1980–81 Kansas City Kings season

1980–81 Kansas City Kings season
Head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons
Arena Kemper Arena
Results
Record 40–42 (.488)
Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 5th (Western)
Playoff finish Western Conference Finals
(Eliminated 1-4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1980-81 NBA season was the Kings 32nd season in the NBA and their 9th season in the city of Kansas City.[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1980 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 16 Hawkeye Whitney SG/SF  United States North Carolina State
3 62 Tony Murphy SG  United States Southern
5 108 Kevin Blakley  United States Eastern Michigan
6 131 Trent Grooms  United States Kent State
7 154 Arnold McDowell  United States Montana State
9 193 Charley Cole  United States Delta State

Roster

Kansas City Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 10 Birdsong, Otis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1955-12-09 Houston
F/C 13 Douglas, Leon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1954-08-26 Alabama
G 1 Ford, Phil 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1956-02-09 North Carolina
G/F 22 Gerard, Gus 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1953-07-27 Virginia
G/F 20 Grunfeld, Ernie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1955-04-24 Tennessee
F 51 King, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1957-02-14 Alabama
C 44 Lacey, Sam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-03-28 New Mexico
F/C 24 Lambert, John 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1953-01-14 Southern California
F/C 50 Meriweather, Joe 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1953-10-26 Southern Illinois
G/F 4 Sanders, Frankie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1957-01-23 Southern University and A&M
G 11-12 Walton, Lloyd 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 1953-11-23 Marquette
G/F 15 Wedman, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-07-29 Colorado
G 12 White, Jo Jo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1946-11-16 Kansas
G/F 43 Whitney, Hawkeye 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1957-06-22 North Carolina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
    • (FA) Free agent
    • (S) Suspended
    • Injured

    Roster
    Last transaction: 2012–06–28

    Regular season

    Season standings

    # Western Conference
    Team W L PCT GB
    1 c-Phoenix Suns 57 25 .695 –
    2 y-San Antonio Spurs 52 30 .634 5
    3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 3
    4 x-Portland Trail Blazers 45 37 .549 12
    5 x-Kansas City Kings 40 42 .488 17
    6 x-Houston Rockets 40 42 .488 17
    7 Golden State Warriors 39 43 .476 18
    8 Denver Nuggets 37 45 .451 20
    9 San Diego Clippers 36 46 .439 21
    10 Seattle SuperSonics 34 48 .415 23
    11 Utah Jazz 28 54 .341 29
    12 Dallas Mavericks 15 67 .183 42

    Notes

    Playoffs

    West First Round

    (4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Kansas City Kings: Kings win series 2-1

    West Conference Semifinals

    (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) Kansas City Kings: Kings win series 4-3

    West Conference Finals

    (5) Kansas City Kings vs. (6) Houston Rockets: Rockets win series 4-1

    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. ↑ 1980-81 Kansas City Kings
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