The 1972-73 ABA season was the sixth season of the Denver Rockets. They ended with a 47-37 record, good for third place. They lost in the Division Semifinals to the Indiana Pacers.
Roster
| No. |
Player |
Position |
Height |
Weight |
Birth Date |
Experience (years) |
College |
| 40 |
Byron Beck |
C |
6-9 |
225 |
January 25, 1945 |
5 |
University of Denver |
| 14 |
David Bustion |
PF |
6-8 |
215 |
August 30, 1949 |
R |
University of Denver |
| 20 |
Frank Card |
SF |
6-7 |
195 |
December 28, 1944 |
4 |
South Carolina State University |
| 12 |
Warren Jabali |
PG |
6-2 |
200 |
August 29, 1946 |
4 |
Wichita State University |
| 13 |
Julius Keye |
PF |
6-10 |
200 |
September 5, 1946 |
3 |
Alcorn State University |
| 30 |
Willie Long |
PF |
6-8 |
225 |
March 1, 1950 |
1 |
University of New Mexico |
| 31 |
Marv Roberts |
SF |
6-8 |
200 |
January 29, 1950 |
1 |
Utah State University |
| 25 |
Dave Robisch |
C |
6-10 |
235 |
December 22, 1949 |
1 |
University of Kansas |
| 44 |
Ralph Simpson |
SG |
6-5 |
200 |
August 10, 1949 |
2 |
Michigan State University |
| 10 |
Al Smith |
PG |
6-1 |
185 |
January 15, 1947 |
1 |
Bradley University |
| 21 |
Claude Terry |
SG |
6-4 |
195 |
January 12, 1950 |
R |
Stanford University |
| 24 |
John Trapp |
SF |
6-7 |
210 |
October 2, 1945 |
4 |
University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
Season standings
Eastern Division
Western Division
Game log
Statistics
| Rk |
Player |
Age |
G |
MP |
FG |
FGA |
FG% |
3P |
3PA |
3P% |
2P |
2PA |
2P% |
FT |
FTA |
FT% |
ORB |
DRB |
TRB |
AST |
TOV |
PF |
PTS |
| 1 |
Julius Keye |
26 |
83 |
36.3 |
2.0 |
4.5 |
.435 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.375 |
1.9 |
4.4 |
.436 |
1.6 |
2.8 |
.558 |
3.3 |
7.4 |
10.7 |
2.2 |
1.6 |
3.2 |
5.5 |
| 2 |
Warren Jabali |
26 |
82 |
33.4 |
5.4 |
11.9 |
.453 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
.257 |
4.9 |
10.2 |
.486 |
5.9 |
7.3 |
.805 |
1.6 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
6.6 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
17.0 |
| 3 |
Ralph Simpson |
23 |
81 |
32.0 |
9.0 |
20.6 |
.438 |
0.1 |
0.3 |
.208 |
9.0 |
20.3 |
.442 |
5.2 |
6.9 |
.757 |
1.7 |
2.9 |
4.6 |
2.7 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
23.3 |
| 4 |
Dave Robisch |
23 |
83 |
31.9 |
6.3 |
12.2 |
.516 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
6.3 |
12.2 |
.516 |
3.7 |
4.9 |
.756 |
3.0 |
6.0 |
9.0 |
2.0 |
1.6 |
3.3 |
16.3 |
| 5 |
Byron Beck |
28 |
77 |
29.9 |
6.1 |
11.4 |
.530 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.286 |
6.0 |
11.3 |
.532 |
2.1 |
2.6 |
.798 |
2.6 |
4.3 |
7.0 |
1.4 |
1.6 |
3.5 |
14.2 |
| 6 |
Al Smith |
26 |
83 |
28.2 |
3.8 |
9.2 |
.411 |
0.2 |
1.1 |
.189 |
3.6 |
8.2 |
.440 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
.773 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
2.6 |
5.7 |
3.1 |
3.6 |
11.1 |
| 7 |
Marv Roberts |
23 |
77 |
25.4 |
4.9 |
10.5 |
.463 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.333 |
4.8 |
10.4 |
.464 |
2.6 |
3.3 |
.788 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
5.2 |
1.2 |
1.4 |
2.5 |
12.3 |
| 8 |
Willie Long |
22 |
56 |
18.8 |
3.3 |
8.2 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
.000 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
.401 |
2.5 |
3.2 |
.780 |
1.8 |
3.4 |
5.2 |
0.8 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
| 9 |
John Trapp |
27 |
24 |
14.3 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.422 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
.000 |
2.3 |
5.3 |
.429 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
.594 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
3.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
3.2 |
5.3 |
| 10 |
Claude Terry |
23 |
68 |
9.8 |
1.8 |
4.2 |
.421 |
0.1 |
0.4 |
.417 |
1.6 |
3.8 |
.421 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
.649 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
0.9 |
1.0 |
1.6 |
4.8 |
| 11 |
Frank Card |
28 |
4 |
9.0 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
.400 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
1.5 |
3.8 |
.400 |
2.3 |
3.3 |
.692 |
1.0 |
0.8 |
1.8 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
1.0 |
5.3 |
| 12 |
David Bustion |
23 |
47 |
7.6 |
1.2 |
2.8 |
.436 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
|
1.2 |
2.8 |
.436 |
0.9 |
1.3 |
.712 |
0.8 |
1.3 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
1.1 |
1.7 |
3.4[1] |
Awards and honors
- All-ABA 1st Team: Warren Jabali
- All-ABA 2nd Team: Ralph Simpson
- All-Defensive 1st Team: Julius Keye
- ABA All-Stars: Warren Jabali, Ralph Simpson[2]
Transactions
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