1992–93 Denver Nuggets season

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1992–93 Denver Nuggets season
Head coachDan Issel
General managerBernie Bickerstaff
PresidentBernie Bickerstaff
ArenaMcNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record36–46 (.439)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioKOA
< 1991–92 1993–94 >

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Nuggets' 17th season in the National Basketball Association and 26th season as a franchise.[1] In the 1992 NBA draft, the Nuggets selected LaPhonso Ellis out of Notre Dame University with the fifth overall pick.[2] During the off-season, the team acquired second-year guard Robert Pack from the Portland Trail Blazers, and brought back Dan Issel as their new head coach. Issel starred for the Nuggets for ten seasons as a player. Under Issel, the Nuggets got off to a 7–7 start, but then suffered a 14-game losing streak from December 5 to January 5. Midway through the season, the team signed free agent Tom Hammonds, who was previously released by the Charlotte Hornets. Despite the losing streak, the Nuggets showed significant improvement and missed the playoffs by three games with a record of 36–46, fourth in the Midwest Division.[3]

The progress of second-year star Dikembe Mutombo into one of the league's best defensive players was reason for hope, as he averaged 13.8 points, 13.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per game, while Ellis was selected to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, averaging 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. The play of guard Chris Jackson leading the team in scoring averaging 19.2 points per game resulted in being named the league's Most Improved Player of the Year.[4] Following the season, Jackson would change his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf after converting to Islam.[5]

It was also the final season the Nuggets wore their "rainbow skyline" uniforms.[citation needed]

NBA Draft[]

Main article: 1992 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 5 LaPhonso Ellis PF  United States Notre Dame
1 13 Bryant Stith SG  United States Virginia
2 46 Robert Werdann C  United States St. John's

Roster[]

Roster listing
1992–93 Denver Nuggets roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
SF 43 Brooks, Kevin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1969-10-12 Louisiana
PF 20 Ellis, LaPhonso 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1970-05-05 Notre Dame
PF 21 Hammonds, Tom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1967-03-27 Georgia Tech
C 10 Hastings, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1960-06-03 Arkansas
PG 3 Jackson, Chris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) 1969-03-09 LSU
SF 30 Liberty, Marcus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1968-10-27 Illinois
SG 21 Lichti, Todd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1967-01-08 Stanford
SG 1 Macon, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1969-04-14 Temple
C 55 Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1966-06-25 Georgetown
PG 14 Pack, Robert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1969-02-03 Southern California
PF 45 Plummer, Gary 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1962-02-21 Boston University
SG 23 Stith, Bryant 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 1970-12-10 Virginia
C 28 Werdann, Robert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1970-09-12 St. John's
SF 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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 5, 1993

Regular season[]

Season standings[]

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 — 31–10 24–17

19–7

x-San Antonio Spurs 49 33 .598 6 31–10 18–23 17–9
x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 8 28–13 19–22 16–10
Denver Nuggets 36 46 .439 19 28–13 8–33 13–13
Minnesota Timberwolves 19 63 .232 36 11–30 8–33 10–16
Dallas Mavericks 11 71 .134 44 7–34 4–37 3–23
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Houston Rockets 55 27 .671 7
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 55 27 .671 7
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 51 31 .622 11
5 x-San Antonio Spurs 49 33 .598 13
6 x-Utah Jazz 47 35 .573 18
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers 41 41 .500 21
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers 39 43 .476 23
9 Denver Nuggets 36 46 .439 26
10 Golden State Warriors 34 48 .415 28
11 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 37
12 Minnesota Timberwolves 19 63 .232 43
13 Dallas Mavericks 11 71 .134 51
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents[]

