1997–98 Sacramento Kings season

1997–98 Sacramento Kings season
Head coach	Eddie Jordan
Arena	ARCO Arena
Results
Record	27–55 (.329)
Place	Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 9th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	SportsChannel Pacific/Fox Sports Bay Area, KMAX

The 1997-98 NBA season was the Kings' 49th season in the NBA and 13th in Sacramento. The Kings decided a renewed devotion to youth with the quartet of talented rookies. However, with a 26-36 record in early March, the Kings struggled and lost 19 of their final 20 games finishing fifth in the Pacific Division with a 27-55 record. Just fourteen games behind the #8 seed Houston Rockets, who finished with a 41-41 record. Mitch Richmond averaged 23.2 points per game in his final year with the Kings, as he was traded to the Washington Wizards for Chris Webber the following season.

Draft picks

Main article: 1997 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Tariq Abdul-Wahad	SG/SF	France	San Jose State
2	39	Anthony Johnson	PG	United States	College of Charleston

Roster

Sacramento Kings roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 3 Abdul-Rauf, Mahmoud 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 162 lb (73 kg) LSU SG 9 Abdul-Wahad, Tariq 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) San José State PG 24 Dehere, Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Seton Hall PF 51 Funderburke, Lawrence 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Ohio State PF 42 Hendrickson, Mark 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Washington State PG 10 Johnson, Anthony 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) College of Charleston SF 30 Owens, Billy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Syracuse C 0 Polynice, Olden 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Virginia SG 2 Richmond, Mitch  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Kansas State SG 5 Robinson, Chris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Western Kentucky C 13 Stewart, Michael 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) California C 33 Thorpe, Otis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Providence PF 4 Williamson, Corliss 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Arkansas	Head coach Eddie Jordan Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Regular season

Season standings

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Seattle SuperSonics	61	21	.744	–	35–6	26–15	19–5
x-Los Angeles Lakers	61	21	.744	–	33–8	28–13	16–8
x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	5	30–11	26–15	17–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	15	26–15	20–21	14–10
Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	34	21–20	6–35	6–18
Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	42	12–29	7–34	6–18
Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	44	11–30	6–35	6–18

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Utah Jazz	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Seattle SuperSonics	61	21	.744	1
3	x-Los Angeles Lakers	61	21	.744	1
4	x-Phoenix Suns	56	26	.683	6
5	x-San Antonio Spurs	56	26	.683	6
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	46	36	.561	16
7	x-Minnesota Timberwolves	45	37	.549	17
8	x-Houston Rockets	41	41	.500	21
9	Sacramento Kings	27	55	.329	35
10	Dallas Mavericks	20	62	.244	42
11	Vancouver Grizzlies	19	63	.232	43
11	Golden State Warriors	19	63	.232	43
13	Los Angeles Clippers	17	65	.207	45
14	Denver Nuggets	11	71	.134	51

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

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

• Mitch Richmond, All-NBA Third Team

See also

• 1997-98 NBA season