1991–92 Denver Nuggets season

1991–92 Denver Nuggets season
Head coach	Paul Westhead
Arena	McNichols Sports Arena
Results
Record	24–58 (.293)
Place	Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Prime Sports Rocky Mountain, KTVD
Radio	KOA

The 1991-92 NBA season was the Nuggets' 16th season in the NBA and 25th season as a franchise. To improve defensively, the Nuggets selected Georgetown Center Dikembe Mutombo as their fourth pick in the 1991 NBA Draft. Mutombo was a native of Zaire, and spoke 9 languages (English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and five African dialects). He had an immediate impact as the Nuggets showed improvement. In the second half of the season, the Nuggets would win just 7 of their last 39 games to post a record of 24–58. Mutombo made the NBA All Rookie First Team, and was selected to play in the 1992 NBA All-Star Game.

Draft picks

Main article: 1991 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club Team
1	4	Dikembe Mutombo	C	Zaire	Georgetown
1	8	Mark Macon	SG	United States	Temple

Roster

Denver Nuggets 1991-92 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Nat. Name Ht. Wt. From G 3 Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) LSU F/C 33 Anderson, Cadillac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Houston F 43 Brooks, Kevin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Louisiana–Lafayette F/C 00 Cook, Anthony 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Arizona G/F 6 Davis, Walter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 193 lb (88 kg) North Carolina G 12 Garland, Winston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Missouri State F/C 10 Hastings, Scott 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Arkansas F 35 Lane, Jerome (waived) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Pittsburgh F 30 Liberty, Marcus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Illinois G/F 21 Lichti, Todd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Stanford G 1 Macon, Mark 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Temple C 55 Mutombo, Dikembe 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Georgetown F/C 50 Scheffler, Steve 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Purdue G/F 34 Williams, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Georgetown F/C 42 Wolf, Joe 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) North Carolina	Head coach Paul Westhead Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	—	37-4	18–23	20-6
x-San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	8	31–10	16–25	18-8
Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	13	28-13	14–27	12-14
Denver Nuggets	24	58	.293	21	18-23	6–35	8-18
Dallas Mavericks	22	60	.268	33	15-26	7-34	11-15
Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	40	9-32	6–35	9-17

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Portland Trail Blazers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Golden State Warriors	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	4
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10
7	x-Los Angeles Clippers	45	37	.549	12
8	x-Los Angeles Lakers	43	39	.524	14
9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	28
11	Denver Nuggets	24	58	.293	33
12	Dallas Mavericks	22	60	.268	35
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG

Awards, records, and honors

• Dikembe Mutombo, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
• Mark Macon, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team