1977–78 Kansas City Kings season

The 1977–78 Kansas City Kings season was their sixth season in Kansas City. The Kings had a losing record for the third consecutive season which resulted in missing the playoffs. The club started the season with 13 wins and 24 losses, which led to the dismissal of coach Phil Johnson. Under his replacement Larry Staverman the Kings would not play any better as they finished in last place with a 31–51 record.[1]

1977–78 Kansas City Kings season
Head coachPhil Johnson, Larry Staverman
ArenaKemper Arena
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Midwest)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid Not Qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKBMA-TV
RadioKCMO

Draft picks
Main article: 1977 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
12Otis Birdsong United StatesUniversity of Houston
231Eddie Owens United StatesUniversity of Nevada Las Vegas
345Bill Paterno United StatesNotre Dame
353John Kuester United StatesUniversity of North Carolina
475Larry Williams United StatesTexas Southern University
597Bob Chapman United StatesMichigan State University
7139Bruce Jenner United StatesGraceland College

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Roster
Roster listing
Kansas City Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 42 Allen, Lucius 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) UCLA
G 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Houston
G 24 Boone, Ron 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Idaho State
C 16 Burleson, Tom 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) North Carolina State
G 5 Kuester, John 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) North Carolina
C 44 Lacey, Sam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) New Mexico State
F 55 Nash, Bob 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Hawaiʻi
F 18 Restani, Kevin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) San Francisco
F 52 Robinzine, Bill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) DePaul
F 31 Washington, Richard 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) UCLA
F 15 Wedman, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Colorado
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
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-Denver Nuggets 4834.585–33–815–2611–9
x-Milwaukee Bucks 4438.537428–1316–2514–6
Chicago Bulls 4042.488829–1211–308–12
Detroit Pistons 3844.4631024–1714–278–12
Indiana Pacers 3151.3781721–2010–318–12
Kansas City Kings 3151.3781722–199–3211–9
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers5824.707–
2 y-Denver Nuggets4834.58510
3 x-Phoenix Suns4933.5989
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics4735.57311
5 x-Los Angeles Lakers4537.54913
6 x-Milwaukee Bucks4438.53714
7 Golden State Warriors4339.52415
8 Chicago Bulls4042.48818
9 Detroit Pistons3844.46320
10 Indiana Pacers3151.37827
11 Kansas City Kings3151.37827


Record vs. opponents
1977–78 NBA records
Team ATL BOS BUF CHI CLE DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NOJ NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SEA WAS
Atlanta —2–23–11–31–31–32–21–33–13–12–13–12–23–12–22–22–23–11–31–32–11–3
Boston 2–2—3–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–12–21–23–13–12–22–20–42–21–30–40–41–3
Buffalo 1–31–3—3–11–31–31–30–33–11–31–21–31–32–22–23–11–30–41–31–31–31–3
Chicago 3–13–11–3—3–12–22–21–33–13–10–42–21–31–22–21–33–02–21–32–22–22–1
Cleveland 3–13–13–11–3—3–12–22–22–22–12–22–23–13–12–23–11–31–20–40–43–12–2
Denver 3–13–13–12–21–3—2–22–23–02–22–23–13–13–13–11–31–32–23–12–11–33–1
Detroit 2–23–13–12–22–22–2—2–23–11–31–32–22–23–13–00–40–42–21–31–31–32–2
Golden State 3–12–23–03–12–22–22–2—2–13–13–10–42–23–10–42–21–32–21–33–12–22–2
Houston 1–32–21–31–32–20–31–31–2—3–12–21–31–32–21–32–22–21–32–21–30–41–3
Indiana 1–31–23–11–31–22–23–11–31–3—2–21–30–42–22–21–32–21–31–31–31–33–1
Kansas City 1–22–22–14–02–22–23–11–32–22–2—2–20–42–22–20–41–30–40–40–41–32–2
Los Angeles 1–32–13–12–22–21–32–24–03–13–12–2—3–14–02–13–12–21–30–42–21–32–2
Milwaukee 2–21–33–13–11–31–32–22–23–14–04–01–3—3–12–13–11–21–31–32–21–33–1
New Jersey 1–31–32–22–11–31–31–31–32–22–22–20–41–3—0–41–30–42–20–30–42–22–2
New Orleans 2–22–22–22–22–21–31–34–03–12–22–21–21–24–0—1–32–21–33–11–32–20–4
New York 2–22–21–33–11–33–13–02–22–23–14–01–31–33–13–1—1–31–31–32–22–12–2
Philadelphia 2–24–03–11–33–13–14–03–12–22–23–12–22–14–02–23–1—2–12–23–13–12–2
Phoenix 1–32–24–02–22–12–22–22–23–13–14–03–13–12–23–13–11–2—1–32–22–22–2
Portland 3–13–13–13–14–01–33–13–12–23–14–04–03–13–11–33–02–23–1—2–23–12–1
San Antonio 3–14–03–12–24–01–22–11–33–13–14–02–22–24–03–12–21–32–22–2—2–22–2
Seattle 1–24–03–12–21–33–13–12–24–03–13–13–13–12–22–11–31–32–21–32–2—1–3
Washington 3–13–13–11–22–21–32–22–23–11–32–22–21–32–24–02–22–22–21–22–23–1—

