1986-87 Denver Nuggets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 37-45
Finishing 4th in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 0-3 Lost conference first round
Conference First Round - Lost to Los Angeles Lakers 3-0
Coach: Doug Moe (37-45)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 494,943, Avg. 12,072 in 41 home dates
1986-87 Denver Nuggets Statistics
1986-87 Denver Nuggets Results

The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1986-87 season with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses, finishing fourth in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-3.

Denver poured in 9,569 points and allowed 9,640, most in the league. Alex English tossed in a team-best 2,345 points for the Nuggets, and Fat Lever racked up 729 boards. Fat Lever dished out 654 assists for the squad.

Defensively, Fat Lever added 201 thefts.

Doug Moe coached the team. The 1986-87 Denver Nuggets lost in the conference first round.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Mark AlarieFDecember 11, 19636'8"217DukePhoenix, AZ USA
Wayne CooperC-FNovember 16, 19566'10"220New OrleansMilan, GA 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
Bill HanzlikG-FDecember 6, 19576'7"185Notre DameMiddletown, OH USA
Fat LeverGAugust 18, 19606'3"170Arizona StatePine Bluff, AR USA
Mo MartinF-GJuly 2, 19646'6"200St. Joseph's (PA)Liberty, NY USA
Calvin NattFJanuary 8, 19576'6"220Northeast LouisianaMonroe, LA USA
Blair RasmussenCNovember 13, 19627'0"250OregonAuburn, WA USA
Danny SchayesC-FMay 10, 19596'11"235SyracuseSyracuse, NY USA
Otis SmithG-FJanuary 30, 19646'5"210JacksonvilleJacksonville, FL USA
Darrell WalkerGMarch 9, 19616'4"180ArkansasChicago, IL USA
Pete WilliamsFJuly 23, 19636'7"190ArizonaHarbor City, CA USA



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