1970–71 Denver Rockets season

The 1970–71 ABA season was the fourth season of the Denver Rockets. They finished 30–54, but finished in a tie for the fourth and final playoff spot. However, they lost the tiebreaker 115–109 to the Texas Chaparrals.

1970–71 Denver Rockets season
Head coach	Joe Belmont Stan Albeck
Arena	Denver Auditorium Arena
Results
Record	30–54 (.357)
Place	Division: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Roster

No.	Player	Position	Height	Weight	Birth Date	Experience (years)	College
23	John Barnhill	PG	6-1	180	March 20, 1938	8	Tennessee State University
40	Byron Beck	PF	6-9	225	January 25, 1945	3	University of Denver
14	Arthur Becker	PF	6-7	205	January 12, 1942	3	Arizona State University
11	Larry Brown	PG	5-9	160	September 14, 1940	3	University of North Carolina
35	Larry Cannon	SG	6-4	195	April 12, 1947	1	La Salle University
10	Wayne Chapman	SF	6-6	190	June 15, 1945	2	Western Kentucky University
22	Julian Hammond	SF	6-5	205	May 27, 1943	3	University of Tulsa
14	Dan Hester	C	6-8	210	November 8, 1948	R	Louisiana State University
13-50	Julius Keye	C	6-10	200	September 5, 1946	1	Alcorn State University
33	Don Sidle	PF	6-8	215	June 21, 1946	2	University of Oklahoma
44	Ralph Simpson	SG	6-5	200	August 10, 1949	R	Michigan State University
12	Steve Wilson	SG	6-5	185	October 16, 1948	R	Hanover College
30	Tom Workman	F-C	6-7	218	November 14, 1944	3	Seattle University
42	Lonnie Wright	PG	6-2	205	January 23, 1944	3	Colorado State University

Eastern Division

Eastern Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Virginia Squires	55	29	.655	-
Kentucky Colonels	44	40	.524	11.0
New York Nets	40	44	.476	15.0
The Floridians	37	47	.440	18.0
Pittsburgh Condors	36	48	.429	19.0
Carolina Cougars	34	50	.405	21.0

Western Division

Western Division	W	L	PCT	GB
Indiana Pacers	58	26	.690	-
Utah Stars	57	27	.679	1.0
Memphis Pros	41	43	.488	17.0
Texas Chaparrals	30	54	.357	28.0
Denver Rockets	30	54	.357	28.0

Game log

• 1970-71 Denver Rockets Schedule and Results | Basketball-Reference.com

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	Julius Keye	24	83	43.8	6.1	14.2	.427	0.0	0.0		6.1	14.2	.427	2.6	3.8	.669	4.5	13.1	17.5	1.7	2.6	3.8	14.7
2	Larry Cannon	23	80	38.7	9.4	21.5	.436	0.2	0.9	.261	9.2	20.7	.443	7.6	9.5	.794	2.6	1.6	4.2	5.2	4.3	3.0	26.6
3	Byron Beck	26	84	33.9	5.8	12.3	.474	0.0	0.2	.286	5.8	12.1	.477	1.9	2.2	.868	3.3	7.2	10.5	2.1	1.9	3.3	13.6
4	Donald Sidle	24	54	30.1	6.3	12.9	.488	0.0	0.1	.000	6.3	12.8	.492	3.6	4.8	.747	3.9	5.1	9.0	1.2	2.3	3.1	16.1
5	John Barnhill	32	24	28.5	4.2	10.6	.396	0.8	3.0	.250	3.5	7.6	.454	2.3	3.0	.740	0.8	1.4	2.3	3.2	1.7	2.3	11.4
6	Arthur Becker	29	29	27.7	6.3	12.6	.501	0.0	0.1	.500	6.3	12.5	.501	2.5	3.0	.839	2.8	4.4	7.2	1.1	1.2	3.7	15.2
7	Julian Hammond	27	83	25.1	5.2	10.0	.522	0.0	0.0		5.2	10.0	.522	3.3	4.5	.728	2.9	3.4	6.3	1.2	2.2	2.3	13.8
8	Larry Brown	30	34	23.9	2.5	6.9	.360	0.1	0.6	.263	2.4	6.4	.369	3.3	4.0	.824	0.3	1.5	1.8	6.1	3.4	2.8	8.4
9	Ralph Simpson	21	81	22.5	5.7	13.7	.415	0.2	0.7	.283	5.5	12.9	.423	2.7	3.5	.754	1.5	1.3	2.9	2.1	2.3	1.9	14.2
10	Wayne Chapman	25	47	22.3	3.9	10.3	.380	0.2	1.0	.229	3.7	9.3	.397	1.9	2.7	.690	0.9	2.1	3.0	2.3	2.1	2.7	10.0
11	Lonnie Wright	27	41	18.8	2.4	8.0	.299	0.4	1.4	.268	2.0	6.6	.305	1.3	1.9	.688	0.9	1.3	2.2	1.5	1.0	2.1	6.4
12	Dan Hester	22	35	13.2	2.3	5.9	.382	0.1	0.3	.455	2.1	5.6	.378	1.2	1.5	.824	2.1	3.5	5.7	0.9	0.9	1.9	5.9
13	Tom Workman	26	39	12.5	2.3	5.1	.447	0.0	0.3	.091	2.3	4.8	.468	1.5	1.7	.838	1.0	2.4	3.4	0.9	1.3	2.1	6.1
14	Stephen Wilson	22	39	6.7	1.3	3.4	.394	0.2	0.8	.242	1.1	2.5	.444	0.6	1.1	.537	0.6	0.7	1.2	0.7	0.8	1.1	3.4

Awards and records

• ABA All-League Team: Larry Cannon