List of Seattle SuperSonics seasons

The Seattle SuperSonics (commonly known as the Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington. They played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 until 2008. After the 2007–08 season ended, the team relocated to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and now plays as the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Table key

AMVP	All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
COY	Coach of the Year
DPOY	Defensive Player of the Year
Finish	Final position in league or division standings
GB	Games behind first-place team in division[lower-alpha 1]
L	Number of regular season losses
EOY	Executive of the Year
FMVP	Finals Most Valuable Player
JWKC	J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship
MIP	Most Improved Player
ROY	Rookie of the Year
SMOY	Sixth Man of the Year
W	Number of regular season wins

Seasons

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2007–08 season.

League champions (1967–2008)

Conference champions (1967–2008)

Division champions (1971–2008)

Playoff berth (1967–2008)

Season	Team	Conference	Conf. Finish	Division	Div. Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB	Playoffs	Awards	Head coach
1967–68	1967–68[lower-alpha 2]	—	—	Western	5th	23	59	.280	33			Al Bianchi
1968–69	1968–69	—	—	Western	6th	30	52	.366	25			Al Bianchi
1969–70	1969–70	—	—	Western	5th	36	46	.439	12			Lenny Wilkens
1970–71	1970–71	Western	8th	Pacific	4th	38	44	.463	10		Lenny Wilkens (AMVP)	Lenny Wilkens
1971–72	1971–72	Western	6th	Pacific	3rd	47	35	.537	22			Lenny Wilkens
1972–73	1972–73	Western	8th	Pacific	4th	26	56	.317	34			Tom Nissalke Bucky Buckwalter
1973–74	1973–74	Western	6th	Pacific	3rd	36	46	.439	11			Bill Russell
1974–75	1974–75	Western	4th	Pacific	2nd	43	39	.524	5	Won First Round vs. Detroit Pistons, 2–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to Golden State Warriors, 2–4[1]		Bill Russell
1975–76	1975–76	Western	3rd	Pacific	2nd	43	39	.524	16	Lost Conference Semifinals to Phoenix Suns, 2–4[2]	Slick Watts (JWKC)	Bill Russell
1976–77	1976–77	Western	7th	Pacific	4th	40	42	.488	13			Bill Russell
1977–78	1977–78	Western	4th	Pacific	3rd	47	35	.549	11	Won First Round vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 2–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 4–2 Won Conference Finals vs. Denver Nuggets, 4–2 Lost NBA Finals to Washington Bullets, 3–4[3]		Bob Hopkins Lenny Wilkens
1978–79	1978–79	Western	1st	Pacific	1st	52	30	.634	—	Won Conference Semifinals vs. Los Angeles Lakers, 4–1 Won Conference Finals vs. Phoenix Suns, 4–3 Won NBA Finals vs. Washington Bullets, 4–1 [4]	Dennis Johnson (FMVP)	Lenny Wilkens
1979–80	1979–80	Western	3rd	Pacific	2nd	56	26	.683	4	Won First Round vs. Portland Trail Blazers, 2–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Milwaukee Bucks, 4–3 Lost Conference Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 1–4[5]		Lenny Wilkens
1980–81	1980–81	Western	10th	Pacific	6th	34	48	.415	23			Lenny Wilkens
1981–82	1981–82	Western	3rd	Pacific	2nd	52	30	.634	5	Won First Round vs. Houston Rockets, 2–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs, 1–4[6]		Lenny Wilkens
1982–83	1982–83	Western	4th	Pacific	3rd	48	34	.585	10	Lost First Round to Portland Trail Blazers, 0–2[7]	Zollie Volchok (EOY)	Lenny Wilkens
1983–84	1983–84	Western	5th	Pacific	3rd	42	40	.512	12	Lost First Round to Dallas Mavericks, 2–3[8]		Lenny Wilkens
1984–85	1984–85	Western	10th	Pacific	4th[lower-alpha 3]	31	51	.378	31			Lenny Wilkens
1985–86	1985–86	Western	11th	Pacific	5th	31	51	.378	31			Bernie Bickerstaff
1986–87	1986–87	Western	7th	Pacific	4th	39	43	.476	26	Won First Round vs. Dallas Mavericks, 3–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Houston Rockets, 4–2 Lost Conference Finals to Los Angeles Lakers, 0–4[10]	Tom Chambers (AMVP) Dale Ellis (MIP)	Bernie Bickerstaff
1987–88	1987–88	Western	7th	Pacific	3rd	44	38	.537	18	Lost First Round to Denver Nuggets, 2–3[11]		Bernie Bickerstaff
1988–89	1988–89	Western	4th	Pacific	3rd	47	35	.573	10	Won First Round vs. Houston Rockets, 3–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 0–4[12]		Bernie Bickerstaff
1989–90	1989–90	Western	9th	Pacific	4th	41	41	.500	22			Bernie Bickerstaff
1990–91	1990–91	Western	8th	Pacific	5th	41	41	.500	22	Lost First Round to Portland Trail Blazers, 2–3[13]		K. C. Jones
1991–92	1991–92	Western	6th	Pacific	4th	47	35	.573	10	Won First Round vs. Golden State Warriors, 3–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to Utah Jazz, 1–4[14]		K. C. Jones Bob Kloppenburg George Karl
1992–93	1992–93	Western	3rd	Pacific	2nd	55	27	.671	7	Won First Round vs. Utah Jazz, 3–2 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Houston Rockets, 4–3 Lost Conference Finals to Phoenix Suns, 3–4[15]		George Karl
1993–94	1993–94	Western	1st	Pacific	1st	63	19	.768	—	Lost First Round to Denver Nuggets, 2–3[16]	Bob Whitsitt (EOY)	George Karl
1994–95	1994–95	Western	4th	Pacific	2nd	57	25	.695	2	Lost First Round to Los Angeles Lakers, 1–3[17]		George Karl
1995–96	1995–96	Western	1st	Pacific	1st	64	18	.780	—	Won First Round vs. Sacramento Kings, 3–1 Won Conference Semifinals vs. Houston Rockets, 4–0 Won Conference Finals vs. Utah Jazz, 4–3 Lost NBA Finals to Chicago Bulls, 2–4[18]	Gary Payton (DPOY)	George Karl
1996–97	1996–97	Western	2nd	Pacific	1st	57	25	.695	—	Won First Round vs. Phoenix Suns, 3–2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Houston Rockets, 3–4[19]		George Karl
1997–98	1997–98	Western	2nd	Pacific	1st[lower-alpha 4]	61	21	.744	—	Won First Round vs. Minnesota Timberwolves, 3–2 Lost Conference Semifinals to Los Angeles Lakers, 1–4[21]		George Karl
1998–99[lower-alpha 5]	1998–99	Western	9th	Pacific	5th	25	25	.500	10			Paul Westphal
1999–00	1999–2000	Western	7th	Pacific	4th	45	37	.549	22	Lost First Round to Utah Jazz, 2–3[23]		Paul Westphal
2000–01	2000–01	Western	10th	Pacific	5th	44	38	.537	12			Paul Westphal Nate McMillan
2001–02	2001–02	Western	7th	Pacific	4th	45	37	.549	16	Lost First Round to San Antonio Spurs, 2–3[24]		Nate McMillan
2002–03	2002–03	Western	10th	Pacific	5th	40	42	.488	19			Nate McMillan
2003–04	2003–04	Western	12th	Pacific	5th[lower-alpha 6]	37	45	.451	19			Nate McMillan
2004–05	2004–05	Western	3rd	Northwest	1st	52	30	.634	—	Won First Round vs. Sacramento Kings, 4–1 Lost Conference Semifinals to San Antonio Spurs, 2–4[26]		Nate McMillan
2005–06	2005–06	Western	11th	Northwest	3rd	35	47	.427	9			Bob Weiss Bob Hill
2006–07	2006–07	Western	14th	Northwest	5th	31	51	.378	20			Bob Hill
2007–08	2007–08	Western	15th	Northwest	5th	20	62	.244	35		Kevin Durant (ROY)	P. J. Carlesimo

