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1995–96 Denver Nuggets season

March 12, 2023

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Nuggets' 20th season in the National Basketball Association, and 29th season as a franchise.[1] During the off-season, the Nuggets acquired top draft pick Antonio McDyess from the Los Angeles Clippers,[2][3][4] and acquired Don MacLean and Doug Overton from the Washington Bullets.[5][6] However, the team got off to a horrible start losing eight of their first nine games, as LaPhonso Ellis missed the first 37 games of the season with a knee injury.[7][8] Despite the slow start, the Nuggets would then recover winning eight of their next nine games leading to a 9–9 start, but later on lost six straight games in January slipping below .500 with a 20–27 record at the All-Star break.[9]

1995–96 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
General managerBernie Bickerstaff
PresidentBernie Bickerstaff
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record35–47 (.427)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKOA

In March, the Nuggets found themselves in the middle of an ugly controversy as Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf refused to stand for the Star-Spangled Banner, protesting what he felt was the country's poor treatment to Muslims in the world; he was then suspended by the league.[10][11][12][13] After a one-game suspension, Abdul-Rauf agreed to stand and pray during the anthem.[14] However, the damage was done, and his reputation could not be repaired, as he was the consistent target of boos from fans,[15][16][17][18] before missing the remainder of the season with ankle and foot injuries after playing 57 games.[19][20][21] The Nuggets finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 35–47 record, missing the playoffs.[22]

Abdul-Rauf led the Nuggets with 19.2 points and 6.8 assists per game, while McDyess averaged 13.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, Dale Ellis finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14.9 points per game, and Dikembe Mutombo provided the team with 11.0 points, 11.8 rebounds and 4.5 blocks per game, and was selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game.[23][24] In addition, Bryant Stith contributed 13.6 points and 1.4 steals per game, while MacLean provided with 11.2 points per game off the bench, LaPhonso Ellis averaged 10.5 points and 7.2 rebounds per game, and second-year guard Jalen Rose contributed 10.0 points and 6.2 assists per game.[25] Mutombo also finished in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[26][27]

Following the season, Abdul-Rauf was traded to the Sacramento Kings,[28][29][30] while Mutombo signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks after five seasons in Denver,[31][32][33][34] Rose and Reggie Williams were both dealt to the Indiana Pacers,[35][29][30] and MacLean and Overton both signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[36]

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 15 Brent Barry (traded to LA Clippers) Shooting guard   United States Oregon State
2 44 Anthony Pelle Center   United States Fresno State

Roster

1995–96 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
G 1 Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud   6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1969–03–09 LSU
C 8 Cvetković, Rastko   7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1970–06–22 Serbia
F 3 Ellis, Dale 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1960–08–06 Tennessee
F 20 Ellis, LaPhonso 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970–05–05 Notre Dame
C 50 Fish, Matt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1969–11–18 UNC Wilmington
G 9 Grant, Greg 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) 140 lb (64 kg) 1966–08–29 TCNJ
F 21 Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967–03–27 Georgia Tech
F 7 MacLean, Don 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1970–01–16 UCLA
F 24 McDyess, Antonio 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974–09–07 Alabama
C 55 Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966–06–25 Georgetown
G 11 Overton, Doug 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1969–08–03 La Salle
G 5 Rose, Jalen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1973–01–30 Michigan
G 23 Stith, Bryant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1970–12–10 Virginia
F 34 Williams, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1964–03–05 Georgetown
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: March 29, 1996

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs 59 23 .720 – 33–8 26–15 19–5
x-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 4 34–7 21–20 14–10
x-Houston Rockets 48 34 .585 11 27–14 21–20 15–9
Denver Nuggets 35 47 .427 24 24–17 11–30 13–11
Minnesota Timberwolves 26 56 .317 33 17–24 9–32 10–14
Dallas Mavericks 26 56 .317 33 16–25 10–31 10–14
Vancouver Grizzlies 15 67 .183 44 10–31 5–36 3–21
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c-Seattle SuperSonics * 64 18 .780 – 82
2 y-San Antonio Spurs * 59 23 .720 5 82
3 x-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 9 82
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 .646 11 82
5 x-Houston Rockets 48 34 .585 16 82
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 20 82
7 x-Phoenix Suns 41 41 .500 23 82
8 x-Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 25 82
9 Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 28 82
10 Denver Nuggets 35 47 .427 29 82
11 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 35 82
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 26 56 .317 38 82
13 Dallas Mavericks 26 56 .317 38 82
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 15 67 .183 49 82


