NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
1985–86 Seattle SuperSonics season |
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Head coach | Bernie Bickerstaff |
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General manager | Lenny Wilkens |
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Owner(s) | Barry Ackerley |
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Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum |
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Results |
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Record | 31–51 (.378) |
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Place | Division: 5th (Pacific) Conference: 11th (Western) |
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Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Local media |
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Television | KVOS-TV |
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Radio | KIRO |
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The 1985–86 NBA season was the SuperSonics' 19th season in the NBA.[1]
The SuperSonics finished the season in eleventh place in the Western Conference with a 31–51 record, the same as the previous year.
Draft picks
Player | Position | Nationality | School/club team |
Xavier McDaniel | Small forward | United States | Wichita State |
Alex Stivrins | Small forward | United States | Creighton, Colorado |
Michael Phelps | Shooting guard | United States | Alcorn State |
Roster
Number | Name | Position | Height | Experience | College |
33 | Frank Brickowski | Center | 6–9 | 1 yr. | Pennysalvania State |
24 | Tom Chambers | Power forward | 6–10 | 4 yr. | Utah |
15 | Gerald Henderson | Point guard | 6–2 | 6 yr. | Virginia Commonwealth |
55 | Rod Higgins | Small forward | 6–7 | 3 yr. | California State, Fresno |
52 | George Johnson | Center | 6–11 | 12 yr. | Dillard |
35 | Brian Martin | Power forward | 6–9 | Rookie | University of Kansas |
40 | Tim McCormick | Center | 6–11 | 1 yr. | Michigan |
34 | Xavier McDaniel | Small forward | 6–7 | Rookie | Wichita State |
25 | Michael Phelps | Shooting guard | 6–4 | Rookie | Alcorn State University |
51 | David Pope | Small forward | 6–7 | 1 yr. | Norfolk State |
43 | Jack Sikma | Center | 6–11 | 8 yr. | Illinois Wesleyan University |
14 | Ricky Sobers | Shooting guard | 6–3 | 10 yr. | Nevada, Las Vegas |
42 | Alex Stivrins | Small forward | 6–8 | Rookie | Creighton, Colorado |
23 | Danny Vranes | Small forward | 6–7 | 4 yr. | Utah |
4 | Al Wood | Shooting guard | 6–6 | 4 yr. | North Carolina |
22 | Danny Young | Point guard | 6–3 | 1 yr. | Wake Forest |
Staff management
- Bob Kloppenburg, Assistant coach
- Lorin Miller, Assistant coach
Salaries
Player | Salary |
Jack Sikma | $1,600,000 |
Tom Chambers | $800,000 |
Xavier McDaniel | $525,000 |
Al Wood | $450,000 |
Ricky Sobers | $425,000 |
Danny Vranes | $400,000 |
Gerald Henderson | $350,000 |
Tim McCormick | $228,333 |
Rod Higgins | $190,000 |
Danny Young | $75,000 |
George Johnson | $70,000 |
Michael Phelps | $70,000 |
Regular season
Highs
- Seattle finishes the season on a positive note, defeating the Golden State Warriors on the home.
- Great draft picks like Xavier McDaniel.
- Tom Chambers' strong shot and high-flying dunks.
- Went on a 3-game winning streak between November 22–26.
Lows
- Seattle would lose their first 3 games.
- Losing streaks of 3 to 6 games.
- On November 8, 1985, the Sonics play the Portland Trail Blazers, a familiar rival dubbed as the "I-5 Rivalry". The game is held at Memorial Coliseum in Portland. The Trail Blazers win the game by a score of 92–88.
Season standings
- z - clinched division title
- y - clinched division title
- x - clinched playoff spot
Record vs. opponents
1985-86 NBA Records |
Team | ATL | BOS | CHI | CLE | DAL | DEN | DET | GSW | HOU | IND | LAC | LAL | MIL | NJN | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SAC | SAS | SEA | UTA | WAS |
Atlanta | – | 0–6 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–4 |
Boston | 6–0 | – | 5–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 5–1 |
Chicago | 1–5 | 1–5 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 4–1 | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 |
Dallas | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 3–3 | 0–2 | 4–1 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–1 |
Denver | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 3–3 | – | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Detroit | 2–4 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 |
Golden State | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 | – | 0–5 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Houston | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 5–0 | – | 2–0 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 |
Indiana | 1–5 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 5–1 |
L.A. Clippers | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 0–2 | – | 2–4 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 |
L.A. Lakers | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 2–0 | 4–2 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 2–0 |
Milwaukee | 3–3 | 0–5 | 5–1 | 5–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 4–2 | 6–0 | 4–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 4–2 |
New Jersey | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | – | 5–1 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–4 |
New York | 1–5 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–6 | 1–5 | – | 0–6 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–3 |
Philadelphia | 1–4 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 6–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 6–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 3–3 |
Phoenix | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 2–4 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 5–1 | 1–4 | 1–1 |
Portland | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–0 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 4–2 | – | 3–2 | 1–4 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 |
Sacramento | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 2–0 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 3–2 | 2–3 | – | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–4 | 1–1 |
San Antonio | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 1–5 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 1–5 | – | 2–3 | 2–4 | 2–0 |
Seattle | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 4–2 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–5 | 1–5 | 0–5 | 3–2 | – | 2–3 | 1–1 |
Utah | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 2–0 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 4–2 | 3–2 | – | 1–1 |
Washington | 4–1 | 1–5 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–5 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | — |
Game log
Player statistics
Legend GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | | |
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
Frank Brickowski | 40 | 2 | 311 | .517 | | .667 | 6.3 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 9.0 |
Tom Chambers | 66 | 26 | 2019 | .466 | .271 | .836 | 7.7 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 21.8 |
Gerald Henderson | 82 | 82 | 2568 | .482 | .346 | .830 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 15.0 |
Rod Higgins | 12 | 0 | 94 | .333 | .250 | .600 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 8.4 |
George Johnson | 41 | 0 | 264 | .522 | | .688 | 8.2 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
Brian Martin | 3 | 0 | 7 | .500 | | | 20.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.1 | 10.3 |
Tim McCormick | 77 | 42 | 1705 | .570 | .500 | .713 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 14.4 |
Xavier McDaniel | 82 | 80 | 2706 | .490 | .200 | .687 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 18.7 |
Michael Phelps | 70 | 18 | 880 | .409 | .083 | .595 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 11.4 |
David Pope | 11 | 0 | 74 | .450 | 1.000 | .500 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 10.2 |
Jack Sikma | 80 | 78 | 2790 | .462 | .000 | .864 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 17.7 |
Ricky Sobers | 78 | 0 | 1279 | .444 | .302 | .880 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 17.0 |
Alex Stivrins | 3 | 0 | 14 | .250 | | .250 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 |
Danny Vranes | 80 | 19 | 1569 | .461 | .000 | .520 | 6.4 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 6.9 |
Al Wood | 78 | 34 | 1749 | .435 | .135 | .782 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 18.6 |
Danny Young | 82 | 29 | 1901 | .506 | .324 | .849 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 10.8 |
Awards and records
References
- ^ 1985-86 Seattle SuperSonics
See also
Oklahoma City Thunder |
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- Founded in 1967
- Formerly the Seattle SuperSonics (1967–2008)
- Based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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