Rochester Seagrams
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| 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 |
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| Arena | Golden 1 Center | |||
| Location | Sacramento, California | |||
| Team colors | Purple, slate gray, black |
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| General manager | Vlade Divac | |||
| Head coach | Dave Joerger | |||
| Ownership | Vivek Ranadivé | |||
| Affiliation(s) | Reno Bighorns | |||
| Championships | 1 (1951) | |||
| Conference titles | 1 (1951) | |||
| Division titles | 3 (1979, 2002, 2003) | |||
| Retired numbers | 11 (1, 2, 4, 6, 11, 12, 14, 16, 21, 27, 44) | |||
| Website | www |
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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's 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.
The Kings are one of the oldest continuously operating professional basketball franchises in the nation. They originated in Rochester, New York, as the Rochester Seagrams (a semi-professional team) in 1923 and joined the National Basketball League in 1945 as the Rochester Royals. They jumped to the Basketball Association of America, forerunner of the NBA, in 1948. As the Royals, the team was often successful on the court, winning the NBA championship in 1951. However, it found it increasingly difficult to turn a profit in the comparatively small market of Rochester and relocated to Cincinnati in 1957, becoming the Cincinnati Royals. In 1972, the team relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, and was renamed the Kansas City-Omaha Kings because it initially split its home games between Kansas City and Omaha, Nebraska. In 1975, the Kings ceased playing home games in Omaha and simply became the Kansas City Kings. The team again failed to find success in its market and moved to Sacramento in 1985.
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