1974–75 Kansas City–Omaha Kings season

The 1974-75 NBA season was the Kings' 26th season in the NBA and their third season in the city of Kansas City.^[1]

1974–75 Kansas City-Omaha Kings season
Head coach	Phil Johnson
Owners	Leon Karosen Robert Margolin H. Paul Rosenberg
Arena	Kemper Arena Omaha Civic Auditorium
Results
Record	44–38 (.537)
Place	Division: 2nd (Midwest) Conference: 3rd (Western)
Playoff finish	Conference semifinals (lost to Bulls 2–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	KMBC-TV/KETV
Radio	KCMO/KFAB
< 1973–74 1975–76 >

Draft picks

Main article: 1974 NBA draft

Roster

Kansas City-Omaha Kings roster

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Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From PG 5 Adelman, Rick 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1946-06-16 Loyola Marymount PG 1 Archibald, Nate 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1948-09-02 UTEP PF 11 Behagen, Ron 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-01-14 Minnesota SG 10 D'Antoni, Mike 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1951-05-08 Marshall SF 33 Johnson, Ollie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1949-05-11 Temple SF 21 Kojis, Don 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1939-01-15 Marquette C 55 Kosmalski, Len 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1951-11-29 Tennessee C 44 Lacey, Sam 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1948-03-28 New Mexico State SF 23 May, Don 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1946-01-03 Dayton PF 31 McNeil, Larry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1951-01-31 Marquette SG 24 Walker, Jimmy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1944-04-08 Providence SF 15 Wedman, Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1952-07-29 Colorado

Head coach Phil Johnson 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	Div
y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	–	29–12	18–23	11–15
x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	3	29–12	15–26	17–9
x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	7	26–15	14–27	10–16
Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	9	25–16	13–28	14–12

#	Western Conference v t e
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Golden State Warriors	48	34	.585	–
2	y-Chicago Bulls	47	35	.573	1
3	x-Kansas City–Omaha Kings	44	38	.537	4
4	x-Seattle SuperSonics	43	39	.524	5
5	x-Detroit Pistons	40	42	.488	8
6	Portland Trail Blazers	38	44	.463	10
6	Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	10
8	Phoenix Suns	32	50	.390	16
9	Los Angeles Lakers	30	52	.366	18

z – clinched division title

y – clinched division title

x – clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents

1974–75 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	BUF	CHI	CLE	DET	GSW	HOU	KCO	LAL	MIL	NOJ	NYK	PHI	PHO	POR	SEA	WAS
Atlanta	–	0–4	1–3	0–4	3–4	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	0–4	2–2	4–0	1–3	3–1	3–5
Boston	4–0	–	5–4	3–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	4–0	2–2	4–0	4–0	4–0	7–2	5–3	3–1	4–0	2–2	2–2
Buffalo	3–1	4–5	–	1–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	4–0	1–3	4–0	5–3	6–3	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2
Chicago	4–0	1–3	3–1	–	2–2	4–5	3–1	2–2	4–5	3–1	3–5	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–3
Cleveland	4–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	–	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	1–3	6–1	1–3	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5
Detroit	2–2	1–3	2–2	5–4	2–2	–	1–3	2–2	2–6	3–1	3–6	4–0	2–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3
Golden State	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	–	2–2	2–2	5–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	3–1	5–3	5–3	4–3	1–3
Houston	5–2	0–4	2–2	2–2	4–4	2–2	2–2	–	4–0	2–2	3–1	5–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–5
Kansas City-Omaha	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–4	2–2	6–2	2–2	0–4	–	3–1	6–3	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	1–3	1–3
Los Angeles	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–5	2–2	1–3	–	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	4–4	2–5	2–6	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	0–4	3–1	5–3	3–1	6–3	1–3	1–3	3–6	0–4	–	3–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4
New Orleans	5–3	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–6	0–4	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	1–3	–	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–7
New York	4–0	2–7	3–5	1–3	3–1	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–3	2–2	–	4–5	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3
Philadelphia	2–2	3–5	3–6	2–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	5–4	–	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3
Phoenix	0–4	1–3	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–2	3–5	2–2	1–3	4–4	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	–	1–6	4–3	1–3
Portland	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–3	3–5	2–2	1–3	5–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	2–2	6–1	–	2–6	1–3
Seattle	1–3	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	3–4	3–1	3–1	6–2	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	3–4	6–2	–	1–3
Washington	5–3	2–2	2–2	3–1	5–3	3–1	3–1	5–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	7–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	3–1	—

