Denver Nuggets Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 Denver Nuggets Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 Denver Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | C. Scott | D. Thompson | B. Wilkerson | T. Boswell | D. Issel |
Rotation | R. Smith | A. Roberts | K. Hughes | ||
Rotation | B. Ellis | ||||
Lim PT | J. Kuester | G. McGinnis |
1978-1979 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Kansas City Kings | 48-34 | - |
2 | Denver Nuggets | 47-35 | 1 |
3 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38-44 | 10 |
4 | Indiana Pacers | 38-44 | 10 |
5 | Chicago Bulls | 31-51 | 17 |
1978-1979 Denver Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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David Thompson | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1979) |
George McGinnis | Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection (1979) |
David Thompson | Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP (1979) |
1978-1979 Denver Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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David Thompson | 76 | 35.1 | 24.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
George McGinnis | 76 | 33.6 | 22.6 | 11.4 | 3.7 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 4.6 |
Dan Issel | 81 | 33.9 | 17.0 | 9.1 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.1 |
Charlie Scott | 79 | 33.1 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 |
Bob Wilkerson | 80 | 30.3 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
Tom Boswell | 79 | 27.9 | 10.6 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
Robert Smith | 82 | 18.0 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 |
Anthony Roberts | 63 | 19.6 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
Kim Hughes | 81 | 13.4 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
Bo Ellis | 42 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
John Kuester | 33 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
Phil Hicks | 20 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
Geff Crompton | 20 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
1978-1979 Denver Nuggets Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Dan Issel was selected as the #3 pick in the 8 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons. Dan Issel signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 5, 1976. Anthony Roberts was selected as the #21 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Denver Nuggets. Anthony Roberts signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 9, 1977. David Thompson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. David Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on August 5, 1976. David Thompson signed a multi-year extension with the Denver Nuggets on June 1, 1978. |
Acquired via Draft Rights Trade |
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Draft Rights to Geff Crompton, the #4 pick in the 4 Round of the 1978 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Kansas City Kings on July 8, 1978. Geff Crompton signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets on September 1, 1978. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Bo Ellis was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Washington Wizards on October 11, 1977. George McGinnis was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Philadelphia Sixers on August 16, 1978. Charlie Scott was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 26, 1978. Bob Wilkerson was acquired in a trade by the Denver Nuggets from the Seattle SuperSonics on May 24, 1977. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Tom Boswell signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on September 8, 1978. Kim Hughes signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on July 8, 1978. John Kuester signed a contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on December 7, 1978. Robert Smith signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Denver Nuggets on February 8, 1978. |
1978-1979 Denver Nuggets Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Red McCombs | Owner | 1978-1979 | N/A |
Larry Brown | Head Coach | 1974-1975 | N/A |
Dick Vitale | Head Coach | 1978-1979 | N/A |
Donnie Walsh | Head Coach | 1978-1979 | N/A |
Carl Scheer | General Manager | 1974-1975 | N/A |
Chopper Travaglini | Head Athletic Trainer | 1976-1977 | N/A |