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1985–86 Seattle SuperSonics season

The 1985–86 Seattle SuperSonics season was the SuperSonics' 19th season in the NBA.[1]

1985–86 Seattle SuperSonics season
Head coachBernie Bickerstaff
General managerLenny Wilkens
OwnerBarry Ackerley
ArenaSeattle Center Coliseum
Results
Record31–51 (.378)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Pacific)
Conference: 11th (Western)
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionKVOS-TV
RadioKIRO
< 1984–85 1986–87 >

The SuperSonics finished the season in eleventh place in the Western Conference with a 31–51 record, the same as the previous year.

Offseason

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Draft

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Player Position Nationality School/club team
Xavier McDanielSmall forward United StatesWichita State
Alex StivrinsSmall forward United StatesCreighton, Colorado
Michael PhelpsShooting guard United StatesAlcorn State

Roster

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NumberNamePositionHeightExperienceCollege
33Frank BrickowskiCenter6–91 yr.Pennysalvania State
24Tom ChambersPower forward6–104 yr.Utah
15Gerald HendersonPoint guard6–26 yr.Virginia Commonwealth
55Rod HigginsSmall forward6–73 yr.California State, Fresno
52George JohnsonCenter6–1112 yr.Dillard
35Brian MartinPower forward6–9RookieUniversity of Kansas
40Tim McCormickCenter6–111 yr.Michigan
34Xavier McDanielSmall forward6–7RookieWichita State
25Michael PhelpsShooting guard6–4RookieAlcorn State University
51David PopeSmall forward6–71 yr.Norfolk State
43Jack SikmaCenter6–118 yr.Illinois Wesleyan University
14Ricky SobersShooting guard6–310 yr.Nevada, Las Vegas
42Alex StivrinsSmall forward6–8RookieCreighton, Colorado
23Danny VranesSmall forward6–74 yr.Utah
4Al WoodShooting guard6–64 yr.North Carolina
22Danny YoungPoint guard6–31 yr.Wake Forest

Staff management

Salaries

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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

Season overview

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Highs

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  • 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

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  • 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.

Standings

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Division

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Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 6220.756–35–627–1423–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 4042.4882227–1413–2818–12
Phoenix Suns 3250.3903023–189–3216–14
Los Angeles Clippers 3250.3903022–1910–3110–20
Seattle SuperSonics 3151.3783124–177–3411–19
Golden State Warriors 3052.3663224–176–3512–18

Conference

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Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers6220.756–
2 y-Houston Rockets5131.62211
3 x-Denver Nuggets4735.57315
4 x-Dallas Mavericks4438.53718
5 x-Utah Jazz4240.51220
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers4042.48822
7 x-Sacramento Kings3745.45125
8 x-San Antonio Spurs3547.42727
9 Phoenix Suns3250.39030
10 Los Angeles Clippers3250.39030
11 Seattle SuperSonics3151.37831
12 Golden State Warriors3052.36632
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

