1985–86 Sacramento Kings season

The 1985–86 NBA season was the Kings' 37th season in the NBA and first in Sacramento following its relocation from Kansas City.[1] The Kings played their home games at the original ARCO Arena, and finished the season with a record of 37 wins and 45 losses, placing them fifth in the Midwest Division and seventh in the Western Conference. They made the playoffs, but were quickly eliminated in the first round in three straight games by the eventual Western Conference champion Houston Rockets.

1985–86 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachPhil Johnson
OwnersJoseph Benvenuti
Gregg Lukenbill
ArenaARCO Arena I
Results
Record37–45 (.451)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Midwest)
Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finishWest First Round
(eliminated 0–3)

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKOVR
RadioKFBK
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

On April 16, 1985, the NBA board of governors voted 22–0 for the Kings to be relocated to Sacramento.[2] They moved into the first ARCO Arena, their temporary home for three seasons.

The team performed preseason workouts at Yuba College.[3]

Sacramento did not start the season well, having a 9–22 record on December 31, the worst in the Western Conference.[4]

Draft picks

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RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
16Joe KleineC  United StatesArkansas
351Charlie BradleySF  United StatesSouth Florida
366Michael AdamsPG  United StatesBoston College
476Willie Simmons  United StatesLouisiana Tech
598Bob Lojewski  United StatesSt. Joseph's
6120Charles Valentine  United StatesArkansas
7145Alton Lee Gipson  United StatesFlorida State

Roster

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1985–86 Sacramento Kings roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G10Bratz, Mike6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg)1955–10–17Stanford
PG22Drew, Larry6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)170 lb (77 kg)1958–04–02Missouri
F8Johnson, Eddie6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1959–05–01Illinois
C50Kelley, Rich7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)235 lb (107 kg)1953–03–23Stanford
C35Kleine, Joe6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg)1962–01–04Arkansas
PF53Olberding, Mark6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg)1956–04–21Minnesota
G24Theus, Reggie6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg)1957–10–13UNLV
PF/C41Thompson, LaSalle6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)245 lb (111 kg)1961–06–23Texas
PF33Thorpe, Otis6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg)1962–08–05Providence
G/F40Tyler, Terry6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg)1956–10–30Detroit Mercy
SG42Woodson, Mike6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg)1958–03–24Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

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Season standings

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W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Houston Rockets5131.62236–515–2620–10
x-Denver Nuggets4735.573434–713–2815–15
x-Dallas Mavericks4438.537726–1518–2316–14
x-Utah Jazz4240.512927–1415–2615–15
x-Sacramento Kings3745.4511425–1612–2915–15
x-San Antonio Spurs3547.4271621–2014–279–21
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Team W L PCT GB
1c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756
2y-Houston Rockets5131.62211
3x-Denver Nuggets4735.57315
4x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5x-Utah Jazz4240.51220
6x-Portland Trail Blazers4042.48822
7x-Sacramento Kings3745.45125
8x-San Antonio Spurs3547.42727
9Phoenix Suns3250.39030
10Los Angeles Clippers3250.39030
11Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
12Golden State Warriors3052.36632
z – clinched division title
y – clinched division title
x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

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1985-86 NBA Records
TeamATLBOSCHICLEDALDENDETGSWHOUINDLACLALMILNJNNYKPHIPHOPORSACSASSEAUTAWAS
Atlanta0–65–14–21–11–14–21–11–15–12–01–13–34–25–14–12–02–02–01–11–10–21–4
Boston6–05–15–11–11–14–12–02–05–12–02–05–04–25–14–21–11–11–12–02–02–05–1
Chicago1–51–53–30–22–02–42–01–13–31–10–21–52–34–21–51–11–10–21–11–11–11–4
Cleveland2–41–53–31–11–11–50–20–23–21–11–11–53–34–10–62–00–22–01–11–10–21–5
Dallas1–11–12–01–13–30–24–11–52–02–31–40–22–01–10–25–02–33–34–23–25–11–1
Denver1–11–10–21–13–31–13–23–32–04–13–22–01–11–11–14–13–23–33–32–33–32–0
Detroit2–41–44–25–12–01–11–11–15–12–01–12–44–24–12–40–21–10–21–12–01–14–2
Golden State1–10–20–22–01–42–31–10–51–15–12–40–21–11–11–12–41–52–32–32–42–31–1
Houston1–10–21–12–05–13–31–15–02–03–21–40–21–12–01–13–23–24–25–13–23–32–0
Indiana1–51–53–32–30–20–21–51–10–22–00–22–42–32–40–61–10–20–21–12–00–25–1
L.A. Clippers0–20–21–11–13–21–40–21–52–30–22–41–12–02–00–22–42–45–01–43–33–20–2
L.A. Lakers1–10–22–01–14–12–31–14–24–12–04–22–01–11–12–05–16–05–04–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee3–30–55–15–12–00–24–22–02–04–21–10–24–26–04–11–12–02–02–02–02–04–2
New Jersey2–42–43–23–30–21–12–41–11–13–20–21–12–45–12–42–02–02–01–10–22–02–4
New York1–51–52–41–41–11–11–41–10–24–20–21–10–61–50–62–00–21–11–11–10–23–3
Philadelphia1–42–45–16–02–01–14–21–11–16–02–00–21–44–26–02–02–02–01–11–11–13–3
Phoenix0–21–11–10–20–51–42–04–22–31–14–21–51–10–20–20–22–42–33–25–11–41–1
Portland0–21–11–12–03–22–31–15–12–32–04–20–60–20–22–00–24–23–21–45–12–30–2
Sacramento0–21–12–00–23–33–32–03–22–42–00–50–50–20–21–10–23–22–35–15–02–41–1
San Antonio1–10–21–11–12–43–31–13–21–51–14–11–40–21–11–11–12–34–11–52–32–42–0
Seattle1–10–21–11–12–33–20–24–22–30–23–32–40–22–01–11–11–51–50–53–22–31–1
Utah2–00–21–12–01–53–31–13–23–32–02–30–50–20–22–01–14–13–24–24–23–21–1
Washington4–11–54–15–11–10–22–41–10–21–52–00–22–44–23–33–31–12–01–10–21–11–1

Game log

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Playoffs

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1986 playoff game log
First round: 0–3 (home: 0–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance
Series
1April 17@ HoustonL 87–107Reggie Theus (18)LaSalle Thompson (17)Reggie Theus (4)The Summit
15,101
0–1
2April 19@ HoustonL 103–111Reggie Theus (19)LaSalle Thompson (10)Reggie Theus (7)The Summit
16,016
0–2
3April 22HoustonL 98–113Eddie Johnson (33)three players tied (8)Reggie Theus (8)ARCO Arena I
10,333
0–3
1986 schedule

Player statistics

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Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG% Field-goal percentage 3P% 3-point field-goal percentage FT% Free-throw percentage
 RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game
 BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game

Season

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PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
Michael Adams
Mike Bratz
David Cooke
Larry Drew
Carl Henry
Eddie Johnson
Rich Kelley
Joe Kleine
Mark Olberding
Reggie Theus
LaSalle Thompson
Otis Thorpe
Terry Tyler
Mike Woodson

Playoffs

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Awards and records

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Transactions

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References

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  1. ^ 1985-86 Sacramento Kings
  2. ^ "It's Official - the Sacramento Kings". Sacramento Bee. April 17, 1985. p. 1.
  3. ^ "Defenders of the Court - Johnson stresses defense of Kings open season". Sacramento Bee. October 20, 1985. p. 7.
  4. ^ "Kings Perform Well, but still fall to 76ers". Sacramento Bee. p. D1.

See also

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