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1983–84 Kansas City Kings season
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The 1983–84 Kansas City Kings season was the Kings 35th season in the NBA, their 12th, and penultimate season in Kansas City (their ninth playing full-time in Kansas City).1983-84 Kansas City Kings
Draft picks
1983 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 13 Ennis Whatley G United States Alabama 2 38 Chris McNealy United States San Jose State 3 60 Steve Harriel United States Washington State 4 84 Mike Jackson United States Wyoming 5 106 Lorenza Andrews United States Oklahoma State 6 130 Alvis Rogers United States Wake Forest 7 152 Dane Suttle SG United States Pepperdine 8 176 Preston Neumayr United States California-Davis 9 197 Bernard Hill United States Oklahoma Panhandle State 10 219 Aaron Haskins United States Washington State
Roster
Kansas City Kings 1983–84
10 Don Buse G 6 4 190 Evansville
22 Larry Drew G 6 1 170 Missouri
8 Eddie Johnson basketball, born 1959 F/G 6 7 215 Illinois
25 Billy Knight G/F 6 6 195 Pittsburgh
50 Joe C. Meriweather F/C 6 10 215 Southern Illinois
40 Larry Micheaux F 6 9 220 Houston
20 Ed Nealy F 6 7 238 Kansas State
53 Mark Olberding F 6 8 225 Minnesota
35 Dave Robisch C/F 6 10 235 Kansas
2 Dane Suttle G 6 3 190 Pepperdine
24 Reggie Theus G 6 7 190 UNLV
41 LaSalle Thompson C 6 10 245 Texas
42 Mike Woodson G/F 6 5 195 Indiana
Cotton Fitzsimmons Frank Hamblen
Regular season
Season standings
KCK
KCK
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot
Game log
Regular season
Kansas City Kings 1984 #0000FF #FFFFFF Total: 38–44 (Home: 26–15; Road: 12–29)
Kansas City Kings October yes #FFFFFF #0000FF 0 2 0 0
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| 1
| October 28, 1983
| Los Angeles
| L 107–117
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| Kemper Arena
| 0–1
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| 2
| October 30, 1983
| Seattle
| L 116–121
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| Kemper Arena
| 0–2
Kansas City Kings November #FFFFFF #0000FF 5 1 3 5
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| 4
| November 3, 1983
| Denver
| L 128–131
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| Kemper Arena
| 1–3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 7
| November 9, 1983
| @ Milwaukee
| L 93–95
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| MECCA Arena
| 2–5
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 8
| November 11, 1983
| @ Philadelphia
| L 100–108
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| The Spectrum
| 2–6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 9
| November 12, 1983
| @ Detroit
| L 106–131
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| Pontiac Silverdome
| 2–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 10
| November 15, 1983
| @ Washington
| W 101–100
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| Capital Centre
| 3–7
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 13
| November 25, 1983
| @ Dallas
| L 96–98
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| Reunion Arena
| 5–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 14
| November 26, 1983
| Utah
| W 117–116
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| Kemper Arena
| 6–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 15
| November 28, 1983
| Portland
| W 113–104
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| Kemper Arena
| 7–8
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 16
| November 30, 1983
| @ Phoenix
| W 120–118
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| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| 8–8
Kansas City Kings December #FFFFFF #0000FF 4 2 1 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 18
| December 3, 1983
| @ Utah
| L 107–112
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| Salt Palace Acord Arena
| 8–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 19
| December 6, 1983
| Dallas
| W 112–103
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| Kemper Arena
| 9–10
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 20
| December 8, 1983
| @ Los Angeles
| L 106–129
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| The Forum
| 9–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 22
| December 14, 1983
| @ Seattle
| W 105–99
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| Kingdome
| 11–11
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 24
| December 17, 1983
| @ Phoenix
| L 99–119
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| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| 11–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 25
| December 20, 1983
| Denver
| W 131–114
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| Kemper Arena
| 12–13
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 27
| December 27, 1983
| Philadelphia
| L 109–112
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| Kemper Arena
| 13–14
Kansas City Kings January #FFFFFF #0000FF 4 4 0 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 30
| January 3, 1984
| @ Portland
| L 104–123
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| Memorial Coliseum
| 13–17
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 32
| January 6, 1984
| @ Utah
| L 110–130
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| Salt Palace Acord Arena
| 14–18
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 33
| January 7, 1984
| Phoenix
| W 100–98
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| Kemper Arena
| 14–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 34
| January 10, 1984
| Dallas
| W 112–102
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| Kemper Arena
| 15–19
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 35
| January 12, 1984
| Los Angeles
| L 89–95
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| Kemper Arena
| 15–20
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 38
| January 17, 1984
| Boston
| L 113–122
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| Kemper Arena
| 16–22
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 39
| January 20, 1984
| @ Denver
| L 114–116
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 16–23
