Seattle SuperSonics
former American professional basketball team / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the now defunct Seattle basketball team. For the current incarnation of the team, see Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 until its final season in 2007–2008. The team moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, changing its name to the Oklahoma City Thunder. The SuperSonics have been looking into getting back into the NBA as an expansion team in the coming years, the fans have really wanted a Seattle NBA team for a while since they disbanded in 2008.
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Seattle SuperSonics | ||||
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Conference | Western | |||
Division | Western (1967–1970) Pacific (1970–2004) Northwest (2004–2008) | |||
Founded | 1967 | |||
History | Seattle SuperSonics 1967–2008 Oklahoma City Thunder 2008–present[1][2] | |||
Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum/KeyArena at Seattle Center (1967–1978, 1985–1994, 1995–2008) Kingdome (1978–1985) Tacoma Dome (1994–1995) | |||
Location | Seattle, Washington | |||
Team colors | Green, gold, white[3] | |||
Team manager | Full list | |||
Head coach | Full list | |||
Ownership | Sam Schulman (1967–1983) Barry Ackerley (1983–2001) Basketball Club of Seattle (Howard Schultz, Chairman) (2001–2006) Professional Basketball Club LLC (Clay Bennett, Chairman) (2006–2008) | |||
Championships | 1 (1979) | |||
Conference titles | 3 (1978, 1979, 1996) | |||
Division titles | 6 (1979, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005) | |||
Retired numbers | 6 (1, 10, 19, 24, 32, 43) | |||
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