Record vs. opponents

1995-96 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta — 4–0 3–1 0–4 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 4–0 2–1 2–2 2–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–3
Boston 0–4 — 2–2 0–3 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 2–0 2–2 0–4 1–3 4–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Charlotte 1–3 2–2 — 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 0–3 3–0 0–4 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1
Chicago 4–0 3–0 3–1 — 4–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 4–0 2–0 3–0 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 1–3 3–1 1–3 0–4 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 1–2 3–1 1–2 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Dallas 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 2–2 0–2 2–2 1–3 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–2 2–2 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
Denver 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1
Detroit 2–2 1–2 3–1 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 — 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 0–2 1–3 2–2 1–1 4–0 0–4 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–2
Golden State 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 0–2 — 2–2 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 4–0 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Indiana 3–1 4–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 1–1 0–2 — 2–0 1–1 3–0 3–1 1–1 1–3 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–0
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 — 0–4 1–1 1–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 1–3 3–1 1–1
L.A. Lakers 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 1–1 4–0 — 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Miami 2–2 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 0–3 1–1 0–2 — 3–0 1–1 5–0 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–1 0–2 1–1 2–2
Milwaukee 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–4 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–3 — 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 0–2 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–3
Minnesota 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 2–2 0–2
New Jersey 0–4 2–2 3–0 0–3 2–1 1–1 2–0 0–4 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 0–5 3–1 1–1 — 2–2 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–2
New York 1–2 4–0 0–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 — 1–3 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 3–1
Orlando 2–2 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 — 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 4–0
Philadelphia 1–2 0–4 1–3 0–4 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–2 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 — 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 1–3
Phoenix 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 — 2–2 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–0 1–3 4–0 2–0
Portland 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–0 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 — 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 1–3 2–2 0–2
Sacramento 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 — 1–3 0–4 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2
San Antonio 2–0 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–2 4–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 3–1 — 2–2 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Seattle 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 3–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 0–2 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 4–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 4–0 2–2 — 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1
Toronto 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 1–1 2–2 0–4 1–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 3–1
Utah 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–3 2–0 — 4–0 1–1
Vancouver 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–4 — 0–2
Washington 3–1 2–2 1–3 0–4 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 0–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 0–4 3–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 —

