DOUNOBALL NBA Archive
1997-98 Sacramento Kings
27–55 · #23 in the league · Missed playoffs
Season snapshotSAC
Sacramento Kings went 27–55 in the regular season, good for the #23 record in the league, and finished as missed playoffs.
League rank
#23
Net rating
-6.1
Home floor
ARCO Arena (II)
Roster
17 players
Record
27–55
32.9% win rate
League rank
#23
Regular season
Net rating
-6.1
SRS -5.8
Finish
Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
The squad
Season roster
| Player | Pos | No. | GP | GS | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Owens | F-G | 30 | 78 | 78 | 10.5 | 7.5 | 2.8 |
| Corliss Williamson | F | 4 | 79 | 75 | 17.7 | 5.6 | 2.9 |
| Mitch Richmond | G | 2 | 70 | 70 | 23.2 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| Anthony Johnson | G | 10 | 77 | 62 | 7.5 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| Michael Stewart | C | 13 | 81 | 37 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 0.8 |
| Olden Polynice | C-F | 0 | 70 | 25 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 1.5 |
| Otis Thorpe | F-C | 33 | 27 | 20 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| Terry Dehere | G | 24 | 77 | 18 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 2.5 |
| Tariq Abdul-Wahad | F | 9 | 59 | 16 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Michael Smith | F | 34 | 18 | 4 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 1.6 |
| Bobby Hurley | G | 7 | 34 | 3 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 2.4 |
| Lawrence Funderburke | F | 51 | 52 | 1 | 9.5 | 4.5 | 1.2 |
| Mark Hendrickson | F | 42 | 48 | 1 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.9 |
| Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | G | 3 | 31 | 0 | 7.3 | 1.2 | 1.9 |
| Chris Robinson | G | 5 | 19 | 0 | 5.7 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Kevin Salvadori | C | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Derek Grimm | F | 54 | 9 | 0 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 |
Team stats
Season profile
100.8
ORtg
106.9
DRtg
92.1
Pace
-5.8
SRS
-5.6
MOV
50.2%
TS%
46.4%
eFG%
26.6
Avg age
Sideline
Coaching staff
Eddie Jordan
head_coach
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Missed playoffs
Did not reach the playoffs.
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ARCO Arena (II)
14,767 average attendance
Then and now
Sacramento Kings
SAC
17 players