1977-1978 Kansas City Kings: 31-51 .378
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-15 (3820 points scored, 3765 allowed) Road record: 9-32 (4460 points scored, 4670 allowed) Other sites: 2-4 (697 points scored, 697 allowed)
Previous Season Next Season Home record: 20-15 (3820 points scored, 3765 allowed) Road record: 9-32 (4460 points scored, 4670 allowed) Other sites: 2-4 (697 points scored, 697 allowed)
Head Coaches: Phil Johnson (13-24), Larry Staverman (18-27) 8977 points scored (9th of 22 teams), 9132 points allowed (19th) NBA Averages: 108.5 points/game (8894.0 points/team)
Team Roster: Player Hgt Wgt Age School Lucius Allen 6'2 175 30 UCLA Bob Bigelow 6'7 215 24 Penn Otis Birdsong 6'3 190 22 Houston Ron Boone 6'2 200 31 Idaho State Tom Burleson 7'2 225 25 North Carolina State Glenn Hansen 6'4 205 25 Louisiana State John Kuester 6'2 180 22 North Carolina Sam Lacey 6'10 235 29 New Mexico State Andre McCarter 6'3 190 24 UCLA Bob Nash 6'8 195 27 Hawaii Louie Nelson 6'3 190 26 Washington Kevin Restani 6'9 225 26 San Francisco Bill Robinzine 6'7 230 24 DePaul Richard Washington 6'10 220 22 UCLA Scott Wedman 6'7 215 25 ColoradoTeam Stats: Pos Player GP Mins FGM FGA 3PM 3PA FTM FTA ORB DRB REB ASS STL BLK TO PF PTS PPG G Ron Boone 82 2653 563 1271 0 0 322 377 112 157 269 311 105 11 303 233 1448 17.7 F Scott Wedman 81 2961 607 1192 0 0 221 254 144 319 463 201 99 22 158 242 1435 17.7 G Otis Birdsong 73 1878 470 955 0 0 216 310 70 105 175 174 74 12 145 179 1156 15.8 F Richard Washington 78 2231 425 891 0 0 150 199 188 466 654 118 74 73 191 324 1000 12.8 G Lucius Allen 77 2147 373 846 0 0 174 220 66 163 229 360 93 28 217 180 920 11.9 F Bill Robinzine 82 1748 305 677 0 0 206 271 173 366 539 72 74 11 172 281 816 10.0 C Sam Lacey 77 2131 265 590 0 0 134 187 155 487 642 300 120 108 186 264 664 8.6 C Tom Burleson 76 1525 228 525 0 0 197 248 170 312 482 131 62 81 123 259 653 8.6 G John Kuester 78 1215 145 319 0 0 87 105 19 95 114 252 58 1 97 143 377 4.8 F Bob Nash 66 800 157 304 0 0 50 69 75 94 169 46 27 18 47 75 364 5.5 F Kevin Restani 46 463 59 139 0 0 9 11 32 62 94 21 5 4 15 37 127 2.8 G Louie Nelson 8 53 3 14 0 0 9 11 1 2 3 5 2 1 8 5 15 1.9 F Bob Bigelow 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 3 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 2.0 G Andre McCarter 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 G Glenn Hansen 3 9 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 0.0
1977 Draft:
NBA ABA
Rnd Ovr Player Games Games School
1 2 Otis Birdsong 696 Houston [pick acquired from NJ]
2 31 Eddie Owens 8 Nevada-Las Vegas
3 45 Bill Paterno Notre Dame
3 53 John Kuester 135 North Carolina
4 75 Larry Williams Texas Southern
5 97 Bob Chapman Michigan State
6 119 Bob Cooper Providence
7 139 Bruce Jenner Graceland
Traded draft picks:
#1 to DEN (Tom LaGarde)
Regular Season Game Log:
Date Opponent Result Record
10/18/1977 at New York Knicks L 113-120 0-1
10/19/1977 at Buffalo Braves L 108-112 0-2
10/21/1977 vs Houston Rockets W 95-94 1-2
10/22/1977 at Indiana Pacers L 101-106 1-3
10/25/1977 at Philadelphia 76ers L 104-112 1-4
10/27/1977 at Cleveland Cavaliers W 119-104 2-4
10/29/1977 vs Washington Bullets W 120-106 3-4
11/01/1977 at Milwaukee Bucks L 95-115 3-5
11/02/1977 vs New Orleans Jazz W 104-102 4-5
11/04/1977 vs Atlanta Hawks L 110-111 4-6
11/06/1977 at Seattle Supersonics W 99-83 5-6
11/08/1977 at Portland Trail Blazers L 104-130 5-7
11/11/1977 at Golden State Warriors W 106-105 6-7
