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The Seattle SuperSonics began play on October 13, 1967; they were coached by Al Bianchi, and included All-Star guard Walt Hazzard and All-Rookie Team members Bob Rule and Al Tucker. The expansion team debuted in San Francisco with a 144–116 loss in their first game against the San Francisco Warriors.
A complete year by year history of the Seattle Supersonics.
The Seattle SuperSonics were the first major professional sports team in Seattle, and were a huge part of the sports scene in the pacific northwest. So what exactly led to the team leaving the city they called home for 40 years? In today’s video we’ll take a look back at how the sale of the…
The Seattle SuperSonics were founded by two Los Angeles businessmen Sam Schulman and Eugene V Klein on December 20, 1966, and became the first pro sports team out of Seattle. The Sonics finished their inaugural season at a record of just 23-59, needing a lot of improvement.
The Seattle SuperSonics, also known the Sonics, are a former professional basketball team based from Seattle, Washington, United States, that played from 1967 to 2008. [1] They were members of the Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1970 onward; the team played in the conference's Pacific Division from 1970 to ...
Seattle's National Basketball Association team for 41 years, the SuperSonics were the city's first major league sports franchise and won a championship in 1979. Longtime Seattle natives remember where they were when the SuperSonics finished off the Washington Bullets in Game 5 of the 1979 NBA Finals as vividly as when Neil Armstrong walked on ...
Historical Moments. 1967/68: The NBA landed in the Pacific Northwest as the Seattle Supersonics joined the league as one of two new expansion teams. The Sonics picked up Tom Meschery, Walt Hazzard, Bob Weiss, and Rod Thorn while drafting Al Tucker with the sixth overall pick.
This should be pretty self-explanatory: a list of dates of the major events in Seattle Sonics history. I plan to add to this as new events happen. I also plan to fill it out as I learn more about the history. December 20, 1966 – NBA awards Seattle with an expansion franchise.
Dive into the rich history of the Seattle SuperSonics. Sonics Forever is your Sonics podcast central, team store, and home for all things Seattle SuperSonics.
The SuperSonics were Seattle's men's professional basketball team for 41 years, winning the National Basketball Association championship in 1979. The team's 41-year run in Seattle came to a controversial end in 2008 when the team's new owner, Clay Bennett, moved the team to Oklahoma City.