Game log

Regular season

1974–75 game log Total: 44–38 (Home: 29–12; Road: 15–26)
October: 5–1 (home: 2–1; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 3 October 22 Washington L 121–123 Municipal Auditorium 2–1 4 October 23 Chicago (at Omaha, Nebraska) W 99–98 Omaha Civic Auditorium 3–1 5 October 25 @ Chicago W 112–91 Chicago Stadium 4–1
November: 7–9 (home: 4–4; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 8 November 3 Chicago L 79–86 Municipal Auditorium 5–3 11 November 10 Boston L 99–102 Kemper Arena 6–5 13 November 13 @ Washington L 81–118 Capital Centre 6–7 14 November 15 @ Boston W 110–109 Boston Garden 7–7 20 November 26 @ Chicago W 93–90 Chicago Stadium 11–9
December: 8–8 (home: 4–2; road: 4–6) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 December 20 @ Chicago L 73–96 Chicago Stadium 16–17 34 December 21 Golden State W 107–84 Kemper Arena 17–17 35 December 23 Chicago W 97–87 Kemper Arena 18–17 38 December 30 @ Golden State L 102–110 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 20–18
January: 5–8 (home: 4–4; road: 1–4) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 41 January 4 @ Chicago L 88–100 Chicago Stadium 20–21 All-Star Break 48 January 22 @ Washington L 88–97 Capital Centre 23–25 49 January 24 @ Boston L 87–96 Boston Garden 23–26
February: 10–2 (home: 7–0; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 52 February 2 Golden State W 127–101 Kemper Arena 26–26 57 February 12 Boston (at Omaha, Nebraska) W 103–102 Omaha Civic Auditorium 30–27
March: 8–8 (home: 7–1; road: 1–7) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 71 March 14 Washington (at Omaha, Nebraska) W 103–102 Omaha Civic Auditorium 39–32 74 March 21 @ Chicago L 98–104 Chicago Stadium 41–33 75 March 23 Chicago W 103–101 Kemper Arena 42–33 77 March 27 @ Golden State L 103–111 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Arena 42–35
April: 1–2 (home: 1–0; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record
1974–75 schedule

Playoffs

1975 playoff game log
Western Conference Semifinals: 2–4 (home: 2–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 April 9 @ Chicago L 89–95 McNeill (22) Lacey (13) Archibald (7) Chicago Stadium 15,433 0–1 2 April 13 Chicago W 102–95 Walker (26) Lacey (20) Archibald (12) Kemper Arena 11,378 1–1 3 April 16 @ Chicago L 90–93 Archibald (18) Lacey (18) Wedman (4) Chicago Stadium 18,347 1–2 4 April 18 Chicago W 104–100 (OT) Archibald (28) Lacey (16) Lacey (8) Kemper Arena 14,945 2–2 5 April 20 @ Chicago L 77–104 Archibald, Wedman (13) Lacey (12) Lacey (5) Chicago Stadium 16,247 2–3 6 April 23 Chicago L 89–101 Archibald (26) Lacey (15) Lacey (5) Kemper Arena 12,445 2–4
1975 schedule

Awards and records

• Phil Johnson, NBA Coach of the Year Award
• Nate Archibald, All-NBA First Team
• Scott Wedman, NBA All-Rookie Team First Team

References

1. 1974–75 Kansas City-Omaha Kings