Game log

Game Date Opponent Result Nuggets points Opponents Record Streak OT
1 November 3 @ LA Lakers Loss 96 98 0-1 Lost 1
2 November 4 San Antonio Loss 108 116 0-2 Lost 2
3 November 7 @ Golden State Loss 93 98 0-3 Lost 3
4 November 8 Seattle Loss 117 122 0-4 Lost 4
5 November 10 @ Utah Loss 86 109 0-5 Lost 5
6 November 12 @ LA Clippers Loss 103 108 0-6 Lost 6
7 November 15 @ Phoenix Win 137 127 1-6 Won 1 3OT
8 November 17 New York Loss 94 103 1-7 Lost 1
9 November 18 @ Houston Loss 97 101 1-8 Lost 2
10 November 21 Atlanta Win 107 99 2-8 Won 1
11 November 24 @ Dallas Win 112 109 3-8 Won 2 OT
12 November 25 Utah Win 94 91 4-8 Won 3
13 November 28 @ Sacramento Loss 85 91 4-9 Lost 1
14 December 2 Minnesota Win 109 105 5-9 Won 1
15 December 4 Detroit Win 85 82 6-9 Won 2
16 December 7 @ Utah Win 124 119 7-9 Won 3
17 December 8 Phoenix Win 103 98 8-9 Won 4
18 December 11 @ Philadelphia Win 104 91 9-9 Won 5
19 December 12 @ Indiana Loss 92 125 9-10 Lost 1
20 December 14 @ New York Win 103 94 10-10 Won 1
21 December 16 @ Atlanta Loss 86 95 10-11 Lost 1
22 December 17 @ Cleveland Loss 79 92 10-12 Lost 2
23 December 20 Golden State Win 109 104 11-12 Won 1
24 December 21 @ San Antonio Loss 96 114 11-13 Lost 1
25 December 23 LA Clippers Loss 92 107 11-14 Lost 2
26 December 26 Dallas Win 114 102 12-14 Won 1
27 December 27 @ Seattle Loss 83 99 12-15 Lost 1
28 December 29 @ Phoenix Loss 92 103 12-16 Lost 2
29 December 30 Philadelphia Win 108 100 13-16 Won 1
30 January 2 Indiana Loss 87 102 13-17 Lost 1
31 January 4 @ Sacramento Loss 96 126 13-18 Lost 2
32 January 6 Miami Loss 86 88 13-19 Lost 3
33 January 7 @ LA Lakers Win 96 93 14-19 Won 1
34 January 10 @ Vancouver Win 91 85 15-19 Won 2
35 January 12 Cleveland Win 90 83 16-19 Won 3
36 January 13 Portland Loss 117 118 16-20 Lost 1
37 January 16 @ Portland Loss 69 87 16-21 Lost 2
38 January 17 Houston Loss 112 120 16-22 Lost 3
39 January 20 Sacramento Loss 110 115 16-23 Lost 4
40 January 24 @ Seattle Loss 79 86 16-24 Lost 5
41 January 25 @ LA Clippers Loss 93 94 16-25 Lost 6
42 January 27 Toronto Win 93 82 17-25 Won 1
43 January 30 @ Minnesota Win 88 86 18-25 Won 2
44 February 1 @ Milwaukee Loss 102 108 18-26 Lost 1
45 February 4 Chicago Win 105 99 19-26 Won 1
46 February 6 LA Lakers Loss 78 99 19-27 Lost 1
47 February 8 LA Clippers Win 115 95 20-27 Won 1
48 February 13 @ Orlando Loss 93 121 20-28 Lost 1
49 February 15 @ Miami Loss 91 97 20-29 Lost 2
50 February 16 @ Charlotte Loss 100 107 20-30 Lost 3
51 February 18 Boston Win 117 93 21-30 Won 1
52 February 22 @ Portland Loss 78 107 21-31 Lost 1
53 February 24 Utah Win 99 90 22-31 Won 1
54 February 27 Washington Win 96 92 23-31 Won 2
55 February 29 Dallas Loss 120 137 23-32 Lost 1
56 March 2 Vancouver Win 108 82 24-32 Won 1
57 March 4 San Antonio Loss 90 101 24-33 Lost 1
58 March 6 @ San Antonio Loss 90 100 24-34 Lost 2
59 March 7 Phoenix Win 103 92 25-34 Won 1
60 March 9 Golden State Win 102 88 26-34 Won 2
61 March 10 New Jersey Loss 88 99 26-35 Lost 1
62 March 12 Orlando Win 110 93 27-35 Won 1
63 March 15 @ Chicago Loss 87 108 27-36 Lost 1
64 March 17 @ Detroit Loss 81 91 27-37 Lost 2
65 March 18 @ Toronto Win 122 114 28-37 Won 1
66 March 21 @ New Jersey Loss 89 97 28-38 Lost 1
67 March 22 @ Boston Loss 98 99 28-39 Lost 2
68 March 24 @ Washington Loss 90 92 28-40 Lost 3
69 March 26 Charlotte Loss 112 119 28-41 Lost 4 2OT
70 March 28 @ Vancouver Win 92 88 29-41 Won 1
71 March 30 Milwaukee Win 98 85 30-41 Won 2
72 April 2 Minnesota Win 86 78 31-41 Won 3
73 April 4 @ Golden State Loss 90 98 31-42 Lost 1
74 April 5 Portland Loss 91 97 31-43 Lost 2
75 April 7 Houston Win 111 105 32-43 Won 1
76 April 9 LA Lakers Win 98 91 33-43 Won 2
77 April 11 @ Houston Loss 109 113 33-44 Lost 1
78 April 14 @ Minnesota Win 98 91 34-44 Won 1
79 April 15 Sacramento Loss 86 90 34-45 Lost 1
80 April 18 @ Dallas Loss 98 132 34-46 Lost 2
81 April 19 Vancouver Loss 78 92 34-47 Lost 3
82 April 21 Seattle Win 99 88 35-47 Won 1

