1990–91 Denver Nuggets season

1990–91 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	Paul Westhead
Arena	McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record	20–62 (.244)
Place	Division: 6th (Midwest) Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Rocky Mountain, KWGN
Radio	KOA

The Nuggets hired a new General Manager. Bernie Bickerstaff took over the Nuggets and he decided it was time to rebuild the Nuggets. At the time, the club had the oldest team in the league. The Nuggets would make radical changes trading off stars for draft picks. They selected Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (known as Chris Jackson at the time) with their third pick in the 1990 NBA Draft. The Nuggets had a new Coach in Paul Westhead. The Nuggets had a league worst 20-62 record. By season's end, the Nuggets allowed 130.8 ppg setting a new record for NBA defensive generosity.^[1] Point guard Michael Adams led them with 26.5 points per game.

NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	3	Chris Jackson	PG	United States	LSU
2	42	Marcus Liberty	SF	United States	Illinois

Roster

Denver Nuggets roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 3 Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) LSU PF 33 Anderson, Cadillac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Houston SF 5 Battle, Kenny 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Illinois PF 00 Cook, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Arizona SG 22 Farmer, Jim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Alabama SF 35 Lane, Jerome 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Pittsburgh SG 22 Legler, Tim 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) La Salle SF 30 Liberty, Marcus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Illinois SG 21 Lichti, Todd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Stanford PF 34 Mason, Anthony 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Tennessee State C 41 Rasmussen, Blair 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Oregon SF 34 Williams, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown PF 0 Woolridge, Orlando 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Notre Dame	Head coach Paul Westhead Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	—	33–8	22–19	20–8
x-Utah Jazz	54	28	.659	1	36–5	18–23	21-7
x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	3	31-10	21–20	20-8
Orlando Magic	31	51	.378	24	24-17	7–34	13–15
Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	26	21-20	8-33	9-19
Dallas Mavericks	28	54	.341	27	20-21	8–33	7-21
Denver Nuggets	20	62	.244	35	17-24	3-38	8–20

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Portland Trail Blazers	63	19	.768	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	55	27	.671	8
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	58	24	.707	5
4	x-Phoenix Suns	55	27	.671	8
5	x-Utah Jazz	54	28	.659	9
6	x-Houston Rockets	52	30	.634	11
7	x-Golden State Warriors	44	38	.537	19
8	x-Seattle SuperSonics	41	41	.500	22
9	Orlando Magic	31	51	.378	32
10	Los Angeles Clippers	31	51	.378	32
11	Minnesota Timberwolves	29	53	.354	34
12	Dallas Mavericks	28	54	.341	35
13	Sacramento Kings	25	57	.305	38
14	Denver Nuggets	20	62	.244	43

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards and Records

• Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

References

1. Denver Nuggets (1967-Present)