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48-34, Finished 1st in NBA Midwest Division (Game Results)
NBA Season Summary
Scored 113.1 points per game, Allowed 110.2 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 48-34)
Coached by Cotton Fitzsimmons (48-34)
Arena: Kemper Arena / Attendance: 442,354 (11th of 22 available)
SRS: 2.73 (5th of 22) / Pace Factor: 107.3 (5th of 22)
Offensive Rating: 104.5 (9th of 22) / Defensive Rating: 101.9 (4th of 22)
Playoffs:
Lost NBA Western Conference Semifinals (4-1) versus Phoenix Suns
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1978-79 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 82 | 19855 | 3764 | 7644 | .492 | 1746 | 2392 | .730 | 1191 | 2404 | 3595 | 2239 | 825 | 390 | 1631 | 2419 | 9274 | 113.1 | |||
| Opponent | 82 | 19855 | 3434 | 7061 | .486 | 2170 | 2897 | .749 | 1156 | 2547 | 3703 | 1776 | 678 | 435 | 1879 | 2223 | 9038 | 110.2 |
Click on the Player for career statistics and
accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otis Birdsong | G | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | 82 | 2839 | 741 | 1456 | .509 | 296 | 408 | .725 | 176 | 178 | 354 | 281 | 125 | 17 | 200 | 255 | 1778 | ||||
| 2 | Scott Wedman | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 73 | 2498 | 561 | 1050 | .534 | 216 | 271 | .797 | 135 | 251 | 386 | 144 | 76 | 30 | 106 | 239 | 1338 | ||||
| 3 | Phil Ford | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 79 | 2723 | 467 | 1004 | .465 | 326 | 401 | .813 | 33 | 149 | 182 | 681 | 174 | 6 | 323 | 245 | 1260 | ||||
| 4 | Bill Robinzine | F | 6-7 | 230 | 26 | 82 | 2179 | 459 | 837 | .548 | 180 | 246 | .732 | 218 | 420 | 638 | 104 | 105 | 15 | 179 | 367 | 1098 | ||||
| 5 | Sam Lacey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 82 | 2627 | 350 | 697 | .502 | 167 | 226 | .739 | 179 | 523 | 702 | 430 | 106 | 141 | 245 | 309 | 867 | ||||
| 6 | Billy McKinney | G | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | 78 | 1242 | 240 | 477 | .503 | 129 | 162 | .796 | 20 | 65 | 85 | 253 | 58 | 3 | 124 | 121 | 609 | ||||
| 7 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 29 | 78 | 1618 | 211 | 428 | .493 | 125 | 224 | .558 | 138 | 293 | 431 | 91 | 50 | 66 | 134 | 288 | 547 | ||||
| 8 | Bob Nash | F | 6-8 | 195 | 28 | 82 | 1307 | 227 | 522 | .435 | 69 | 86 | .802 | 76 | 130 | 206 | 71 | 29 | 15 | 82 | 135 | 523 | ||||
| 9 | Tom Burleson | C | 7-2 | 225 | 26 | 56 | 927 | 157 | 342 | .459 | 121 | 169 | .716 | 84 | 197 | 281 | 50 | 26 | 58 | 64 | 183 | 435 | ||||
| 10 | Marlon Redmond | G | 6-6 | 188 | 23 | 49 | 736 | 162 | 375 | .432 | 31 | 50 | .620 | 57 | 51 | 108 | 57 | 28 | 16 | 56 | 93 | 355 | ||||
| 11 | Gus Gerard | F-G | 6-8 | 200 | 25 | 56 | 459 | 83 | 191 | .435 | 49 | 89 | .551 | 39 | 58 | 97 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 36 | 74 | 215 | ||||
| 12 | Lucius Allen | G | 6-2 | 175 | 31 | 31 | 413 | 69 | 174 | .397 | 19 | 33 | .576 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 44 | 21 | 6 | 30 | 52 | 157 | ||||
| 13 | Ron Behagen | F-C | 6-9 | 185 | 28 | 9 | 126 | 23 | 50 | .460 | 8 | 11 | .727 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 27 | 54 | ||||
| 14 | Richard Washington | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 23 | 18 | 161 | 14 | 41 | .341 | 10 | 16 | .625 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 31 | 38 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otis Birdsong | G | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | 82 | 34.6 | 9.0 | 17.8 | .509 | 3.6 | 5.0 | .725 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 21.7 | ||||
| 2 | Scott Wedman | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 73 | 34.2 | 7.7 | 14.4 | .534 | 3.0 | 3.7 | .797 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 18.3 | ||||
| 3 | Phil Ford | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 79 | 34.5 | 5.9 | 12.7 | .465 | 4.1 | 5.1 | .813 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 8.6 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 15.9 | ||||
| 4 | Bill Robinzine | F | 6-7 | 230 | 26 | 82 | 26.6 | 5.6 | 10.2 | .548 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .732 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.5 | 13.4 | ||||
| 5 | Sam Lacey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 82 | 32.0 | 4.3 | 8.5 | .502 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .739 | 2.2 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 10.6 | ||||
| 6 | Billy McKinney | G | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | 78 | 15.9 | 3.1 | 6.1 | .503 | 1.7 | 2.1 | .796 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 7.8 | ||||
| 7 | Tom Burleson | C | 7-2 | 225 | 26 | 56 | 16.6 | 2.8 | 6.1 | .459 | 2.2 | 3.0 | .716 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 7.8 | ||||
| 8 | Marlon Redmond | G | 6-6 | 188 | 23 | 49 | 15.0 | 3.3 | 7.7 | .432 | 0.6 | 1.0 | .620 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 7.2 | ||||
