1976–77 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1976–77 Seattle SuperSonics season was the SuperSonics' 10th season in the NBA.

1976–77 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coach	Bill Russell
General manager	Bill Russell
Owners	Sam Schulman
Arena	Seattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record	40–42 (.488)
Place	Division: 4th (Pacific) Conference: 8th (Western)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	KTNT-TV
Radio	KOMO

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1976 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	11	Bob Wilkerson	SF/SG	United States	Indiana
2	19	Bayard Forrest	C	United States	Grand Canyon
2	29	Dennis Johnson	G	United States	Pepperdine
8	134	Norton Barnhill	G	United States	Washington State

Roster

Seattle SuperSonics roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From PF 40 Mike Bantom 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951–12–03 Saint Joseph's SG 10 Norton Barnhill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1953–07–15 Washington State G 32 Fred Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 1948–08–07 Iowa C 16 Tommy Burleson 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1952–02–24 NC State F 11 Leonard Gray 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1951–12–19 Long Beach State C 23 Mike Green 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1951–08–06 Louisiana Tech G 24 Dennis Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1954–09–18 Pepperdine SF 10 Bob Love 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1942–12–08 Southern F 15 Willie Norwood 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1947–08–08 Alcorn State G 44 Frank Oleynick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1955–02–20 Seattle F 45 Bruce Seals 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1953–06–18 Xavier (LA) PF 20 Dean Tolson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1951–11–25 Arkansas G 13 Donald Watts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1951–07–22 Xavier (LA) SF 12 Nick Weatherspoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1950–07–20 Illinois SF 33 Bob Wilkerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1954–08–15 Indiana

Head coach Bill Russell Assistant(s) Bob Hopkins Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster

Standings

Division

Pacific Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	–	37–4	16–25	11–5
x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4	35–6	14–27	10–6
x-Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7	29–12	17–24	8–8
Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13	27–14	13–28	6–10
Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19	26–15	8–33	5–11

Conference

#	Western Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	–
2	y-Denver Nuggets	50	32	.610	3
3	x-Portland Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	4
4	x-Golden State Warriors	46	36	.561	7
5	x-Detroit Pistons	44	38	.537	9
6	x-Chicago Bulls	44	38	.537	9
7	Kansas City Kings	40	42	.488	13
8	Seattle SuperSonics	40	42	.488	13
9	Indiana Pacers	36	46	.439	17
10	Phoenix Suns	34	48	.415	19
11	Milwaukee Bucks	30	52	.366	23

