1991–92 Sacramento Kings season

1991–92 Sacramento Kings season
1991–92 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Dick Motta (fired); Rex Hughes
Owners	Joseph Benvenuti ; Gregg Lukenbill
Arena	ARCO Arena
Results
Record	29–53 (.354)
Place	Division: 7th (Pacific); Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KRBK-TV; SportsChannel Pacific
Radio	KRAK
< 1990–91	1992–93 >

The 1991–92 NBA season was the Kings' 43rd season in the National Basketball Association, and seventh season in Sacramento.^[1] The Kings had the third overall pick in the 1991 NBA draft, and selected Billy Owens out of Syracuse University,^[2]^[3] but later on traded him to the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Mitch Richmond before the start of the season.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7] The team also acquired Spud Webb from the Atlanta Hawks during the off-season,^[8]^[9] and traded Bob Hansen to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for Dennis Hopson early into the season.^[10]^[11] However, their struggles continued as the Kings road losing streak climbed up to 43 consecutive road losses before defeating the Orlando Magic 95–93 at the Orlando Arena on November 23. The Kings would change coaches again firing Dick Motta after a 7–18 start to the season. However, under his replacement Rex Hughes, the Kings went on a 10-game losing streak in March, finishing last place in the Pacific Division with a 29–53 record.^[12]

Richmond averaged 22.5 points and 5.1 assists per game, while second-year star Lionel Simmons averaged 17.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, and Wayman Tisdale provided the team with 16.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. In addition, Webb contributed 16.0 points, 7.1 assists and 1.6 steals per game, while second-year forward Anthony Bonner provided with 9.4 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and second-year center Duane Causwell averaged 8.0 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game.^[13] Following the season, Hopson retired after just five seasons in the NBA.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	3	Billy Owens	SF	United States	Syracuse
1	27	Pete Chilcutt	PF	United States	North Carolina
2	31	Randy Brown	PG	United States	New Mexico State
2	42	Steve Hood	SF	United States	James Madison

Roster

1991–92 Sacramento Kings roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	DOB	From
PF	24	Bonner, Anthony	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1968–06–08	Saint Louis
PG	3	Brown, Randy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1968–05–22	New Mexico State
C	31	Causwell, Duane	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1968–05–31	Temple
PF	32	Chilcutt, Pete	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1968–09–14	North Carolina
SG	20	Hopson, Dennis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1965–04–22	Ohio State
C	51	Jepsen, Les	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	237 lb (108 kg)	1967–06–24	Iowa
PG	33	Les, Jim	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	1963–08–18	Bradley
SG	2	Richmond, Mitch	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1965–06–30	Kansas State
C	45	Scheffler, Steve	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	1967–09–03	Purdue
C	42	Schintzius, Dwayne	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1968–10–14	Florida
SF	22	Simmons, Lionel	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1968–11–14	La Salle
SG	5	Thompson, Stephen	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1968–12–02	Syracuse
PF	23	Tisdale, Wayman	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1964–06–09	Oklahoma
PG	4	Webb, Spud	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	133 lb (60 kg)	1963–07–13	NC State

Head coach

Rex Hughes

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers	57	25	.695	—	33–8	24–17	21–9
x-Golden State Warriors	55	27	.671	2	31–10	24–17	19–11
x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	4	36–5	17–24	17–13
x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10	28–13	19–22	16–14
x-Los Angeles Clippers	45	37	.549	12	29–12	16–25	13–17
x-Los Angeles Lakers	43	39	.524	14	24–17	19–22	13–17
Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	28	21–20	8–33	6–24

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

#	Western Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Portland Trail Blazers	57	25	.695	–
2	y-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	2
3	x-Golden State Warriors	55	27	.671	2
4	x-Phoenix Suns	53	29	.646	4
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	47	35	.573	10
6	x-Seattle SuperSonics	47	35	.573	10
7	x-Los Angeles Clippers	45	37	.549	12
8	x-Los Angeles Lakers	43	39	.524	14

9	Houston Rockets	42	40	.512	15
10	Sacramento Kings	29	53	.354	28
11	Denver Nuggets	24	58	.293	33
12	Dallas Mavericks	22	60	.268	35
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	67	.183	42

