1991–92 Sacramento Kings season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Sacramento Kings 1992 29 53 Pacific 7 10 Dick Motta (fired)Rex Hughes (interim) ARCO Arena Joseph Benvenuti Gregg Lukenbill KRBK-TVSportsChannel Pacific KRAK Did not qualify SAC The 1991–92 Sacramento Kings season was the 43rd season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association, and their seventh season in Sacramento, California. Sacramento Kings Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAC/ August 9, 2026 Season summary Off-season The Kings received the third overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected small forward Billy Owens out of Syracuse University; Goldaper Sam Basketball: Hornets Make Johnson No. 1 Pick in the Draft The New York Times June 27, 1991 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/27/sports/basketball-hornets-make-johnson-no-1-pick-in-the-draft.html October 14, 2021 Heisler Mark Beyond 6 Players, It's a Reach: NBA Draft: Three UNLV Players Are Selected in the First Round, Including Larry Johnson as No. 1 by the Hornets Los Angeles Times June 27, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-06-27-sp-2168-story.html July 10, 2025 1991 NBA Draft Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1991.html July 1, 2025 however, the team later on traded Owens to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Mitch Richmond on the first day of the regular season, which began on November 1, 1991. Sports People: Pro Basketball: Richmond Is Traded for Rights to Owens The New York Times November 2, 1991 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/11/02/sports/sports-people-pro-basketball-richmond-is-traded-for-rights-to-owens.html December 31, 2021 Associated Press Richmond Traded to Kings for the Rights to Billy Owens: Pro Basketball: Warriors Break Up His High-Scoring Trio to Get Syracuse Rookie Los Angeles Times November 2, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-02-sp-478-story.html November 21, 2022 Warriors Get Rights to Owens The Washington Post November 2, 1991 https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1991/11/02/warriors-get-rights-to-owens/4f90b609-67ba-4907-8bfc-e2d42a385ca7/ November 21, 2022 During the off-season, the Kings acquired Spud Webb from the Atlanta Hawks, Sports People: Basketball: Hawks Ready to Announce Two Trades The New York Times June 29, 1991 https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/29/sports/sports-people-basketball-hawks-ready-to-announce-two-trades.html February 3, 2022 Hawks to Deal Webb to Kings for... The Baltimore Sun June 29, 1991 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/06/29/hawks-to-deal-webb-to-kings-for/ November 21, 2022 Kings Ready to Send Mays to Hawks for Webb Tampa Bay Times June 29, 1991 https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/06/29/kings-ready-to-send-mays-to-hawks-for-webb/ December 18, 2025 and traded Bob Hansen to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Dennis Hopson after the first two games of the season. Smith Sam Deal Makes Hopson Feel Like a King Chicago Tribune November 5, 1991 https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-11-05-9104090741-story,amp.html November 21, 2022 Names in the News Los Angeles Times November 5, 1991 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-11-05-sp-855-story.html November 21, 2022 Regular season With the addition of Richmond, Webb and Hopson, the Kings continued to struggle losing nine of their first twelve games of the regular season. The team's road-game losing streak reached to 43 consecutive road losses before defeating the Orlando Magic, 95–93 at the Orlando Arena on November 23, 1991. After 43 Losses, Kings Finally Rule on the Road, 95-93  The Baltimore Sun  November 24, 1991 https://www.baltimoresun.com/1991/11/24/after-43-losses-kings-finally-rule-on-the-road-95-93-2/ June 4, 2026 Kings End Road Losing Streak at 43  Tampa Bay Times  November 24, 1991  https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1991/11/24/kings-end-road-losing-streak-at-43/ June 4, 2026 Sacramento Kings at Orlando Magic Box Score, November 23, 1991 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/199111230ORL.html May 30, 2026 After a 7–18 start to the season, head coach Dick Motta was fired and replaced with assistant coach Rex Hughes as an interim coach. Motta Fired as Kings Coach  United Press International  December 24, 1991  https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/12/24/Motta-fired-as-Kings-coach/9714693550800/ May 30, 2026 Kings Hear Motta's Retirement Plans, Fire Him  Deseret News  December 25, 1991  https://www.deseret.com/1991/12/25/18958599/kings-hear-motta-s-retirement-plans-fire-him/ May 30, 2026 Motta Is Gone, But Not Forgotten  Chicago Tribune  December 29, 1991  https://www.chicagotribune.com/1991/12/29/motta-is-gone-but-not-forgotten/ May 30, 2026 Under Hughes, the Kings held a 16–31 record at the All-Star break, NBA Games Played on February 6, 1992 Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/index.fcgi?month=2&day=6&year=1992 February 25, 2026 and later on posted a 10-game losing streak in March, but managed to win five of their final seven games of the season, finishing in last place in the Pacific Division with a 29–53 record. 