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

Regular season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf 57 53 35.6 .434 .392 .930 2.4 6.8 1.1 0.1 19.2
Dale Ellis 81 52 32.4 .479 .412 .760 3.9 1.7 0.7 0.1 14.9
Bryant Stith 82 77 34.3 .416 .277 .844 4.9 2.9 1.4 0.2 13.6
Antonio McDyess 76 75 30.0 .485 .000 .683 7.5 1.0 0.7 1.5 13.4
Don MacLean 56 5 19.8 .426 .286 .732 3.7 1.6 0.4 0.1 11.2
Dikembe Mutombo 74 74 36.7 .499 .000 .695 11.8 1.5 0.5 4.5 11.0
LaPhonso Ellis 45 28 28.2 .438 .182 .601 7.2 1.6 0.8 0.7 10.5
Jalen Rose 80 37 26.7 .480 .296 .690 3.3 6.2 0.7 0.5 10.0
Tom Hammonds 71 4 14.7 .474 .765 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.2 4.8
Reggie Williams 52 5 15.7 .370 .225 .846 2.3 1.4 0.7 0.4 4.6
Reggie Slater 4 0 6.5 .545 .400 1.8 0.5 0.3 0.3 3.5
Doug Overton 55 0 11.0 .376 .308 .727 1.1 1.9 0.2 0.1 3.3
Matt Fish 16 0 7.3 .577 .556 1.1 0.4 0.2 0.4 2.5
Randy Woods 8 0 9.0 .273 .238 1.000 0.8 1.5 0.8 0.1 2.4
Greg Grant 10 0 10.9 .261 .333 0.7 1.4 0.2 0.0 1.4
Rastko Cvetkovic 14 0 3.4 .313 .000 .000 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.7
Elmore Spencer 6 0 3.5 .000 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[25]