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 40
| January 21, 1984
| @ Portland
| L 94–114
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| Memorial Coliseum
| 16–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 41
| January 24, 1984
| New Jersey
| W 113–104
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| Kemper Arena
| 17–24
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 42
| January 26, 1984
| Seattle
| L 106–114
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| Kemper Arena
| 17–25
|- align="center"
|colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break
|- style="background:#cfc;"
|- bgcolor="#bbffbb"
Kansas City Kings February #FFFFFF #0000FF 6 3 2 3
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| 44
| February 1, 1984
| @ Boston
| L 110–119
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| Boston Garden
| 17–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 45
| February 3, 1984
| @ New Jersey
| W 113–104
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| Brendan Byrne Arena
| 18–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 46
| February 4, 1984
| Denver
| W 107–100
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| Kemper Arena
| 19–27
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 47
| February 7, 1984
| Milwaukee
| L 110–112 (OT)
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| Kemper Arena
| 19–28
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 49
| February 10, 1984
| @ Dallas
| L 96–115
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| Reunion Arena
| 20–29
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 50
| February 11, 1984
| Washington
| W 94–91
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| Kemper Arena
| 21–29
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 51
| February 14, 1984
| New York
| L 100–106
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| Kemper Arena
| 21–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 52
| February 16, 1984
| Utah
| W 121–99
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| Kemper Arena
| 22–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 53
| February 18, 1984
| Atlanta
| W 111–106
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| Kemper Arena
| 23–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 54
| February 21, 1984
| Detroit
| W 119–112
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| Kemper Arena
| 24–30
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 55
| February 23, 1984
| Phoenix
| L 95–107
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| Kemper Arena
| 24–31
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 56
| February 25, 1984
| @ Denver
| L 136–148
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 24–32
Kansas City Kings March #FFFFFF #0000FF 5 2 5 6
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 59
| March 2, 1984
| @ Dallas
| L 94–108
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| Reunion Arena
| 26–33
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 60
| March 3, 1984
| Dallas
| W 105–103
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| Kemper Arena
| 27–33
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 61
| March 6, 1984
| Portland
| W 128–110
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| Kemper Arena
| 28–33
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 64
| March 14, 1984
| @ Atlanta
| W 101–93
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| The Omni
| 30–34
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 66
| March 17, 1984
| @ New York
| L 109–123
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| Madison Square Garden
| 31–35
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 69
| March 21, 1984
| Los Angeles
| L 116–123
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| Kemper Arena
| 33–36
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 70
| March 23, 1984
| @ Denver
| L 116–126
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| McNichols Sports Arena
| 33–37
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 72
| March 27, 1984
| @ Utah
| L 106–110
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| Salt Palace Acord Arena
| 34–38
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 73
| March 28, 1984
| @ Seattle
| L 94–111
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| Kingdome
| 34–39
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 74
| March 29, 1984
| @ Portland
| L 113–120
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| Memorial Coliseum
| 34–40
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ccffcc"
| 75
| March 31, 1984
| Utah
| W 105–103
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| Kemper Arena
| 35–40
Kansas City Kings April #FFFFFF #0000FF 2 1 1 3
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 76
| April 3, 1984
| @ Phoenix
| L 109–113
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| Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum
| 35–41
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 78
| April 6, 1984
| @ Los Angeles
| L 97–112
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| The Forum
| 36–42
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 80
| April 10, 1984
| Seattle
| L 113–125
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| Kemper Arena
| 36–44
KCK 1984
Playoffs
Kansas City Kings 1984 yes #0000FF #FFFFFF
Kansas City Kings First Round no yes yes #FFFFFF #0000FF 0 1 0 2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 1
| April 18, 1984
| @ Los Angeles
| L 105–116
| Eddie Johnson (25)
| LaSalle Thompson (7)
| Larry Drew (7)
| The Forum13,918
| 0–1
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 2
| April 20, 1984
| @ Los Angeles
| L 102–109
| LaSalle Thompson (23)
| LaSalle Thompson (14)
| Reggie Theus (6)
| The Forum14,986
| 0–2
|- align="center" bgcolor="#ffcccc"
| 3
| April 22, 1984
| Los Angeles
| L 102–108
| Theus, Woodson (22)
| Larry Micheaux (10)
| Reggie Theus (7)
| Kemper Arena7,261
| 0–3
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KCK 1984 yes
References
See also
1983–84 NBA season
Category:Sacramento Kings seasons
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