1977–78 Kansas City Kings season

NBA team season March 2026 August 2023 Kansas City Kings 1978 31 51 Midwest 6 11 Phil Johnson, Larry Staverman Leon Karosen Robert Margolin H. Paul Rosenberg Kemper ArenaOmaha Civic Auditoriumhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZJZfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MTEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5480%2C600618 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Kings troubled despite changes December 2, 1977 5Chttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J7oxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QeYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3714%2C694405 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Kings win in overtime Associated Press December 5, 1977 20https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=crorAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XOYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4615%2C3734580 Lawrence Journal-World Kansas Gervin gets point mark Associated Press March 27, 1978 17 KBMA-TV KCMO Did not qualify KCK 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.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/kcomaha/kckings.html Kansas City Kings – Sports Ecyclopedia August 25, 2008 October 4, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121004144318/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nba/kcomaha/kckings.html dead Draft picks 1977 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality College 1 2 Otis Birdsong United States University of Houston 2 31 Eddie Owens United States University of Nevada Las Vegas 3 45 Bill Paterno United States Notre Dame3 53 John Kuester United States University of North Carolina 4 75 Larry Williams United States Texas Southern University 5 97 Bob Chapman United States Michigan State University 7 139 Bruce Jenner United States Graceland Collegehttps://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1977.html 1977 NBA draft Roster Kansas City Kings 1977–78 42 Lucius Allen G 6 2 175 UCLA 10 Otis Birdsong G 6 3 190 Houston 24 Ron Boone G 6 2 200 Idaho State 16 Tom Burleson Tommy Burleson C 7 2 225 NC State 5 John Kuester G 6 2 180 North Carolina 44 Sam Lacey C 6 10 235 New Mexico State 55 Bob Nash basketball F 6 8 195 Hawaii 18 Kevin Restani F 6 9 225 San Francisco 52 Bill Robinzine F 6 7 230 DePaul 31 Richard Washington F 6 11 220 UCLA 15 Scott Wedman F 6 7 215 Colorado Larry Staverman Dan Sparks Regular season Season standings KCK KCK Game log Regular season Kansas City Kings 1978 Total: 31–51 (home: 22–19; road: 9–32) Kansas City Kings October yes 2 0 1 4 |- | 1 | October 18, 1977 | @ New York | L 113–120 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 0–1 |- | 2 | October 19, 1977 | @ Buffalo | L 108–112 | | | | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | 0–2 |- | 3 | October 21, 1977 | Houston | W 95–94 | | | | Kemper Arena | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 22, 1977 | @ Indiana | L 101–106 | | | | Market Square Arena | 1–3 |- | 5 | October 25, 1977 | @ Philadelphia | L 104–112 | | | | The Spectrum | 1–4 |- | 6 | October 27, 1977 | @ Cleveland | W 119–104 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 2–4 |- | 7 | October 29, 19777:35p.m. CDT | Washington | W 120–106 | | | | Kemper Arena9,220 | 3–4 Kansas City Kings November 2 4 2 5 |- | 8 | November 1, 1977 | @ Milwaukee | L 95–115 | | | | MECCA Arena | 3–5 |- | 9 | November 2, 1977 | New Orleans | W 104–102 | | | | Kemper Arena | 4–5 |- | 10 | November 4, 1977 | Atlanta | L 110–111 | | | | Kemper Arena | 4–6 |- | 11 | November 6, 1977 | @ Seattle | W 99–83 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 5–6 |- | 12 | November 8, 1977 | @ Portland | L 104–130 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 5–7 |- | 13 | November 11, 1977 | @ Golden State | W 106–105 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 6–7 |- | 14 | November 12, 1977 | @ Denver | L 114–119 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 6–8 |- | 15 | November 15, 1977 | @ San Antonio | L 107–113 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 6–9 |- | 16 | November 19, 19777:35p.m. CST | Washington(at Omaha, Nebraska) | L 125–131 (OT) | | | | Omaha Civic Auditorium6,534 | 6–10 |- | 17 | November 23, 1977 | Milwaukee | L 116–122 | | | | Kemper Arena | 6–11 |- | 18 | November 26, 1977 | Boston | W 110–108 | | | | Kemper Arena | 7–11 |- | 19 | November 27, 1977 | @ New Orleans | L 106–115 | | | | Louisiana Superdome | 7–12 |- | 20 | November 30, 1977 | Seattle | L 84–86 | | | | Kemper Arena | 7–13 Kansas City Kings December 6 3 0 5 |- | 21 | December 2, 1977 | Detroit | W 108–97 | | | | Kemper Arena | 8–13 |- | 22 | December 3, 1977 | New Jersey(at Omaha, Nebraska) | W 118–115 (OT) | | | | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 9–13 |- | 23 | December 6, 1977 | Phoenix | L 92–103 | | | | Kemper Arena | 9–14 |- | 24 | December 7, 1977 | @ Boston | L 109–113 | | | | Boston Garden | 9–15 |- | 25 | December 9, 1977 | @ New Jersey | L 114–122 | | | | Rutgers Athletic Center | 9–16 |- | 26 | December 10, 1977 | Golden State | L 92–97 (OT) | | | | Kemper Arena | 9–17 |- | 27 | December 14, 1977 | Denver | W 124–98 | | | | Kemper Arena | 10–17 |- | 28 | December 17, 1977 | New Orleans(at Omaha, Nebraska) | W 115–93 | | | | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 12–16 |- | 29 | December 18, 1977 | Indiana | W 115–114 | | | | Kemper Arena | 12–17 |- | 30 | December 22, 1977 | Chicago | W 113–110 | | | | Kemper Arena | 13–17 |- | 31 | December 25, 1977 | Milwaukee | L 122–131 | | | | Kemper Arena | 13–18 |- | 32 | December 26, 1977 | @ Houston | L 99–113 | | | | The Summit | 13–19 |- | 33 | December 29, 1977 | @ Phoenix | L 104–110 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 13–20 |- | 34 | December 30, 1977 | @ Los Angeles | L 109–119 | | | | The Forum | 13–21 Kansas City Kings January 2 5 1 5 |- | 35 | January 1, 1978 | @ Portland | L 102–107 | | | | Memorial Coliseum | 13–22 |- | 36 | January 4, 1978 | @ Seattle | L 110–116 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum | 13–23 |- | 37 | January 7, 1978 | New York | L 93–100 | | | | Kemper Arena | 13–24 |- | 38 | January 8, 1978 | @ Milwaukee | L 123–133 | | | | MECCA Arena | 13–25 |- | 39 | January 10, 19787:05p.m. CST | @ Washington | L 115–123 | | | | Capital Centre7,700 | 13–26 |- | 40 | January 11, 1978 | Los Angeles | W 102–94 | | | | Kemper Arena | 14–26 |- | 41 | January 13, 1978 | @ Indiana | L 106–108 | | | | Market Square Arena | 14–27 |- | 42 | January 14, 1978 | Atlanta | W 110–101 | | | | Kemper Arena | 15–27 |- | 43 | January 17, 1978 | @ Atlanta | L 90–111 | | | | The Omni | 15–28 |- | 44 | January 18, 1978 | Philadelphia | L 106–126 | | | | Kemper Arena | 15–29 |- | 45 | January 22, 1978 | @ New Jersey | W 105–97 | | | | Rutgers Athletic Center | 16–29 |- | 46 | January 24, 1978 | Portland | L 97–120 | | | | Kemper Arena | 16–30 |- | 47 | January 26, 1978 | @ New York | L 105–112 | | | | Madison Square Garden | 16–31 |- | 48 | January 27, 1978 | @ New Orleans | L 117–134 | | | | Louisiana Superdome | 16–32 |- | 49 | January 29, 1978 | San Antonio | L 113–127 | | | | Kemper Arena | 16–33 |- | 50 | January 31, 1978 | Phoenix(at Omaha, Nebraska) | L 102–112 | | | | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 16–34 Kansas City Kings February 6 2 2 2 |- | 51 | February 2, 1978 | Detroit | W 113–101 | | | | Kemper Arena | 17–34 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Break |- | 52 | February 8, 1978 | Boston | W 104–100 | | | | Kemper Arena | 18–34 |- | 53 | February 10, 1978 | Chicago | W 106–93 | | | | Kemper Arena | 19–34 |- | 54 | February 11, 1978 | @ Chicago | W 95–90 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 20–34 |- | 55 | February 12, 1978 | Cleveland | W 101–88 | | | | Kemper Arena | 21–34 |- | 56 | February 14, 1978 | Houston | W 125–102 | | | | Kemper Arena | 22–34 |- | 57 | February 17, 1978 | @ Buffalo | W 108–100 | | | | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium | 23–34 |- | 58 | February 18, 1978 | @ Cleveland | L 101–105 | | | | Richfield Coliseum | 23–35 |- | 59 | February 19, 1978 | @ Detroit | L 107–110 | | | | Cobo Arena | 23–36 |- | 60 | February 22, 1978 | Los Angeles | W 127–122 (OT) | | | | Kemper Arena | 24–36 |- | 61 | February 24, 1978 | Portland | L 96–107 | | | | Kemper Arena | 24–37 |- | 62 | February 28, 1978 | Seattle(at Omaha, Nebraska) | L 107–114 (OT) | | | | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 24–38 Kansas City Kings March 4 3 3 5 |- | 63 | March 4, 1978 | @ Denver | L 114–123 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena | 24–39 |- | 64 | March 6, 1978 | Indiana | W 98–88 | | | | Kemper Arena | 25–39 |- | 65 | March 8, 1978 | New Jersey | L 121–123 | | | | Kemper Arena | 25–40 |- | 66 | March 10, 1978 | Denver | W 126–120 | | | | Kemper Arena | 26–40 |- | 67 | March 12, 1978 | Golden State | L 106–113 | | | | Kemper Arena | 26–41 |- | 68 | March 17, 1978 | @ Philadelphia | L 112–123 | | | | The Spectrum | 26–42 |- | 69 | March 18, 1978 | @ Boston | L 110–117 | | | | Boston Garden | 26–43 |- | 70 | March 19, 1978 | Buffalo | W 122–108 | | | | Kemper Arena | 27–43 |- | 71 | March 21, 1978 | @ Detroit | W 116–111 | | | | Cobo Arena | 28–43 |- | 72 | March 22, 1978 | Philadelphia | W 120–108 | | | | Kemper Arena | 29–43 |- | 73 | March 24, 1978 | @ Houston | L 103–107 | | | | The Summit | 29–44 |- | 74 | March 25, 1978 | San Antonio(at Omaha, Nebraska) | L 130–132 | | | | Omaha Civic Auditorium | 29–45 |- | 75 | March 28, 1978 | @ Chicago | W 128–105 | | | | Chicago Stadium | 30–45 |- | 76 | March 29, 19787:05p.m. CST | @ Washington | W 108–105 (OT) | | | | Capital Centre6,717 | 31–45 |- | 77 | March 31, 1978 | @ Phoenix | L 112–136 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 31–46 Kansas City Kings April 0 2 0 3 |- | 78 | April 2, 1978 | @ Los Angeles | L 127–133 | | | | The Forum | 31–47 |- | 79 | April 4, 1978 | @ Golden State | L 119–130 | | | | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena | 31–48 |- | 80 | April 6, 1978 | @ San Antonio | L 116–123 | | | | HemisFair Arena | 31–49 |- | 81 | April 7, 1978 | New York | L 112–125 | | | | Kemper Arena | 31–50 |- | 82 | April 9, 1978 | Cleveland | L 117–120 | | | | Kemper Arena | 31–51 KCK 1978 References 2 Category:Sacramento Kings seasons Kansas City Kansas Kansas