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1991-92 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	–	3–1	2–2	0–5	0–5	2–0	2–0	1–4	1–1	2–0	1–4	1–1	0–2	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2
Boston	1–3	–	3–1	1–3	3–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	5–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1
Charlotte	2–2	1–3	–	0–4	2–3	1–1	1–1	1–4	1–1	0–2	3–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	2–3	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–2
Chicago	5–0	3–1	4–0	–	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	3–2	2–0	4–0	4–0	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0
Cleveland	5–0	1–3	3–2	2–3	–	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	4–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0
Dallas	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	–	3–2	0–2	0–4	4–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	0–5	0–4	1–4	0–2
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–3	–	0–2	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–3	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	1–3	2–2	1–4	1–3	1–5	1–1
Detroit	4–1	0–4	4–1	1–4	1–3	2–0	2–0	–	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2	3–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Golden State	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	1–1	–	2–2	2–0	3–2	3–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	5–0	2–2	3–2	1–3	2–0
Houston	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–4	3–2	0–2	2–2	–	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	3–1	3–1	3–2	1–3	1–4	2–0
Indiana	4–1	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–5	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	–	0–2	2–0	3–1	4–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	4–0	2–0	2–3	2–2	2–0	–	2–3	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	3–2	2–3	2–3	2–2	2–3	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–3	2–2	0–2	3–2	–	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	1–4	1–3	1–1
Miami	2–2	2–3	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	–	4–0	2–0	2–2	1–4	3–1	1–4	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	5–0
Milwaukee	1–3	2–2	3–2	2–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–3	0–2	1–1	1–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	–	2–0	0–4	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1
Minnesota	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3	3–2	1–1	0–4	2–3	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–2	–	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	0–6	0–4	2–3	0–2
New Jersey	1–3	3–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	4–0	2–0	–	2–3	3–1	3–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–3
New York	2–2	2–3	4–0	0–4	0–4	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	4–1	3–1	2–0	3–2	–	4–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	4–0
Orlando	2–2	0–5	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	1–4	–	3–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–3
Philadelphia	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	4–1	1–3	2–0	2–3	1–3	2–3	–	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	5–0
Phoenix	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–3	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–0	–	3–2	4–1	3–1	3–2	2–2	2–0
Portland	2–0	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	3–2	1–3	2–0	3–2	4–1	2–0	2–0	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–3	–	5–0	2–2	4–1	2–2	2–0
Sacramento	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	0–2	0–5	1–3	1–1	3–2	1–4	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–4	0–5	–	1–3	1–4	1–3	2–0
San Antonio	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	5–0	4–1	1–1	2–2	2–3	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	6–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	–	3–1	1–4	0–2
Seattle	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	1–1	2–3	3–1	2–0	3–2	4–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–3	1–4	4–1	1–3	–	3–1	2–0
Utah	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	4–1	5–1	1–1	3–1	4–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–2	3–1	4–1	1–3	–	2–0
Washington	2–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–5	1–3	2–0	3–2	0–4	3–2	0–5	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	—

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

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Mitch Richmond	80	80	38.7	.468	.384	.813	4.0	5.1	1.2	.4	22.5
Duane Causwell	80	77	28.6	.549	.000	.613	7.3	.7	.6	2.7	8.0
Anthony Bonner	79	18	28.9	.447	.250	.627	6.1	1.6	1.2	.3	9.4
Lionel Simmons	78	78	37.1	.454	.200	.770	8.1	4.3	1.7	1.7	17.1
Spud Webb	77	77	35.4	.445	.367	.859	2.9	7.1	1.6	.3	16.0
Wayman Tisdale	72	71	35.0	.500	.000	.763	6.5	1.5	.8	1.1	16.6
Pete Chilcutt	69	2	11.8	.452	1.000	.821	2.7	.6	.5	.2	3.6
Dennis Hopson^†	69	0	18.9	.465	.255	.708	3.0	1.5	1.0	.6	10.7
Jim Les	62	5	11.5	.385	.344	.809	1.0	2.3	.5	.0	3.7
Randy Brown	56	0	9.6	.456	.000	.655	1.2	1.1	.6	.2	3.4
Dwayne Schintzius	33	0	12.1	.427	.000	.833	3.6	.6	.2	.8	3.3
Les Jepsen	31	0	2.8	.375	.000	.636	1.0	.0	.0	.2	.8
Stephen Thompson^†	18	0	4.2	.382	.000	.375	1.0	.4	.3	.2	1.6
Steve Scheffler^†	4	0	3.8	1.000		.833	.8	.0	.0	.3	2.3
Bob Hansen^†	2	2	20.0	.444	.000		2.0	.5	.5	.0	4.0
Carl Thomas	1	0	31.0	.417	.500	.500	.0	1.0	1.0	.0	12.0

^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.

