Kansas City Kings Regular Season Rosters

1984-1985 Kansas City Kings Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
10 Don Buse G 6-4 190 8 Evansville 1972 Rnd 3 Pick 4 United States
22 Larry Drew G 6-1 170 4 Missouri 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
8 Eddie Johnson SF 6-7 215 3 Illinois 1981 Rnd 2 Pick 6 United States
25 Billy Knight GF 6-6 195 8 Pittsburgh 1974 Rnd 2 Pick 3 United States
35 Mark McNamara C 6-11 235 2 California 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 22 United States
50 Joe C. Meriweather FC 6-10 215 9 Southern Illinois 1975 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
2 Kenny Natt G 6-3 185 4 Louisiana-Monroe 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 7 United States
20 Ed Nealy F 6-7 238 2 Kansas State 1982 Rnd 8 Pick 5 United States
53 Mark Olberding PF 6-8 225 8 Minnesota 1975 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
30 David Pope F 6-7 220 0 Norfolk State 1984 Rnd 3 Pick 15 United States
2 Dane Suttle G 6-3 190 1 Pepperdine 1983 Rnd 7 Pick 13 United States
  Reggie Theus GF 6-7 190 6 UNLV 1978 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
41 LaSalle Thompson C 6-10 245 2 Texas 1982 Rnd 1 Pick 5 United States
33 Otis Thorpe PF 6-9 225 0 Providence 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 9 United States
40 Pete Verhoeven F 6-9 215 3 Fresno State 1981 Rnd 4 Pick 16 United States
42 Mike Woodson GF 6-5 195 4 Indiana 1980 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States

1984-1985 Kansas City Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters L. Drew R. Theus E. Johnson M. Olberding L. Thompson
Rotation   D. Buse M. Woodson O. Thorpe  
Rotation     E. Nealy J. Meriweather  
Rotation     P. Verhoeven    
Lim PT         M. McNamara

1984-1985 Midwest Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Denver Nuggets52-30-
2Houston Rockets48-344
3Dallas Mavericks44-388
4Utah Jazz41-4111
5San Antonio Spurs41-4111
6Kansas City Kings31-5121

1984-1985 Kansas City Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Eddie Johnson 82 36.9 22.9 5.0 3.3 1.0 0.3 2.7
Reggie Theus 82 31.0 16.4 3.3 8.0 1.2 0.2 3.7
Mike Woodson 78 25.6 17.0 2.5 1.8 1.5 0.4 1.8
Larry Drew 72 33.0 14.9 2.3 6.7 1.3 0.1 2.5
Otis Thorpe 82 23.4 12.8 6.8 1.4 0.4 0.5 2.3
LaSalle Thompson 82 30.0 11.8 10.4 1.6 1.2 1.6 2.5
Mark Olberding 81 28.1 10.2 6.3 3.0 0.7 0.1 2.3
Joe C. Meriweather 76 14.0 4.5 3.5 0.4 0.2 0.4 0.7
Don Buse 65 14.4 3.4 0.9 3.1 0.6 0.0 0.7
Pete Verhoeven 54 6.8 2.3 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.4
Mark McNamara 33 6.4 2.4 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4
Billy Knight 16 11.8 4.8 1.4 1.3 0.1 0.1 0.8
Ed Nealy 22 10.2 2.8 2.0 0.8 0.1 0.0 0.5
David Pope 22 5.9 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.3
Dane Suttle 6 4.0 2.3 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2
Kenny Natt 4 4.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0

1984-1985 Kansas City Kings Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Eddie Johnson was selected as the #6 pick in the Second Round of the 1981 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Eddie Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 11, 1981.

LaSalle Thompson was selected as the #5 pick in the First Round of the 1982 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. LaSalle Thompson signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on November 2, 1982.

Otis Thorpe was selected as the #9 pick in the First Round of the 1984 NBA Draft by the Kansas City Kings. Otis Thorpe signed a multi-year contract with the Kansas City Kings on September 24, 1984.

Acquired via Trade

Larry Drew was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Detroit Pistons on August 26, 1981. Larry Drew re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on September 29, 1983.

Mark McNamara was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the San Antonio Spurs on December 11, 1984.

Joe C. Meriweather was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the New York Knicks on September 25, 1980. Joe C. Meriweather re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on June 30, 1981. Joe C. Meriweather re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on September 26, 1984.

Mark Olberding was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Chicago Bulls on June 28, 1983.

Reggie Theus was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the Chicago Bulls on February 15, 1984.

Mike Woodson was acquired in a trade by the Kansas City Kings from the New Jersey Nets on November 12, 1981. Mike Woodson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on October 12, 1983.

Acquired via Free Agency

Don Buse signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on September 28, 1983.

Ed Nealy signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on February 27, 1985.

Pete Verhoeven signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Kansas City Kings on November 2, 1984.

1984-1985 Kansas City Kings Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Phil Johnson Head Coach 1984-1985 Head Coach (Chicago Bulls, 1981 to 1982)