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1992–93 Sacramento Kings season

NBA professional basketball team season

NBA professional basketball team season

Gregg Lukenbill SportsChannel Pacific

The 1992–93 Sacramento Kings season was the 44th season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association, and their eighth season in Sacramento, California. The Kings received the seventh overall pick in the 1992 NBA draft, and selected small forward Walt Williams from the University of Maryland, and signed free agents Rod Higgins and Kurt Rambis during the first month of the regular season.

Under new head coach Garry St. Jean, the Kings got off to a fast start by winning their first three games of the regular season, 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, holding a 17–34 record at the All-Star break, 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, and Williams only played 59 games due to a hand injury. The Kings lost 16 of their final 21 games of the season, and finished in last place in the Pacific Division with a 25–57 record, missing the NBA playoffs for the seventh consecutive year.

Richmond led the team in scoring averaging 21.9 points per game, 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 and 4.5 rebounds per game, and was named 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, and Anthony Bonner provided with 8.6 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Higgins contributed 8.3 points per game off the bench, second-year guard Randy Brown provided with 7.6 points and 1.4 steals per game, and Duane Causwell averaged 8.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game.

During the NBA All-Star weekend at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, Richmond was selected for the 1993 NBA All-Star Game, as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team, but did not participate due to injury; it was his first ever All-Star selection.

Following the season, Bonner signed as a free agent with the New York Knicks, while Higgins signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the next season, and Rambis re-signed with his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers.

Draft picks

Main article: 1992 NBA draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNationalityCollege
17Walt WilliamsSFMaryland
254Brett RobertsSFMorehead State

Roster

  • Garry St. Jean
  • Mike Schuler
  • Dave Wohl

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

Player statistics

Regular season

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
767530.0.509.000.7586.61.4.7.616.6
753423.0.463.333.7322.82.61.4.57.6
73012.1.425.429.8401.22.3.5.14.5
703525.2.461.000.5936.51.41.2.28.6
696836.3.444.091.8197.24.51.4.617.9
696833.8.433.274.8512.87.01.5.114.5
69420.7.412.323.8612.81.7.7.48.3
†67111.7.516.000.6673.3.8.6.32.5
592628.4.435.319.7424.53.01.1.517.0
59914.1.485.6963.31.1.4.46.1
554522.0.545.000.6245.5.6.61.68.2
46010.2.474.000.7042.7.8.3.14.8
454538.4.474.369.8453.44.91.2.221.9
†908.4.471.7331.2.6.2.13.0
†809.9.444.300.8501.3.1.4.07.5
305.0.333.500.0.3.3.01.7
  • † Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Kings only. Player statistics citation:

Awards and records

  • Walt Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team 2nd Team

Transactions

References

References

  1. [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAC/1993.html 1992-93 Sacramento Kings]
  2. Araton, Harvey. (June 25, 1992). "BASKETBALL; Draft Sticks to Program Until the 5th Pick, That Is". The New York Times.
  3. (June 25, 1992). "After Big Men Go First, Locals Go in First Round: NBA Draft: Miner Goes to Heat at No. 12. Lakers Take Peeler. Clippers Select: La Salle's Woods with Their First Pick". Los Angeles Times.
  4. "1992 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference.
  5. (November 28, 1992). "Pro Basketball". Los Angeles Times.
  6. (November 27, 1992). "Sports Digest". United Press International.
  7. (May 22, 1992). "Around the NBA". The Washington Post.
  8. (May 23, 1992). "Pro Basketball". Los Angeles Times.
  9. (May 23, 1992). "Sacramento Kings Name Garry St. Jean as Coach". Deseret News.
  10. "NBA Games Played on February 18, 1993". Basketball-Reference.
  11. (February 13, 1993). "Richmond to Miss 4-5 Weeks with Broken Thumb". United Press International.
  12. (February 27, 1993). "SPORTS PEOPLE: BASKETBALL; Richmond Out for Year". The New York Times.
  13. (February 27, 1993). "Richmond Sidelined for the Season". Los Angeles Times.
  14. (February 24, 1993). "Clippers 123, Kings 116". United Press International.
  15. Denlinger, Ken. (April 11, 1993). "Mourning and Williams: Turning NBA Inside-Out". The Washington Post.
  16. "1992–93 Sacramento Kings Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference.
  17. "1992–93 Sacramento Kings Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.
  18. (February 10, 1993). "Manning Gets All-Star Berth: Pro Basketball: He Is Selected for the First Time. The Lakers and Celtics Are Shut Out for the First Time Since Game Began". Los Angeles Times.
  19. (September 13, 2021). "1993 NBA All-Star Recap". NBA.com.
  20. "1993 NBA All-Star Game: West 135, East 132 (OT)". Basketball-Reference.
  21. (October 4, 1993). "Knicks Get Forward Bonner". The New York Times.
  22. Brown, Clifton. (October 17, 1993). "PRO BASKETBALL; Bonner Muscling His Way Into the Knicks' Picture". The New York Times.
  23. Sheridan, Chris. (November 1, 1993). "National Basketball Association Eastern Conference Capsules". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
  24. (December 24, 1993). "Transactions". The New York Times.
  25. (October 2, 1993). "Lakers Return to Glory Days, Sign Rambis". Los Angeles Times.
  26. Howard-Cooper, Scott. (December 15, 1993). "Rambis, 35, Is Cut After His Second Stint with Lakers". Los Angeles Times.
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