1975–76 Kansas City Kings season

The 1975–76 Kansas City Kings season was the Kings 27th season in the NBA and their fourth season in the city of Kansas City, as well as their first season without the inclusion of Omaha involved. Although the team dropped the "-Omaha" part of their original Kings team name, the Kings would still play six games out in Omaha, as well as play games there on certain occasions until 1978.

1975–76 Kansas City Kings season
Head coach	Phil Johnson
Owners	Leon Karosen Robert Margolin H. Paul Rosenberg
Arena	Kemper Arena Omaha Civic Auditorium
Results
Record	31–51 (.378)
Place	Division: 3rd (Midwest) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KBMA-TV
Radio	KCMO

Roster

1975–76 Kansas City Kings roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PG 1 Nate Archibald 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1948-09-02 UTEP SF 11 Bob Bigelow 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1953-12-26 Penn SG 35 Glenn Hansen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1952-04-21 LSU SF 33 Ollie Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1949-05-11 Temple C 55 Len Kosmalski 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1951-11-29 Tennessee C 44 Sam Lacey 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-03-28 New Mexico State PF 31 Larry McNeill 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1951-01-31 Marquette PF 52 Bill Robinzine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1947-07-07 DePaul SG 24 Jimmy Walker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-04-08 Providence SF 15 Scott Wedman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-07-29 Colorado PG 3 Lee Winfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 1947-02-04 North Texas

Head coach Phil Johnson Assistant(s) Dan Sparks Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	–	22–19	16–25	13–8
x-Detroit Pistons	36	46	.439	2	24–17	12–29	12–9
Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	7	25–16	6–35	10–11
Chicago Bulls	24	58	.293	14	15–26	9–32	7–14

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Golden State Warriors	59	23	.720	–
2	x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	16
3	x-Phoenix Suns	42	40	.512	17
4	y-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	21
5	x-Detroit Pistons	36	46	.439	23
6	Los Angeles Lakers	40	42	.488	19
7	Portland Trail Blazers	37	45	.451	22
8	Kansas City Kings	31	51	.378	28
9	Chicago Bulls	24	58	.293	35

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Awards and records

• Nate Archibald, All-NBA First Team