1949β50 Denver Nuggets season | |
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Head coach | Jimmy Darden |
Arena | Denver Arena Auditorium |
Results | |
Record | 11–51 (.177) |
Place | Division: 6th ( Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Radio | KOA |
The 1949β50 NBA season was the only season for the original Denver Nuggets in the National Basketball Association.
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On October 29, the Nuggets lost to the Tri-Cities Blackhawks (now known as the Atlanta Hawks) at the Wharton Field House in Moline, Illinois in the first ever NBA game following the NBLβ BAA merger on August 3. [1]
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x- Indianapolis Olympians | 39 | 25 | .609 | β | 24β7 | 12β16 | 3β2 | 26β9 |
x- Anderson Packers | 37 | 27 | .578 | 2 | 22β9 | 12β18 | 3β0 | 25β12 |
x- Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 29 | 35 | .453 | 10 | 20β13 | 6β20 | 3β2 | 20β17 |
x- Sheboygan Red Skins | 22 | 40 | .355 | 17 | 17β14 | 5β22 | 0β4 | 15β20 |
Waterloo Hawks | 19 | 43 | .306 | 20 | 16β15 | 2β22 | 1β6 | 13β22 |
Denver Nuggets | 11 | 51 | .177 | 28 | 9β16 | 1β25 | 1β10 | 8β27 |
1949β50 NBA records | |||||||||||||||||
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Team | AND | BAL | BOS | CHI | DEN | FWP | IND | MIN | NYK | PHI | ROC | SHE | STL | SYR | TCB | WAS | WAT |
Anderson | β | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 4β3 | 1β1 | 2β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β2 | 2β0 | 3β4 | 7β2 | 1β1 | 7β0 |
Baltimore | 1β1 | β | 2β4 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 1β1 |
Boston | 2β0 | 4β2 | β | 0β6 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 1β5 | 3β3 | 0β6 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 |
Chicago | 1β1 | 5β1 | 6β0 | β | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 2β0 |
Denver | 3β4 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 0β7 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β4 | 0β2 | 1β6 | 0β7 | 0β2 | 2β5 |
Fort Wayne | 1β1 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 5β1 | 0β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 |
Indianapolis | 5β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 7β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 5β2 | 1β1 | 2β7 | 4β3 | 1β1 | 5β2 |
Minneapolis | 1β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | β | 5β1 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β0 |
New York | 1β1 | 5β1 | 5β1 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 1β1 | 1β5 | β | 1β5 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 4β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 5β1 | 2β0 |
Philadelphia | 1β1 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β4 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 2β4 | 1β5 | β | 1β5 | 2β0 | 2β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β4 | 2β0 |
Rochester | 2β0 | 3β3 | 6β0 | 4β2 | 2β0 | 3β3 | 1β1 | 3β3 | 5β1 | 5β1 | β | 1β1 | 5β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 6β0 | 2β0 |
Sheboygan | 2β5 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β3 | 0β2 | 2β5 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β2 | 1β6 | 3β4 | 2β0 | 4β3 |
St. Louis | 0β2 | 3β3 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | 1β5 | 1β1 | 1β5 | 2β4 | 4β2 | 1β5 | 2β0 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β6 | 1β1 |
Syracuse | 4β3 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 6β1 | 2β0 | 7β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 6β1 | 1β1 | β | 6β1 | 1β1 | 6β1 |
Tri-Cities | 2β7 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 7β0 | 0β2 | 3β4 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 4β3 | 0β2 | 1β6 | β | 1β1 | 4β3 |
Washington | 1β1 | 4β2 | 3β3 | 3β3 | 2β0 | 4β2 | 1β1 | 0β6 | 1β5 | 4β2 | 0β6 | 0β2 | 6β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 |
Waterloo | 0β7 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 5β2 | 1β1 | 2β5 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 3β4 | 1β1 | 1β6 | 3β4 | 1β1 | β |
1949β50 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 29 | at Tri-Cities | 85β93 | Bob Brown (16) | 0β1 | |||||
2 | November 1 | at Indianapolis | 64β71 | Duane Klueh (15) | 0β2 | |||||
3 | November 3 | at Syracuse | 58β78 | Jack Toomay (16) | 0β3 | |||||
