1979–80 Kansas City Kings season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 May 2021 Kansas City Kings Sacramento Kings 1980 47 35 Midwest 2 5 John Begzos Cotton Fitzsimmons Leon Karosen Robert Margolin H. Paul Rosenberg Municipal AuditoriumKemper Arena KBMA-TV KCMO West First Round(eliminated 1-2) KCK The 1979–80 Kansas City Kings season was the Kings 31st season in the NBA and their eighth season in Kansas City.1979-80 Kansas City Kings Due to a June 1979 storm which caused the collapse of Kemper Arena's roof, the Kings were forced to play most of their home games at Municipal Auditorium, their Kansas City home during their first two seasons in the Midwest (the Kings split their home schedule between Kansas City and Omaha during the 1972–73, 1973–74 and 1974–75 seasons before settling in Kansas City full-time). The Kings were able to return to Kemper Arena on February 20th against the Seattle SuperSonics, with their last game in the Municipal Auditorium on February 10th against the Washington Bullets. Draft picks 1979 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College Roster Kansas City Kings 1979–80 10 Otis Birdsong SG 6 3 190 Houston 16 Tommy Burleson C 7 2 225 North Carolina State 41 Len Elmore C 6 9 220 Maryland 1 Phil Ford basketball PG 6 2 175 North Carolina 22 Gus Gerard F 6 8 205 Virginia 20 Ernie Grunfeld SG 6 6 210 Tennessee 51 Reggie King F 6 6 225 Alabama 44 Sam Lacey C 6 10 235 New Mexico State 25 Billy McKinney basketball G 6 0 170 Northwestern 52 Bill Robinzine F 6 7 230 DePaul 15 Scott Wedman G 6 7 215 Colorado 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 1980 Total: 47–35 (Home: 29–12; Road: 18–23) Kansas City Kings October yes 2 2 3 3 |- | 7 | October 26, 1979 | @ Los Angeles | L 104–116 | | | | The Forum | 3–4 Kansas City Kings November 5 3 3 6 |- | 14 | November 7, 1979 | @ Philadelphia | L 102–110 | | | | The Spectrum | 5–9 |- | 17 | November 13, 1979 | Philadelphia | W 110–103 | | | | Municipal Auditorium | 6–11 |- | 18 | November 15, 1979 | Los Angeles | W 114–108 | | | | Municipal Auditorium | 7–11 |- | 24 | November 25, 1979 | @ Los Angeles | L 110–111 | | | | The Forum | 11–13 Kansas City Kings December 7 1 2 3 |- | 38 | December 26, 1979 | Los Angeles | W 118–111 | | | | Municipal Auditorium | 22–16 Kansas City Kings January 7 1 6 4 Kansas City Kings February 4 2 2 2 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- style="background:#cfc;" |- bgcolor="#bbffbb" |- | 63 | February 15, 1980 | @ Los Angeles | L 100–114 | | | | The Forum | 37–26 Kansas City Kings March 4 3 2 5 |- | 70 | March 5, 1980 | Los Angeles | L 101–117 | | | | Kemper Arena | 42–28 KCK 1980 Playoffs Kansas City Kings 1980 yes Kansas City Kings First round no yes yes 1 0 0 2 |- | 1 | April 2 | @ Phoenix | L 93–96 | Otis Birdsong (23) | Reggie King (10) | Phil Ford (7) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum12,660 | 0–1 |- | 2 | April 4 | Phoenix | W 106–96 | Scott Wedman (32) | Scott Wedman (9) | Phil Ford (13) | Kemper Arena9,637 | 1–1 |- | 3 | April 6 | @ Phoenix | L 99–114 | Scott Wedman (24) | Reggie King (11) | Phil Ford (6) | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum11,306 | 1–2 |- KCK 1980 yes Awards and records Scott Wedman, NBA All-Defensive Second Team References See also 1979-80 NBA season Category:Sacramento Kings seasons K Kansas Kansas