1990–91 Sacramento Kings season

1990–91 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachDick Motta
OwnersJoseph Benvenuti
Gregg Lukenbill
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record25–57 (.305)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 13th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKRBK
SportsChannel Bay Area
RadioKFBK

The 1990–91 Sacramento Kings season was the 42nd season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association, and their sixth season in Sacramento, California.[1] In the 1990 NBA draft, the Kings became the first team in NBA history to receive four first-round draft picks, selecting small forward Lionel Simmons out of La Salle University with the seventh overall pick, point guard Travis Mays from the University of Texas with the 14th overall pick, center Duane Causwell out of Temple University with the 18th overall pick, and power forward Anthony Bonner out of Saint Louis University with the 23rd overall pick.[2][3][4]

During the off-season, the Kings acquired Rory Sparrow from the Miami Heat,[5][6] acquired Bob Hansen and Eric Leckner from the Utah Jazz in a three-team trade,[7][8][9] and acquired Bill Wennington from the Dallas Mavericks. In late December, the team signed free agent Jim Les, and later on traded Leckner to the Charlotte Hornets at mid-season.[10]

The Kings continued to struggle as they lost their first seven games of the regular season, on their way to an awful 1–13 start after a six-game losing streak between November and December. The team held a 13–32 record at the All-Star break,[11] then posted a 9-game losing streak between February and March. The Kings finished in last place in the Pacific Division with a 25–57 record,[12] losing a record of 37 consecutive road games, and finishing with the worst road record in NBA history at 1–40.[13]

Antoine Carr averaged 20.1 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, while Wayman Tisdale averaged 20.0 points and 7.7 rebounds per game, but only played just 33 games due to a right foot injury,[14][15][16] and Simmons provided the team with 18.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team. In addition, Mays contributed 14.3 points, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, while Sparrow provided with 10.4 points and 4.5 assists per game, Bonner averaged 7.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, but only appeared in just 34 games due to injury, and Les contributed 7.2 points and 5.4 assists per game, and shot .461 in three-point field-goal percentage. Meanwhile, Causwell averaged 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, Hansen contributed 6.4 points per game in 36 games, and Wennington provided with 5.7 points and 4.4 rebounds per game.[17]

Simmons also finished in second place in Rookie of the Year voting, behind Derrick Coleman of the New Jersey Nets.[18][19] Following the season, Carr was traded to the San Antonio Spurs,[20][21] while Mays was traded to the Atlanta Hawks,[22][23][24] and Ralph Sampson was released to free agency.

For the season, the Kings changed their uniforms, plus adding darker blue road jerseys; these uniforms would remain in use until 1994.[25][26]

Draft picks

Main article: 1990 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 7 Lionel Simmons SF  United States La Salle
1 14 Travis Mays PG  United States Texas
1 18 Duane Causwell C  United States Temple
1 23 Anthony Bonner PF  United States St. Louis
2 40 Bimbo Coles PG  United States Virginia Tech

Roster

1990–91 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
F 24 Anthony Bonner 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) –– Saint Louis
F 4 Rick Calloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) –– Kansas
F/C 35 Antoine Carr 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) –– Wichita State
C 31 Duane Causwell 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Temple
G 21 Steve Colter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) –– New Mexico State
F 41 Anthony Frederick 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) –– Pepperdine
G 20 Bob Hansen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Iowa
G 33 Jim Les 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) –– Bradley
G 1 Travis Mays 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) –– Texas
C 50 Ralph Sampson 7 ft 4 in (2.24 m) 228 lb (103 kg) –– Virginia
F 22 Lionel Simmons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) –– La Salle
G 2 Rory Sparrow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) –– Villanova
F/C 23 Wayman Tisdale 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) –– Oklahoma
C 34 Bill Wennington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) –– St. John's
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Portland Trail Blazers 63 19 .768 — 36–5 27–14 18-10
x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 5 33–8 25-16 19-9
x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 8 32–9 23-18 17–11
x-Golden State Warriors 44 38 .537 19 30–11 14–27 13–15
x-Seattle SuperSonics 41 41 .500 22 28-13 13–28 12-16
Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 32 23–18 8-33 10-18
Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 38 24-17 1–40 9–19
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Portland Trail Blazers 63 19 .768 –
2 y-San Antonio Spurs 55 27 .671 8
3 x-Los Angeles Lakers 58 24 .707 5
4 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 8
5 x-Utah Jazz 54 28 .659 9
6 x-Houston Rockets 52 30 .634 11
7 x-Golden State Warriors 44 38 .537 19
8 x-Seattle SuperSonics 41 41 .500 22
9 Orlando Magic 31 51 .378 32
10 Los Angeles Clippers 31 51 .378 32
11 Minnesota Timberwolves 29 53 .354 34
12 Dallas Mavericks 28 54 .341 35
13 Sacramento Kings 25 57 .305 38
14 Denver Nuggets 20 62 .244 43
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

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
Rory Sparrow 80 74 29.7 .491 .397 .699 2.3 4.5 1.0 .2 10.4
Lionel Simmons 79 79 37.7 .422 .273 .736 8.8 4.0 1.4 1.1 18.0
Antoine Carr 77 48 32.8 .511 .000 .758 5.5 2.5 .6 1.3 20.1
Bill Wennington 77 23 18.9 .436 .200 .787 4.4 .9 .6 .8 5.7
Duane Causwell 76 55 22.6 .508 .636 5.1 .9 .6 1.9 6.9
Travis Mays 64 55 33.5 .406 .365 .770 2.8 4.0 1.3 .2 14.3
Rick Calloway 64 0 10.6 .391 .000 .696 1.2 1.0 .3 .1 3.2
Jim Les 55 8 25.4 .444 .461 .835 2.0 5.4 1.0 .1 7.2
Bob Hansen 36 24 22.5 .375 .275 .500 2.7 2.5 .6 .1 6.4
Anthony Frederick 35 3 13.6 .399 .717 2.4 1.3 .6 .4 5.1
Anthony Bonner 34 6 22.1 .448 .579 4.7 1.4 1.1 .1 7.4
Wayman Tisdale 33 31 33.8 .483 .000 .800 7.7 2.0 .7 .8 20.0
Eric Leckner† 32 0 11.8 .406 .593 2.7 .6 .1 .3 2.9
Ralph Sampson 25 4 13.9 .366 .200 .263 4.4 .7 .4 .7 3.0
Steve Colter 19 0 13.2 .411 .357 .700 1.4 1.9 .6 .1 3.1
Leon Wood 12 0 18.5 .397 .316 .905 1.6 4.1 .4 .0 6.8
Mike Higgins 7 0 8.7 .600 .571 .7 .3 .0 .3 2.3
Tony Dawson 4 0 4.3 .571 1.000 .5 .0 .0 .0 2.3
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only.

Awards and records

Transactions

References

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