The Season in Brief
The 1977-78 Kansas City Kings went 31-51. Led by Sam Lacey, Scott Wedman and Richard Washington, they posted a -1.76 SRS and missed the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Sam Lacey leads at 19%.
Honors & Awards
No league honors this season.
Team Leaders
| Points | Scott Wedman | 17.7 |
| Rebounds | Richard Washington | 8.4 |
| Assists | Lucius Allen | 4.7 |
| Steals | Sam Lacey | 1.6 |
| Blocks | Sam Lacey | 1.4 |
| True Shooting | Scott Wedman | 55.0 |
| Def. Win Shares | Sam Lacey | 3.4 |
The Roster, by Fame
Sam Lacey2402Scott Wedman2403Richard Washington214Ron Boone125Bill Robinzine106Tom Burleson107Lucius Allen98Otis Birdsong69Bob Nash★610John Kuester★511Kevin Restani112Louie Nelson013Bob Bigelow014Andre McCarter015Glenn Hansen0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Lacey | 77 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 49.4 | — | 3.4 | 24 |
| Scott Wedman | 81 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 55.0 | — | 1.9 | 24 |
| Richard Washington | 78 | 12.8 | 8.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 51.1 | — | 2.6 | 21 |
| Ron Boone | 82 | 17.7 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 50.4 | — | 1.3 | 12 |
| Bill Robinzine | 82 | 10.0 | 6.6 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 51.2 | — | 2.0 | 10 |
| Tom Burleson | 76 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 51.5 | — | 2.0 | 10 |
| Lucius Allen | 77 | 11.9 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 48.8 | — | 1.4 | 9 |
| Otis Birdsong | 73 | 15.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 53.0 | — | 0.9 | 6 |
| Bob Nash★ | 66 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 54.4 | — | 0.6 | 6 |
| John Kuester★ | 78 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 51.6 | — | 0.8 | 5 |
| Kevin Restani | 46 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 44.1 | — | 0.2 | 1 |
| Louie Nelson | 8 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 39.8 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Bob Bigelow | 1 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Andre McCarter | 1 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
| Glenn Hansen | 3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.1
- Youngest: Richard Washington (22)
- Oldest: Ron Boone (31)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Otis Birdsong - rookie
- John Kuester - rookie
- Tom Burleson - new to the team
- Lucius Allen - new to the team
- Bob Nash - new to the team
- Kevin Restani - new to the team
- Louie Nelson - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Sam Lacey - pick #5 (1970)
- Scott Wedman - pick #6 (1974)
- Richard Washington - pick #3 (1976)
- Ron Boone - pick #147 (1968)
- Bill Robinzine - pick #10 (1975)
The Playoff Run
Missed the playoffs this season.
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Sacramento Kings fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1948-491950-512025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.