Awards, records, and honors

Transactions

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The 1995 96 NBA season was the Nuggets 20th season in the National Basketball Association and 29th season as a franchise 1 During the off season the Nuggets acquired top draft pick Antonio McDyess from the Los Angeles Clippers 2 3 4 and acquired Don MacLean and Doug Overton from the Washington Bullets 5 6 However the team got off to a horrible start losing eight of their first nine games as LaPhonso Ellis missed the first 37 games of the season with a knee injury 7 8 Despite the slow start the Nuggets would then recover winning eight of their next nine games leading to a 9 9 start but later on lost six straight games in January slipping below 500 with a 20 27 record at the All Star break 9 1995 96 Denver Nuggets seasonHead coachBernie BickerstaffGeneral managerBernie BickerstaffPresidentBernie BickerstaffArenaMcNichols Sports ArenaResultsRecord35 47 427 PlaceDivision 4th Midwest Conference 9th Western Playoff finishDid not qualifyStats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionKWGN TV Prime Sports Rocky MountainRadioKOA lt 1994 95 1996 97 gt In March the Nuggets found themselves in the middle of an ugly controversy as Mahmoud Abdul Rauf refused to stand for the Star Spangled Banner protesting what he felt was the country s poor treatment to Muslims in the world he was then suspended by the league 10 11 12 13 After a one game suspension Abdul Rauf agreed to stand and pray during the anthem 14 However the damage was done and his reputation could not be repaired as he was the consistent target of boos from fans 15 16 17 18 before missing the remainder of the season with ankle and foot injuries after playing 57 games 19 20 21 The Nuggets finished fourth in the Midwest Division with a 35 47 record missing the playoffs 22 Abdul Rauf led the Nuggets with 19 2 points and 6 8 assists per game while McDyess averaged 13 4 points 7 5 rebounds and 1 5 blocks per game and was named to the NBA All Rookie First Team Dale Ellis finished second on the team in scoring averaging 14 9 points per game and Dikembe Mutombo provided the team with 11 0 points 11 8 rebounds and 4 5 blocks per game and was selected for the 1996 NBA All Star Game 23 24 In addition Bryant Stith contributed 13 6 points and 1 4 steals per game while MacLean provided with 11 2 points per game off the bench LaPhonso Ellis averaged 10 5 points and 7 2 rebounds per game and second year guard Jalen Rose contributed 10 0 points and 6 2 assists per game 25 Mutombo also finished in third place in Defensive Player of the Year voting 26 27 Following the season Abdul Rauf was traded to the Sacramento Kings 28 29 30 while Mutombo signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks after five seasons in Denver 31 32 33 34 Rose and Reggie Williams were both dealt to the Indiana Pacers 35 29 30 and MacLean and Overton both signed with the Philadelphia 76ers 36 Contents 1 Draft picks 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Season standings 3 2 Record vs opponents 3 3 Game log 4 Player statistics 4 1 Regular season 5 Awards records and honors 6 Transactions 7 ReferencesDraft picks EditMain article 1995 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School Club Team1 15 Brent Barry traded to LA Clippers Shooting guard United States Oregon State2 44 Anthony Pelle Center United States Fresno StateRoster Edit1995 96 Denver Nuggets roster Players CoachesPos No Name Height Weight DOB YYYY MM DD FromG 1 Abdul Rauf Mahmoud 6 ft 1 in 1 85 m 162 lb 73 kg 1969 03 09 LSUC 8 Cvetkovic Rastko 7 ft 1 in 2 16 m 260 lb 118 kg 1970 06 22 SerbiaF 3 Ellis Dale 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 205 lb 93 kg 1960 08 06 TennesseeF 20 Ellis LaPhonso 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 240 lb 109 kg 1970 05 05 Notre DameC 50 Fish Matt 6 ft 11 in 2 11 m 235 lb 107 kg 1969 11 18 UNC WilmingtonG 9 Grant Greg 5 ft 7 in 1 70 m 140 lb 64 kg 1966 08 29 TCNJF 21 Hammonds Tom 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 