1982-83 Denver Nuggets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 45-37
Finishing 2nd in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 3-5 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Phoenix Suns 2-1
Conference Semifinals - Lost to San Antonio Spurs 4-1
Coach: Doug Moe (45-37)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 496,307, Avg. 12,105 in 41 home dates
1982-83 Denver Nuggets Statistics
1982-83 Denver Nuggets Results

The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1982-83 season with a record of 45 wins and 37 losses, finishing second in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-5.

The Nuggets paced the league with 10,105 points. Denver surrendered 10,054 points, most in the circuit. Alex English tossed in a team-best 2,326 points for the team, while Dan Issel and Kiki Vandeweghe scored 20 or more per game as well. T.R. Dunn racked up 615 boards. Alex English dished out 397 assists for the squad.

On defense, T.R. Dunn added 147 thefts, and Alex English blocked 126 shots.

Doug Moe coached the team. The 1982-83 Denver Nuggets lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Dwight AndersonGDecember 28, 19606'3"175USCDayton, OH USA
T.R. DunnG-FFebruary 1, 19556'4"192AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA
Alex EnglishFJanuary 5, 19546'7"190South CarolinaColumbia, SC USA
Mike EvansGApril 19, 19556'1"170Kansas StateGoldsboro, NC USA
Glen GondrezickF-GAugust 30, 19556'6"218UNLVBoulder, CO USA
Bill HanzlikG-FDecember 6, 19576'7"185Notre DameMiddletown, OH USA
Dan IsselC-FOctober 25, 19486'8"235KentuckyBatavia, IL USA
Rich KelleyC-FMarch 23, 19537'0"235StanfordSan Mateo, CA USA
Billy McKinneyGJune 5, 19556'0"160NorthwesternWaukegan, IL USA
James RayFJuly 27, 19576'8"215JacksonvilleNew Orleans, LA USA
Dave RobischC-FDecember 22, 19496'10"235KansasCincinnati, OH USA
Danny SchayesC-FMay 10, 19596'11"235SyracuseSyracuse, NY USA
Kiki VandewegheFAugust 1, 19586'8"220UCLAWeisbaden, GER
Rob WilliamsGMay 5, 19616'2"175HoustonHouston, TX USA



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