The Sacramento Kings are an American professional basketball team based in Sacramento, California. The Kings compete in the National Basketball Association 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 team plays its home games at the Golden 1 Center. Their best seasons to date in the city were in the early 2000s, including the 2001–02 season when they had the best record in the NBA at 61–21. The franchise began with the Rochester Seagrams 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, 1945–46. They later jumped with three other NBL teams to the Basketball Association of America, forerunner of the NBA, in 1948.
| Conference | Western |
| 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 |
| Arena | Golden 1 Center |
| Location | Sacramento, California |
| Team colors | Purple, slate gray, black |
| President | John Rinehart |
| General manager | Monte McNair |
| Head coach | Luke Walton |
| Ownership | Vivek Ranadivé |
| Affiliation(s) | Stockton Kings |
| Championships | 1 (1951) |
| Division titles | 5 (1949, 1952, 1979, 2002, 2003) |
| Retired numbers | 11 (1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 27, 44) |
About Sacramento Kings
Originally formed in Rochester, New York as the Seagrams, the team also played in Cincinnati and Kansas City before moving to Sacramento in 1985.
Achievement of Sacramento Kings
The team won 50-plus games five straight seasons from 2001 to 2005, reaching the Western Conference Semifinals in four of those five seasons.
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Latest information about Sacramento Kings updated on July 28 2021.