| 9 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 29 | 78 | 20.7 | 2.7 | 5.5 | .493 | 1.6 | 2.9 | .558 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 7.0 | ||||
| 10 | Bob Nash | F | 6-8 | 195 | 28 | 82 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 6.4 | .435 | 0.8 | 1.0 | .802 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 6.4 | ||||
| 11 | Ron Behagen | F-C | 6-9 | 185 | 28 | 9 | 14.0 | 2.6 | 5.6 | .460 | 0.9 | 1.2 | .727 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 6.0 | ||||
| 12 | Lucius Allen | G | 6-2 | 175 | 31 | 31 | 13.3 | 2.2 | 5.6 | .397 | 0.6 | 1.1 | .576 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 5.1 | ||||
| 13 | Gus Gerard | F-G | 6-8 | 200 | 25 | 56 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 3.4 | .435 | 0.9 | 1.6 | .551 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 14 | Richard Washington | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 23 | 18 | 8.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | .341 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .625 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otis Birdsong | G | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | 82 | 2839 | 9.4 | 18.5 | .509 | 3.8 | 5.2 | .725 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 22.5 | ||||
| 2 | Scott Wedman | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 73 | 2498 | 8.1 | 15.1 | .534 | 3.1 | 3.9 | .797 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 19.3 | ||||
| 3 | Bill Robinzine | F | 6-7 | 230 | 26 | 82 | 2179 | 7.6 | 13.8 | .548 | 3.0 | 4.1 | .732 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 10.5 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 6.1 | 18.1 | ||||
| 4 | Billy McKinney | G | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | 78 | 1242 | 7.0 | 13.8 | .503 | 3.7 | 4.7 | .796 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 17.7 | ||||
| 5 | Marlon Redmond | G | 6-6 | 188 | 23 | 49 | 736 | 7.9 | 18.3 | .432 | 1.5 | 2.4 | .620 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 17.4 | ||||
| 6 | Tom Burleson | C | 7-2 | 225 | 26 | 56 | 927 | 6.1 | 13.3 | .459 | 4.7 | 6.6 | .716 | 3.3 | 7.7 | 10.9 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 7.1 | 16.9 | ||||
| 7 | Gus Gerard | F-G | 6-8 | 200 | 25 | 56 | 459 | 6.5 | 15.0 | .435 | 3.8 | 7.0 | .551 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 16.9 | ||||
| 8 | Phil Ford | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 79 | 2723 | 6.2 | 13.3 | .465 | 4.3 | 5.3 | .813 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 16.7 | ||||
| 9 | Ron Behagen | F-C | 6-9 | 185 | 28 | 9 | 126 | 6.6 | 14.3 | .460 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .727 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 8.9 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 7.7 | 15.4 | ||||
| 10 | Bob Nash | F | 6-8 | 195 | 28 | 82 | 1307 | 6.3 | 14.4 | .435 | 1.9 | 2.4 | .802 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 14.4 | ||||
| 11 | Lucius Allen | G | 6-2 | 175 | 31 | 31 | 413 | 6.0 | 15.2 | .397 | 1.7 | 2.9 | .576 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 4.5 | 13.7 | ||||
| 12 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 29 | 78 | 1618 | 4.7 | 9.5 | .493 | 2.8 | 5.0 | .558 | 3.1 | 6.5 | 9.6 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 6.4 | 12.2 | ||||
| 13 | Sam Lacey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 82 | 2627 | 4.8 | 9.6 | .502 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .739 | 2.5 | 7.2 | 9.6 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 11.9 | ||||
| 14 | Richard Washington | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 23 | 18 | 161 | 3.1 | 9.2 | .341 | 2.2 | 3.6 | .625 | 2.5 | 8.3 | 10.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 8.5 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Otis Birdsong | G | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | 82 | 2839 | 18.4 | .544 | .509 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 14.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 24.9 | 109 | 104 | 17.2 | 8.7 | 26 | 12 | 7.0 |
| 2 | Scott Wedman | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 73 | 2498 | 16.9 | .572 | .534 | 5.7 | 11.2 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 8.3 | 19.6 | 117 | 104 | 17.6 | 7.8 | 25 | 8 | 8.5 |
