ABA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1967–68 ABA season was the inaugural season of the American Basketball Association and the Denver Rockets. This was the first professional basketball played in Denver since the original Denver Nuggets disbanded in 1950. They finished 45-33, which was good enough to qualify for a playoff spot, as the third team out of four. They lost in the first round. This was their first of three consecutive playoff appearances, and first of ten appearances in the franchise's first twelve years.
No. Player Position Height Weight Birth Date Experience (years) 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 Wins Loses Pct. Pittsburgh Pipers 54 24 .692 Minnesota Muskies 50 28 .641 Indiana Pacers 38 40 .487 Kentucky Colonels 36 42 .462 New Jersey Americans 36 42 .462
Team Wins Loses Pct. New Orleans Buccaneers 48 30 .615 Dallas Chaparrals 46 32 .590 Denver Rockets 45 33 .577 Houston Mavericks 29 49 .372 Anaheim Amigos 25 53 .321 Oakland Oaks 22 56 .282[ 1]
Record vs. opponents [ edit ] 1967-68 ABA Records Team ANA DAL DEN HOU IND KEN MIN NJA NOB OAK PIT Anaheim — 2–8 3–7 6–3 2–4 0–6 1–5 2–4 2–7 6–4 1–5 Dallas 8–2 — 4–5 8–2 3–3 5–1 2–4 3–3 4–6 7–2 2–4 Denver 7–3 5–4 — 6–3 4–2 2–4 2–4 5–1 5–5 7–3 2–4 Houston 3–6 2–8 3–6 — 3–3 3–3 3–3 3–3 0–10 7–3 2–4 Indiana 4–2 3–3 2–4 3–3 — 6–5 3–8 6–4 3–3 4–2 4–6 Kentucky 6–0 1–5 4–2 3–3 5–6 — 5–5 4–7 2–4 3–3 3–7 Minnesota 5–1 4–2 4–2 3–3 8–3 5–5 — 7–3 5–1 5–1 4–7 New Jersey 4–2 3–3 1–5 3–3 4–6 7–4 3–7 — 3–3 5–1 3–8 New Orleans 7–2 6–4 5–5 10–0 3–3 4–2 1–5 3–3 — 6–3 3–3 Oakland 4–6 2–7 3–7 3–7 2–4 3–3 1–5 1–5 3–6 — 0–6 Pittsburgh 5–1 4–2 4–2 4–2 6–4 7–3 7–4 8–3 3–3 6–0 —
Western Division semifinals [ 2]
Game Date Location Score Record Attendance 1 March 26 New Orleans 104-130 0-1 3,111 2 March 27 New Orleans 93-105 0-2 3,622 3 March 30 Denver 105-98 1-2 3,678 4 March 31 Denver 108-100 2–2 3,485 5 April 3 New Orleans 97-102 2-3 4500
Rockets lose 3-2
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