1972–73 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season

The 1972–73 NBA season was the Kings 24th season in the NBA and their first season in the cities of Kansas City and Omaha.^[1] This season, Nate Archibald won the scoring and assist titles and made the All-NBA 1st Team, but the Kings missed the playoffs.

1972–73 Kansas City-Omaha Kings season
Head coach	Bob Cousy
General manager	Joe Axelson
Owners	Max Jacobs Jeremy Jacobs
Arena	Municipal Auditorium Omaha Civic Auditorium
Results
Record	36–46 (.439)
Place	Division: 4th (Midwest) Conference: 7th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KMBC-TV/KETV
Radio	KCMO/KFAB
< 1971–72 1973–74 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1972 NBA draft

Roster

Kansas City-Omaha Kings roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 10 Archibald, Nate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UTEP F 34 Block, John 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 207 lb (94 kg) USC F 33 Durrett, Ken 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) La Salle PF 20 Green, Johnny 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Michigan State F 18 Kimball, Toby 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Connecticut F 21 Kojis, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Marquette C 44 Lacey, Sam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) New Mexico State C 43 Ratliff, Mike 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) UW–Eau Claire G 15 Schade, Frank 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) UW–Eau Claire G/F 22 Williams, Nate 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Utah State

Head coach Bob Cousy Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Neutral	Div
y-Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732	–	33–5	25–15	2–2	15–5
x-Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622	9	29–12	20–19	2–0	10–10
Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	20	26–15	13–25	1–2	9–11
Kansas City–Omaha Kings	36	46	.439	24	24–17	12–29	–	6–14

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT
1	z-Milwaukee Bucks	60	22	.732
2	y-Los Angeles Lakers	60	22	.732
3	x-Chicago Bulls	51	31	.622
4	x-Golden State Warriors	47	35	.573
5	Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488
6	Phoenix Suns	38	44	.463
7	Kansas City–Omaha Kings	36	46	.439
8	Seattle SuperSonics	26	56	.317
9	Portland Trail Blazers	21	61	.256

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1972–73 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BAL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA
Atlanta	—	3–4	1–5	5–1	2–2	3–4	2–2	1–3	4–4	2–2	3–1	1–3	3–3	6–0	3–1	4–0	3–1
Baltimore	4–3	—	1–5	5–1	0–4	8–0	2–2	3–1	5–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	3–3	5–1	2–2	4–0	4–0
Boston	5–1	5–1	—	7–0	3–1	5–1	3–1	3–1	5–1	3–1	4–0	2–2	4–4	7–0	4–0	4–0	4–0
Buffalo	1–5	1–5	0–7	—	2–2	1–5	1–3	0–4	1–5	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–6	7–1	1–3	2–2	2–2
Chicago	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	—	3–1	3–4	3–3	4–0	5–2	1–5	2–4	3–1	4–0	4–2	5–1	5–1
Cleveland	4–3	0–8	1–5	5–1	1–3	—	1–3	1–3	4–3	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–6	6–0	1–3	1–3	3–1
Detroit	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	4–3	3–1	—	2–4	1–3	3–3	1–5	2–5	1–3	3–1	4–2	6–0	2–4
Golden State	3–1	1–3	1–3	4–0	3–3	3–1	4–2	—	3–1	4–2	3–4	1–5	2–2	4–0	2–4	5–1	4–3
Houston	4–4	2–5	1–5	5–1	0–4	3–4	3–1	1–3	—	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–5	5–1	2–2	2–2	2–2
Kansas City-Omaha	2–2	1–3	1–3	3–1	2–5	2–2	3–3	2–4	4–0	—	1–5	1–6	0–4	3–1	3–3	4–2	4–2
Los Angeles	1–3	3–1	0–4	4–0	5–1	3–1	5–1	4–3	3–1	5–1	—	3–3	2–2	4–0	6–1	6–0	6–0
Milwaukee	3–1	2–2	2–2	4–0	4–2	3–1	5–2	5–1	3–1	6–1	3–3	—	2–2	3–1	5–1	5–1	5–1
New York	3–3	3–3	4–4	6–1	1–3	6–0	3–1	2–2	5–1	4–0	2–2	2–2	—	6–1	3–1	3–1	4–0
Philadelphia	0–6	1–5	0–7	1–7	0–4	0–6	1–3	0–4	1–5	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–6	—	0–4	1–3	1–3
Phoenix	1–3	2–2	0–4	3–1	2–4	3–1	2–4	4–2	2–2	3–3	1–6	1–5	1–3	4–0	—	5–2	4–2
Portland	0–4	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–5	3–1	0–6	1–5	2–2	2–4	0–6	1–5	1–3	3–1	2–5	—	3–4
Seattle	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–2	1–5	1–3	4–2	3–4	2–2	2–4	0–6	1–5	0–4	3–1	2–4	4–3	—