Awards and records

Transactions

References

^ 1991-92 Sacramento Kings
^ Goldaper, Sam (June 27, 1991). "BASKETBALL; Hornets Make Johnson No. 1 Pick in the Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
^ "UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 27, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "Kings Deal Owens to Golden State for Richmond". United Press International. November 1, 1991. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Richmond Is Traded for Rights to Owens". The New York Times. November 2, 1991. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "Richmond Traded to Kings for the Rights to Billy Owens: Pro Basketball: Warriors Break Up His High-Scoring Trio to Get Syracuse Rookie". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 2, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "Warriors Get Rights to Owens". The Washington Post. November 2, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Hawks Ready to Announce Two Trades". The New York Times. June 29, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
^ "Hawks to Deal Webb to Kings for..." The Baltimore Sun. June 29, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ Smith, Sam (November 5, 1991). "Deal Makes Hopson Feel Like a King". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
^ "1991–92 Sacramento Kings Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
^ "1991–92 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[1] 1991-92 Sacramento Kings

[2] Goldaper, Sam (June 27, 1991). "BASKETBALL; Hornets Make Johnson No. 1 Pick in the Draft". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2021.

[3] "UNLV's Johnson Is No. 1: NBA Draft: Coaches' Attempts in Charlotte and New Jersey to Select Billy Owens Are Overruled. Three UNLV Players Are Taken in the First Round". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. June 27, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[4] "Kings Deal Owens to Golden State for Richmond". United Press International. November 1, 1991. Retrieved December 27, 2022.

[5] "SPORTS PEOPLE: PRO BASKETBALL; Richmond Is Traded for Rights to Owens". The New York Times. November 2, 1991. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

[6] "Richmond Traded to Kings for the Rights to Billy Owens: Pro Basketball: Warriors Break Up His High-Scoring Trio to Get Syracuse Rookie". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 2, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[7] "Warriors Get Rights to Owens". The Washington Post. November 2, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[8] "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Hawks Ready to Announce Two Trades". The New York Times. June 29, 1991. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

[9] "Hawks to Deal Webb to Kings for..." The Baltimore Sun. June 29, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[10] Smith, Sam (November 5, 1991). "Deal Makes Hopson Feel Like a King". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[11] "Names in the News". Los Angeles Times. November 5, 1991. Retrieved November 21, 2022.

[results-12] "1991–92 Sacramento Kings Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 31, 2021.

[roster-13] "1991–92 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

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Founded in 1923 Formerly the Rochester Seagrams (1923–1942), Rochester Eber Seagrams (1942–1943), Rochester Pros (1943–1945), Rochester Royals (1945–1957), Cincinnati Royals (1957–1972); played in Kansas City-Omaha (1972–1975), Kansas City (1975–1985) Based in Sacramento, California
Franchise	All-time roster Draft history Records Head coaches Seasons Current season
Arenas	Edgerton Park Arena Rochester War Memorial Cincinnati Gardens Kansas City Municipal Auditorium Omaha Civic Auditorium Kemper Arena ARCO Arena I ARCO Arena Golden 1 Center
Administration	Owner(s) Vivek Ranadivé President John Rinehart General manager Monte McNair Head coach Mike Brown
G League affiliate	Stockton Kings
Retired numbers	1 2 4 6 11 12 14 16 21 27 44
NBA championships	1951
Rivalries	Golden State Warriors Los Angeles Lakers
Culture and lore	Failed relocation attempts Slamson the Lion Maloof family "Love Song" (Tesla song) Maurie Pete Carril and the Princeton offense The Greatest Show on Court Light the Beam! Starting 5