Statistics

Totals

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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 Spencer Haywood 20 84 3808 986 1998 .493 0 11 .000 547 705 .776 533 1104 1637 190 253 221 2519
2 Larry Jones 27 75 3027 625 1441 .434 41 165 .248 579 732 .791 143 248 391 426 237 228 1870
3 Byron Beck 25 79 2454 440 841 .523 0 2 .000 137 174 .787 250 514 764 112 137 293 1017
4 Lonnie Wright 26 79 2237 393 952 .413 54 193 .280 121 175 .691 49 167 216 149 97 278 961
5 Julian Hammond 26 69 1847 329 660 .498 0 1 .000 169 243 .695 204 267 471 109 158 183 827
6 Jeffrey Congdon 26 83 2461 299 775 .386 63 178 .354 151 192 .786 52 181 233 446 205 205 812
7 Julius Keye 23 77 1641 245 618 .396 0 7 .000 116 193 .601 188 342 530 47 99 209 606
8 Walter Piatkowski 24 74 1302 215 535 .402 11 50 .220 76 99 .768 106 146 252 41 75 180 517
9 Greg Wittman 22 50 453 80 204 .392 4 17 .235 32 59 .542 30 68 98 15 36 87 196
10 Ben Warley 33 42 475 60 170 .353 15 58 .259 58 76 .763 26 84 110 30 36 98 193
11 Floyd Theard 25 25 406 39 113 .345 0 1 .000 18 28 .643 8 43 51 44 45 49 96
12 Lonnie Lynn 26 12 140 20 46 .435 0 0 8 12 .667 15 35 50 4 7 18 48
13 Dwight Waller 24 7 87 10 24 .417 0 1 .000 9 19 .474 16 22 38 4 16 12 29
14 Cliff Anderson 25 3 22 2 4 .500 0 0 2 6 .333 1 3 4 4 3 3 6

Per Game

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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 Spencer Haywood 20 84 45.3 11.7 23.8 .493 0.0 0.1 .000 6.5 8.4 .776 6.3 13.1 19.5 2.3 3.0 2.6 30.0
2 Larry Jones 27 75 40.4 8.3 19.2 .434 0.5 2.2 .248 7.7 9.8 .791 1.9 3.3 5.2 5.7 3.2 3.0 24.9
3 Byron Beck 25 79 31.1 5.6 10.6 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 1.7 2.2 .787 3.2 6.5 9.7 1.4 1.7 3.7 12.9
4 Lonnie Wright 26 79 28.3 5.0 12.1 .413 0.7 2.4 .280 1.5 2.2 .691 0.6 2.1 2.7 1.9 1.2 3.5 12.2
5 Julian Hammond 26 69 26.8 4.8 9.6 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 2.4 3.5 .695 3.0 3.9 6.8 1.6 2.3 2.7 12.0
6 Jeffrey Congdon 26 83 29.7 3.6 9.3 .386 0.8 2.1 .354 1.8 2.3 .786 0.6 2.2 2.8 5.4 2.5 2.5 9.8
7 Julius Keye 23 77 21.3 3.2 8.0 .396 0.0 0.1 .000 1.5 2.5 .601 2.4 4.4 6.9 0.6 1.3 2.7 7.9
8 Walter Piatkowski 24 74 17.6 2.9 7.2 .402 0.1 0.7 .220 1.0 1.3 .768 1.4 2.0 3.4 0.6 1.0 2.4 7.0
9 Ben Warley 33 42 11.3 1.4 4.0 .353 0.4 1.4 .259 1.4 1.8 .763 0.6 2.0 2.6 0.7 0.9 2.3 4.6
10 Dwight Waller 24 7 12.4 1.4 3.4 .417 0.0 0.1 .000 1.3 2.7 .474 2.3 3.1 5.4 0.6 2.3 1.7 4.1
11 Lonnie Lynn 26 12 11.7 1.7 3.8 .435 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.0 .667 1.3 2.9 4.2 0.3 0.6 1.5 4.0
12 Greg Wittman 22 50 9.1 1.6 4.1 .392 0.1 0.3 .235 0.6 1.2 .542 0.6 1.4 2.0 0.3 0.7 1.7 3.9
13 Floyd Theard 25 25 16.2 1.6 4.5 .345 0.0 0.0 .000 0.7 1.1 .643 0.3 1.7 2.0 1.8 1.8 2.0 3.8
14 Cliff Anderson 25 3 7.3 0.7 1.3 .500 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 2.0