All-time records

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2007–08 season.

Statistic	Wins	Losses	Win%
Seattle SuperSonics regular season record (1967–2008)[27]	1,745	1,585	.524
Seattle SuperSonics post-season record (1967–2008)	107	110	.493
Seattle SuperSonics combined record (1967–2008)	1,852	1,695	.522

See also

• List of Oklahoma City Thunder seasons

Notes

1. The formula is as followed: ${\displaystyle \mathrm {Games} \ \mathrm {behind} ={\frac {(\mathrm {TeamA's} \ \mathrm {wins} -\mathrm {TeamB's} \ \mathrm {wins} )+(\mathrm {TeamB's} \ \mathrm {losses} -\mathrm {TeamA's} \ \mathrm {losses} )}{\mathrm {2} }}}$
2. The team began as the Seattle SuperSonics.
3. Though the SuperSonics had the same record as the Los Angeles Clippers in the Pacific Division, the SuperSonics won the tiebreaker and finished fourth.[9]
4. Though the SuperSonics had the same record as the Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific Division, the SuperSonics won the tiebreaker and finished first.[20]
5. Due to a lockout, the season did not start until February 5, 1999, and all 29 teams played a shortened 50 game regular season schedule.[22]
6. Though the SuperSonics had the same record as the Golden State Warriors in the Pacific Division, the SuperSonics lost the tiebreaker and finished fifth.[25]

References

General

• "Oklahoma City Thunder". Basketball-Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2012.

Specific

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9. "1984-85 NBA Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
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17. "1994-95 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
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19. "1996-97 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
20. "1997-98 NBA Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
21. "1997-98 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
22. Donovan, John (February 4, 1999). "Let the semi-season begin: Expect injuries, intensity and a new champion in '99". CNN Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
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24. "2001-02 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
25. "2003-04 NBA Season Summary". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2012.
26. "2004-05 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 15, 2012.
27. http://old.seattletimes.com/html/nba/2008041636_numbers10.html