Kansas City Kings Regular Season Rosters
1978-1979 Kansas City Kings Regular Season Roster
1978-1979 Kansas City Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | P. Ford | O. Birdsong | S. Wedman | B. Robinzine | S. Lacey |
Rotation | L. Allen | B. McKinney | B. Nash | D. Hillman | |
Rotation | R. Washington | ||||
Lim PT | G. Gerard | T. Burleson | |||
Lim PT | L. Hansen |
1978-1979 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Kansas City Kings | 48-34 | - |
2 | Denver Nuggets | 47-35 | 1 |
3 | Milwaukee Bucks | 38-44 | 10 |
4 | Indiana Pacers | 38-44 | 10 |
5 | Chicago Bulls | 31-51 | 17 |
1978-1979 Kansas City Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Phil Ford | All-NBA Second Team (1979) |
Phil Ford | Wilt Chamberlain Rookie Of The Year (1979) |
Phil Ford | All-Rookie First Team (1979) |
Otis Birdsong | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1979) |
1978-1979 Kansas City Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Otis Birdsong | 82 | 34.6 | 21.7 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 |
Scott Wedman | 73 | 34.2 | 18.3 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
Phil Ford | 79 | 34.5 | 15.9 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
Bill Robinzine | 82 | 26.6 | 13.4 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 |
Sam Lacey | 82 | 32.0 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 |
Billy McKinney | 78 | 15.9 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 |
Darnell Hillman | 78 | 20.7 | 7.0 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 |
Bob Nash | 82 | 15.9 | 6.4 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Tom Burleson | 56 | 16.6 | 7.8 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
Marlon Redmond | 49 | 15.0 | 7.2 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
Gus Gerard | 56 | 8.2 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
Lucius Allen | 31 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 |
Ron Behagen | 9 | 14.0 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Richard Washington | 18 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
1978-1979 Kansas City Kings Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Otis Birdsong was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1977 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Otis Birdsong signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 20, 1977. Phil Ford was selected as the #2 pick in the First Round of the 1978 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Phil Ford signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 29, 1978. Bill Robinzine was selected as the #10 pick in the First Round of the 1975 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Bill Robinzine signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on July 13, 1975. Richard Washington was selected as the #3 pick in the First Round of the 1976 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Richard Washington signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on June 8, 1976. Scott Wedman was selected as the #6 pick in the First Round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Scott Wedman signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 1, 1974. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Lucius Allen was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Los Angeles Lakers on June 1, 1977. Tom Burleson was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Denver Nuggets on May 25, 1977. Darnell Hillman was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Denver Nuggets on June 26, 1978. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Gus Gerard signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on October 27, 1978. Billy McKinney signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on September 14, 1978. Bob Nash signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on September 19, 1977. |