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1976-77 Seattle SuperSonics Roster and Stats

Record: 40-42, Finished 4th in NBA Pacific Division

Coach: Bill Russell (40-42)

Executive: Bill Russell

PTS/G: 104.0 (18th of 22) Opp PTS/G: 105.5 (8th of 22)

SRS: -1.43 (15th of 22) Pace: 106.8 (13th of 22)

Off Rtg: 96.7 (20th of 22) Def Rtg: 98.2 (6th of 22) Net Rtg: -1.4 (15th of 22)

Expected W-L: 37-45 (15th of 22)

Arena: Seattle Center Coliseum

Recent Game Results

Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month

Roster Table
No.	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Birth Date	Birth	Exp	College
40	Mike Bantom	PF	6-9	200	December 3, 1951	us US	3	Saint Joseph's
10	Norton Barnhill	SG	6-4	205	July 15, 1953	us US	R	Washington State
32	Fred Brown	SG	6-3	182	August 7, 1948	us US	5	Southeastern Iowa Community College, West Burlington Campus, Iowa
16	Tom Burleson	C	7-2	225	February 24, 1952	us US	2	NC State
11	Leonard Gray	PF	6-8	240	December 19, 1951	us US	2	Cal State Long Beach
23	Mike Green	C	6-10	200	August 6, 1951	us US	3	Louisiana Tech
24	Dennis Johnson	SG	6-4	185	September 18, 1954	us US	R	Harbor College, Pepperdine
10	Bob Love	SF	6-8	215	December 8, 1942	us US	10	Southern University and A&M College
15	Willie Norwood	SF	6-7	220	August 8, 1947	us US	5	Alcorn State
44	Frank Oleynick	PG	6-2	185	February 20, 1955	us US	1	Seattle University
45	Bruce Seals	PF	6-8	210	June 18, 1953	us US	3	Xavier University of Louisiana
20	Dean Tolson	PF	6-8	190	November 25, 1951	us US	1	Arkansas
13	Slick Watts	PG	6-1	175	July 22, 1951	us US	3	Xavier University of Louisiana
12	Nick Weatherspoon	SF	6-7	195	July 20, 1950	us US	3	Illinois
33	Bob Wilkerson	SF	6-6	195	August 15, 1954	us US	R	Indiana

Ranks are per game (except for MP, which are total) and sorted descending (except for TOV and PF); opponents ranked are flipped; year/year calculations are also per game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Slick Watts	25	PG	79		33.3	5.4	12.8	.422	2.2	3.7	.587	1.0	2.9	3.9	8.0	2.7	0.3	3.2	13.0
2	Nick Weatherspoon	26	SF	51		29.5	5.5	12.0	.461	1.7	2.7	.632	2.1	5.8	7.9	1.0	1.0	0.5	2.9	12.8
3	Fred Brown	28	SG	72		29.1	7.4	15.5	.479	2.3	2.6	.884	0.9	2.3	3.2	2.4	1.7	0.3	1.9	17.2
4	Leonard Gray	25	PF	25		25.7	4.6	10.5	.435	2.4	3.1	.756	0.9	3.4	4.3	2.2	1.1	0.5	3.4	11.5
5	Mike Green	25	C	76		25.4	3.8	8.7	.441	2.2	3.1	.706	2.5	4.1	6.6	1.6	0.6	1.7	2.6	9.8
6	Bruce Seals	23	PF	81		24.4	4.7	10.5	.444	1.7	2.4	.708	1.5	2.9	4.4	1.1	0.6	0.7	3.2	11.0
7	Tom Burleson	24	C	82	82	22.0	3.5	8.0	.442	2.7	3.7	.731	2.2	4.5	6.7	1.1	0.9	1.4	3.2	9.7
8	Willie Norwood	29	SF	76		21.7	2.8	6.1	.469	2.0	2.7	.733	1.7	2.2	3.8	1.3	0.8	0.1	2.5	7.7
9	Dennis Johnson	22	SG	81		20.6	3.5	7.0	.504	2.2	3.5	.624	2.0	1.7	3.7	1.5	1.5	0.7	2.7	9.2
10	Bob Wilkerson	22	SF	78		19.9	2.8	7.3	.386	1.1	1.6	.689	1.2	2.1	3.3	2.2	0.9	0.1	1.7	6.7
11	Mike Bantom	25	PF	44		18.1	3.1	6.4	.488	1.3	1.9	.690	1.9	2.3	4.2	1.2	0.8	0.5	2.6	7.5
12	Bob Love	34	SF	32		14.1	1.4	3.8	.372	1.3	1.5	.872	0.8	1.9	2.7	0.7	0.4	0.1	1.6	4.1
13	Frank Oleynick	21	PG	50		10.3	1.6	4.5	.363	0.8	1.1	.736	0.3	0.6	0.9	1.2	0.3	0.1	1.0	4.0
14	Dean Tolson	25	PF	60		9.8	2.3	4.0	.566	1.4	2.7	.535	1.2	1.4	2.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	1.4	6.0
15	Norton Barnhill	23	SG	4		2.5	0.5	1.5	.333	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.3	0.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.0
	Team Totals			82	82	241.5	41.9	93.2	.450	20.1	29.1	.690	16.5	29.7	46.2	21.6	11.4	6.1	26.8	104.0

