1980–81 Kansas City Kings season

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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
< 1979–80 1981–82 >

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

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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 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

  • z, y – division champions
  • x – clinched playoff spot

Game log

Playoffs

West First Round

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

  • Game 1 @ Portland: Kansas City 98, Portland 97 (OT)
  • Game 2 @ Kansas City: Portland 124, Kansas City 119 (OT)
  • Game 3 @ Portland: Kansas City 104, Portland 95

West Conference Semifinals

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

  • Game 1 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 102, Kansas City 80
  • Game 2 @ Phoenix: Kansas City 88, Phoenix 83
  • Game 3 @ Kansas City: Kansas City 93, Phoenix 92
  • Game 4 @ Kansas City: Kansas City 102, Phoenix 95
  • Game 5 @ Phoenix: Phoenix 101, Kansas City 89
  • Game 6 @ Kansas City: Phoenix 81, Kansas City 76
  • Game 7 @ Phoenix: Kansas City 95, Phoenix 88

West Conference Finals

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

  • Game 1 @ Kansas City: Houston 97, Kansas City 78
  • Game 2 @ Kansas City: Kansas City 88, Houston 79
  • Game 3 @ Houston: Houston 92, Kansas City 88
  • Game 4 @ Houston: Houston 100, Kansas City 89
  • Game 5 @ Kansas City: Houston 97, Kansas City 88

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

Transactions

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References

  1. ↑ 1980-81 Kansas City Kings
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