215 lb 98 kg 1967 03 27 Georgia TechF 7 MacLean Don 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 235 lb 107 kg 1970 01 16 UCLAF 24 McDyess Antonio 6 ft 9 in 2 06 m 220 lb 100 kg 1974 09 07 AlabamaC 55 Mutombo Dikembe 7 ft 2 in 2 18 m 245 lb 111 kg 1966 06 25 GeorgetownG 11 Overton Doug 6 ft 3 in 1 91 m 190 lb 86 kg 1969 08 03 La SalleG 5 Rose Jalen 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 210 lb 95 kg 1973 01 30 MichiganG 23 Stith Bryant 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 208 lb 94 kg 1970 12 10 VirginiaF 34 Williams Reggie 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 190 lb 86 kg 1964 03 05 Georgetown Head coachBernie BickerstaffAssistant coach es Bob Kloppenburg Gene LittlesLegend C Team captain DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended Injured Roster Last transaction March 29 1996Regular season EditSeason standings Edit Midwest Division vte W L PCT GB Home Road Divy San Antonio Spurs 59 23 720 33 8 26 15 19 5x Utah Jazz 55 27 671 4 34 7 21 20 14 10x Houston Rockets 48 34 585 11 27 14 21 20 15 9Denver Nuggets 35 47 427 24 24 17 11 30 13 11Minnesota Timberwolves 26 56 317 33 17 24 9 32 10 14Dallas Mavericks 26 56 317 33 16 25 10 31 10 14Vancouver Grizzlies 15 67 183 44 10 31 5 36 3 21Western Conference vte Team W L PCT GB GP1 c Seattle SuperSonics 64 18 780 822 y San Antonio Spurs 59 23 720 5 823 x Utah Jazz 55 27 671 9 824 x Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 646 11 825 x Houston Rockets 48 34 585 16 826 x Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 537 20 827 x Phoenix Suns 41 41 500 23 828 x Sacramento Kings 39 43 476 25 829 Golden State Warriors 36 46 439 28 8210 Denver Nuggets 35 47 427 29 8211 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 354 35 8212 Minnesota Timberwolves 26 56 317 38 8213 Dallas Mavericks 26 56 317 38 8214 Vancouver Grizzlies 15 67 183 49 82 Record vs opponents Edit 1995 96 NBA RecordsTeam ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WASAtlanta 4 0 3 1 0 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 4 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 4 0 1 1 2 0 1 3Boston 0 4 2 2 0 3 1 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 3 1 3 1 2 0 2 2 0 4 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 3 1 0 2 1 1 2 2Charlotte 1 3 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 0 2 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 2 2 3 1 1 1 0 3 3 0 0 4 3 1 2 0 1 1 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0 4 2 2 2 2 0 4 1 3 1 1 0 4 0 2Washington 3 1 2 2 1 3 0 4 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 1 2 0 2 2 1 3 0 4 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 2 0 Game log Edit This section may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions October 2020 Game Date Opponent Result Nuggets points Opponents Record Streak OT1 November 3 LA Lakers Loss 96 98 0 1 Lost 12 November 4 San Antonio Loss 108 116 0 2 Lost 23 November 7 Golden State Loss 93 98 0 3 Lost 34 November 8 Seattle Loss 117 122 0 4 Lost 45 November 10 Utah Loss 86 109 0 5 Lost 56 November 12 LA Clippers Loss 103 108 0 6 Lost 67 November 15 Phoenix Win 137 127 1 6 Won 1 3OT8 November 17 New York Loss 94 103 1 7 Lost 19 November 18 Houston Loss 97 101 1 8 Lost 210 November 21 Atlanta Win 107 99 2 8 Won 111 November 24 Dallas Win 112 109 3 8 Won 2 OT12 November 25 Utah Win 94 91 4 8 Won 313 November 28 Sacramento Loss 85 91 4 9 Lost 114 December 2 Minnesota Win 109 105 5 9 Won 115 December 4 Detroit Win 85 82 6 9 Won 216 December 7 Utah Win 124 119 7 9 Won 317 December 8 Phoenix Win 103 98 8 9 Won 418 December 11 Philadelphia Win 104 91 9 9 Won 519 December 12 Indiana Loss 92 125 9 10 Lost 120 December 14 New York Win 103 94 10 10 Won 121 December 16 Atlanta Loss 86 95 10 11 Lost 122 December 17 Cleveland Loss 79 92 10 12 Lost 223 December 20 Golden State Win 109 104 11 12 Won 124 December 21 San Antonio Loss 96 114 11 13 Lost 125 December 23 LA Clippers Loss 92 107 11 14 Lost 226 December 26 Dallas Win 114 102 12 14 Won 127 December 