Game log
GameDateOpponentResultKings pointsOpponent scoreRecordOT
1Oct 18@ New YorkLoss1131200–1
2Oct 19@ BuffaloLoss1081120–2
3Oct 21vs HoustonWin95941–2
4Oct 22@ IndianaLoss1011061–3
5Oct 25@ PhiladelphiaLoss1041121–4
6Oct 27@ ClevelandWin1191042–4
7Oct 29vs WashingtonWin1201063–4
8Nov 1@ MilwaukeeLoss951153–5
9Nov 2vs New OrleansWin1041024–5
10Nov 4vs AtlantaLoss1101114–6
11Nov 6@ SeattleWin99835–6
12Nov 8@ PortlandLoss1041305–7
13Nov 11@ Golden StateWin1061056–7
14Nov 12@ DenverLoss1141196–8
15Nov 15@ San AntonioLoss1071136–9
16Nov 19vs WashingtonLoss1251316–10OT
17Nov 23vs MilwaukeeLoss1161226–11
18Nov 26vs BostonWin1101087–11
19Nov 27@ New OrleansLoss1061157–12
20Nov 30vs SeattleLoss84867–13
21Dec 2vs DetroitWin108978–13
22Dec 3vs New JerseyWin1181159–13OT
23Dec 6vs PhoenixLoss921039–14
24Dec 7@ BostonLoss1091139–15
25Dec 9@ New JerseyLoss1141229–16
26Dec 10vs Golden StateLoss92979–17OT
27Dec 14vs DenverWin1249810–17
28Dec 17vs New OrleansWin1159311–17
29Dec 18vs IndianaWin11511412–17
30Dec 22vs ChicagoWin11311013–17
31Dec 25vs MilwaukeeLoss12213113–18
32Dec 26@ HoustonLoss9911313–19
33Dec 29@ PhoenixLoss10411013–20
34Dec 30@ Los AngelesLoss10911913–21
35Jan 1@ PortlandLoss10210713–22
36Jan 4@ SeattleLoss11011613–23
37Jan 7vs New YorkLoss9310013–24
38Jan 8@ MilwaukeeLoss12313313–25
39Jan 10@ WashingtonLoss11512313–26
40Jan 11vs Los AngelesWin1029414–26
41Jan 13@ IndianaLoss10610814–27
42Jan 14vs AtlantaWin11010115–27
43Jan 17@ AtlantaLoss9011115–28
44Jan 18vs PhiladelphiaLoss10612615–29
45Jan 22@ New JerseyWin1059716–29
46Jan 24vs PortlandLoss9712016–30
47Jan 26@ New YorkLoss10511216–31
48Jan 27@ New OrleansLoss11713416–32
49Jan 29vs San AntonioLoss11312716–33
50Jan 31vs PhoenixLoss10211216–34
51Feb 2vs DetroitWin11310117–34
52Feb 8vs BostonWin10410018–34
53Feb 10vs ChicagoWin1069319–34
54Feb 11@ ChicagoWin959020–34
55Feb 12vs ClevelandWin1018821–34
56Feb 14vs HoustonWin12510222–34
57Feb 17@ BuffaloWin10810023–34
58Feb 18@ ClevelandLoss10110523–35
59Feb 19@ DetroitLoss10711023–36
60Feb 22vs Los AngelesWin12712224–36OT
61Feb 24vs PortlandLoss9610724–37
62Feb 28vs SeattleLoss10711424–38OT
63Mar 4@ DenverLoss11412324–39
64Mar 6vs IndianaWin988825–39
65Mar 8vs New JerseyLoss12112325–40
66Mar 10vs DenverWin12612026–40
67Mar 12vs Golden StateLoss10611326–41
68Mar 17@ PhiladelphiaLoss11212326–42
69Mar 18@ BostonLoss11011726–43
70Mar 19vs BuffaloWin12210827–43
71Mar 21@ DetroitWin11611128–43
72Mar 22vs PhiladelphiaWin12010829–43
73Mar 24@ HoustonLoss10310729–44
74Mar 25vs San AntonioLoss13013229–45
75Mar 28@ ChicagoWin12810530–45
76Mar 29@ WashingtonWin10810531–45OT
77Mar 31@ PhoenixLoss11213631–46
78Apr 2@ Los AngelesLoss12713331–47
79Apr 4@ Golden StateLoss11913031–48
80Apr 6@ San AntonioLoss11612331–49
81Apr 7vs New YorkLoss11212531–50
82Apr 9vs ClevelandLoss11712031–51

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References
  1. http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/kcomaha/kckings.html
  2. https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1977.html
  3. https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/KCK/1978_games.html
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