Per 36 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Slick Watts	25	PG	79		2627	5.9	13.9	.422	2.4	4.0	.587	1.1	3.1	4.2	8.6	2.9	0.3	3.5	14.1
2	Fred Brown	28	SG	72		2098	9.2	19.1	.479	2.9	3.3	.884	1.2	2.8	4.0	3.0	2.1	0.3	2.4	21.2
3	Bruce Seals	23	PF	81		1977	6.9	15.5	.444	2.5	3.6	.708	2.1	4.3	6.4	1.7	0.9	1.1	4.8	16.3
4	Mike Green	25	C	76		1928	5.4	12.3	.441	3.1	4.4	.706	3.6	5.8	9.4	2.2	0.8	2.4	3.8	13.9
5	Tom Burleson	24	C	82	82	1803	5.8	13.0	.442	4.4	6.0	.731	3.7	7.3	11.0	1.9	1.5	2.3	5.2	15.9
6	Dennis Johnson	22	SG	81		1667	6.2	12.2	.504	3.9	6.2	.624	3.5	3.0	6.5	2.7	2.7	1.2	4.8	16.2
7	Willie Norwood	29	SF	76		1647	4.7	10.1	.469	3.3	4.5	.733	2.8	3.6	6.4	2.2	1.4	0.1	4.2	12.7
8	Bob Wilkerson	22	SF	78		1552	5.1	13.3	.386	1.9	2.8	.689	2.2	3.8	6.0	4.0	1.7	0.2	3.2	12.2
9	Nick Weatherspoon	26	SF	51		1505	6.8	14.7	.461	2.1	3.3	.632	2.6	7.1	9.7	1.2	1.2	0.6	3.6	15.6
10	Mike Bantom	25	PF	44		795	6.2	12.7	.488	2.6	3.8	.690	3.8	4.7	8.4	2.4	1.6	1.0	5.1	15.0
11	Leonard Gray	25	PF	25		643	6.4	14.7	.435	3.3	4.4	.756	1.3	4.7	6.0	3.1	1.5	0.7	4.7	16.1
12	Dean Tolson	25	PF	60		587	8.4	14.8	.566	5.2	9.8	.535	4.5	5.2	9.6	1.7	2.0	1.3	5.1	22.0
13	Frank Oleynick	21	PG	50		516	5.7	15.6	.363	2.7	3.7	.736	0.9	2.2	3.1	4.2	0.9	0.3	3.3	14.0
14	Bob Love	34	SF	32		450	3.6	9.7	.372	3.3	3.8	.872	2.1	4.9	7.0	1.7	1.0	0.2	4.0	10.5
15	Norton Barnhill	23	SG	4		10	7.2	21.6	.333	0.0	0.0		7.2	3.6	10.8	3.6	0.0	0.0	18.0	14.4