Kansas City Kings Regular Season Rosters

1979-1980 Kansas City Kings Regular Season Roster

Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
Otis Birdsong GF 6-3 190 2 Houston 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Tom Burleson C 7-2 225 5 NC State 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
Terry Crosby SG 6-4 195 0 Tennessee 1979 Rnd 3 Pick 18 United States
Leon Douglas C 6-10 230 3 Alabama 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Len Elmore FC 6-9 220 3 Maryland 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 13 United States
Phil Ford G 6-2 175 1 North Carolina 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 2 United States
Gus Gerard GF 6-8 200 3 Virginia 1975 Rnd 3 Pick 14 United States
Mike Green C 6-10 200 3 Louisiana Tech 1973 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
Ernie Grunfeld GF 6-6 210 2 Tennessee 1977 Rnd 1 Pick 11 Romania / United States
Reggie King F 6-6 225 0 Alabama 1979 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
Sam Lacey C 6-10 235 9 New Mexico State 1970 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
Billy McKinney G 6-0 160 2 Northwestern 1977 Rnd 6 Pick 5 United States
Marlon Redmond SF 6-6 190 2 San Francisco 1977 Rnd 3 Pick 16 United States
Bill Robinzine PF 6-7 230 4 DePaul 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 10 United States
Scott Wedman GF 6-7 215 5 Colorado 1974 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States

1979-1980 Kansas City Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
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

RankTeamRecordGB
1Milwaukee Bucks49-33-
2Kansas City Kings47-352
3Denver Nuggets30-5219
4Chicago Bulls30-5219
5Utah Jazz24-5825

1979-1980 Kansas City Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
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
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

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

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

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.