1991–92 Sacramento Kings Schedule and Results Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAC/1992_games.html December 31, 2021 The team missed the NBA playoffs for the sixth consecutive year. Richmond averaged 22.5 points and 5.1 assists per game, and led the Kings with 103 three-point field goals, while second-year star Lionel Simmons averaged 17.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and Wayman Tisdale provided the team with 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. In addition, Webb contributed 16.0 points, 7.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while Hopson contributed 10.7 points per game, second-year forward Anthony Bonner provided with 9.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and second-year center Duane Causwell averaged 8.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game. 1991–92 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAC/1992.html February 3, 2022 During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Orlando Arena in Orlando, Florida, Richmond and Jim Les both participated in the NBA Three-Point Shootout. Pro Basketball Gadsden Times February 8, 1992 D2 https://books.google.com/books?id=H3EfAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=1992+NBA+slam+dunk+roster&article_id=7135,868277&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiTgMOr2p2QAxVfLtAFHVQuNtIQ6AF6BAgGEAM#v=onepage&q=1992%20NBA%20slam%20dunk%20roster&f=false October 12, 2025 NBA & ABA All-Star Game Contest Winners Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/contest.html October 12, 2025 The Kings finished eighth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 697,574 at the ARCO Arena II during the regular season. 1991–92 NBA Season Summary Basketball-Reference https://www.basketball-reference.com/leagues/NBA_1992.html February 25, 2026 Aftermath Following the season, Hopson retired after only five seasons in the NBA. Draft picks 1991 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 3 Billy Owens SF Syracuse 1 27 Pete Chilcutt PF North Carolina 2 31 Randy Brown PG New Mexico State 2 42 Steve Hood SF James Madison Roster Sacramento Kings 1991–92 #1C4BA0 #FFFFFF #CC2D5C #FFFFFF 24 Anthony Bonner PF 6 8 215 1968–06–08 Saint Louis 3 Randy Brown basketball PG 6 2 190 1968–05–22 New Mexico State 31 Duane Causwell C 7 0 240 1968–05–31 Temple 32 Pete Chilcutt PF 6 10 230 1968–09–14 North Carolina 20 Dennis Hopson SG 6 5 200 1965–04–22 Ohio State 51 Les Jepsen C 7 0 237 1967–06–24 Iowa 33 Jim Les PG 5 11 165 1963–08–18 Bradley 2 Mitch Richmond SG 6 5 215 1965–06–30 Kansas State 45 Steve Scheffler C 6 9 250 1967–09–03 Purdue 42 Dwayne Schintzius C 7 1 260 1968–10–14 Florida 22 Lionel Simmons SF 6 7 210 1968–11–14 La Salle 5 Stephen Thompson basketball SG 6 4 185 1968–12–02 Syracuse 23 Wayman Tisdale PF 6 9 240 1964–06–09 Oklahoma 4 Spud Webb PG 5 6 133 1963–07–13 North Carolina State Rex Hughes Bill Berry Mike Bratz Regular season Season standings SAC y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot SAC z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log January 2011 Player statistics Regular season PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGMitch Richmond 80 80 38.7 .468 .384 .813 4.0 5.1 1.2 .4 22.5Duane Causwell 80 77 28.6 .549 .000 .613 7.3 .7 .6 2.7 8.0Anthony Bonner 79 18 28.9 .447 .250 .627 6.1 1.6 1.2 .3 9.4Lionel Simmons 78 78 37.1 .454 .200 .770 8.1 4.3 1.7 1.7 17.1Spud Webb 77 77 35.4 .445 .367 .859 2.9 7.1 1.6 .3 16.0Wayman Tisdale 72 71 35.0 .500 .000 .763 6.5 1.5 .8 1.1 16.6Pete Chilcutt 69 2 11.8 .452 1.000 .821 2.7 .6 .5 .2 3.6Dennis Hopson† 69 0 18.9 .465 .255 .708 3.0 1.5 1.0 .6 10.7Jim Les 62 5 11.5 .385 .344 .809 1.0 2.3 .5 .0 3.7Randy Brown basketball 56 0 9.6 .456 .000 .655 1.2 1.1 .6 .2 3.4Dwayne Schintzius 33 0 12.1 .427 .000 .833 3.6 .6 .2 .8 3.3Les Jepsen 31 0 2.8 .375 .000 .636 1.0 .0 .0 .2 .8Stephen Thompson basketball† 18 0 4.2 .382 .000 .375 1.0 .4 .3 .2 1.6Steve Scheffler† 4 0 3.8 1.000 .833 .8 .0 .0 .3 2.3Bob Hansen† 2 2 20.0 .444 .000 2.0 .5 .5 .0 4.0Carl Thomas basketball 1 0 31.0 .417 .500 .500 .0 1.0 1.0 .0 12.0 † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. Player statistics citation: Awards and records January 2011 Transactions January 2011 References Category:Sacramento Kings seasons Sacramento Sacramento Sacramento Category:1990s in Sacramento, California