27 Seattle Loss 83 99 12 15 Lost 128 December 29 Phoenix Loss 92 103 12 16 Lost 229 December 30 Philadelphia Win 108 100 13 16 Won 130 January 2 Indiana Loss 87 102 13 17 Lost 131 January 4 Sacramento Loss 96 126 13 18 Lost 232 January 6 Miami Loss 86 88 13 19 Lost 333 January 7 LA Lakers Win 96 93 14 19 Won 134 January 10 Vancouver Win 91 85 15 19 Won 235 January 12 Cleveland Win 90 83 16 19 Won 336 January 13 Portland Loss 117 118 16 20 Lost 137 January 16 Portland Loss 69 87 16 21 Lost 238 January 17 Houston Loss 112 120 16 22 Lost 339 January 20 Sacramento Loss 110 115 16 23 Lost 440 January 24 Seattle Loss 79 86 16 24 Lost 541 January 25 LA Clippers Loss 93 94 16 25 Lost 642 January 27 Toronto Win 93 82 17 25 Won 143 January 30 Minnesota Win 88 86 18 25 Won 244 February 1 Milwaukee Loss 102 108 18 26 Lost 145 February 4 Chicago Win 105 99 19 26 Won 146 February 6 LA Lakers Loss 78 99 19 27 Lost 147 February 8 LA Clippers Win 115 95 20 27 Won 148 February 13 Orlando Loss 93 121 20 28 Lost 149 February 15 Miami Loss 91 97 20 29 Lost 250 February 16 Charlotte Loss 100 107 20 30 Lost 351 February 18 Boston Win 117 93 21 30 Won 152 February 22 Portland Loss 78 107 21 31 Lost 153 February 24 Utah Win 99 90 22 31 Won 154 February 27 Washington Win 96 92 23 31 Won 255 February 29 Dallas Loss 120 137 23 32 Lost 156 March 2 Vancouver Win 108 82 24 32 Won 157 March 4 San Antonio Loss 90 101 24 33 Lost 158 March 6 San Antonio Loss 90 100 24 34 Lost 259 March 7 Phoenix Win 103 92 25 34 Won 160 March 9 Golden State Win 102 88 26 34 Won 261 March 10 New Jersey Loss 88 99 26 35 Lost 162 March 12 Orlando Win 110 93 27 35 Won 163 March 15 Chicago Loss 87 108 27 36 Lost 164 March 17 Detroit Loss 81 91 27 37 Lost 265 March 18 Toronto Win 122 114 28 37 Won 166 March 21 New Jersey Loss 89 97 28 38 Lost 167 March 22 Boston Loss 98 99 28 39 Lost 268 March 24 Washington Loss 90 92 28 40 Lost 369 March 26 Charlotte Loss 112 119 28 41 Lost 4 2OT70 March 28 Vancouver Win 92 88 29 41 Won 171 March 30 Milwaukee Win 98 85 30 41 Won 272 April 2 Minnesota Win 86 78 31 41 Won 373 April 4 Golden State Loss 90 98 31 42 Lost 174 April 5 Portland Loss 91 97 31 43 Lost 275 April 7 Houston Win 111 105 32 43 Won 176 April 9 LA Lakers Win 98 91 33 43 Won 277 April 11 Houston Loss 109 113 33 44 Lost 178 April 14 Minnesota Win 98 91 34 44 Won 179 April 15 Sacramento Loss 86 90 34 45 Lost 180 April 18 Dallas Loss 98 132 34 46 Lost 281 April 19 Vancouver Loss 78 92 34 47 Lost 382 April 21 Seattle Win 99 88 35 47 Won 1Player statistics EditLegend 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 gameRegular season Edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPGMahmoud Abdul Rauf 57 53 35 6 434 392 930 2 4 6 8 1 1 0 1 19 2Dale Ellis 81 52 32 4 479 412 760 3 9 1 7 0 7 0 1 14 9Bryant Stith 82 77 34 3 416 277 844 4 9 2 9 1 4 0 2 13 6Antonio McDyess 76 75 30 0 485 000 683 7 5 1 0 0 7 1 5 13 4Don MacLean 56 5 19 8 426 286 732 3 7 1 6 0 4 0 1 11 2Dikembe Mutombo 74 74 36 7 499 000 695 11 8 1 5 0 5 4 5 11 0LaPhonso Ellis 45 28 28 2 438 182 601 7 2 1 6 0 8 0 7 10 5Jalen Rose 80 37 26 7 480 296 690 3 3 6 2 0 7 0 5 10 0Tom Hammonds 71 4 14 7 474 765 3 1 0 3 0 3 0 2 4 8Reggie Williams 52 5 15 7 370 225 846 2 3 1 4 0 7 0 4 4 6Reggie Slater 4 0 6 5 545 400 1 8 0 5 0 3 0 3 3 5Doug Overton 55 0 11 0 376 308 727 1 1 1 9 0 2 0 1 3 3Matt Fish 16 0 7 3 577 556 1 1 0 4 0 2 0 4 2 5Randy Woods 8 0 9 0 273 238 1 000 0 8 1 5 0 8 0 1 2 4Greg Grant 10 0 10 9 261 333 0 7 1 4 0 2 0 0 1 4Rastko Cvetkovic 14 0 3 4 313 000 000 0 8 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 7Elmore Spencer 6 0 3 5 000 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Player Statistics Citation 25 Awards records and honors EditAntonio McDyess NBA All Rookie Team 1st TeamTransactions EditThis section is empty You can help by adding to it July 2010 References Edit 1995 96 Denver Nuggets Wise Mike June 29 1995 PRO BASKETBALL Underclassmen Rule Atop N B A Draft Board The New York Times Retrieved July 25 2021 NBA DRAFT Clippers Deal No 2 McDyess to Nuggets Pro Basketball