Kansas City Kings Regular Season Rosters
1979-1980 Kansas City Kings Regular Season Roster
1979-1980 Kansas City Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | P. Ford | O. Birdsong | R. King | S. Wedman | S. Lacey |
Rotation | B. McKinney | E. Grunfeld | B. Robinzine | ||
Rotation | G. Gerard | L. Elmore | |||
Lim PT | T. Burleson | ||||
Lim PT | M. Green |
1979-1980 Midwest Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 49-33 | - |
2 | Kansas City Kings | 47-35 | 2 |
3 | Denver Nuggets | 30-52 | 19 |
4 | Chicago Bulls | 30-52 | 19 |
5 | Utah Jazz | 24-58 | 25 |
1979-1980 Kansas City Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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Scott Wedman | Player Of The Week (01/06/80) |
Phil Ford | Player Of The Week (11/18/79) |
Scott Wedman | All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1980) |
Otis Birdsong | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1980) |
Scott Wedman | Western All-Star Coaches Selection (1980) |
1979-1980 Kansas City Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV |
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Otis Birdsong | 82 | 35.2 | 22.7 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
Phil Ford | 82 | 32.0 | 16.2 | 2.1 | 7.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
Scott Wedman | 68 | 34.5 | 19.0 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
Bill Robinzine | 81 | 23.7 | 11.4 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
Sam Lacey | 81 | 29.8 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
Reggie King | 82 | 25.0 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
Billy McKinney | 76 | 17.5 | 6.8 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
Ernie Grunfeld | 80 | 17.5 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Gus Gerard | 73 | 11.9 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Len Elmore | 58 | 15.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 |
Mike Green | 21 | 21.9 | 7.7 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.7 |
Marlon Redmond | 24 | 12.4 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Tom Burleson | 37 | 7.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
Terry Crosby | 4 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
1979-1980 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. Reggie King was selected as the #18 pick in the First Round of the 1979 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Reggie King signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 1, 1979. 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. Bill Robinzine re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on July 10, 1979. 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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Tom Burleson was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Denver Nuggets on May 25, 1977. Len Elmore was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Indiana Pacers on November 27, 1979. Mike Green was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the San Antonio Spurs on September 13, 1979. Ernie Grunfeld was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Milwaukee Bucks on October 9, 1979. |
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. Sam Lacey signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on July 10, 1979. Billy McKinney signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on September 14, 1978. |