1992–93 Sacramento Kings season

The 1992–93 NBA season was the Kings' 44th season in the National Basketball Association, and eighth season in Sacramento.[1] The Kings had the seventh pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected Walt Williams from the University of Maryland,[2] and signed free agent Rod Higgins during the first month of the regular season. Under new head coach Garry St. Jean, the Kings got off to a fast start winning their first three games, but later posted a 7-game losing streak in December leading to a 6–16 start. The Kings would then post a 6-game winning streak between December and January, but continued to struggle losing 21 of their next 26 games as they were plagued with injuries. Mitch Richmond only played just 45 games due to a broken right thumb, and was out for the remainder of the season.[3] The Kings lost 16 of their final 21 games, and finished last place in the Pacific Division with a 25–57 record.[4]

1992–93 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachGarry St. Jean
OwnersJoseph Benvenuti
Gregg Lukenbill
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record25–57 (.305)
PlaceDivision: 7th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionKRBK-TV
SportsChannel Pacific
RadioKRAK

Richmond led the team in scoring averaging 21.9 points per game, and was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, but did not play due to injury,[5] while Lionel Simmons averaged 17.9 points, 7.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game, and Williams provided the team with 17.0 points per game, and was selected to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team. In addition, Wayman Tisdale averaged 16.6 points and 6.6 rebounds per game, while Spud Webb contributed 14.5 points, 7.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, Anthony Bonner provided with 8.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game, Higgins contributed 8.3 points per game off the bench, and Duane Causwell averaged 8.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.[6] Following the season, Bonner signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks,[7] and Higgins signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Draft picks
Main article: 1992 NBA Draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
17Walt WilliamsSF United StatesMaryland
254Brett RobertsSF United StatesMorehead State

Roster
1992–93 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
F 24 Bonner, Anthony 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1968–06–08 Saint Louis
G 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
F 32 Chilcutt, Pete 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1968–09–14 North Carolina
F 25 Conlon, Marty 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1968–01–19 Providence
F 21 Higgins, Rod 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1960—01–31 Fresno State
G 33 Les, Jim 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1963–08–18 Bradley
F 30 Rambis, Kurt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 1958–02–25 Santa Clara
G 2 Richmond, Mitch  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1965–06–30 Kansas State
F 22 Simmons, Lionel 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1968–11–14 La Salle
F 23 Tisdale, Wayman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964–06–09 Oklahoma
G 4 Webb, Spud 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 133 lb (60 kg) 1963–07–13 North Carolina State
F 42 Williams, Walt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1970–04–16 Maryland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • Injured