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#DateOpponentScoreRecord
1 October 26 @ Dallas L 95–101 0–1
2 October 29 @ Houston L 99–111 0–2
3 October 31 @ Denver L 73–90 0–3
4 November 2 Chicago W 118–100 1–3
5 November 5 New York W 84–80 2–3
6 November 6 @ Golden State L 101–105 2–4
7 November 8 @ Portland L 88–92 2–5
8 November 9 @ Sacramento L 93–98 2–6
9 November 12 Dallas W 109–90 3–6
10 November 13 @ L. A. Clippers W 93–89 4–6
11 November 15 @ Phoenix L 99–117 4–7
12 November 16 @ San Antonio L 95–97 (OT) 4–8
13 November 20 Milwaukee L 106–116 4–9
14 November 22 Houston W 122–103 5–9
15 November 24 Denver W 110–84 6–9
16 November 26 L. A. Clippers W 131–99 7–9
17 November 29 @ L. A. Lakers L 107–108 7–10
18November 30@ Denver Nuggets 131–123 (2OT)8–10
19December 3San Antonio Spurs 123–1039–10
20December 5@ Cleveland Cavaliers 97–1009–11
21December 6@ Washington Bullets 109–1159–12
22December 8@ Philadelphia 76ers 105–10010–12
23 December 10 @ Milwaukee Bucks 98–117 10–13
24December 11@ Atlanta Hawks 97–10510–14
25December 13Los Angeles Clippers 114–9511–14
26December 15@ Golden State Warriors 105–11211–15
27December 17Phoenix Suns 99–104 11–16
28December 19Detroit Pistons 97–9911–17
29December 21Portland Trail Blazers 97–11411–18
30December 27Golden State Warriors 114–10212–18
31December 28Los Angeles Clippers 106–11112–19
32December 30@ Utah Jazz 105–10712–20
33January 3Denver Nuggets 117–10713–20
34January 6Phoenix Suns 97–11413–21
35January 7Utah Jazz 91–8414–21
36January 9@ Denver Nuggets 90–9414–22
37January 11Los Angeles Lakers 105–9915–22
38January 13Dallas Mavericks 89–9015–23
39January 15@ Los Angeles Clippers 103–11015–24
40January 17@ Phoenix Suns 100–10315–25
41January 18@ Sacramento Kings 96–98 (OT)15–26
42 January 21 Houston L 96–100 15–27
43 January 23 @ 1985–86 Portland Trail Blazers season L 107–117 (2OT) 15–28
44January 25New Jersey Nets 106–9916–28
45January 28 Philadelphia 76ers 99–10616–29
46January 30 @ New Jersey Nets 89–8217–29
47January 31@ Indiana Pacers 94–10117–30
48February 2@ Boston Celtics 101–11417–31
49February 4@ Indiana Pacers 119–124 (OT)17–32
50 February 6 @ Sacramento L 106–115 17–33
51 February 11 Utah W 105–92 18–33
52 February 13 Boston L 98–107 18–34
53 February 15 Washington W 112–106 19–34
54 February 17Atlanta Hawks 100–8720–34
55February 19@ Detroit Pistons 113–11820–35
56February 21@ New York Knicks 104–11720–36
57February 22@ Chicago Bulls L 125–129 (3OT)20–37
58February 25Sacramento Kings 100–10220–38
59February 27Portland Trail Blazers 107–9421–38
60March 3Houston Rockets 118–10522–38
61March 5Indiana Pacers 112–12022–39
62March 7Cleveland Cavaliers 120–10623–39
63March 9Los Angeles Lakers 106–10823–40
64March 10@ Golden State Warriors 111–10824–40
65March 12@ Los Angeles Clippers 96–10024–41
66March 13 @ Los Angeles Lakers 92–10524–42
67March 16San Antonio Spurs 129–11525–42
68March 18Utah Jazz L 104–10725–43
69March 20Golden State Warriors 116–10426–43
70March 21@ Portland Trail Blazers 108–11526–44
71March 23@ San Antonio Spurs 107–10427–44
72March 24@ Utah Jazz 108–11627–45
73March 26@ Phoenix Suns 107–12027–46
74March 27Sacramento Kings 101–10327–47
75 March 29 L. A. Lakers W 88–87 28–47
76 March 30 Phoenix W 103–89 29–47
77 April 1 @ L. A. Lakers L 104–109 29–48
78 April 2 Portland L 109–121 29–49
79 April 5 @ Dallas W 111–109 30–49
80 April 8 @ Houston L 95–109 30–50
81 April 10 Dallas L 109–115 30–51
82 April 12 Golden State W 121–101 31–51

Player statistics

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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 402311.517.6676.32.41.30.89.0
Tom Chambers 66262019.466.271.8367.72.41.00.721.8
Gerald Henderson 82822568.482.346.8302.66.81.90.215.0
Rod Higgins 12094.333.250.6004.62.30.80.48.4
George Johnson 410264.522.6888.21.80.85.04.8
Brian Martin 307.50020.60.00.05.110.3
Tim McCormick 77421705.570.500.7138.51.80.40.614.4
Xavier McDaniel 82802706.490.200.6878.72.61.30.518.7
Michael Phelps 7018880.409.083.5953.62.91.80.011.4
David Pope 11074.4501.000.5005.41.91.00.510.2
Jack Sikma 80782790.462.000.8649.73.91.20.917.7
Ricky Sobers 7801279.444.302.8802.85.11.20.117.0
Alex Stivrins 3014.250.2507.72.60.00.07.7
Danny Vranes 80191569.461.000.5206.41.61.40.76.9
Al Wood 78341749.435.135.7825.02.31.20.418.6
Danny Young 82291901.506.324.8492.35.72.10.210.8

Awards and records

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References

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See also

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