Seattle SuperSonics facts for kids

Seattle SuperSonics
Seattle SuperSonics
Conference	Western
Division	Western (1967–1970); Pacific (1970–2004); Northwest (2004–2008)
Founded	1967
History	Seattle SuperSonics; 1967–2008; Oklahoma City Thunder; 2008–present
Arena	Seattle Center Coliseum/KeyArena at Seattle Center (1967–1978, 1985–1994, 1995–2008); Kingdome (1978–1985); Tacoma Dome (1994–1995)
Location	Seattle, Washington
Team colors	Green, gold, white;
Team manager	Full list
Head coach	Full list
Ownership	Sam Schulman (1967–1983); Barry Ackerley (1983–2001); Basketball Club of Seattle (Howard Schultz, Chairman) (2001–2006); Professional Basketball Club LLC (Clay Bennett, Chairman) (2006–2008)
Championships	1 (1979)
Conference titles	3 (1978, 1979, 1996)
Division titles	6 (1979, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005)
Retired numbers	6 (1, 10, 19, 24, 32, 43)

This page is about the now defunct Seattle basketball team. For the current incarnation of the team, see Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Seattle SuperSonics (also called the Seattle Sonics) were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 until its final season in 2007–2008. The team moved to Oklahoma City in 2008, changing its name to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Images for kids

Tom Meschery and Bob Rule during the SuperSonics expansion season.
Lenny Wilkens with the SuperSonics.
Jack Sikma in 1978.
In 1980, the Seattle SuperSonics total attendance exceeded that of all other sports or shows held in the Kingdome.
Over most of the franchise's history, Seattle played its home games at KeyArena.
George Karl served as Seattle's head coach for six seasons (1992–1998).
Vin Baker was an NBA All-Star with the SuperSonics during the 1997–98 season.
Kevin Durant, who was drafted by the SuperSonics in 2007.
Squatch wearing the Sonics' home uniform in 2005