1985–86 Seattle SuperSonics season

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

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

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

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1985 NBA draft
Player Position Nationality School/club team
Xavier McDaniel Small forward  United States Wichita State
Alex Stivrins Small forward  United States Creighton, Colorado
Michael Phelps Shooting guard  United States Alcorn State

Roster

Number Name Position Height Experience College
33 Frank Brickowski Center 6–9 1 yr. Pennysalvania State
24 Tom Chambers Power forward 6–10 4 yr. Utah
15 Gerald Henderson Point guard 6–2 6 yr. Virginia Commonwealth
55 Rod Higgins Small forward 6–7 3 yr. California State, Fresno
52 George Johnson Center 6–11 12 yr. Dillard
35 Brian Martin Power forward 6–9 Rookie University of Kansas
40 Tim McCormick Center 6–11 1 yr. Michigan
34 Xavier McDaniel Small forward 6–7 Rookie Wichita State
25 Michael Phelps Shooting guard 6–4 Rookie Alcorn State University
51 David Pope Small forward 6–7 1 yr. Norfolk State
43 Jack Sikma Center 6–11 8 yr. Illinois Wesleyan University
14 Ricky Sobers Shooting guard 6–3 10 yr. Nevada, Las Vegas
42 Alex Stivrins Small forward 6–8 Rookie Creighton, Colorado
23 Danny Vranes Small forward 6–7 4 yr. Utah
4 Al Wood Shooting guard 6–6 4 yr. North Carolina
22 Danny Young Point guard 6–3 1 yr. Wake Forest

Staff management

Salaries

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

Highs

  • 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

  • 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

Division

Pacific Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 – 35–6 27–14 23–7
x-Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 .488 22 27–14 13–28 18–12
Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 30 23–18 9–32 16–14
Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 30 22–19 10–31 10–20
Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31 24–17 7–34 11–19
Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 32 24–17 6–35 12–18

Conference

#
Western Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Los Angeles Lakers 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Houston Rockets 51 31 .622 11
3 x-Denver Nuggets 47 35 .573 15
4 x-Dallas Mavericks 44 38 .537 18
5 x-Utah Jazz 42 40 .512 20
6 x-Portland Trail Blazers 40 42 .488 22
7 x-Sacramento Kings 37 45 .451 25
8 x-San Antonio Spurs 35 47 .427 27
9 Phoenix Suns 32 50 .390 30
10 Los Angeles Clippers 32 50 .390 30
11 Seattle SuperSonics 31 51 .378 31
12 Golden State Warriors 30 52 .366 32
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

# Date Opponent Score Record
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
18 November 30 @ Denver Nuggets 131–123 (2OT) 8–10
19 December 3 San Antonio Spurs 123–103 9–10
20 December 5 @ Cleveland Cavaliers 97–100 9–11
21 December 6 @ Washington Bullets 109–115 9–12
22 December 8 @ Philadelphia 76ers 105–100 10–12
23 December 10 @ Milwaukee Bucks 98–117 10–13
24 December 11 @ Atlanta Hawks 97–105 10–14
25 December 13 Los Angeles Clippers 114–95 11–14
26 December 15 @ Golden State Warriors 105–112 11–15
27 December 17 Phoenix Suns 99–104 11–16
28 December 19 Detroit Pistons 97–99 11–17
29 December 21 Portland Trail Blazers 97–114 11–18
30 December 27 Golden State Warriors 114–102 12–18
31 December 28 Los Angeles Clippers 106–111 12–19
32 December 30 @ Utah Jazz 105–107 12–20
33 January 3 Denver Nuggets 117–107 13–20
34 January 6 Phoenix Suns 97–114 13–21
35 January 7 Utah Jazz 91–84 14–21
36 January 9 @ Denver Nuggets 90–94 14–22
37 January 11 Los Angeles Lakers 105–99 15–22
38 January 13 Dallas Mavericks 89–90 15–23
39 January 15 @ Los Angeles Clippers 103–110 15–24
40 January 17 @ Phoenix Suns 100–103 15–25
41 January 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
44 January 25 New Jersey Nets 106–99 16–28
45 January 28 Philadelphia 76ers 99–106 16–29
46 January 30 @ New Jersey Nets 89–82 17–29
47 January 31 @ Indiana Pacers 94–101 17–30
48 February 2 @ Boston Celtics 101–114 17–31
49 February 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 17 Atlanta Hawks 100–87 20–34
55 February 19 @ Detroit Pistons 113–118 20–35
56 February 21 @ New York Knicks 104–117 20–36
57 February 22 @ Chicago Bulls L 125–129 (3OT) 20–37
58 February 25 Sacramento Kings 100–102 20–38
59 February 27 Portland Trail Blazers 107–94 21–38
60 March 3 Houston Rockets 118–105 22–38
61 March 5 Indiana Pacers 112–120 22–39
62 March 7 Cleveland Cavaliers 120–106 23–39
63 March 9 Los Angeles Lakers 106–108 23–40
64 March 10 @ Golden State Warriors 111–108 24–40
65 March 12 @ Los Angeles Clippers 96–100 24–41
66 March 13 @ Los Angeles Lakers 92–105 24–42
67 March 16 San Antonio Spurs 129–115 25–42
68 March 18 Utah Jazz L 104–107 25–43
69 March 20 Golden State Warriors 116–104 26–43
70 March 21 @ Portland Trail Blazers 108–115 26–44
71 March 23 @ San Antonio Spurs 107–104 27–44
72 March 24 @ Utah Jazz 108–116 27–45
73 March 26 @ Phoenix Suns 107–120 27–46
74 March 27 Sacramento Kings 101–103 27–47
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

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 40 2 311 .517 .667 6.3 2.4 1.3 0.8 9.0
Tom Chambers 66 26 2019 .466 .271 .836 7.7 2.4 1.0 0.7 21.8
Gerald Henderson 82 82 2568 .482 .346 .830 2.6 6.8 1.9 0.2 15.0
Rod Higgins 12 0 94 .333 .250 .600 4.6 2.3 0.8 0.4 8.4
George Johnson 41 0 264 .522 .688 8.2 1.8 0.8 5.0 4.8
Brian Martin 3 0 7 .500 20.6 0.0 0.0 5.1 10.3
Tim McCormick 77 42 1705 .570 .500 .713 8.5 1.8 0.4 0.6 14.4
Xavier McDaniel 82 80 2706 .490 .200 .687 8.7 2.6 1.3 0.5 18.7
Michael Phelps 70 18 880 .409 .083 .595 3.6 2.9 1.8 0.0 11.4
David Pope 11 0 74 .450 1.000 .500 5.4 1.9 1.0 0.5 10.2
Jack Sikma 80 78 2790 .462 .000 .864 9.7 3.9 1.2 0.9 17.7
Ricky Sobers 78 0 1279 .444 .302 .880 2.8 5.1 1.2 0.1 17.0
Alex Stivrins 3 0 14 .250 .250 7.7 2.6 0.0 0.0 7.7
Danny Vranes 80 19 1569 .461 .000 .520 6.4 1.6 1.4 0.7 6.9
Al Wood 78 34 1749 .435 .135 .782 5.0 2.3 1.2 0.4 18.6
Danny Young 82 29 1901 .506 .324 .849 2.3 5.7 2.1 0.2 10.8

Awards and records

References

See also

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