Sacramento Kings

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Sacramento Kings
First Season
1923
Team History
Sacramento Kings (1985-present)
Kansas City Kings (1975-85)
Kansas City-Omaha Kings (1972-75)
Cincinnati Royals (1957-72)
Rochester Royals (1945-57)
Rochester Pros (1943-45)
Rochester Eber Seagrams (1942-43)
Rochester Seagrams (1923-42)
Conference/Division
National Basketball Association (1949-present)
  • Western Conference (1972–present)
    • Pacific Division (1988-present)
    • Midwest Division (1972-88)
  • Eastern Conference (1970-72)
    • Central Division (1970-72)
  • Eastern Division (1962-70)
  • Western Division (1950-62)
  • Central Division (1949-50)

Basketball Association of America (1948-49)

  • Western Division (1948-49)

National Basketball League (1945-48)

Venue
Golden 1 Center (2016-present)
Sleep Train Arena (1988-2016)
Kemper Arena (1974-85)
Omaha Civic Auditorium (1972-75)
Kansas City Municipal Auditorium (1972-74)
Cincinnati Gardens (1957-72)
Rochester War Memorial (1955-57)
Edgerton Park Arena (1945-55)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives


The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Western Conference Pacific Division. The Kings are the only team in the major professional North American sports leagues located in Sacramento.

The franchise began with the Rochester Seagrams (a semi-professional team) from Rochester, New York, that formed in 1923 and hosted a number of teams there over the next 20 years. They joined the National Basketball League in 1945 as the renamed Rochester Royals, winning that league's championship in their first season. They later jumped with three other NBL teams to the Basketball Association of America, the forerunner of the NBA, in 1948.

Publications

Home programs by season

Season/Date Type Opponent Venue
1940s
Philadelphia Warriors
1946-47 Regular Season Chicago Stags Philadelphia Arena
BAA Finals Chicago Stags Philadelphia Arena
1947-48 Regular Season Boston Celtics Philadelphia Arena
Postseason St. Louis Bombers Philadelphia Arena
BAA Finals Baltimore Bullets Philadelphia Arena
1948-49 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Philadelphia Arena
1949-50 Regular Season Boston Celtics Philadelphia Arena
1950s
1950-51 Regular Season n/a Philadelphia Arena
1951-52 Regular Season n/a Philadelphia Arena
1954-55 Regular Season n/a Philadelphia Convention Hall
1955-56 Regular Season n/a Philadelphia Convention Hall
Regular Season n/a Philadelphia Arena
Postseason Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia Convention Hall
NBA Finals Detroit Pistons Philadelphia Convention Hall
1957-58 Regular Season n/a Philadelphia Convention Hall
Postseason Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia Convention Hall
1958-59 Preseason New York Knicks Bensalem High School
Regular Season Boston Celtics Philadelphia Convention Hall
1959-60 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Philadelphia Convention Hall
Regular Season n/a Liberty High School
Regular Season n/a Camden Convention Hall
1960s
1960-61 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Philadelphia Convention Hall
1961-62 Regular Season n/a Philadelphia Convention Hall
Postseason Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia Convention Hall
San Francisco Warriors
1962-63 Preseason n/a World's Fair Arena
Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Cow Palace
1963-64 Regular Season n/a Cow Palace
Postseason Boston Celtics Cow Palace
1964-65 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a San Francisco Civic Auditorium
1965-66 Regular Season n/a San Francisco Civic Auditorium
1966-67 Preseason Cincinnati Royals Cow Palace
Regular Season n/a Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Postseason St. Louis Hawks Cow Palace
NBA Finals Philadelphia 76ers Cow Palace
1967-68 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Cow Palace
1968-69 Regular Season n/a Cow Palace
1969-70 Regular Season n/a Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
1970s
1970-71 Regular Season n/a Cow Palace
Golden State Warriors
1971-72 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Postseason Milwaukee Bucks Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
1972-73 Regular Season (1 • 2) n/a Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Postseason Milwaukee Bucks Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
Postseason Los Angeles Lakers Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena
2000s
2007-08 Regular Season n/a Oracle Arena
2010s
2014-15 NBA Finals Cleveland Cavaliers Oracle Arena, Quicken Loans Arena
2015-16 NBA Finals Cleveland Cavaliers Oracle Arena, Quicken Loans Arena
2016-17 NBA Finals Cleveland Cavaliers Oracle Arena, Quicken Loans Arena
2017-18 NBA Finals Cleveland Cavaliers Oracle Arena, Quicken Loans Arena
2018-19 NBA Finals Toronto Raptors Oracle Arena, ScotiaBank Arena

Media guides and yearbooks by season

Media guides

1960s 1960-61 • 1961-62 • 1962-63 • 1964-65
1970s 1972-73 • 1973-74 • 1974-75 • 1976-77 • 1979-80
1980s 1987-88 • 1989-90
1990s 1999-2000
2000s 2001-02 • 2005-06
2010s 2017-18 • 2018-19 • 2019-20

Yearbooks

1960s 1966-67 • 1967-68 • 1968-69 • 1969-70
1970s 1970-71
2010s 2014-15
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National Basketball Association
Eastern Conference Atlantic Central Southeast
Boston Celtics (TD Garden)
Brooklyn Nets (Barclays Center)
New York Knicks (Madison Square Garden)
Philadelphia 76ers (Wells Fargo Center)
Toronto Raptors (Scotiabank Arena)
Chicago Bulls (United Center)
Cleveland Cavaliers (Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse)
Detroit Pistons (Little Caesars Arena)
Indiana Pacers (Bankers Life Fieldhouse)
Milwaukee Bucks (Fiserv Forum)
Atlanta Hawks (State Farm Arena)
Charlotte Hornets (Spectrum Center)
Miami Heat (FTX Arena)
Orlando Magic (Amway Center)
Washington Wizards (Capital One Arena)
Western Conference Northwest Pacific Southwest
Denver Nuggets (Ball Arena)
Minnesota Timberwolves (Target Center)
Oklahoma City Thunder (Paycom Center)
Portland Trail Blazers (Moda Center)
Utah Jazz (Vivint Arena)
Golden State Warriors (Chase Center)
Los Angeles Clippers (Crypto.com Arena)
Los Angeles Lakers (Crypto.com Arena)
Phoenix Suns (Footprint Center)
Sacramento Kings (Golden 1 Center)
Dallas Mavericks (American Airlines Center)
Houston Rockets (Toyota Center)
Memphis Grizzlies (FedExForum)
New Orleans Pelicans (Smoothie King Center)
San Antonio Spurs (AT&T Center)
Defunct franchises All defunct franchises
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