1981–82 Kansas City Kings season
Head coachCotton Fitzsimmons
General managerJeff Cohen
OwnersLeon Karosen
Robert Margolin
H. Paul Rosenberg
ArenaKemper Arena
Results
Record30–52 (.366)
PlaceDivision: 4th (Midwest)
Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKSHB-TV
RadioKCMO

The 1981–82 NBA season was the Kings 33rd season in the NBA and their tenth season in the city of Kansas City.[1]

Draft picks

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17Steve JohnsonPF/C United StatesOregon State
117Kevin LoderSF/SG United StatesAlabama State
229Eddie JohnsonSF United StatesIllinois
358Curtis Berry United StatesMissouri
478Kenny DennardF United StatesDuke
482B. B. DavisPF United StatesLamar
5104U. S. Reed United StatesArkansas
6128Brian Walker United StatesPurdue
7150Clinton WheelerPG United StatesWilliam Paterson
8173Randy Smithson United StatesWichita State
9194Mike Perry United StatesRichmond
10214Mark Wilson United StatesFort Hays State

Roster

1981–82 Kansas City Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
F 9 Dennard, Kenny 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Duke
C 13 Douglas, Leon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Alabama
G 22 Drew, Larry 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Missouri
G 1 Ford, Phil 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) North Carolina
G/F 20 Grunfeld, Ernie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Tennessee
G/F 8 Johnson, Eddie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Illinois
F 32 Johnson, Reggie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Tennessee
C 33 Johnson, Steve 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oregon State
F 51 King, Reggie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Alabama
F 30 Loder, Kevin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Alabama State
F/C 50 Meriweather, Joe C. Injured 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Southern Illinois
G 43 Whitney, Hawkeye 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) NC State
G/F 42 Woodson, Mike 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-San Antonio Spurs4834.585–29–1219–2220–10
x-Denver Nuggets4636.5612.029–1217–2419–11
x-Houston Rockets4636.5612.025–1621–2017–13
Kansas City Kings3052.36618.023–187–3411–19
Dallas Mavericks2854.34120.016–2512–2911–19
Utah Jazz2557.30523.018–237–349–21
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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers5725.695–
2 y-San Antonio Spurs4834.5859
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5230.6345
4 x-Denver Nuggets4636.56111
5 x-Phoenix Suns4636.56111
6 x-Houston Rockets4636.56111
7 Golden State Warriors4537.54912
8 Portland Trail Blazers4240.51215
9 Kansas City Kings3052.36627
10 Dallas Mavericks2854.34129
11 Utah Jazz2557.30532
12 San Diego Clippers1765.20740
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1981-82 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND KCK LAL MIL NJN NYK PHI PHO POR SAS SDC SEA UTA WAS
Atlanta —1–52–34–21–11–12–40–22–04–21–10–23–33–25–13–31–12–01–11–11–12–02–4
Boston 5–1—4–25–02–01–16–01–11–14–12–01–13–35–15–14–21–11–12–02–00–22–06–0
Chicago 3–22–4—5–11–11–10–60–21–13–31–12–01–52–43–21–50–21–11–12–01–11–12–4
Cleveland 2–40–51–5—2–00–21–51–11–11–51–10–20–60–60–60–50–21–10–21–10–22–01–5
Dallas 1–10–21–10–2—1–51–10–52–41–14–21–41–12–01–10–22–32–31–52–31–43–31–1
Denver 1–11–11–12–05–1—1–13–25–10–24–21–41–11–11–11–12–32–32–45–02–33–32–0
Detroit 4–20–66–05–11–11–1—2–02–02–42–00–22–42–43–32–30–20–20–22–01–11–11–4
Golden State 2–01–12–01–15–02–30–2—1–42–03–23–32–01–11–10–24–22–43–25–11–53–21–1
Houston 0–21–11–11–14–21–50–24–1—2–03–31–41–11–11–11–13–24–13–34–12–36–02–0
Indiana 2–41–53–35–11–12–04–20–20–2—1–10–20–64–23–20–61–11–12–02–01–11–11–5
Kansas City 1–10–21–11–12–42–40–22–33–31–1—1–41–11–12–00–22–30–51–54–12–33–30–2
Los Angeles 2–01–10–22–04–14–12–03–34–12–04–1—0–21–10–21–14–25–12–35–14–25–02–0
Milwaukee 3–33–35–16–01–11–14–20–21–16–01–12–0—4–13–34–21–12–01–12–00–22–03–2
New Jersey 2–31–54–26–00–21–14–21–11–12–41–11–11–4—4–23–32–01–11–12–00–22–04–2
New York 1–51–52–36–01–11–13–31–11–12–30–22–03–32–4—1–50–21–10–22–00–22–01–5
Philadelphia 3–32–45–15–02–01–13–22–01–16–02–01–12–43–35–1—1–12–00–22–02–02–06–0
Phoenix 1–11–12–02–03–23–22–02–42–31–13–22–41–10–22–01–1—3–34–14–23–33–21–1
Portland 0–21–11–11–13–23–22–04–21–41–15–01–50–21–11–10–23–3—3–24–23–34–10–2
San Antonio 1–10–21–12–05–14–22–02–33–30–25–13–21–11–12–02–01–42–3—3–24–13–31–1
San Diego 1–10–20–21–13–20–50–21–51–40–21–41–50–20–20–20–22–42–42–3—1–51–40–2
Seattle 1–12–01–12–04–13–21–15–13–21–13–22–42–02–02–00–23–33–31–45–1—5–01–1
Utah 0–20–21–10–23–33–31–12–30–61–13–30–50–20–20–20–22–31–43–34–10–5—1–1
Washington 4–20–64–25–11–10–24–11–10–25–12–00–22–32–45–10–61–12–01–12–01–11–1—

Game log

Player statistics

Legend
  GP Games 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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Transactions

References

See also

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