1987-88 Denver Nuggets Roster

National Basketball Association (NBA)
Team Record: 54-28
Finishing 1st in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference
Postseason: 5-6 Lost conference semifinals
Conference First Round - Defeated Seattle Supersonics 3-2
Conference Semifinals - Lost to Dallas Mavericks 4-2
Coach: Doug Moe (54-28)
Location: Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 520,913, Avg. 12,705 in 41 home dates
1987-88 Denver Nuggets Statistics
1987-88 Denver Nuggets Results

The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association ended the 1987-88 season with a record of 54 wins and 28 losses, finishing first in the NBA's Midwest Division of the Western Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 5-6.

The Nuggets scored 9,573 points, best in the league. Denver gave up 9,239 points. Alex English tossed in a team-best 2,000 points for the team, and Fat Lever racked up 665 boards. Fat Lever dished out 639 assists for the squad.

On the defensive side of the ball, Fat Lever added 223 thefts.

Doug Moe coached the team. The 1987-88 Denver Nuggets lost in the conference semifinals.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown
Michael AdamsGJanuary 19, 19635'10"162Boston CollegeHartford, CT USA
Mike BrooksFAugust 17, 19586'7"220LaSallePhiladelphia, PA 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
Andre MooreFJuly 2, 19646'9"190Loyola (IL)Chicago, IL 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
Jay VincentFJune 10, 19596'7"220Michigan StateKalamazoo, MI USA
Brad WrightFMarch 26, 19626'11"225UCLAHollywood, CA USA



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