1983–84 Kansas City Kings season

1983–84 Kansas City Kings season
Head coach Cotton Fitzsimmons
Arena Kemper Arena
Results
Record 38–44 (.463)
Place Division: 3rd (Midwest)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish West First Round
(eliminated 0-3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1983-84 NBA season was the Kings 35th season in the NBA, their 12th season in Kansas City (their ninth playing full-time in Kansas City).[1]

Draft picks

Main article: 1983 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 13 Ennis Whatley G  United States Alabama
2 38 Chris McNealy  United States San Jose State
3 60 Steve Harriel  United States Washington State
4 84 Mike Jackson  United States Wyoming
5 106 Lorenza Andrews  United States Oklahoma State
6 130 Alvis Rogers  United States Wake Forest
7 152 Dane Suttle SG  United States Pepperdine
8 176 Preston Neumayr  United States California-Davis
9 197 Bernard Hill  United States Oklahoma Panhandle State
10 219 Aaron Haskins  United States Washington State

Regular season

Season standings

Template:1983-84 NBA Midwest standings

# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 54 28 .659 –
2 y-Utah Jazz 45 37 .549 9
3 x-Portland Trail Blazers 48 34 .585 6
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 43 39 .524 11
5 x-Seattle SuperSonics 42 40 .512 12
6 x-Phoenix Suns 41 41 .500 13
7 x-Denver Nuggets 38 44 .463 16
8 x-Kansas City Kings 38 44 .463 16
9 San Antonio Spurs 37 45 .451 17
9 Golden State Warriors 37 45 .451 17
11 San Diego Clippers 30 52 .366 24
12 Houston Rockets 29 53 .354 25
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Kansas City Kings: Lakers win series 3-0

Last Playoff Meeting: 1955 Western Division Semifinals (Lakers won 2-1; Lakers were in Minneapolis, Kings were in Rochester, New York as the Royals)

Game 3 would be the last NBA playoff game contested in Kansas City. The Kings moved to Sacramento following the 1984-85 season.

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

References

  1. ↑ 1983-84 Kansas City Kings

See also

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