Seattle SuperSonics

The Seattle SuperSonics are a National Basketball Association team based in Seattle, Washington, United States. :Founded: 1967 :Also known as: The Sonics :Home Arena: KeyArena :Uniform colors: Green and yellow :Logo design: A green circle, with a yellow basketball, a white "S" superimposed :NBA Championships: 1979 :Coach: Nate McMillan :2004-05 Record: 52-30 :Team Mascot: "Squatch" ==Arenas The Sonics Played In== :Seattle Center Coliseum 1967 - 78, 85 - 94 :The Kingdome 1978 - 85 :Tacoma Dome 1994 -95 :KeyArena 1996 - Present == Franchise history == Seattle's first professional franchise. Began play in October, 1967. First playoff appearance, 1975. Won NBA championship in 1979. Division champions in 1979, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2005. Team originally owned by Sam Schulman (1967 - 83), Barry Ackerley (1983 - 2001), and now Howard Schultz the Chairman of Starbucks Coffee (2001 - present). == Players of note == ===Basketball Hall of Famers=== *Lenny Wilkens (played and coached for Sonics; inducted as both) ===Retired numbers=== *1 Gus Williams *10 Nate McMillan *19 Lenny Wilkens *32 Fred Brown *43 Jack Sikma *Bob Blackburn (broadcaster, 1967-1992) ==Not to be forgotten== *Gary Payton (basketball) *Shawn Kemp *Detlef Schrempf *Dale Ellis *Sam Perkins *Xavier McDaniel *Tom Chambers *'Slick' Watts *Spencer Haywood *Jack Sikma *Nate McMillan *Brent Barry == Current roster (updated May 19, 2005) == Starters *PG - #8 Luke Ridnour (University of Oregon) *SG - #34 Ray Allen (University of Connecticut) *C - #13 Jerome James (Florida A&M University) *PF - #30 Reggie Evans (University of Iowa) *SF - #7 Rashard Lewis (Alief-Elsik HS, Houston, Texas) Bench *PF - #4 Nick Collison (University of Kansas) *PG - #33 Antonio Daniels (Bowling Green State University) *F/C - #21 Danny Fortson (University of Cincinnati) *SF - #22 Ronald Murray (Shaw University) *C - #9 Vitaly Potapenko (Виталий Потапенко) (Wright State University) *SF - #12 Damien Wilkins (University of Georgia) *PF - #77 Vladimir Radmanovic (Владимир Радмановић) (Serbia) Injured Reserve *PG - #24 Mateen Cleaves (Michigan State University) *C - #47 Robert Swift (Bakersfield HS, Bakersfield, California) ==External links== *[http://www.nba.com/sonics/ Seattle SuperSonics official web site] *[http://www.prosportsdaily.com/nba/sonics/ Pro Sports Daily] *[http://www.sonicscentral.com/forum/index.php Sonics Central] *[http://www.realgm.com/boards/viewforum.php?f=31 Sonics Bulletin Board] Basketball teams Seattle sports NBA teams

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