ABA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The 1971–72 ABA season Denver Rockets . They finished 34–50, but managed to qualify for the fourth and final playoff spot in the five team Western Division by eight games. They went the distance with the Pacers, who went on to be the eventual ABA champions.
Roster
No.
Player
Position
Height
Weight
Birth Date
Experience (years)
College
40
Byron Beck
C
6-9
225
January 25, 1945
4
University of Denver
14
Arthur Becker
PF
6-7
205
January 12, 1942
4
Arizona State University
11
Larry Brown
PG
5-9
160
September 14, 1940
4
University of North Carolina
20
Frank Card
SF
6-7
195
December 28, 1944
3
South Carolina State University
22
Julian Hammond
SF
6-5
205
May 27, 1943
4
University of Tulsa
13
Julius Keye
PF
6-10
200
September 5, 1946
2
Alcorn State University
23
Steve Mix
F
6-7
215
December 30, 1947
2
University of Toledo
31
Marv Roberts
SF
6-8
200
January 29, 1950
R
Utah State University
25
Dave Robisch
C
6-10
235
December 22, 1949
R
University of Kansas
44
Ralph Simpson
SG
6-5
200
August 10, 1949
1
Michigan State University
10
Al Smith
SF
6-1
185
January 15, 1947
R
Bradley University
24
Dwight Waller
F
6-6
220
October 5, 1945
2
Tennessee State University
21
Chuck Williams
PG
6-2
175
June 6, 1946
1
University of Colorado
12
Stephen Wilson
SG
6-5
185
October 16, 1948
1
Hanover College
Season standings
Eastern Division
Western Division
Playoffs
Western Division semifinals [ 1]
Game Date Location Score Record Attendance
1
March 31
Indiana
95-102
0-1
6,103
2
April 1
Indiana
106-105
1-1
6,521
3
April 4
Denver
120-122 (OT)
1-2
5,304
4
April 6
Denver
112-96
2-2
6,109
5
April 8
Indiana
79-91
2-3
9,428
6
April 9
Denver
106-99
3-3
5,815
7
April 13
Indiana
89-91
3-4
8,643
Rockets lose 4-3
Game log
Statistics
Rk
Player
Age
G
MP
FG
FGA
FG%
3P
3PA
3P%
2P
2PA
2P%
FT
FTA
FT%
ORB
DRB
TRB
AST
TOV
PF
PTS
1
Ralph Simpson
22
84
35.8
11.0
23.8
.460
0.0
0.3
.136
10.9
23.5
.464
5.4
6.8
.805
2.0
2.7
4.7
3.1
3.2
2.9
27.4
2
Julius Keye
25
84
30.4
2.3
5.7
.403
0.0
0.0
.000
2.3
5.6
.405
1.3
2.1
.621
3.8
7.9
11.7
1.8
1.7
4.1
5.9
3
Dave Robisch
22
84
28.8
6.0
13.5
.444
0.0
0.1
.000
6.0
13.5
.446
3.5
5.0
.702
3.4
6.2
9.6
2.4
1.3
3.0
15.5
4
Byron Beck
27
66
27.5
5.1
10.1
.504
0.0
0.0
.000
5.1
10.1
.506
2.1
2.5
.843
2.6
5.4
8.0
2.1
1.5
3.2
12.3
5
Larry Brown
31
76
26.5
3.2
7.3
.437
0.1
0.3
.200
3.1
7.0
.448
2.6
3.2
.811
0.7
1.5
2.2
7.2
2.9
2.7
9.1
6
Arthur Becker
30
84
26.1
5.2
11.4
.456
0.0
0.0
.000
5.2
11.3
.457
2.0
2.3
.846
2.0
3.6
5.6
1.3
1.6
3.2
12.3
7
Al Smith
25
83
21.3
3.5
8.1
.433
0.4
1.3
.299
3.1
6.8
.458
1.8
2.5
.725
1.0
1.7
2.7
3.0
2.0
2.9
9.3
8
Frank Card
27
73
19.8
3.1
6.8
.455
0.0
0.0
.000
3.1
6.8
.455
1.5
2.4
.651
1.9
2.6
4.5
1.1
1.6
2.8
7.7
9
Chuck Williams
25
84
18.8
3.1
6.9
.451
0.0
0.0
.000
3.1
6.9
.454
2.4
3.3
.745
0.7
1.1
1.9
1.9
1.2
1.7
8.7
10
Julian Hammond
28
25
16.4
2.6
5.6
.471
0.0
0.0
2.6
5.6
.471
1.2
2.0
.620
1.9
2.7
4.6
1.2
1.2
1.9
6.5
11
Marv Roberts
22
68
15.4
3.2
7.8
.407
0.0
0.1
.250
3.2
7.8
.408
1.3
1.8
.717
1.8
2.5
4.3
0.9
1.1
2.2
7.7
12
Dwight Waller
26
2
5.0
1.0
2.0
.500
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
.500
0.0
0.0
0.5
2.0
2.5
0.5
0.5
1.5
2.0
13
Steve Mix
24
1
4.0
1.0
1.0
1.000
0.0
0.0
1.0
1.0
1.000
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
14
Stephen Wilson
23
9
4.0
0.6
2.6
.217
0.0
0.2
.000
0.6
2.3
.238
0.4
0.8
.571
0.3
0.1
0.4
0.7
0.3
1.0
1.6[ 2]
Awards and honors
All-ABA 2nd Team: Ralph Simpson
ABA All-Stars: Ralph Simpson, Arthur Becker[ 3]
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