1988–89 Sacramento Kings season

1988–89 Sacramento Kings season
Head coachJerry Reynolds
General managerBill Russell
OwnersJoseph Benvenuti
Gregg Lukenbill
ArenaARCO Arena
Results
Record27–55 (.329)
PlaceDivision: 6th (Pacific)
Conference: 10th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKRBK-TV
(Grant Napear, Derrek Dickey)
RadioKFBK
(Gary Gerould)

The 1988–89 Sacramento Kings season was the 40th season for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association, and their fourth season in Sacramento, California.[1] It was also the team's first season playing at their new arena, the new ARCO Arena, known as "ARCO Arena II", after playing the previous three seasons at the original ARCO Arena. In addition, after previously playing in the Midwest Division of the NBA's Western Conference, the Kings moved into the Pacific Division this season.

The Kings received the 18th overall pick in the 1988 NBA draft from the Atlanta Hawks via trade, and selected small forward Ricky Berry out of San Jose State University, and also selected shooting guard Vinny Del Negro out of North Carolina State University with the 29th overall pick.[2][3][4] During the off-season, the team acquired Rodney McCray and Jim Petersen from the Houston Rockets,[5][6][7] and also acquired Randy Wittman from the Hawks.[3][8][9]

With the addition of McCray, Peterson and Berry, the Kings struggled losing their first seven games of the regular season. The team got off to a 3–14 start to the season, posted a six-game losing streak between January and February, and held a 14–32 record at the All-Star break.[10] At mid-season, the team traded Ed Pinckney, and Joe Kleine to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Danny Ainge, and second-year forward Brad Lohaus,[11][12][13] and traded Wittman, and LaSalle Thompson to the Indiana Pacers in exchange for Wayman Tisdale.[14][15][16] The Kings posted another six-game losing streak in February, but managed to win five of their final eight games of the season, finishing in sixth place in the Pacific Division with a 27–55 record.[17]

Ainge averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game in 28 games after the trade, while Tisdale averaged 19.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game in 31 games, and second-year guard Kenny Smith provided the team with 17.3 points, 7.7 assists and 1.3 steals per game. In addition, McCray provided with 12.6 points, 7.6 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game, while Harold Pressley contributed 12.3 points and 6.1 rebounds per game, and led the Kings with 119 three-point field goals, and Berry contributed 11.0 points per game. Meanwhile, Petersen averaged 10.2 points and 6.3 rebounds per game, and Del Negro contributed 7.1 points and 2.6 assists per game.[18]

The Kings finished tenth in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 677,197 at the ARCO Arena II during the regular season.[18][19] Following the season, Petersen was traded to the Golden State Warriors,[20][21] and Lohaus was left unprotected in the 1989 NBA expansion draft, where he was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves expansion team.[22][23][24]

Draft picks

Main article: 1988 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College
1 18 Ricky Berry SG/SF  United States San Jose State
2 29 Vinny Del Negro SG/PG  United States North Carolina State

Roster

1988–89 Sacramento Kings roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
G 7 Danny Ainge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1959–03–17 BYU
G 33 Randy Allen 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–01–26 Florida State
G/F 34 Ricky Berry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1964–10–06 San José State
G 15 Vinny Del Negro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1966–08–09 NC State
C 50 Ben Gillery 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1965–09–19 Georgetown
G 2 Michael Jackson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1964–07–13 Georgetown
F 54 Brad Lohaus 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–09–29 Iowa
F 22 Rodney McCray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–08–29 Louisville
C 43 Jim Petersen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1962–02–22 Minnesota
F 21 Harold Pressley 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1963–07–14 Villanova
G 30 Kenny Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1965–03–08 North Carolina
F 23 Wayman Tisdale 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964–06–09 Oklahoma
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-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 – 35–6 22–19 25–9
x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 2 35–6 20–21 23–11
x-Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 10 31–10 16–25 20–14
x-Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 14 29–12 14–27 15–19
x-Portland Trail Blazers 39 43 .476 18 28–13 11–30 17–17
Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 30 21–20 6–35 12–22
Los Angeles Clippers 21 61 .256 36 17–24 4–37 7–27
#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 57 25 .695 –
2 y-Utah Jazz 51 31 .622 6
3 x-Phoenix Suns 55 27 .671 2
4 x-Seattle SuperSonics 47 35 .573 10
5 x-Houston Rockets 45 37 .549 12
6 x-Denver Nuggets 44 38 .537 13
7 x-Golden State Warriors 43 39 .524 14
8 x-Portland Trail Blazers 39 43 .476 18
9 Dallas Mavericks 38 44 .463 19
10 Sacramento Kings 27 55 .329 30
11 San Antonio Spurs 21 61 .256 36
12 Los Angeles Clippers 21 61 .256 36
13 Miami Heat 15 67 .183 42
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
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

June 27, 1988 To Sacramento Kings
Randy Wittman
1988 1st round pick 		To Atlanta Hawks
Reggie Theus
1988 3rd round pick
October 11, 1988 To Sacramento Kings
Rodney McCray
Jim Petersen 		To Houston Rockets
Otis Thorpe
October 31, 1988 To Sacramento Kings
1991 2nd round pick
1996 2nd round pick 		To New Jersey Nets
Mike McGee
February 20, 1989 To Sacramento Kings
Wayman Tisdale
1990 2nd round pick 		To Indiana Pacers
LaSalle Thompson
Randy Wittman
February 23, 1989 To Sacramento Kings
Danny Ainge
Brad Lohaus 		To Boston Celtics
Joe Kleine
Ed Pinckney

Player Transactions Citation:[25]

References

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See also

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