1949–50 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 1949–50 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 NBL–BAA merger on August 3.[1]
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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x-Indianapolis Olympians | 39 | 25 | .609 | – | 24–7 | 12–16 | 3–2 | 26–9 |
x-Anderson Packers | 37 | 27 | .578 | 2 | 22–9 | 12–18 | 3–0 | 25–12 |
x-Tri-Cities Blackhawks | 29 | 35 | .453 | 10 | 20–13 | 6–20 | 3–2 | 20–17 |
x-Sheboygan Red Skins | 22 | 40 | .355 | 17 | 17–14 | 5–22 | 0–4 | 15–20 |
Waterloo Hawks | 19 | 43 | .306 | 20 | 16–15 | 2–22 | 1–6 | 13–22 |
Denver Nuggets | 11 | 51 | .177 | 28 | 9–16 | 1–25 | 1–10 | 8–27 |
1949–50 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 | — | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 2–0 | 3–4 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 7–0 |
Baltimore | 1–1 | — | 2–4 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Boston | 2–0 | 4–2 | — | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 |
Chicago | 1–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | — | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Denver | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | — | 0–2 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–6 | 0–7 | 0–2 | 2–5 |
Fort Wayne | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
Indianapolis | 5–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–7 | 4–3 | 1–1 | 5–2 |
Minneapolis | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | — | 5–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
New York | 1–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 |
Philadelphia | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–5 | — | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Rochester | 2–0 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 5–1 | — | 1–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2–0 |
Sheboygan | 2–5 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | — | 0–2 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 2–0 | 4–3 |
St. Louis | 0–2 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | — | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–6 | 1–1 |
Syracuse | 4–3 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 6–1 | 2–0 | 7–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 6–1 | 1–1 | — | 6–1 | 1–1 | 6–1 |
Tri-Cities | 2–7 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 7–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–3 | 0–2 | 1–6 | — | 1–1 | 4–3 |
Washington | 1–1 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 6–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–1 |
Waterloo | 0–7 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–2 | 1–1 | 2–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–6 | 3–4 | 1–1 | — |
1949–50 Game log | ||||||||||
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# | Date | Opponent | Score | High points | Record | |||||
1 | October 29 | at Tri-Cities | 85–93 | Bob Brown (16) | 0–1 | |||||
2 | November 1 | at Indianapolis | 64–71 | Duane Klueh (15) | 0–2 | |||||
3 | November 3 | at Syracuse | 58–78 | Jack Toomay (16) | 0–3 | |||||
4 | November 4 | vs Syracuse | 51–84 | Bob Royer (13) | 0–4 | |||||
5 | November 9 | at Waterloo | 65–80 | Bob Brown (23) | 0–5 | |||||
6 | November 10 | vs Chicago | 53–64 | Al Guokas (15) | 0–6 | |||||
7 | November 12 | vs Philadelphia | 63–81 | Ken Sailors (15) | 0–7 | |||||
8 | November 13 | at Fort Wayne | 71–90 | Bob Brown (15) | 0–8 | |||||
9 | November 16 | at Washington | 90–99 | Ken Sailors (26) | 0–9 | |||||
10 | November 17 | at Baltimore | 71–86 | Ken Sailors (20) | 0–10 | |||||
11 | November 18 | vs New York | 78–85 | Ken Sailors (25) | 0–11 | |||||