Per 36 Minutes

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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 Spencer Haywood 20 84 3808 9.3 18.9 .493 0.0 0.1 .000 5.2 6.7 .776 5.0 10.4 15.5 1.8 2.4 2.1 23.8
2 Larry Jones 27 75 3027 7.4 17.1 .434 0.5 2.0 .248 6.9 8.7 .791 1.7 2.9 4.7 5.1 2.8 2.7 22.2
3 Julian Hammond 26 69 1847 6.4 12.9 .498 0.0 0.0 .000 3.3 4.7 .695 4.0 5.2 9.2 2.1 3.1 3.6 16.1
4 Greg Wittman 22 50 453 6.4 16.2 .392 0.3 1.4 .235 2.5 4.7 .542 2.4 5.4 7.8 1.2 2.9 6.9 15.6
5 Lonnie Wright 26 79 2237 6.3 15.3 .413 0.9 3.1 .280 1.9 2.8 .691 0.8 2.7 3.5 2.4 1.6 4.5 15.5
6 Byron Beck 25 79 2454 6.5 12.3 .523 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 2.6 .787 3.7 7.5 11.2 1.6 2.0 4.3 14.9
7 Ben Warley 33 42 475 4.5 12.9 .353 1.1 4.4 .259 4.4 5.8 .763 2.0 6.4 8.3 2.3 2.7 7.4 14.6
8 Walter Piatkowski 24 74 1302 5.9 14.8 .402 0.3 1.4 .220 2.1 2.7 .768 2.9 4.0 7.0 1.1 2.1 5.0 14.3
9 Julius Keye 23 77 1641 5.4 13.6 .396 0.0 0.2 .000 2.5 4.2 .601 4.1 7.5 11.6 1.0 2.2 4.6 13.3
10 Lonnie Lynn 26 12 140 5.1 11.8 .435 0.0 0.0 2.1 3.1 .667 3.9 9.0 12.9 1.0 1.8 4.6 12.3
11 Dwight Waller 24 7 87 4.1 9.9 .417 0.0 0.4 .000 3.7 7.9 .474 6.6 9.1 15.7 1.7 6.6 5.0 12.0
12 Jeffrey Congdon 26 83 2461 4.4 11.3 .386 0.9 2.6 .354 2.2 2.8 .786 0.8 2.6 3.4 6.5 3.0 3.0 11.9
13 Cliff Anderson 25 3 22 3.3 6.5 .500 0.0 0.0 3.3 9.8 .333 1.6 4.9 6.5 6.5 4.9 4.9 9.8
14 Floyd Theard 25 25 406 3.5 10.0 .345 0.0 0.1 .000 1.6 2.5 .643 0.7 3.8 4.5 3.9 4.0 4.3 8.5

Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Spencer Haywood 20 84 3808 28.0 .546 .493 18.8 7.6 9.9 24.9 9.6 7.5 17.1
2 Larry Jones 27 75 3027 21.1 .530 .448 5.7 19.7 11.8 24.5 6.2 4.4 10.6
3 Byron Beck 25 79 2454 16.8 .554 .523 13.7 6.2 13.0 15.9 4.3 3.9 8.1
4 Julian Hammond 26 69 1847 15.9 .539 .498 11.2 8.0 17.1 18.6 3.0 2.7 5.7
5 Jeffrey Congdon 26 83 2461 10.8 .472 .426 4.2 22.7 19.3 16.0 0.6 3.8 4.3
6 Lonnie Wright 26 79 2237 10.6 .467 .441 4.2 9.0 8.6 18.7 0.0 2.2 2.3
7 Julius Keye 23 77 1641 11.4 .431 .396 14.2 3.7 12.3 18.1 -1.4 2.5 1.2
8 Walter Piatkowski 24 74 1302 9.7 .447 .412 8.5 4.2 11.5 18.6 -0.6 1.5 0.8
9 Ben Warley 33 42 475 9.6 .474 .397 10.2 8.0 15.0 18.7 0.1 0.7 0.8
10 Lonnie Lynn 26 12 140 12.9 .468 .435 15.7 3.7 12.0 15.4 0.0 0.2 0.2
11 Dwight Waller 24 7 87 7.9 .448 .417 19.2 5.7 33.1 20.6 0.0 0.2 0.1
12 Floyd Theard 25 25 406 2.3 .383 .345 5.5 13.2 26.4 15.6 -0.5 0.5 0.0
13 Greg Wittman 22 50 453 7.6 .426 .402 9.5 4.5 13.5 21.8 -0.5 0.5 0.0
14 Cliff Anderson 25 3 22 6.7 .452 .500 8.0 22.0 31.1 16.3 0.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Rk Player 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 Spencer Haywood 20 12 568 185 362 1 5 69 83 237 39 41 31 440 .511 .200 .831 47.3 36.7 19.8 3.3
2 Larry Jones 27 12 535 113 207 5 20 88 101 64 76 29 41 319 .546 .250 .871 44.6 26.6 5.3 6.3
3 Julian Hammond 26 12 395 85 170 0 0 22 36 79 34 27 49 192 .500 .611 32.9 16.0 6.6 2.8
4 Byron Beck 25 12 439 77 176 1 4 36 47 144 19 24 41 191 .438 .250 .766 36.6 15.9 12.0 1.6
5 Jeffrey Congdon 26 12 313 43 118 16 50 24 32 33 68 25 41 126 .364 .320 .750 26.1 10.5 2.8 5.7
6 Lonnie Wright 26 11 334 32 109 2 8 18 23 32 44 11 33 84 .294 .250 .783 30.4 7.6 2.9 4.0
7 Ben Warley 33 10 129 16 38 7 16 6 10 29 11 9 27 45 .421 .438 .600 12.9 4.5 2.9 1.1
8 Walter Piatkowski 24 6 50 12 24 1 4 2 4 11 4 2 9 27 .500 .250 .500 8.3 4.5 1.8 0.7
9 Julius Keye 23 7 138 10 42 0 1 3 6 31 6 10 16 23 .238 .000 .500 19.7 3.3 4.4 0.9
10 Greg Wittman 22 2 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 4 .500 1.000 .333 2.0 2.0 0.0 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

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Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1 Larry Jones 27 12 535 21.0 .634 .558 5.3 18.1 10.3 19.1 2.1 0.6 2.7
2 Spencer Haywood 20 12 568 26.6 .552 .512 18.6 10.2 9.3 28.2 1.5 1.0 2.6
3 Julian Hammond 26 12 395 13.0 .517 .500 8.9 11.0 12.7 19.7 0.4 0.5 0.9
4 Byron Beck 25 12 439 13.3 .486 .440 14.6 5.3 10.9 18.4 0.1 0.6 0.7
5 Jeffrey Congdon 26 12 313 11.1 .477 .432 4.7 25.3 15.9 18.3 0.0 0.4 0.5
6 Ben Warley 33 10 129 8.4 .531 .513 10.0 9.8 17.5 14.5 0.1 0.2 0.3
7 Walter Piatkowski 24 6 50 14.9 .524 .521 9.8 10.6 7.2 20.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
8 Greg Wittman 22 2 4 16.6 .602 .750 0.0 0.0 0.0 30.3 0.0 0.0 0.0
9 Julius Keye 23 7 138 -1.0 .258 .238 10.0 4.7 18.3 14.5 -0.5 0.2 -0.4
10 Lonnie Wright 26 11 334 5.1 .353 .303 4.3 14.6 8.5 14.2 -0.8 0.4 -0.4