1996–97 Sacramento Kings season

1996–97 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach Garry St. Jean
Eddie Jordan
Arena ARCO Arena
Results
Record 34–48 (.415)
Place Division: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish DNQ

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1996-97 NBA season was the Kings' 48th season in the NBA and 12th in Sacramento.[1] Coming off their first playoff appearance in 10 years expectation in Sacramento were high. However, injuries and a tough early season schedule would clobber the Kings as they won just eight of their first 25 games. The Kings would rebound to get back in playoff connection with a 28-32 record. However, they went on to lose seven consecutive games in March. Head coach Garry St. Jean was fired and replaced by his assistant Eddie Jordan. The Kings finished sixth in the Pacific Division with a 34-48 record, missing the playoffs by just two games.

Draft picks

Main article: 1996 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 14 Peja Stojakovic SF  Serbia
2 41 Jason Sasser SF  United States Texas Tech

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
PG 3 United States Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) LSU
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
SG 20 United States Grayer, Jeff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Iowa State
PG 7 United States Hurley, Bobby 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Duke
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
C 32 United States Salvadori, Kevin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 231 lb (105 kg) North Carolina
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 57 25 .695 – 31–10 26–15 16–8
x-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 1 31–10 25–16 18–6
x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 8 29–12 20–21 15–9
x-Phoenix Suns 40 42 .488 17 25–16 15–26 13–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers 36 46 .439 21 21–20 15–26 10–14
Sacramento Kings 34 48 .415 23 22–19 12–29 8–16
Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 27 18–23 12–29 4–20
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Utah Jazz 64 18 .780 –
2 y-Seattle SuperSonics 57 25 .695 7
3 x-Houston Rockets 57 25 .695 7
4 x-Los Angeles Lakers 56 26 .683 8
5 x-Portland Trail Blazers 49 33 .598 15
6 x-Minnesota Timberwolves 40 42 .488 24
7 x-Phoenix Suns 40 42 .488 24
8 x-Los Angeles Clippers 36 46 .439 28
9 Sacramento Kings 34 48 .415 30
10 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 34
11 Dallas Mavericks 24 58 .293 40
12 Denver Nuggets 21 61 .256 43
13 San Antonio Spurs 20 62 .244 44
14 Vancouver Grizzlies 14 68 .171 50
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ 1996-97 Sacramento Kings

See also

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