11/12/1977 at Denver Nuggets L 114-119 6-8
11/15/1977 at San Antonio Spurs L 107-113 6-9
11/19/1977 vs Washington Bullets L 125-131 6-10
11/23/1977 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 116-122 6-11
11/26/1977 vs Boston Celtics W 110-108 7-11
11/27/1977 at New Orleans Jazz L 106-115 7-12
11/30/1977 vs Seattle Supersonics L 84-86 7-13
12/02/1977 vs Detroit Pistons W 108-97 8-13
12/03/1977 vs New Jersey Nets W 118-115 9-13
12/06/1977 vs Phoenix Suns L 92-103 9-14
12/07/1977 at Boston Celtics L 109-113 9-15
12/09/1977 at New Jersey Nets L 114-122 9-16
12/10/1977 vs Golden State Warriors L 92-97 9-17
12/14/1977 vs Denver Nuggets W 124-98 10-17
12/17/1977 vs New Orleans Jazz W 115-93 11-17
12/18/1977 vs Indiana Pacers W 115-114 12-17
12/22/1977 vs Chicago Bulls W 113-110 13-17
12/25/1977 vs Milwaukee Bucks L 122-131 13-18
12/26/1977 at Houston Rockets L 99-113 13-19
12/29/1977 at Phoenix Suns L 104-110 13-20
12/30/1977 at Los Angeles Lakers L 109-119 13-21
01/01/1978 at Portland Trail Blazers L 102-107 13-22
01/04/1978 at Seattle Supersonics L 110-116 13-23
01/07/1978 vs New York Knicks L 93-100 13-24
01/08/1978 at Milwaukee Bucks L 123-133 13-25
01/10/1978 at Washington Bullets L 115-123 13-26
01/11/1978 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 102-94 14-26
01/13/1978 at Indiana Pacers L 106-108 14-27
01/14/1978 vs Atlanta Hawks W 110-101 15-27
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Date Opponent Result Record
01/17/1978 at Atlanta Hawks L 90-111 15-28
01/18/1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers L 106-126 15-29
01/22/1978 at New Jersey Nets W 105-97 16-29
01/24/1978 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 97-120 16-30
01/26/1978 at New York Knicks L 105-112 16-31
01/27/1978 at New Orleans Jazz L 117-134 16-32
01/29/1978 vs San Antonio Spurs L 113-127 16-33
01/31/1978 vs Phoenix Suns L 102-112 16-34
02/02/1978 vs Detroit Pistons W 113-101 17-34
02/08/1978 vs Boston Celtics W 104-100 18-34
02/10/1978 vs Chicago Bulls W 106-93 19-34
02/11/1978 at Chicago Bulls W 95-90 20-34
02/12/1978 vs Cleveland Cavaliers W 101-88 21-34
02/14/1978 vs Houston Rockets W 125-102 22-34
02/17/1978 at Buffalo Braves W 108-100 23-34
02/18/1978 at Cleveland Cavaliers L 101-105 23-35
02/19/1978 at Detroit Pistons L 107-110 23-36
02/22/1978 vs Los Angeles Lakers W 127-122 24-36
02/24/1978 vs Portland Trail Blazers L 96-107 24-37
02/28/1978 vs Seattle Supersonics L 107-114 24-38
03/04/1978 at Denver Nuggets L 114-123 24-39
03/06/1978 vs Indiana Pacers W 98-88 25-39
03/08/1978 vs New Jersey Nets L 121-123 25-40
03/10/1978 vs Denver Nuggets W 126-120 26-40
03/12/1978 vs Golden State Warriors L 106-113 26-41
03/17/1978 at Philadelphia 76ers L 112-123 26-42
03/18/1978 at Boston Celtics L 110-117 26-43
03/19/1978 vs Buffalo Braves W 122-108 27-43
03/21/1978 at Detroit Pistons W 116-111 28-43
03/22/1978 vs Philadelphia 76ers W 120-108 29-43
03/24/1978 at Houston Rockets L 103-107 29-44
03/25/1978 vs San Antonio Spurs L 130-132 29-45
03/28/1978 at Chicago Bulls W 128-105 30-45
03/29/1978 at Washington Bullets W 108-105 31-45
03/31/1978 at Phoenix Suns L 112-136 31-46
04/02/1978 at Los Angeles Lakers L 127-133 31-47
04/04/1978 at Golden State Warriors L 119-130 31-48
04/06/1978 at San Antonio Spurs L 116-123 31-49
04/07/1978 vs New York Knicks L 112-125 31-50
04/09/1978 vs Cleveland Cavaliers L 117-120 31-51
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