1995–96 Sacramento Kings season

1995–96 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach Garry St. Jean
Arena ARCO Arena
Results
Record 39–43 (.476)
Place Division: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish West first round
(eliminated 1–3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1995-96 NBA season was the Kings' 47th season in the NBA and 11th in Sacramento.[1] The Kings would play their best basketball winning their first five games on their way to a 24-17 start. However, they struggled and went on an 11-game losing streak in February. At midseason, the Kings traded Walt Williams and Tyrone Corbin to the Miami Heat for Billy Owens and Kevin Gamble. The Kings would finally end their nine year playoff drought by winning 14 of their final 24 games to rally and capture the eight and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with a 39-43 record, fifth in the Pacific Division. In the first round of the playoffs, they lost to the Seattle SuperSonics in four games. It was also their only playoff appearance with Mitch Richmond.

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 13 Corliss Williamson PF/SF  United States Arkansas
2 47 Tyus Edney PG  United States UCLA
2 51 Dejan Bodiroga SF  Serbia

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 31 United States Causwell, Duane 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Temple
PG 5 United States Edney, Tyus 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 152 lb (69 kg) UCLA
SF 40 United States Gamble, Kevin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Iowa
PF 33 United States Grant, Brian 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Xavier
PF 35 United States Houston, Byron 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Oklahoma State
PG 7 United States Hurley, Bobby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Duke
SG 13 Lithuania Marčiulionis, Šarūnas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Lithuania
SG 20 United States McDaniel, Clint 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Arkansas
SF 30 United States Owens, Billy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Syracuse
C 0 Haiti Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Virginia
SG 2 United States Richmond, Mitch 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kansas State
SF 22 United States Simmons, Lionel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) La Salle
PF 34 United States Smith, Michael 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Providence
SF 4 United States Williamson, Corliss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics 64 18 .780 – 38–3 26–15 21–3
x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 .646 11 30–11 23–18 17–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 20 26–15 18–23 11–13
x-Phoenix Suns 41 41 .500 23 25–16 16–25 9–15
x-Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 25 26–15 13–28 11–13
Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 28 23–18 13–28 7–17
Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 35 19–22 10–31 7–17
Western Conference
# Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Seattle SuperSonics 64 18 .780 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 59 23 .720 5
3 x-Utah Jazz 55 27 .671 9
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 53 29 .646 11
5 x-Houston Rockets 48 34 .585 16
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 44 38 .537 20
7 x-Phoenix Suns 41 41 .500 23
8 x-Sacramento Kings 39 43 .476 25
9 Golden State Warriors 36 46 .439 28
10 Denver Nuggets 35 47 .427 29
11 Los Angeles Clippers 29 53 .354 35
12 Dallas Mavericks 26 56 .317 38
13 Minnesota Timberwolves 26 56 .317 38
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 15 67 .183 49
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Playoffs

West First Round

(1) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (8) Sacramento Kings Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the SuperSonics and Kings.

Game Date Home Score Visitor Score Record

(SEA-SAC)

 Venue Recap Television
1 April 26 Seattle 97 Sacramento 85 1-0 KeyArena, Seattle, Washington 1 TNT 10:30et
2 April 28 Seattle 81 Sacramento 90 1-1 KeyArena, Seattle, Washington 2 TNT 9:00et
3 April 30 Sacramento 89 Seattle 96 2-1 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California 3 TNT 10:30et
4 May 2 Sacramento 87 Seattle 101 3-1 ARCO Arena, Sacramento, California 4 TBS 10:30et
Seattle wins series 3–1

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. ↑ 1995-96 Sacramento Kings

See also

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