4 | November 4 | vs Syracuse | 51β84 | Bob Royer (13) | 0β4 | |||||
5 | November 9 | at Waterloo | 65β80 | Bob Brown (23) | 0β5 | |||||
6 | November 10 | vs Chicago | 53β64 | Al Guokas (15) | 0β6 | |||||
7 | November 12 | vs Philadelphia | 63β81 | Ken Sailors (15) | 0β7 | |||||
8 | November 13 | at Fort Wayne | 71β90 | Bob Brown (15) | 0β8 | |||||
9 | November 16 | at Washington | 90β99 | Ken Sailors (26) | 0β9 | |||||
10 | November 17 | at Baltimore | 71β86 | Ken Sailors (20) | 0β10 | |||||
11 | November 18 | vs New York | 78β85 | Ken Sailors (25) | 0β11 | |||||
12 | November 19 | at Rochester | 64β96 | Dillard Crocker (23) | 0β12 | |||||
13 | November 20 | at Syracuse | 76β102 | Jack Toomay (18) | 0β13 | |||||
14 | November 21 | at Syracuse | 67β77 | Dillard Crocker (26) | 0β14 | |||||
15 | November 25 | Minneapolis | 81β101 | Ken Sailors (29) | 0β15 | |||||
16 | November 27 | Baltimore | 68β61 | Dillard Crocker (24) | 1β15 | |||||
17 | November 29 | Philadelphia | 56β57 | Al Guokas (12) | 1β16 | |||||
18 | December 2 | Waterloo | 74β63 | Ken Sailors (25) | 2β16 | |||||
19 | December 4 | Waterloo | 86β76 | Ken Sailors (26) | 3β16 | |||||
20 | December 7 | St. Louis | 72β76 | Ken Sailors (30) | 3β17 | |||||
21 | December 9 | at Indianapolis | 75β78 | Jimmy Darden (19) | 3β18 | |||||
22 | December 10 | vs Minneapolis | 76β89 | Bob Brown (18) | 3β19 | |||||
23 | December 11 | at Tri-Cities | 66β98 | Ken Sailors (15) | 3β20 | |||||
24 | December 13 | Rochester | 65β81 | Ken Sailors (16) | 3β21 | |||||
25 | December 16 | Indianapolis | 79β81 | Jimmy Darden (16) | 3β22 | |||||
26 | December 18 | Indianapolis | 79β83 | Bob Brown (21) | 3β23 | |||||
27 | December 23 | New York | 72β83 | Ken Sailors (21) | 3β24 | |||||
28 | December 25 | Sheboygan | 72β76 | Ken Sailors (16) | 3β25 | |||||
29 | December 30 | Tri-Cities | 83β85 | Ken Sailors (19) | 3β26 | |||||
30 | January 1 | Chicago | 78β92 | Bob Brown (17) | 3β27 | |||||
31 | January 4 | Anderson | 86β82 | Ken Sailors (24) | 4β27 | |||||
32 | January 5 | Anderson | 76β69 | Toomay, Volker (18) | 5β27 | |||||
33 | January 10 | Boston | 84β97 | Duane Klueh (20) | 5β28 | |||||
34 | January 12 | at Sheboygan | 92β115 | Floyd Volker (24) | 5β29 | |||||
35 | January 14 | at Sheboygan | 94β80 | Dillard Crocker (28) | 6β29 | |||||
36 | January 15 | at St. Louis | 83β89 | Ken Sailors (15) | 6β30 | |||||
37 | January 16 | at Anderson | 83β95 | Ken Sailors (24) | 6β31 | |||||
38 | January 17 | at Indianapolis | 81β101 | Bob Brown (21) | 6β32 | |||||
39 | January 19 | at Syracuse | 86β107 | Bob Brown (21) | 6β33 | |||||
40 | January 21 | at Waterloo | 84β88 | Bob Brown (22) | 6β34 | |||||
41 | January 22 | at Tri-Cities | 97β111 | Duane Klueh (26) | 6β35 | |||||
42 | January 25 | at Waterloo | 83β104 | Dillard Crocker (18) | 6β36 | |||||
43 | January 26 | at Anderson | 75β109 | Jack Toomay (18) | 6β37 | |||||
44 | January 31 | Washington | 78β88 | Ken Sailors (20) | 6β38 | |||||
45 | February 7 | Fort Wayne | 67β83 | Ken Sailors (21) | 6β39 | |||||
46 | February 11 | Sheboygan | 108β78 | Dillard Crocker (32) | 7β39 | |||||
47 | February 13 | Sheboygan | 79β67 | Ken Sailors (27) | 8β39 | |||||
48 | February 14 | vs Boston | 84β78 | Ken Sailors (29) | 9β39 | |||||
49 | February 16 | Anderson | 86β95 | Dillard Crocker (26) | 9β40 | |||||
50 | February 19 | Anderson | 86β85 | Ken Sailors (31) | 10β40 | |||||
51 | February 21 | Syracuse | 89β78 | Ken Sailors (33) | 11β40 | |||||
52 | February 23 | Syracuse | 80β108 | Ken Sailors (24) | 11β41 | |||||
53 | February 26 | Waterloo | 76β100 | Dillard Crocker (26) | 11β42 | |||||
54 | February 27 | vs Tri-Cities | 75β110 | Dillard Crocker (19) | 11β43 | |||||
55 | March 1 | vs Tri-Cities | 80β97 | Dillard Crocker (27) | 11β44 | |||||
56 | March 2 | at Anderson | 72β85 | Brown, Sailors (19) | 11β45 | |||||
57 | March 5 | at Tri-Cities | 80β91 | Dillard Crocker (21) | 11β46 | |||||
58 | March 8 | at Waterloo | 68β97 | Jack Toomay (18) | 11β47 | |||||
59 | March 9 | at Sheboygan | 92β115 | Jack Toomay (21) | 11β48 | |||||
60 | March 10 | at Sheboygan | 104β141 | Jack Toomay (23) | 11β49 | |||||
61 | March 16 | vs Indianapolis | 99β111 | Jack Toomay (21) | 11β50 | |||||
62 | March 18 | vs Indianapolis | 73β110 | Dillard Crocker (18) | 11β51 |