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1978-79 Kansas City Kings

NBA · Western Conference · Midwest Division · 48–34 · 2nd in the conference · Coach Cotton Fitzsimmons · Lost Conference Semifinals 1–4

4 × 12 min, 24-second clock, no three-point line

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Roster and season stats (14)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	G	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	FT%
10	Otis Birdsong	G	6′3″	82	34.6	21.7	4.3	3.4	1.5	0.2	.509	.725
15	Scott Wedman	F	6′7″	73	34.2	18.3	5.3	2.0	1.0	0.4	.534	.797
1	Phil Ford	G	6′2″	79	34.5	15.9	2.3	8.6	2.2	0.1	.465	.813
52	Bill Robinzine	F	6′7″	82	26.6	13.4	7.8	1.3	1.3	0.2	.548	.732
44	Sam Lacey	C	6′10″	82	32.0	10.6	8.6	5.2	1.3	1.7	.502	.739
25	Billy McKinney	G	6′0″	78	15.9	7.8	1.1	3.2	0.7	0.0	.503	.796
16	Tommy Burleson	C	7′2″	56	16.6	7.8	5.0	0.9	0.5	1.0	.459	.716
	Marlon Redmond		6′6″	49	15.0	7.2	2.2	1.2	0.6	0.3	.432	.620
55	Bob Nash	F	6′7″	82	15.9	6.4	2.5	0.9	0.4	0.2	.435	.802
	Ron Behagen		6′9″	9	14.0	6.0	3.4	0.6	0.2	0.1	.460	.727
42	Lucius Allen	G	6′2″	31	13.3	5.1	1.5	1.4	0.7	0.2	.397	.576
31	Richard Washington	F	6′11″	18	8.9	2.1	2.7	0.4	0.4	0.2	.341	.625
30	Darnell Hillman	F-C	6′9″
22	Gus Gerard	F	6′8″

Per-game averages as published: no box scores for this season, so no totals, and a blank where the league did not record the figure.

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1978-79 Kansas City Kings

Roster and season stats (14)