L A Gets Rodney Rogers and Rights to Oregon State s Brent Barry O Bannon Goes Ninth to New Jersey and Zidek Is Selected No 22 by Charlotte Los Angeles Times Associated Press June 29 1995 Retrieved July 24 2022 Baker Chris June 29 1995 NBA DRAFT Clippers Hope This Shortcut Is Right Way Pro Basketball They Give Up No 2 Pick McDyess to Get Rodney Rogers and No 15 Pick Brent Barry from Nuggets Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 24 2022 PRO BASKETBALL The Bullets Pick Up Pack The New York Times Associated Press October 31 1995 Retrieved January 18 2022 Justice Richard October 31 1995 Maclean Overton Traded The Washington Post Retrieved January 8 2023 Mourning Returns and Heat Beats Nuggets Los Angeles Times Associated Press January 7 1996 Retrieved October 22 2022 Heat 88 Nuggets 86 Tampa Bay Times January 7 1996 Retrieved June 27 2022 NBA Games Played on February 8 1996 Basketball Reference Retrieved July 18 2022 PRO BASKETBALL N B A Suspends Rauf The New York Times Associated Press March 13 1996 Retrieved January 19 2022 Hodges Jim March 13 1996 NBA Sits Abdul Rauf for Stance on Anthem Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 24 2022 Mossman John March 13 1996 Abdul Rauf Suspended Over National Anthem Associated Press Retrieved December 13 2022 Diamos Jason March 14 1996 PRO BASKETBALL Abdul Rauf Vows Not to Back Down from N B A The New York Times Retrieved January 14 2022 Hodges Jim March 15 1996 Abdul Rauf Will Stand and Pray Los Angeles Times Retrieved July 25 2022 Denlinger Ken March 16 1996 Abdul Rauf Returns Rises for Occasion The Washington Post Retrieved January 8 2023 Armour Terry March 16 1996 PAYBACK Bulls 108 Nuggets 87 Chicago Tribune Retrieved January 8 2023 Fans Cheer Anthem Boo Mahmoud Deseret News Associated Press March 16 1996 Retrieved January 8 2023 Diamos Jason March 21 1996 PRO BASKETBALL Abdul Rauf Is Calm in Face of Controversy The New York Times Retrieved December 2 2016 Abdul Rauf to Miss 2 Games with Injury United Press International March 22 1996 Retrieved January 8 2023 Abdul Rauf on Injured List Will Miss at Least 5 Games Deseret News March 29 1996 Retrieved January 8 2023 Smith Sam April 1 1996 Rising Heat Good for Bulls Chicago Tribune Retrieved October 4 2022 1995 96 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results Basketball Reference Retrieved June 22 2021 Heisler Mark February 11 1996 NBA Has All Stars in Its Eyes Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 2 2023 1996 NBA All Star Game East 129 West 118 Basketball Reference Retrieved November 27 2021 a b 1995 96 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats Basketball Reference Retrieved June 22 2021 N B A PLAYOFFS Payton Honored for Defense The New York Times Associated Press May 7 1996 Retrieved July 25 2022 1995 96 NBA Awards Voting Basketball Reference Retrieved January 2 2022 Nuggets Trade Abdul Rauf to Sacramento United Press International June 13 1996 Retrieved December 1 2022 a b PRO BASKETBALL Nuggets Trade Abdul Rauf Acquire Pacers Jackson The New York Times Associated Press June 14 1996 Retrieved July 31 2021 a b In One of Two Deals Abdul Rauf Is Traded Los Angeles Times Associated Press June 14 1996 Retrieved July 18 2022 Hawks Get Big with Mutombo Los Angeles Times Associated Press July 16 1996 Retrieved July 24 2017 Asher Mark July 16 1996 Mutombo Heading to Hawks The Washington Post Retrieved July 10 2022 Shot Blocking Star Mutombo Goes to Hawks Chicago Tribune Tribune News Services July 15 1996 Retrieved July 10 2022 Hawks Sign Mutombo Deal Augmon Long United Press International July 15 1996 Retrieved December 3 2022 Pacers Trade Jackson Pierce to Denver United Press International June 13 1996 Retrieved July 31 2021 Sixers Sign Free Agent Don MacLean United Press International July 16 1996 Retrieved June 28 2022 Nuggets on Basketball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1995 96 Denver Nuggets season amp oldid 1132432966, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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