Kings Daily Facts/Trivia

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Mar 20---Peja Stojakovic earned NBA Player of the Month honors for November 2003.

Mar 21---What was the Royals' regular-season record in their three NBL seasons?
Answer below.






99-39

 

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Mar 22---Entering the 2004-05 season, jersey number 20 was the most popular in Kings' history and had been worn by 24 players.

Mar 23---The Royals left the NBL in 1948. What league did they join?
Answer below.








The Basketball Association of America (BAA).

 

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How did I get so far behind?

Mar 24---The first 7-footer to play for the Kings' franchise was Tom Burleson (7 feet 2 inches) played for the Kansas City Kings in the late 1970's.

Mar 25/26---What Royals player earned All-BAA First Team honors in 1948-49?
Answer below.

Mar 27---The Kings acquired Tom Burleson when Kansas City sent guard Brian Taylor and a draft pick to Denver for Burleson on May 25, 1977.

Mar 28---What Royals player earned All-BAA Second Team honors in 1948-49?
Answer below.



Mar 25/26...Bob Davies
Mar 28...Arnie Risen

 

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Mar 29---The tallest player ever to don a uniform for the Kings' franchise is Ralph Sampson, 7 feet 4 inches, played for Sacramento in 1989-90 and 1990-91.

Mar 30---What Royals player led the BAA in field goal percentage in 1948-49?
Answer below.



Arnie Risen (.423)

 

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Okay, time to catch up. I got waaaay behind.

Mar 31---The Kings moved to Sacramento in 1985. With their first draft selection the Kings chose center Joe Kleine with the sixth overall pick in the 1985 NBA Draft.

Apr 1/2---What Royals player made 82.3 percent of his free throw attempts to rank third in the BAA in 1948-49?
Answer below.

Apr 3---Kings player Kenny Smith finished second in the Slam Dunk contest at the 1990 NBA All-Star Weekend in Miami.

Apr 4---What Royals player led the BAA in assists in 1948-49?
Answer below.




Apr 1/2...Bobby Wanzer

Apr 4...Bob Davies, with 321 (5.4 per game)

 

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Apr 5---The Kings acquired Kenny Smith when Sacramento selected Smith with the sixth overall choice in the 1987 NBA Draft.

Apr 6---Arnie Risen led the 1948-49 Royals with 995 points (16.6 per game). Where did he rank in the BAA?
Answer below.






Fourth

 

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Apr 7---The Kings selected a record four players in the first round of the 1990 NBA Draft: Lionel Simmons (7th), Travis Mays (14th), Duane Causwell (18th), and Antony Bonner (23rd).

Apr 8/9---The Royals swept their first-round series (2-0) in th 1949 BAA Playoffs. What team did they defeat?
Answer below.





The St. Louis Bombers

 

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Apr 10---Kings player Lionel Simmons finished second in the balloting for the 1990-91 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Apr 11---What team defeated the Royals in the 1949 Western Division Finals?
Answer below.





Minneapolis, 2 games to none; the Lakers went on to win the BAA title.

 

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Apr 12---Lionel Simmons wore the number 22 for the Kings.

Apr 13---The 1949-50 Royals went 33-1 (.971) at home. What team handed them their only home loss?
Answer below.






The Fort Wayne Pistons, who defeated Rochester 92-84 in February 11, 1950.

 

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Apr 14---Sam Lacey, who played 12 seasons (1970-71 through 1981-82), has played the most seasons in a Royals/Kings uniform.

Apr 15/16---What team later broke the Royals' record for best home record in a season?
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The 1985-86 Celtics went 40-1 (.979)

 

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Apr 17---The first player in the history of the Royals/Kings franchise to score 50 points in a game was Jack Twyman who scored 50 against St. Louis on Feb 28, 1959.

Apr 18---The Royals finished the 1949-50 season by winning their final 15 games to post a record of 51-17, tied for best in the NBA. What team tied Rochester for the best record?
Answer below.





Minneapolis

 

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Apr 19---The first player in the history of the Royals/Kings franchise to dish out 20 assists in a game was Bob Davies who had 20 against Boston on Jan 22, 1955.

Apr 20---Rochester did not win its division in 1949-50. Why?
Answer below.









The Lakers defeated the Royals 78-76 in a one-game playoff for the division title.

 

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Apr 21---Royals/Kings player Jerry Lucas recorded 16 games with 30 or more rebounds.

Apr 22/23---What team ousted the Royals from the 1950 NBA Playoffs?
Answer below.






The Fort Wayne Pistons, 2 games to none.

 

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Time to catch up on my not so daily posting.

Apr 24---Maurice Stokes, who had six games with 30 or more rebounds, is the only Royals/Kings player other than Jerry Lucas to record 30 rebounds in a game.