1992-93 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 UTA WAS
Atlanta — 2–2 3–2 2–2 0–5 1–1 2–0 2–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 3–2 2–0 1–3 2–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–2
Boston 2–2 — 3–1 1–3 3–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 4–0 1–4 3–2 4–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–1
Charlotte 2–3 1–3 — 2–3 1–3 2–0 1–1 4–1 2–0 0–2 0–5 1–1 1–1 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 3–1 4–0 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0
Chicago 2–2 3–1 3–2 — 2–3 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–2 5–0 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–1 2–0 4–0 1–3 3–1 2–2 1–1 2–0 2–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 4–0
Cleveland 5–0 1–3 3–1 3–2 — 2–0 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 2–2 4–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–1
Dallas 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 — 1–5 1–1 0–4 1–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 0–2 1–4 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–5 1–3 0–5 1–1
Denver 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 5–1 — 1–1 3–1 2–3 1–1 2–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 2–0
Detroit 3–2 3–1 1–4 1–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 — 0–2 1–1 3–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–2 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0
Golden State 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–3 2–0 — 2–2 0–2 2–3 1–4 2–0 1–1 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–4 0–5 4–1 3–1 1–4 3–1 1–1
Houston 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–1 3–2 1–1 2–2 — 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 4–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–3 4–0 4–1 1–3 4–1 1–1
Indiana 2–2 2–2 5–0 0–5 0–4 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–0 0–2 — 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1
L.A. Clippers 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 3–2 0–4 1–1 — 3–2 0–2 2–0 4–0 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 3–2 0–4 1–4 2–2 2–0
L.A. Lakers 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–1 1–3 1–1 2–3 — 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 0–5 3–2 3–2 2–2 1–4 1–3 2–0
Miami 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 2–0 2–0 — 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 3–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–3
Milwaukee 2–3 2–2 1–3 1–4 1–4 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 3–2 0–2 1–1 2–2 — 1–1 0–4 1–3 2–2 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3
Minnesota 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 4–1 2–3 1–1 1–3 2–4 1–1 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 — 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–3 1–4 0–4 1–4 1–1
New Jersey 3–1 0–4 2–2 0–4 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–3 2–0 2–0 3–2 4–0 1–1 — 1–3 3–2 3–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–1
New York 2–2 4–1 3–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 5–0 3–1 2–0 3–1 — 2–2 5–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–1
Orlando 3–1 2–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 1–1 2–0 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 2–3 2–2 2–0 2–3 2–2 — 3–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0
Philadelphia 1–3 1–4 0–4 2–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 1–1 0–2 1–3 1–1 0–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 2–3 0–5 2–3 — 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–1 0–2 4–0 3–1 2–0 4–1 2–2 1–1 2–3 5–0 2–0 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 — 3–2 5–0 3–1 2–3 3–1 2–0
Portland 1–1 0–2 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 3–1 1–1 5–0 3–1 1–1 3–2 2–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–3 — 5–0 2–2 2–3 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–4 0–4 0–2 2–3 2–3 1–1 1–1 3–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–5 0–5 — 2–2 1–4 2–2 1–1
San Antonio 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 5–0 4–1 2–0 1–3 1–4 1–1 4–0 2–2 1–1 2–0 4–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 — 3–1 3–3 1–1
Seattle 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–1 3–1 0–2 4–1 4–1 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 3–2 3–2 4–1 1–3 — 2–2 2–0
Utah 0–2 2–0 1–1 0–2 1–1 5–0 3–2 2–0 1–3 1–4 2–0 2–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 4–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 3–3 2–2 — 1–1
Washington 2–2 1–4 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–1 1–1 1–3 0–2 0–2 3–2 3–1 1–1 1–4 1–4 0–4 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 —

Game log[]

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 81 81 33.5 .450 .355 .935 2.8 4.2 1.0 0.1 19.2
Reggie Williams 79 79 34.5 .458 .270 .804 5.4 3.7 1.6 1.0 17.0
LaPhonso Ellis 82 82 33.5 .504 .154 .748 9.1 1.8 0.9 1.4 14.7
Dikembe Mutombo 82 82 36.9 .510 .681 13.0 1.8 0.5 3.5 13.8
Robert Pack 77 1 20.5 .470 .125 .768 2.1 4.4 1.1 0.1 10.5
Bryant Stith 39 12 22.2 .446 .000 .832 3.2 1.3 0.6 0.1 8.9
Marcus Liberty 78 32 20.3 .406 .373 .654 4.3 1.3 0.8 0.3 8.1
Mark Macon 48 27 23.8 .415 .000 .700 2.1 2.6 1.4 0.1 7.5
Todd Lichti 48 12 15.7 .449 .333 .794 2.1 1.1 0.6 0.2 6.9
Tom Hammonds 35 0 16.3 .489 .000 .611 2.7 0.5 0.5 0.2 5.9
Gary Plummer 60 0 12.3 .465 .000 .726 2.9 0.7 0.2 0.2 4.7
Kevin Brooks 55 2 10.4 .399 .231 .875 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.0 4.1
Scott Hastings 76 0 8.8 .509 .250 .727 1.8 0.4 0.2 0.1 2.1
Robert Werdann 28 0 5.3 .305 .000 .548 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.1 1.9

Player Statistics Citation:[4]

Awards, records, and honors[]

Transactions[]

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/DEN/1993.html
  2. ^ "O'NEAL, MOURNING 1-2". Washington Post. June 25, 1992. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "1992–93 Denver Nuggets Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "1992–93 Denver Nuggets Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  5. ^ Denver Nuggets (1967-Present)
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