Head coach Paul Westhead Record 24–58 (.293) | Arena McNichols Sports Arena Playoff finish DNQ | |
Place Division: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western) Television Prime Sports Rocky Mountain, KTVD | ||
The 1991-92 NBA season was the Nuggets' 16th season in the National Basketball Association and 25th season as a franchise. To improve defensively, the Nuggets selected Georgetown center Dikembe Mutombo with the 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 with an 8–8 start to the season, then holding a 17–26 record at the end of January. However, in the second half of the season, the Nuggets struggled losing nine consecutive games between February and March, then posting a 11-game losing streak near the end of the season. The Nuggets won just 7 of their last 39 games to post a record of 24–58, fifth in the Midwest Division. Reggie Williams led the team in scoring with 18.2 points per game, and Mutombo made the All-Rookie First Team while being selected for the 1992 NBA All-Star Game.