| 3 | Bill Robinzine | F | 6-7 | 230 | 26 | 82 | 2179 | 16.4 | .581 | .548 | 10.6 | 21.5 | 15.9 | 6.5 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 15.9 | 19.8 | 108 | 99 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 20 | 6 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Sam Lacey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 82 | 2627 | 15.3 | .544 | .502 | 7.2 | 22.2 | 14.5 | 20.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 23.5 | 15.2 | 103 | 98 | 5.8 | 13.7 | 20 | 10 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Phil Ford | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 79 | 2723 | 15.8 | .534 | .465 | 1.3 | 6.1 | 3.6 | 32.2 | 2.9 | 0.1 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 102 | 103 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 17 | 17 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Billy McKinney | G | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | 78 | 1242 | 15.6 | .555 | .503 | 1.7 | 5.8 | 3.7 | 27.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 18.4 | 20.8 | 106 | 104 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 9 | 7 | 1.0 |
| 7 | Tom Burleson | C | 7-2 | 225 | 26 | 56 | 927 | 15.3 | .522 | .459 | 9.6 | 23.7 | 16.5 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 13.3 | 19.9 | 105 | 98 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 8 | 3 | 2.5 |
| 8 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 29 | 78 | 1618 | 10.7 | .519 | .493 | 9.1 | 20.2 | 14.5 | 6.9 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 20.3 | 15.7 | 97 | 100 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 8 | 9 | -0.5 |
| 9 | Bob Nash | F | 6-8 | 195 | 28 | 82 | 1307 | 9.6 | .467 | .435 | 6.2 | 11.1 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 12.8 | 18.9 | 95 | 105 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 4 | 11 | -3.5 |
| 10 | Gus Gerard | F-G | 6-8 | 200 | 25 | 56 | 459 | 11.4 | .467 | .435 | 9.0 | 14.1 | 11.5 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 13.5 | 22.3 | 94 | 101 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2 | 4 | -1.0 |
| 11 | Marlon Redmond | G | 6-6 | 188 | 23 | 49 | 736 | 11.3 | .447 | .432 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 12.4 | 23.7 | 92 | 104 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 2 | 8 | -3.0 |
| 12 | Richard Washington | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 23 | 18 | 161 | 5.3 | .396 | .341 | 7.3 | 25.6 | 16.2 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 23.8 | 15.1 | 76 | 98 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1 | 2 | -0.5 |
| 13 | Ron Behagen | F-C | 6-9 | 185 | 28 | 9 | 126 | 10.8 | .492 | .460 | 9.3 | 17.7 | 13.4 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 18.6 | 104 | 103 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Lucius Allen | G | 6-2 | 175 | 31 | 31 | 413 | 8.7 | .416 | .397 | 3.6 | 8.6 | 6.1 | 13.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 13.7 | 20.3 | 87 | 103 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1 | 4 | -1.5 |
| Totals | Shooting | Per Game | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | ORB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | FG% | 3P% | FT% | MP | PTS | TRB | AST |
| 1 | Otis Birdsong | G | 6-3 | 190 | 23 | 5 | 168 | 39 | 76 | 27 | 38 | 8 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 105 | .513 | .711 | 33.6 | 21.0 | 3.6 | 1.8 | |||
| 2 | Scott Wedman | F-G | 6-7 | 215 | 26 | 5 | 174 | 36 | 78 | 24 | 32 | 13 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 96 | .462 | .750 | 34.8 | 19.2 | 7.4 | 1.8 | |||
| 3 | Bill Robinzine | F | 6-7 | 230 | 26 | 5 | 118 | 22 | 51 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 36 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 50 | .431 | .750 | 23.6 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 0.6 | |||
| 4 | Sam Lacey | C | 6-10 | 235 | 30 | 5 | 176 | 16 | 42 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 51 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 47 | .381 | .789 | 35.2 | 9.4 | 10.2 | 4.2 | |||
| 5 | Phil Ford | G | 6-2 | 175 | 22 | 5 | 143 | 15 | 57 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 39 | .263 | .563 | 28.6 | 7.8 | 2.4 | 5.8 | |||
| 6 | Billy McKinney | G | 6-0 | 160 | 23 | 5 | 96 | 15 | 40 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 36 | .375 | .857 | 19.2 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 4.8 | |||
| 7 | Lucius Allen | G | 6-2 | 175 | 31 | 5 | 73 | 15 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 36 | .469 | 1.000 | 14.6 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | |||
| 8 | Darnell Hillman | F-C | 6-9 | 215 | 29 | 5 | 112 | 10 | 32 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 29 | .313 | .529 | 22.4 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 1.6 | |||
| 9 | Bob Nash | F | 6-8 | 195 | 28 | 5 | 64 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 24 | .296 | .800 | 12.8 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0.0 | |||
| 10 | Richard Washington | F-C | 6-11 | 220 | 23 | 4 | 52 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 24 | .550 | 1.000 | 13.0 | 6.0 | 3.3 | 0.0 | |||
| 11 | Gus Gerard | F-G | 6-8 | 200 | 25 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | .444 | .500 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 0.0 | |||
| Rk | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Ford | $200,000 |