1970-71 Denver Rockets Roster

American Basketball Association (ABA)
Team Record: 30-54
Finishing 4th in the ABA's Western Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost division tie
Division Tiebreaker - Lost to Texas Chaparrals 1-0
Coach: Joe Belmont (3-10)
Coach: Stan Albeck (27-44)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 173,849, Avg. 4,139 in 42 home dates

1970-71 Denver Rockets Statistics
1970-71 Denver Rockets Results

The Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 30 wins and 54 losses, finishing fourth in the ABA's Western Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Denver tossed in 9,965 points and yielded 10,306. Larry Cannon scored a team-best 2,126 points for the Rockets, while Julius Keye contributed 1,454 boards. Larry Cannon dished out 414 assists for the squad.

Joe Belmont and Stan Albeck coached the team. The 1970-71 Denver Rockets lost in the division tie.

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Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown
John Barnhill	G	March 20, 1938	6'1"	170	Tennessee State	Evansville, IN USA
Byron Beck	C-F	January 25, 1945	6'9"	225	Denver	Ellensburg, WA USA
Art Becker	F	January 12, 1942	6'6"	205	Arizona State	Akron, OH USA
Larry Brown	G	September 14, 1940	5'9"	160	North Carolina	Brooklyn, NY USA
Larry Cannon	G	April 12, 1947	6'4"	195	LaSalle	Philadelphia, PA USA
Wayne Chapman	G-F	June 15, 1945	6'5"	190	Western Kentucky	Owensboro, KY USA
Julian Hammond	F	May 27, 1943	6'5"	205	Tulsa	Chicago, IL USA
Dan Hester	F	November 8, 1948	6'8"	210	Louisiana State
Julius Keye	F-C	September 5, 1946	6'10"	200	Alcorn A&M	Toccoa, GA USA
Don Sidle	F-C	June 21, 1946	6'8"	215	Oklahoma	Dallas, TX USA
Ralph Simpson	G-F	August 10, 1949	6'5"	200	Michigan State	Detroit, MI USA
Steve Wilson	G	October 16, 1948	6'5"	185	Hanover	Richmond, IN USA
Tom Workman	F-C	November 14, 1944	6'7"	218	Seattle	Seattle, WA USA
Lonnie Wright	G	January 23, 1944	6'2"	205	Colorado State	Newark, NJ USA