12 | November 19 | at Rochester | 64–96 | Dillard Crocker (23) | 0–12 | |||||
13 | November 20 | at Syracuse | 76–102 | Jack Toomay (18) | 0–13 | |||||
14 | November 21 | at Syracuse | 67–77 | Dillard Crocker (26) | 0–14 | |||||
15 | November 25 | Minneapolis | 81–101 | Ken Sailors (29) | 0–15 | |||||
16 | November 27 | Baltimore | 68–61 | Dillard Crocker (24) | 1–15 | |||||
17 | November 29 | Philadelphia | 56–57 | Al Guokas (12) | 1–16 | |||||
18 | December 2 | Waterloo | 74–63 | Ken Sailors (25) | 2–16 | |||||
19 | December 4 | Waterloo | 86–76 | Ken Sailors (26) | 3–16 | |||||
20 | December 7 | St. Louis | 72–76 | Ken Sailors (30) | 3–17 | |||||
21 | December 9 | at Indianapolis | 75–78 | Jimmy Darden (19) | 3–18 | |||||
22 | December 10 | vs Minneapolis | 76–89 | Bob Brown (18) | 3–19 | |||||
23 | December 11 | at Tri-Cities | 66–98 | Ken Sailors (15) | 3–20 | |||||
24 | December 13 | Rochester | 65–81 | Ken Sailors (16) | 3–21 | |||||
25 | December 16 | Indianapolis | 79–81 | Jimmy Darden (16) | 3–22 | |||||
26 | December 18 | Indianapolis | 79–83 | Bob Brown (21) | 3–23 | |||||
27 | December 23 | New York | 72–83 | Ken Sailors (21) | 3–24 | |||||
28 | December 25 | Sheboygan | 72–76 | Ken Sailors (16) | 3–25 | |||||
29 | December 30 | Tri-Cities | 83–85 | Ken Sailors (19) | 3–26 | |||||
30 | January 1 | Chicago | 78–92 | Bob Brown (17) | 3–27 | |||||
31 | January 4 | Anderson | 86–82 | Ken Sailors (24) | 4–27 | |||||
32 | January 5 | Anderson | 76–69 | Toomay, Volker (18) | 5–27 | |||||
33 | January 10 | Boston | 84–97 | Duane Klueh (20) | 5–28 | |||||
34 | January 12 | at Sheboygan | 92–115 | Floyd Volker (24) | 5–29 | |||||
35 | January 14 | at Sheboygan | 94–80 | Dillard Crocker (28) | 6–29 | |||||
36 | January 15 | at St. Louis | 83–89 | Ken Sailors (15) | 6–30 | |||||
37 | January 16 | at Anderson | 83–95 | Ken Sailors (24) | 6–31 | |||||
38 | January 17 | at Indianapolis | 81–101 | Bob Brown (21) | 6–32 | |||||
39 | January 19 | at Syracuse | 86–107 | Bob Brown (21) | 6–33 | |||||
40 | January 21 | at Waterloo | 84–88 | Bob Brown (22) | 6–34 | |||||
41 | January 22 | at Tri-Cities | 97–111 | Duane Klueh (26) | 6–35 | |||||
42 | January 25 | at Waterloo | 83–104 | Dillard Crocker (18) | 6–36 | |||||
43 | January 26 | at Anderson | 75–109 | Jack Toomay (18) | 6–37 | |||||
44 | January 31 | Washington | 78–88 | Ken Sailors (20) | 6–38 | |||||
45 | February 7 | Fort Wayne | 67–83 | Ken Sailors (21) | 6–39 | |||||
46 | February 11 | Sheboygan | 108–78 | Dillard Crocker (32) | 7–39 | |||||
47 | February 13 | Sheboygan | 79–67 | Ken Sailors (27) | 8–39 | |||||
48 | February 14 | vs Boston | 84–78 | Ken Sailors (29) | 9–39 | |||||
49 | February 16 | Anderson | 86–95 | Dillard Crocker (26) | 9–40 | |||||
50 | February 19 | Anderson | 86–85 | Ken Sailors (31) | 10–40 | |||||
51 | February 21 | Syracuse | 89–78 | Ken Sailors (33) | 11–40 | |||||
52 | February 23 | Syracuse | 80–108 | Ken Sailors (24) | 11–41 | |||||
53 | February 26 | Waterloo | 76–100 | Dillard Crocker (26) | 11–42 | |||||
54 | February 27 | vs Tri-Cities | 75–110 | Dillard Crocker (19) | 11–43 | |||||
55 | March 1 | vs Tri-Cities | 80–97 | Dillard Crocker (27) | 11–44 | |||||
56 | March 2 | at Anderson | 72–85 | Brown, Sailors (19) | 11–45 | |||||
57 | March 5 | at Tri-Cities | 80–91 | Dillard Crocker (21) | 11–46 | |||||
58 | March 8 | at Waterloo | 68–97 | Jack Toomay (18) | 11–47 | |||||
59 | March 9 | at Sheboygan | 92–115 | Jack Toomay (21) | 11–48 | |||||
60 | March 10 | at Sheboygan | 104–141 | Jack Toomay (23) | 11–49 | |||||
61 | March 16 | vs Indianapolis | 99–111 | Jack Toomay (21) | 11–50 | |||||
62 | March 18 | vs Indianapolis | 73–110 | Dillard Crocker (18) | 11–51 |