1949–50 Denver Nuggets season

NBA professional basketball team season

1949–50 Denver Nuggets season

Head coach| Jimmy Darden
Arena| Denver Arena Auditorium
Results
Record| 11-51 (.177)
Place| Division: 6th (Western)
Playoff finish| Did not qualify

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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.

## Roster

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Denver Nuggets 1949–50 roster

Players | Coaches
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F | 22 | Bartels, Edward | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  |  | NC State
F | 20 | Brown, Bob | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  | Miami (OH)
C | 29−30 | Browne, Jim | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)  | 235 lb (107 kg)  |  | Tilden HS (Chicago)
F/C |  | Carter, Jake | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 195 lb (88 kg)  |  | East Texas A&M
F/C | 28 | Cotton, Jack | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  | Wyoming
G/F | 30 | Crocker, Dillard | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  | Western Michigan
G | 25 | Darden, Jimmy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  | Denver
F | 31 | Dodd, Earl | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |  | Truman State
G/F | 21 | Guokas, Al | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)  | 200 lb (91 kg)  |  | Saint Joseph's
G |  | Herman, Bill | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 170 lb (77 kg)  |  | Mount Union
G | 24 | Klueh, Duane | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |  | Indiana State
G | 23 | Royer, Bob | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 155 lb (70 kg)  |  | Indiana State
G | 27 | Sailors, Ken | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)  | 175 lb (79 kg)  |  | Wyoming
F/C | 29 | Toomay, John | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)  | 215 lb (98 kg)  |  | Pacific
F/C | 29 | Volker, Floyd | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)  | 205 lb (93 kg)  |  | Wyoming

Head coach

* Jimmy Darden

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Legend

* (DP) Unsigned draft pick
* (FA) Free agent
* (S) Suspended
* Injured

## Regular season

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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]

### Season standings

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Western Division

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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

### Record vs. opponents

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1949–50 NBA records

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 | —

### Game log

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1949–50 Game log

# | 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

## References

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1. ^ Why The NBA Celebrates The Wrong Birthday

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1949–50 NBA season

* 1949 NBA draft
* Playoffs
* Finals
* Transactions

Eastern|

* Baltimore
* Boston
* New York
* Philadelphia
* Syracuse
* Washington

Central|

* Chicago
* Fort Wayne
* Minneapolis
* Rochester
* St. Louis

Western|

* Anderson
* Denver
* Indianapolis
* Sheboygan
* Tri-Cities
* Waterloo

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*[ W ]: Games won
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*[ PCT ]: Winning percentage
*[ GB ]: Games behind
*[ Home ]: Home record
*[ Road ]: Road record
*[ Neutral ]: Neutral record
*[ Div ]: Division record