Apr 25---What Royals player ranked third in the NBA in field goal percentage in 1949-50?
Answer below.







Bob Wanzer (.414)

 

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Apr 26---Reggie Theus (32 pts, 14 rebs, 15 assts) against Dallas on March 12, 1986, was the first Kings player to record a triple-double after the franchise moved to Sacramento.

Apr 27---No Royals player finished in the NBA's top 10 scorers in 1949-50. Who was their leading scorer?
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Bob Davies (894 pts, 14.0/game) ranked 13th in the league.

 

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Apr 28---Brad Miller, against Orlando (22 pts, 14 rebs, 10 assts) and Indiana (18pts, 15 rebs, 10 assts), led the Kings with two triple-doubles in 2003-04.

Apr 29/30---The 1950-51 Royals posted the NBA's second best record (41-27) but lost the Eastern Division by three games. What team beat them out?
Answer below.





The Minneapolis Lakers (44-24)

 

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May 1---Vlade Divac (14 pts, 11 rebs, 11 assts) against Boston on Feb 17, 2004 was the only Kings player other than Brad Miller to record a triple-double in 2003-04.

May 2---What Royals player started for the West in the first NBA All-Star Game, played in 1951?
Answer below.





Bob Davies

 

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May 3---Duane Causewell has had the most blocked shots since the Kings moved to Sacramento. He had 695 blocked shots.

May 4---Who led the 1950-51 Royals in scoring?
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Arnie Risen ranked 10th with 1,077 points (16.3 per game).

 

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May 5---Royals/Kings player Nate Archibald posted the highest scoring average in a season. He averaged an NBA-high 34.0 points per game in 1972-73.

May 6/7---What number did Arnie Risen wear?
Answer below.





14

 

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May 8---Nate Archibald's nickname is Tiny.

May 9---What legendary Royals player also wore number 14?
Answer below.






Oscar Robertson

 

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May 10---Nate Archibald is 6 feet 1 inch tall.

May 11---How did the Royals acquire Arnie Risen?
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They purchased his contract from the Indianapolis Kautskys of the NBL in 1947.

 

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May 12---Nate Archibald equaled himself by scoring 52 points against Atlanta on Jan 27, 1973.

May 13/14---What was Arnie Risen's nickname?








Stilts, because he carried only 200 pounds on his 6-foot 9-inch frame.

 

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May 15---Nate Archibald's single-game high during his stint with the Royals/Kings was 55 pts against Portland on Feb 23, 1972 while playing for the Cincinnati Royals.

May 16---What Royals player shot 42.1 percent from the field to rank fourth in the NBA in 1950-51?
Answer below.




Jack Coleman

 

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May 17---Oscar Robertson averaged 30 pts per game in six different seasons.

May 18---What Royal made 85 percent of his free throw attempts to place second in the NBA in 1950-51?
Answer below.





Bobby Wanzer

 

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May 19---Other than Nate Archibald and Oscar Robertson, Jack Twyman (31.2 pts per game) in 1959-60 is the only Royals/Kings player to average 30 pts per game in a season.

May 20/21---What team did the Royals face in the 1951 NBA Western Division Finals?
Answer below.




The Minneapolis Lakers

 

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May 22---Oscar Robertson scored 50 pts in a game for the Royals twice - 56 against the Lakers on Dec 18, 1964 and 50 against the Sixers on Feb 6, 1965.

May 23---What was the Royals' regular season record against the Lakers from 1949-1954?
Answer below.




Who cares?



28-38

 

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May 24---Oscar Robertson (5 times), Nate Archibald (once), and Norm Van Lier (once) are the only Royals/Kings players to average 10 or more assists per game in a season.

May 25---What team did the Royals face in the 1951 NBA finals?
Answer below.





NY Knicks

 

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May 26---Kings President Geoff Petrie was the first player ever drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers, who joined the NBA in 1970 as an expansion franchise.

May 27/28---What Royals player scored 24 points to lead Rochester to a 99-84 victory in Game 2 of the 1951 NBA finals?
Answer below.




Bob Davies

 

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May 29---Kings President Geoff Petrie, then playing for Portland, scored 2,031 points in 1970-71 to become just the seventh rookie to score 2,000 points in a season.

May 30---What Royals player scored a career-high 27 points to lead Rochester to a 78-71 victory in Game 3 of the 1951 NBA Finals?
Answer below.






Arnie Risen

 

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May 31---Kings President Geoff Petrie shared the 1970-71 NBA Rookie of the Year Award with Boston's Dave Cowens.

Jun 1---What Royals player hit two free throws in the final minute to give Rochester a 77-75 lead in Game 7 of the 1951 NBA Finals?
Answer below.






Bob Davies