The 1971–72 Seattle SuperSonics season was the 5th season of the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
In their third season with Lenny Wilkens as head coach, the Sonics finished the regular season in sixth place in the Western Conference with a 47–35 record, their first winning record in franchise history. Wilkens quit as head coach at the end of the season and was replaced by former Dallas Chaparrals coach Tom Nissalke.
1971–72 Seattle SuperSonics season | |
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Head coach | Lenny Wilkens |
General manager | Bob Houbregs |
Arena | Seattle Center Coliseum |
Results | |
Record | 47–35 (.573) |
Place | Division: 3rd (Pacific) Conference: 6th (Western) |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | KTNT-TV |
Radio | KOMO |
With the sixth overall pick in the 1971 NBA draft, Seattle selected Fred Brown from the University of Iowa. After months of negotiation (the Kentucky Colonels of the American Basketball Association also selected him in the 1971 ABA Draft), the Sonics signed him to a multi-year contract Brown would go on to have a career spanning 13 seasons with the SuperSonics.
The Buffalo Braves selected Spencer Haywood with the 30th overall pick and intended to claim rights to the player from the SuperSonics. Matters were taken to court, with the judge ruling in favor of the Seattle franchise. Tensions prior to the trial rose to the point that Buffalo decided to pay expansion fees to every team in the league with the exception of the Sonics.
Note: only draft picks who participated in at least one game in the NBA are listed.
The Seattle SuperSonics signed their second round pick Jim McDaniels in February 1972. Since McDaniels was under contract with the Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association, both teams began a legal battle over the player's contract, with a judge in the King County Superior Court granting permission to McDaniels to play for the Sonics. The Cougars appealed to the Washington Supreme Court but McDaniels stayed in Seattle.
Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College |
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1 | 6 | Fred Brown | Guard | United States | Iowa |
2 | 23 | Jim McDaniels | Forward / center | United States | Western Kentucky |
8 | 125 | Charlie Lowery | Guard | United States | Puget Sound |
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Seattle SuperSonics Depth Chart - 1971-72 | ||||
Position | STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH |
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PG | Jake Ford | Lenny Wilkens | Lee Winfield | |
SG | Dick Snyder | Fred Brown | ||
SF | Don Kojis | Barry Clemens | ||
PF | Spencer Haywood | Gar Heard | ||
C | Jim McDaniels | Bob Rule | Zaid Abdul-Aziz | Pete Cross |
W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Neutral | Div | |
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y-Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 | – | 36–5 | 31–7 | 2–1 | 21–3 |
x-Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 18 | 27–8 | 21–20 | 3–3 | 14–10 |
Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 | 22 | 28–12 | 18–22 | 1–1 | 12–12 |
Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 | 35 | 15–20 | 14–23 | 5–5 | 9–15 |
Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220 | 51 | 14–26 | 4–35 | 0–3 | 4–20 |
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Team | W | L | PCT | |
1 | z-Los Angeles Lakers | 69 | 13 | .841 |
2 | y-Milwaukee Bucks | 63 | 19 | .768 |
3 | x-Chicago Bulls | 57 | 25 | .695 |
4 | x-Golden State Warriors | 51 | 31 | .622 |
5 | Phoenix Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 |
6 | Seattle SuperSonics | 47 | 35 | .573 |
7 | Houston Rockets | 34 | 48 | .415 |
8 | Detroit Pistons | 26 | 56 | .317 |
9 | Portland Trail Blazers | 18 | 64 | .220 |
Team | ATL | BAL | BOS | BUF | CHI | CIN | CLE | DET | GSW | HOU | LAL | MIL | NYK | PHI | PHO | POR | SEA |
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Atlanta | – | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–5 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–3 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–4 |
Baltimore | 4–2 | – | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–4 | 4–0 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 2–3 |
Boston | 4–0 | 2–2 | – | 6–0 | 3–2 | 4–2 | 5–1 | 5–0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 6–0 | 2–3 | 4–0 | 2–3 |
Buffalo | 2–4 | 3–3 | 0–6 | – | 1–3 | 3–3 | 4–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 3–3 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 0–4 |