Game log

1972–73 Game log
#	Date	Opponent	Score	High points	Record
1	October 11	Los Angeles	129–94	Nate Archibald (31)	0–1
2	October 14	Detroit	101–113	Nate Archibald (38)	1–1
3	October 19	Baltimore	94–83	Nate Archibald (34)	1–2
4	October 21	Atlanta	101–108	Nate Archibald (43)	2–2
5	October 24	Los Angeles	114–94	Nate Archibald (33)	2–3
6	October 26	Milwaukee	114–107	Nate Archibald (28)	2–4
7	October 28	@ Buffalo	113–102	Nate Archibald (34)	3–4
8	October 29	@ Cleveland	97–115	Nate Archibald (35)	3–5
9	October 31	@ Chicago	95–104	Nate Archibald (30)	3–6
10	November 1	New York	122–85	Nate Archibald (19)	3–7
11	November 3	@ Philadelphia	114–101	Nate Archibald (38)	4–7
12	November 4	@ Boston	118–107	Nate Archibald (35)	5–7
13	November 8	Philadelphia	107–125	Nate Archibald (34)	6–7
14	November 10	@ Seattle	111–106	Nate Archibald (34)	7–7
15	November 12	@ Portland	100–102	Nate Archibald (28)	7–8
16	November 14	Buffalo	100–106	Nate Archibald (23)	8–8
17	November 15	Seattle	97–106	Nate Archibald (47)	9–8
18	November 17	Cleveland	96–115	Nate Archibald (40)	10–8
19	November 18	Houston	117–127	Nate Archibald (51)	11–8
20	November 21	Phoenix	96–101	Nate Archibald (37)	12–8
21	November 24	@ Milwaukee	106–115	Nate Archibald (26)	12–9
22	November 25	Golden State	133–114	Nate Archibald (37)	12–10
23	November 28	@ Chicago	92–91	Nate Archibald (32)	13–10
24	November 29	Portland	102–110	Nate Archibald (32)	14–10
25	December 1	Chicago	106–97 (OT)	Nate Archibald (36)	14–11
26	December 2	@ Houston	114–109	Nate Archibald (36)	15–11
27	December 5	@ New York	103–125	Nate Archibald (26)	15–12
28	December 6	@ Philadelphia	117–122	Nate Archibald (34)	15–13
29	December 8	@ Detroit	100–113	Nate Archibald (32)	15–14
30	December 9	@ Baltimore	112–120	Nate Archibald (29)	15–15
31	December 10	Atlanta	115–130	Nate Archibald (41)	16–15
32	December 12	Cleveland	99–100	Nate Archibald (41)	17–15
33	December 15	Detroit	132–140 (OT)	Nate Archibald (41)	18–15
34	December 17	@ Phoenix	102–112	Nate Archibald (26)	18–16
35	December 18	Portland	95–113	Nate Archibald (30)	19–16
36	December 19	@ Atlanta	102–119	Nate Archibald (33)	19–17
37	December 20	Seattle	110–121	Nate Archibald (35)	20–17
38	December 22	Boston	118–90	Nate Archibald (32)	20–18
39	December 25	Milwaukee	104–99	Nate Archibald (20)	20–19
40	December 26	@ Chicago	103–117	Nate Archibald (34)	20–20
41	December 29	@ Los Angeles	92–121	Nate Archibald (21)	20–21
42	December 30	@ Golden State	107–113	Nate Archibald (45)	20–22
