1976–77 Seattle SuperSonics season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Seattle SuperSonics 1977 40 42 Pacific 4 8 Bill Russell Bill Russell Sam Schulman Seattle Center Coliseum KTNT-TV KOMO Did not qualify SEA The 1976–77 Seattle SuperSonics season was the SuperSonics' 10th season in the NBA.1976–77 Seattle SuperSonics Offseason Draft 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 PG/SG United States Pepperdine 4 63 Willie Parr F United States LeMoyne–Owen 5 80 Robert Gray F United States Wichita State 6 98 Daryl Peterson F United States Wake Forest 7 116 Mark Klein G United States Malone 8 134 Norton Barnhill SG United States Washington State 9 151 Ron Johnson F United States North Carolina A&T 10 167 Ricky Lewis F United States Alcorn State Roster Seattle SuperSonics 1976–77 40 Mike Bantom PF 6 9 200 1951–12–03 Saint Joseph's 10 Norton Barnhill SG 6 4 205 1953–07–15 Washington State 32 Fred Brown basketball G 6 3 182 1948–08–07 Iowa 16 Tommy Burleson C 7 2 225 1952–02–24 North Carolina State 11 Leonard Gray F 6 8 240 1951–12–19 Long Beach State 23 Mike Green basketball, born 1951 C 6 10 200 1951–08–06 Louisiana Tech 24 Dennis Johnson G 6 4 185 1954–09–18 Pepperdine 10 Bob Love SF 6 8 215 1942–12–08 Southern 15 Willie Norwood basketball F 6 7 220 Alcorn State 1947–08–08 44 Frank Oleynick G 6 2 185 Seattle 1955–02–20 45 Bruce Seals F 6 8 210 Xavier (Louisiana) 1953–06–18 20 Dean Tolson PF 6 8 190 1951–11–25 Arkansas 13 Donald Watts Slick Watts G 6 1 175 Xavier (Louisiana) 1951–07–22 12 Nick Weatherspoon SF 6 7 195 1950–07–20 Illinois 33 Bob Wilkerson SF 6 6 195 1954–08–15 Indiana Bill Russell Bob Hopkins https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SEA/1977.html#all_roster Standings Division SEA Conference SEA Game log Seattle SuperSonics 1977 Total: 40–42 (Home: 27–14; Road: 13–28) Seattle SuperSonics October yes no |- | 1 | October 24 | New York Nets | w 104–93 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum7,217 | 1–0 |- | 2 | October 26 | @ Indiana | L 90–120 | | | | Market Square Arena11,568 | 1–1 |- | 3 | October 27 | @ Detroit | L 92–106 | | | | Cobo Arena15,223 | 1–2 |- | 4 | October 29 | Detroit | W 106–103 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum10,427 | 2–2 |- | 5 | October 31 | Atlanta | W 126–112 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum11,992 | 3–2 Seattle SuperSonics November no |- | 6 | November 2 | @ Milwaukee | L 113–125 | | | | MECCA Arena10,290 | 3–3 |- | 7 | November 3 | @ Kansas City | L 106–126 | | | | Kemper Arena16,014 | 3–4 |- | 8 | November 5 | Phoenix | W 88–84 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,665 | 4–4 |- | 9 | November 7 | Philadelphia | W 98–91 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum15,001 | 5–4 |- | 10 | November 9 | @ San Antonio | L 114–138 | | | | HemisFair Arena16,002 | 5–5 |- | 11 | November 10 | @ Houston | L 97–99 | | | | The Summit14,386 | 5–6 |- | 12 | November 12 | Kansas City | W 102–97 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum9,111 | 6–6 |- | 13 | November 14 | Indiana | W 121–118 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum12,070 | 7–6 |- | 14 | November 16 | @ Golden State | L 102–110 | | | | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena18,056 | 7–7 |- | 15 | November 17 | Cleveland | W 92–78 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,880 | 8–7 |- | 16 | November 19 | Buffalo | W 130–101 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum17,003 | 9–7 |- | 17 | November 21 | Milwaukee | W 115–106 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum10,059 | 10–7 |- | 18 | November 26 | Chicago | W 101–97 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum17,002 | 11–7 |- | 19 | November 27 | @ Phoenix | L 107–119 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum7,991 | 11–8 |- | 20 | November 28 | Washington | W 117–116 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,747 | 12–8 |- | 21 | November 30 | @ Buffalo | L 114–119 | | | | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium9,119 | 12–9 Seattle SuperSonics December no |- | 22 | December 1 | @ Boston | L 103–107 | | | | Boston Garden11,550 | 12–10 |- | 23 | December 3 | @ Philadelphia | W 121–112 | | | | The Spectrum18,559 | 13–10 |- | 24 | December 4 | @ New York Knicks | L 96–103 | | | | Madison Square Garden9,200 | 13–11 |- | 25 | December 7 | @ New Orleans | L 98–110 | | | | Louisiana Superdome13,072 | 13–12 |- | 26 | December 8 | @ Washington | W 109–99 | | | | Capital Centre19,000 | 14–12 |- | 27 | December 10 | Golden State | W 99–93 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum7,881 | 15–12 |- | 28 | December 12 | Houston | L 92–96 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum8,666 | 15–13 |- | 29 | December 15 | Denver | L 103–117 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum8,133 | 15–14 |- | 30 | December 19 | Buffalo | L 98–99 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum9,204 | 15–15 |- | 31 | December 21 | @ Chicago | L 101–103 (2OT) | | | | Chicago Stadium16,000 | 15–16 |- | 32 | December 23 | @ Denver | L 95–123 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena12,789 | 15–17 |- | 33 | December 25 | @ Portland | L 95–110 | | | | Veterans Memorial Coliseum10,551 | 15–18 |- | 34 | December 26 | Portland | W 89–87 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum7,128 | 16–18 |- | 35 | December 28 | @ Atlanta | W 120–119 | | | | Omni Coliseum15,579 | 17–18 |- | 36 | December 29 | New York Nets | W 102–96 | | | | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum7,186 | 18–18 |- | 37 | December 30 | @ Cleveland | L 100–105 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield20,001 | 18–19 Seattle SuperSonics January no |- | 38 | January 2 | Chicago | W 83–79 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum17,071 | 19–19 |- | 39 | January 5 | Boston | W 94–93 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum17,070 | 20–19 |- | 40 | January 7 | San Antonio | W 131–124 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum17,070 | 21–19 |- | 41 | January 9 | New Orleans | W 92–76 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum17,068 | 22–19 |- | 42 | January 12 | Detroit | W 121–99 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum16,998 | 23–19 |- | 43 | January 14 | New York Knicks | W 127–107 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 24–19 |- | 44 | January 16 | Denver | L 101–109 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 24–20 |- | 45 | January 19 | Indiana | W 109–102 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum12,081 | 25–20 |- | 46 | January 21 | @ Denver | L 106–120 | | | | McNichols Sports Arena16,222 | 25–21 |- | 47 | January 23 | @ Phoenix | L 88–98 | | | | Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum13,274 | 25–22 |- | 48 | January 25 | @ Los Angeles | L 109–120 | | | | The Forum11,273 | 25–23 |- | 49 | January 26 | Los Angeles | W 118–103 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,037 | 26–23 |- | 50 | January 30 | San Antonio | L 118–126 (OT) | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 26–24 Seattle SuperSonics February no |- | 51 | February 2 | New Orleans | W 120–95 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum12,552 | 27–24 |- | 52 | February 4 | Washington | L 106–109 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 27–25 |- | 53 | February 6 | Milwaukee | W 107–99 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,572 | 28–25 |- | 54 | February 9 | Atlanta | L 98–99 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum10,593 | 28–26 |- | 55 | February 11 | Golden State | W 114–107 (OT) | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,375 | 29–26 |- | 56 | February 15 | @ San Antonio | L 106–109 (OT) | | | | HemisFair Arena7,781 | 29–27 |- | 57 | February 16 | @ Houston | L 95–124 | | | | The Summit5,237 | 29–28 |- | 58 | February 18 | @ New York Nets | W 93–88 | | | | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum6,775 | 30–28 |- | 59 | February 19 | @ Buffalo | L 100–103 | | | | Buffalo Memorial Auditorium11,079 | 30–29 |- | 60 | February 20 | @ Indiana | L 115–135 | | | | Market Square Arena9,110 | 30–30 |- | 61 | February 23 | @ Kansas City | W 94–93 | | | | Kemper Arena9,416 | 31–30 |- | 62 | February 25 | Boston | L 92–102 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 31–31 |- | 63 | February 27 | Philadelphia | L 85–93 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 31–32 Seattle SuperSonics March no |- | 64 | March 2 | Cleveland | L 85–105 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,017 | 31–33 |- | 65 | March 5 | @ Portland | L 104–134 | | | | Memorial Coliseum12,229 | 31–34 |- | 66 | March 8 | @ New Orleans | W 96–91 | | | | Louisiana Superdome10,522 | 32–34 |- | 67 | March 9 | @ Boston | W 114–86 | | | | Boston Garden14,692 | 33–34 |- | 68 | March 11 | @ Philadelphia | L 122–126 | | | | The Spectrum16,268 | 33–35 |- | 69 | March 12 | @ New York Knicks | W 91–88 | | | | Madison Square Garden15,599 | 34–35 |- | 70 | March 16 | @ Washington | W 100–96 | | | | Capital Centre9,793 | 35–35 |- | 71 | March 18 | @ Detroit | W 105–104 | | | | Cobo Arena10,524 | 36–35 |- | 72 | March 19 | @ Chicago | L 92–104 | | | | Chicago Stadium18,674 | 36–36 |- | 73 | March 20 | @ Milwaukee | W 110–107 | | | | MECCA Arena9,047 | 37–36 |- | 74 | March 22 | @ Cleveland | L 104–108 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield10,041 | 37–37 |- | 75 | March 27 | Phoenix | L 100–121 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 37–38 |- | 76 | March 29 | @ Los Angeles | L 97–100 | | | | The Forum11,661 | 37–39 |- | 77 | March 30 | Houston | W 111–105 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,371 | 38–39 |- | 78 | April 2 | @ Golden State | W 109–102 | | | | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena12,741 | 39–39 |- | 79 | April 3 | Portland | L 104–119 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 | 39–40 |- | 80 | April 5 | New York Nets | L 86–88 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,774 | 39–41 |- | 81 | April 8 | Kansas City | W 112–105 | | | | Seattle Center Coliseum13,465 | 40–41 |- | 82 | April 10 | @ Los Angeles | L 104–113 | | | |Seattle Center Coliseum14,098 |40–42 Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Bantom, Mike Mike Bantom 44 18.1 .488 .690 4.2 1.2 0.8 0.5 7.5 Barnhill, Norton Norton Barnhill 4 2.5 .333 0.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.0 Brown, Fred Fred Brown 72 29.1 .479 .884 3.2 2.4 1.7 0.3 17.2 Burleson, Tom Tom Burleson 82 22.0 .442 .731 6.7 1.1 0.9 1.4 9.7 Gray, Leonard Leonard Gray 25 25.7 .435 .756 4.3 2.2 1.1 0.5 11.5 Green, Mike Mike Green 76 25.4 .441 .706 6.6 1.6 0.6 1.7 9.8 Johnson, Dennis Dennis Johnson 81 20.6 .504 .624 3.7 1.5 1.5 0.7 9.2 Love, Bob Bob Love 32 14.1 .372 .872 2.7 0.7 0.4 0.1 7.7 Norwood, Willie Willie Norwood 76 21.7 .469 .733 3.8 1.3 0.8 0.1 4.0 Oleynick, Frank Frank Oleynick 50 10.3 .363 .736 0.9 1.2 0.3 0.1 4.0 Seals, Bruce Bruce Seals 81 24.4 .444 .708 4.4 1.1 0.6 0.7 11.0 Tolson, Dean Dean Tolson 60 9.8 .566 .535 2.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 6.0 Watts, Slick Slick Watts 79 33.3 .422 .587 3.9 8.0 2.7 0.3 13.0 Weatherspoon, Nick Nick Weatherspoon 51 29.5 .461 .632 7.9 1.0 1.0 0.5 12.8 Wilkerson, Bob Bob Wilkerson 78 19.9 .386 .689 3.3 2.2 0.9 0.1 6.7 References Category:Seattle SuperSonics seasons Seattle