Chicago | 5–0 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 3–1 | – | 3–1 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 3–2 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 6–0 | 2–3 |
Cincinnati | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–3 | – | 6–2 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 0–5 |
Cleveland | 2–4 | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 2–6 | – | 1–3 | 0–4 | 2–2 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 1–5 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–4 |
Detroit | 2–3 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–2 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 3–1 | – | 0–5 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 1–5 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 0–4 |
Golden State | 2–3 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 5–0 | – | 5–1 | 1–5 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 2–3 | 4–2 | 4–2 |
Houston | 4–1 | 2–3 | 0–5 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 4–0 | 2–2 | 3–3 | 1–5 | – | 1–5 | 0–5 | 0–5 | 4–1 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 |
Los Angeles | 5–0 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 3–1 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 5–1 | – | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 5–1 |
Milwaukee | 3–2 | 5–0 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | – | 2–3 | 4–1 | 4–2 | 6–0 | 6–0 |
New York | 1–3 | 4–2 | 3–3 | 5–1 | 2–3 | 2–2 | 5–1 | 4–1 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 1–4 | 3–2 | – | 3–3 | 1–4 | 3–1 | 3–2 |
Philadelphia | 3–3 | 0–4 | 0–6 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–2 | 4–1 | 1–4 | 1–4 | 0–5 | 1–4 | 3–3 | – | 1–4 | 2–2 | 4–1 |
Phoenix | 2–3 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 1–5 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 3–1 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 4–1 | – | 6–0 | 3–2 |
Portland | 0–4 | 1–3 | 0–4 | 4–2 | 0–6 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–2 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 0–6 | 0–6 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–6 | – | 0–6 |
Seattle | 4–1 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 4–0 | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 1–5 | 0–6 | 2–3 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 6–0 | — |
1971–72 game log Total: 47–35 (Home: 28–12; Road: 18–22; Neutral:1–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 7–2 (home: 4–1; road: 3–1)
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November : 8–7 (home: 5–3; road: 3–4)
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December : 7–9 (home: 3–3; road: 4–6)
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January : 9–5 (home: 7–2; road: 2–3)
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February : 12–3 (home: 8–0; road: 4–3)
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March : 4–9 (home: 2–3; road: 2–6)
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1971–72 season schedule |
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 |
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Fred Brown | 33 | – | 10.9 | .328 | – | .759 | 1.1 | 1.8 | – | – | 4.2 |
Barry Clemens | 82 | – | 17.6 | .521 | – | .844 | 3.5 | .8 | – | – | 7.1 |
Pete Cross | 74 | – | 19.2 | .428 | – | .736 | 6.9 | .9 | – | – | 5.5 |
Jake Ford | 26 | – | 7.0 | .500 | – | .788 | .4 | 1.0 | – | – | 3.5 |
Spencer Haywood | 73 | – | 43.4 | .461 | – | .819 | 12.7 | 2.0 | – | – | 26.2 |
Gar Heard | 58 | – | 25.8 | .401 | – | .617 | 7.6 | .9 | – | – | 7.9 |
Don Kojis | 73 | – | 25.4 | .469 | – | .793 | 4.6 | 1.1 | – | – | 11.4 |
Jim McDaniels | 12 | – | 19.6 | .415 | – | .611 | 6.8 | .8 | – | – | 9.4 |
Bob Rule | 16 | – | 15.2 | .363 | – | .535 | 3.4 | .4 | – | – | 7.1 |
Don Smith | 58 | – | 30.7 | .429 | – | .720 | 11.3 | 2.1 | – | – | 13.8 |
Dick Snyder | 73 | – | 34.7 | .529 | – | .842 | 3.1 | 3.9 | – | – | 16.6 |
Lenny Wilkens | 80 | – | 37.4 | .466 | – | .774 | 4.2 | 9.6 | – | – | 18.0 |
Lee Winfield | 81 | – | 25.2 | .496 | – | .668 | 2.7 | 3.6 | – | – | 10.6 |
Players Added | Players Lost |
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Via draft | Via trade Retired |
November 25, 1971 | To Seattle SuperSonics | To Philadelphia 76ers |
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1972 second round pick (became Joby Wright) Future second round pick | Bob Rule |
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