DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1984-85 Kansas City Kings
31–51 · #18 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotKCK
Kansas City Kings went 31–51 in the regular season, good for the #18 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#18
Net rating
-2.6
Home floor
Kemper Arena
Roster
16 players
Record
31–51
37.8% win rate
League rank
#18
Regular season
Net rating
-2.6
SRS -2.7
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnson | F-G | 8 | 82 | 81 | 22.9 | 5.0 | 3.3 |
| Reggie Theus | G | — | 82 | 80 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 8.0 |
| LaSalle Thompson | C-F | 41 | 82 | 77 | 11.8 | 10.4 | 1.6 |
| Larry Drew | G | — | 72 | 66 | 14.9 | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| Mark Olberding | F | — | 81 | 62 | 10.2 | 6.3 | 3.0 |
| Otis Thorpe | F-C | — | 82 | 23 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 1.4 |
| Don Buse | G | — | 65 | 14 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.1 |
| Joe Meriweather | C-F | — | 76 | 4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.4 |
| Mike Woodson | G-F | — | 78 | 3 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| Pete Verhoeven | F | — | 54 | 0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Mark McNamara | C-F | — | 33 | 0 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Ed Nealy | F | — | 22 | 0 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 0.8 |
| David Pope | F | — | 22 | 0 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| Billy Knight | G-F | — | 16 | 0 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Dane Suttle | G | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Kenny Natt | G | — | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |
Team stats
Season profile
109.5
ORtg
112.1
DRtg
104.4
Pace
-2.7
SRS
-2.7
MOV
55.9%
TS%
50.8%
eFG%
26.1
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Phil Johnson
head_coach
Jack McKinney
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
View playoffsHome floor
Kemper Arena
6,410 average attendance
Then and now
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16 players