Regular season

Season standings
Pacific Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Phoenix Suns6220.756—35–627–1421–9
x-Seattle SuperSonics5527.671733–822–1922–8
x-Portland Trail Blazers5131.6221130–1121–2019–11
x-Los Angeles Clippers4141.5002127–1414–2715–15
x-Los Angeles Lakers3943.4762320–2119–2213–17
Golden State Warriors3448.4152819–2215–269–21
Sacramento Kings2557.3053716–259–326–24
# Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 z-Phoenix Suns6220.756–
2 y-Houston Rockets5527.6717
3 x-Seattle SuperSonics5527.6717
4 x-Portland Trail Blazers5131.62211
5 x-San Antonio Spurs4933.59813
6 x-Utah Jazz4735.57318
7 x-Los Angeles Clippers4141.50021
8 x-Los Angeles Lakers3943.47623
9 Denver Nuggets3646.43926
10 Golden State Warriors3448.41528
11 Sacramento Kings2557.30537
12 Minnesota Timberwolves1963.23243
13 Dallas Mavericks1171.13451
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents
1992-93 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 –2–23–22–20–51–12–02–32–01–12–21–11–13–13–22–01–32–21–33–10–21–11–12–01–12–02–2
Boston 2–2–3–11–33–12–02–01–32–01–12–21–11–13–12–22–04–01–43–24–10–22–01–11–10–20–24–1
Charlotte 2–31–3–2–31–32–01–14–12–00–20–51–11–12–23–12–02–21–33–14–00–21–12–01–11–11–14–0
Chicago 2–23–13–2–2–32–01–13–12–00–25–02–00–23–14–12–04–01–33–12–21–12–02–00–22–02–04–0
Cleveland 5–01–33–13–2–2–01–13–22–01–14–01–12–02–24–12–02–21–32–24–02–00–21–11–11–11–13–1
Dallas 1–10–20–20–20–2–1–51–10–41–41–10–41–30–20–21–40–20–21–11–10–40–40–40–51–30–51–1
Denver 0–20–21–11–11–15–1–1–13–12–31–12–21–30–21–13–21–11–10–21–11–31–33–11–41–32–32–0
Detroit 3–23–11–41–32–31–11–1–0–21–13–21–11–11–32–21–13–12–23–13–10–21–12–00–20–20–24–0
Golden State 0–20–20–20–20–24–01–32–0–2–20–22–31–42–01–13–11–10–21–11–11–40–54–13–11–43–11–1
Houston 1–11–12–02–01–14–13–21–12–2–2–04–03–12–01–14–21–11–11–12–02–21–34–04–11–34–11–1
Indiana 2–22–25–00–50–41–11–12–32–00–2–1–11–12–22–31–13–11–32–23–11–11–12–01–12–00–23–1
L.A. Clippers 1–11–11–10–21–14–02–21–13–20–41–1–3–20–22–04–00–22–01–11–13–22–33–20–41–42–22–0
L.A. Lakers 1–11–11–12–00–23–13–11–14–11–31–12–3–0–21–13–10–20–21–12–00–53–23–22–21–41–32–0
Miami 1–31–32–21–32–22–02–03–10–20–22–22–02–0–2–22–02–30–53–21–30–21–11–11–11–10–22–3
Milwaukee 2–32–21–31–41–42–01–12–21–11–13–20–21–12–2–1–10–41–32–22–20–20–21–10–20–20–21–3
Minnesota 0–20–20–20–20–24–12–31–11–32–41–10–41–30–21–1–1–10–20–20–20–41–31–31–40–41–41–1
New Jersey 3–10–42–20–42–22–01–11–31–11–11–32–02–03–24–01–1–1–33–23–21–10–22–01–11–11–14–1
New York 2–24–13–13–13–12–01–12–22–01–13–10–22–05–03–12–03–1–2–25–01–11–12–02–01–11–14–1
Orlando 3–12–31–31–32–21–12–01–31–11–12–21–11–12–32–22–02–32–2–3–20–22–02–00–20–21–14–0
Philadelphia 1–31–40–42–20–41–11–11–31–10–21–31–10–23–12–22–02–30–52–3–0–20–21–10–21–10–23–1
Phoenix 2–02–02–01–10–24–03–12–04–12–21–12–35–02–02–04–01–11–12–02–0–3–25–03–12–33–12–0
Portland 1–10–21–10–22–04–03–11–15–03–11–13–22–31–12–03–12–01–10–22–02–3–5–02–22–32–21–1
Sacramento 1–11–10–20–21–14–01–30–21–40–40–22–32–31–11–13–10–20–20–21–10–50–5–2–21–42–21–1
San Antonio 0–21–11–12–01–15–04–12–01–31–41–14–02–21–12–04–11–10–22–02–01–32–22–2–3–13–31–1
Seattle 1–12–01–10–21–13–13–12–04–13–10–24–14–11–12–04–01–11–12–01–13–23–24–11–3–2–22–0
Utah 0–22–01–10–21–15–03–22–01–31–42–02–23–12–02–04–11–11–11–12–01–32–22–23–32–2–1–1
Washington 2–21–40–40–41–31–10–20–41–11–11–30–20–23–23–11–11–41–40–41–30–21–11–11–10–21–1—

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

References
  1. 1992-93 Sacramento Kings
  2. "O'NEAL, MOURNING 1-2". Washington Post. June 25, 1992. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  3. "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Richmond Out for Year". The New York Times. February 27, 1993. Retrieved March 16, 2022.
  4. "1992–93 Sacramento Kings Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  5. "1993 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 132 (OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved November 28, 2021.
  6. "1992–93 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved September 20, 2021.
  7. "PRO BASKETBALL; Bonner Muscling His Way Into the Knicks' Picture". New York Times. October 17, 1993. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

See also
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