43	January 2	@ Portland	87–104	Nate Archibald (29)	20–23
44	January 3	@ Seattle	100–107	Nate Archibald (29)	20–24
45	January 5	Detroit	100–103	Sam Lacey (28)	21–24
46	January 6	Phoenix	118–112	Nate Archibald (34)	21–25
47	January 9	New York	116–115 (OT)	Nate Archibald (52)	21–26
48	January 10	Chicago	100–102	Nate Archibald (37)	22–26
49	January 11	Golden State	108–109	Nate Archibald (42)	23–26
50	January 12	@ Milwaukee	98–117	Nate Archibald (19)	23–27
51	January 15	Philadelphia	108–135	Nate Archibald (30)	24–27
52	January 16	Seattle	125–122	Nate Archibald (48)	24–28
53	January 18	@ Phoenix	119–96	Nate Archibald (32)	25–28
54	January 21	@ Los Angeles	102–123	Nate Archibald (23)	25–29
55	January 25	@ Golden State	115–129	Nate Archibald (39)	25–30
56	January 27	@ Atlanta	126–129	Nate Archibald (52)	25–31
57	February 1	Golden State	96–98	Nate Archibald (37)	26–31
58	February 3	@ Portland	105–97	Nate Archibald (39)	27–31
59	February 4	@ Seattle	120–98	Nate Archibald (31)	28–31
60	February 6	@ Chicago	107–114	Nate Archibald (35)	28–32
61	February 7	Milwaukee	98–105	Nate Archibald (39)	29–32
62	February 9	@ Houston	121–116	Nate Archibald (37)	30–32
63	February 10	Chicago	102–101	Nate Archibald (42)	30–33
64	February 13	Houston	118–132	Nate Archibald (49)	31–33
65	February 14	Boston	104–101	Nate Archibald (34)	31–34
66	February 17	@ Milwaukee	104–111	Nate Archibald (33)	31–35
67	February 18	@ Detroit	100–144	Matt Guokas (17)	31–36
68	February 20	@ Buffalo	106–113	Nate Williams (27)	31–37
69	February 22	Milwaukee	116–113 (OT)	Nate Archibald (43)	31–38
70	February 25	Phoenix	111–109	Nate Archibald (33)	31–39
71	February 27	@ Los Angeles	107–103	Nate Archibald (30)	32–39
72	February 28	@ Phoenix	109–107	Nate Archibald (41)	33–39
73	March 2	@ Golden State	112–117	Nate Archibald (34)	33–40
74	March 8	Baltimore	93–105	Nate Archibald (29)	34–40
75	March 10	@ New York	102–125	Nate Archibald (25)	34–41
76	March 13	@ Baltimore	99–103	Nate Archibald (42)	34–42
77	March 16	@ Cleveland	99–114	Nate Archibald (36)	34–43
78	March 18	@ Boston	105–109	Nate Archibald (35)	34–44
79	March 19	Portland	105–106	Nate Archibald (37)	35–44
80	March 20	Buffalo	115–119	Nate Archibald (44)	36–44
81	March 21	Los Angeles	124–118	Nate Williams (22)	36–45
82	March 24	@ Detroit	98–110	Matt Guokas (24)	36–46

Awards and records

• Joe Axelson, NBA Executive of the Year Award
• Nate Archibald, All-NBA First Team

References

1. 1972–73 Kansas City-Omaha Kings