1979–80 Kansas City Kings season

1979–80 Kansas City Kings season
Head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons
Arena Municipal Auditorium
Kemper Arena
Results
Record 47–35 (.573)
Place Division: 2nd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 1-2)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1979-80 NBA season was the Kings 31st season in the NBA and their 8th season in Kansas City.[1]

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 late in the season.

Draft picks

Main article: 1979 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1979-80 NBA Midwest standings

# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 60 22 .732 –
2 y-Milwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 11
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics 56 26 .683 4
4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 5
5 x-Kansas City Kings 47 35 .573 13
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 38 44 .463 22
7 San Diego Clippers 35 47 .427 25
8 Chicago Bulls 30 52 .366 30
9 Denver Nuggets 30 52 .366 30
10 Utah Jazz 24 58 .293 36
11 Golden State Warriors 24 58 .293 36
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) Kansas City Kings: Suns win series 2-1

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Season

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Playoffs

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1979-80 Kansas City Kings

See also

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