Sacramento Kings
The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Sacramento, California. They began playing in the National Basketball Association in 1948. They play their home games at Golden 1 Center (Their last arena being Sleep Train Arena (formally known as Arco Arena)).
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| Conference | Western | ||||
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| Division | Pacific | ||||
| Founded | 1923 | ||||
| History | Rochester Seagrams 1923–1942 Rochester Eber Seagrams 1942–1943 Rochester Pros 1943–1945 Rochester Royals 1945–1957 Cincinnati Royals 1957–1972 Kansas City-Omaha Kings 1972–1975 Kansas City Kings 1975–1985 Sacramento Kings 1985–present[1][2][3] | ||||
| Arena | Golden 1 Center | ||||
| Location | Sacramento, California | ||||
| Team colors | Purple, slate gray, black[4][5] | ||||
| Main sponsor | Blue Diamond Growers[6] | ||||
| President | John Rinehart | ||||
| General manager | Monte McNair | ||||
| Head coach | Mike Brown | ||||
| Ownership | Vivek Ranadivé[7] | ||||
| Affiliation(s) | Stockton Kings | ||||
| Championships | 1 (1951) | ||||
| Conference titles | 1 (1951) | ||||
| Division titles | 5 (1949, 1952, 1979, 2002, 2003) | ||||
| Retired numbers | 12 (1, 2, 4, 6, 6, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 27, 44) | ||||
| Website | www | ||||
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Sacramento Kings Media
Red Holzman, when playing for the Rochester Royals. He would later became a legendary coach for the NY Knicks.
Robertson averaged over 30 points per game in six seasons and won six NBA assist titles while with the Royals.
Nate Archibald led the NBA with 34.0 points and 11.4 assists per game in the 1972–73 season.
The Sacramento Kings in 2005
Kevin Martin shoots a free throw at a Kings home game.
Tyreke Evans won the 2010 NBA Rookie of the Year award.
References
- ↑ "Franchise Timeline". Kings.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ↑ "History: Team by Team" (PDF). 2018-19 Official NBA Guide. NBA Properties, Inc. October 8, 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 11, 2019. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
- ↑ "NBA.com/Stats–Sacramento Kings seasons". Stats.NBA.com. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. Archived from the original on September 15, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ↑ Kramers, Alex (April 27, 2016). Making Of: Kings New Logos. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. http://www.nba.com/kings/blog/making-kings-new-logos. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
- ↑ "Sacramento Kings Reproduction and Usage Guideline Sheet". NBA Properties, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
- ↑ NBA Media Ventures, LLC (October 10, 2016). "Sacramento Kings, Blue Diamond Partner to Showcase California Growers and Inspire Health and Wellness". Press release. http://www.nba.com/kings/news/pressrelease-oct102016. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
- ↑ NBA approves Kings sale to Sacramento group. NBA Media Ventures, LLC. May 28, 2013. http://www.nba.com/2013/news/05/28/kings-sale-official.ap/. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
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