Game log

1976–77 game log Total: 40–42 (Home: 27–14; Road: 13–28)
October Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 24 New York Nets w 104–93 Seattle Center Coliseum 7,217 1–0 2 October 26 @ Indiana L 90–120 Market Square Arena 11,568 1–1 3 October 27 @ Detroit L 92–106 Cobo Arena 15,223 1–2 4 October 29 Detroit W 106–103 Seattle Center Coliseum 10,427 2–2 5 October 31 Atlanta W 126–112 Seattle Center Coliseum 11,992 3–2
November Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 6 November 2 @ Milwaukee L 113–125 MECCA Arena 10,290 3–3 7 November 3 @ Kansas City L 106–126 Kemper Arena 16,014 3–4 8 November 5 Phoenix W 88–84 Seattle Center Coliseum 13,665 4–4 9 November 7 Philadelphia W 98–91 Seattle Center Coliseum 15,001 5–4 10 November 9 @ San Antonio L 114–138 HemisFair Arena 16,002 5–5 11 November 10 @ Houston L 97–99 The Summit 14,386 5–6 12 November 12 Kansas City W 102–97 Seattle Center Coliseum 9,111 6–6 13 November 14 Indiana W 121–118 Seattle Center Coliseum 12,070 7–6 14 November 16 @ Golden State L 102–110 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 18,056 7–7 15 November 17 Cleveland W 92–78 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,880 8–7 16 November 19 Buffalo W 130–101 Seattle Center Coliseum 17,003 9–7 17 November 21 Milwaukee W 115–106 Seattle Center Coliseum 10,059 10–7 18 November 26 Chicago W 101–97 Seattle Center Coliseum 17,002 11–7 19 November 27 @ Phoenix L 107–119 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,991 11–8 20 November 28 Washington W 117–116 Seattle Center Coliseum 13,747 12–8 21 November 30 @ Buffalo L 114–119 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 9,119 12–9
December Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 22 December 1 @ Boston L 103–107 Boston Garden 11,550 12–10 23 December 3 @ Philadelphia W 121–112 The Spectrum 18,559 13–10 24 December 4 @ New York Knicks L 96–103 Madison Square Garden 9,200 13–11 25 December 7 @ New Orleans L 98–110 Louisiana Superdome 13,072 13–12 26 December 8 @ Washington W 109–99 Capital Centre 19,000 14–12 27 December 10 Golden State W 99–93 Seattle Center Coliseum 7,881 15–12 28 December 12 Houston L 92–96 Seattle Center Coliseum 8,666 15–13 29 December 15 Denver L 103–117 Seattle Center Coliseum 8,133 15–14 30 December 19 Buffalo L 98–99 Seattle Center Coliseum 9,204 15–15 31 December 21 @ Chicago L 101–103 (2OT) Chicago Stadium 16,000 15–16 32 December 23 @ Denver L 95–123 McNichols Sports Arena 12,789 15–17 33 December 25 @ Portland L 95–110 Veterans Memorial Coliseum 10,551 15–18 34 December 26 Portland W 89–87 Seattle Center Coliseum 7,128 16–18 35 December 28 @ Atlanta W 120–119 Omni Coliseum 15,579 17–18 36 December 29 New York Nets W 102–96 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 7,186 18–18 37 December 30 @ Cleveland L 100–105 Coliseum at Richfield 20,001 18–19
January Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 38 January 2 Chicago W 83–79 Seattle Center Coliseum 17,071 19–19 39 January 5 Boston W 94–93 Seattle Center Coliseum 17,070 20–19 40 January 7 San Antonio W 131–124 Seattle Center Coliseum 17,070 21–19 41 January 9 New Orleans W 92–76 Seattle Center Coliseum 17,068 22–19 42 January 12 Detroit W 121–99 Seattle Center Coliseum 16,998 23–19 43 January 14 New York Knicks W 127–107 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098 24–19 44 January 16 Denver L 101–109 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098 24–20 45 January 19 Indiana W 109–102 Seattle Center Coliseum 12,081 25–20 46 January 21 @ Denver L 106–120 McNichols Sports Arena 16,222 25–21 47 January 23 @ Phoenix L 88–98 Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 13,274 25–22 48 January 25 @ Los Angeles L 109–120 The Forum 11,273 25–23 49 January 26 Los Angeles W 118–103 Seattle Center Coliseum 13,037 26–23 50 January 30 San Antonio L 118–126 (OT) Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098 26–24
February Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 51 February 2 New Orleans W 120–95 Seattle Center Coliseum 12,552 27–24 52 February 4 Washington L 106–109 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098 27–25 53 February 6 Milwaukee W 107–99 Seattle Center Coliseum 13,572 28–25 54 February 9 Atlanta L 98–99 Seattle Center Coliseum 10,593 28–26 55 February 11 Golden State W 114–107 (OT) Seattle Center Coliseum 13,375 29–26 56 February 15 @ San Antonio L 106–109 (OT) HemisFair Arena 7,781 29–27 57 February 16 @ Houston L 95–124 The Summit 5,237 29–28 58 February 18 @ New York Nets W 93–88 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 6,775 30–28 59 February 19 @ Buffalo L 100–103 Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 11,079 30–29 60 February 20 @ Indiana L 115–135 Market Square Arena 9,110 30–30 61 February 23 @ Kansas City W 94–93 Kemper Arena 9,416 31–30 62 February 25 Boston L 92–102 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098 31–31 63 February 27 Philadelphia L 85–93 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098 31–32
March Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 64 March 2 Cleveland L 85–105 Seattle Center Coliseum 13,017 31–33 65 March 5 @ Portland L 104–134 Memorial Coliseum 12,229 31–34 66 March 8 @ New Orleans W 96–91 Louisiana Superdome 10,522 32–34 67 March 9 @ Boston W 114–86 Boston Garden 14,692 33–34 68 March 11 @ Philadelphia L 122–126 The Spectrum 16,268 33–35 69 March 12 @ New York Knicks W 91–88 Madison Square Garden 15,599 34–35 70 March 16 @ Washington W 100–96 Capital Centre 9,793 35–35 71 March 18 @ Detroit W 105–104 Cobo Arena 10,524 36–35 72 March 19 @ Chicago L 92–104 Chicago Stadium 18,674 36–36 73 March 20 @ Milwaukee W 110–107 MECCA Arena 9,047 37–36 74 March 22 @ Cleveland L 104–108 Coliseum at Richfield 10,041 37–37 75 March 27 Phoenix L 100–121 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098 37–38 76 March 29 @ Los Angeles L 97–100 The Forum 11,661 37–39 77 March 30 Houston W 111–105 Seattle Center Coliseum 13,371 38–39 78 April 2 @ Golden State W 109–102 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena 12,741 39–39 79 April 3 Portland L 104–119 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098 39–40 80 April 5 New York Nets L 86–88 Seattle Center Coliseum 13,774 39–41 81 April 8 Kansas City W 112–105 Seattle Center Coliseum 13,465 40–41 82 April 10 @ Los Angeles L 104–113 Seattle Center Coliseum 14,098 40–42

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
Mike Bantom	44		18.1	.488		.690	4.2	1.2	0.8	0.5	7.5
Norton Barnhill	4		2.5	.333			0.8	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.0
Fred Brown	72		29.1	.479		.884	3.2	2.4	1.7	0.3	17.2
Tom Burleson	82		22.0	.442		.731	6.7	1.1	0.9	1.4	9.7
Leonard Gray	25		25.7	.435		.756	4.3	2.2	1.1	0.5	11.5
Mike Green	76		25.4	.441		.706	6.6	1.6	0.6	1.7	9.8
Dennis Johnson	81		20.6	.504		.624	3.7	1.5	1.5	0.7	9.2
Bob Love	32		14.1	.372		.872	2.7	0.7	0.4	0.1	7.7
Willie Norwood	76		21.7	.469		.733	3.8	1.3	0.8	0.1	4.0
Frank Oleynick	50		10.3	.363		.736	0.9	1.2	0.3	0.1	4.0
Bruce Seals	81		24.4	.444		.708	4.4	1.1	0.6	0.7	11.0
Dean Tolson	60		9.8	.566		.535	2.6	0.5	0.5	0.4	6.0
Slick Watts	79		33.3	.422		.587	3.9	8.0	2.7	0.3	13.0
Nick Weatherspoon	51		29.5	.461		.632	7.9	1.0	1.0	0.5	12.8
Bob Wilkerson	78		19.9	.386		.689	3.3	2.2	0.9	0.1	6.7